Back to Iraq

Filmmaker Michael Pack joins host Cliff May to tell the extraordinary story of The Last 600 Meters, his gripping documentary on the battles of Fallujah and Najaf.

From young Americans fighting al-Qaeda and Iran-backed militias in brutal urban combat to political leaders pulling the plug mid-mission and media outlets like Al Jazeera shaping the narrative, Cliff and Michael connect these lessons highlighted in the film to the wars of today.

It’s a long-buried film that tells a long-overdue story: despite being finished in 2007, the film sat on a shelf for 17 years before PBS finally aired it this Veterans Day — and Michael shares why.

📺: Watch The Last 600 Meters here.