First a review of the staged combat.

This is actual Marines in real combat . 

This is a real live firefight with real bullets.

HBO seems to prefer the staged version better.  And I'm sure there will be plenty of raves about how 'gritty' it is and captures the 'essence' of combat.

But this is not the essence of combat--it is real combat . 

(HT: Hotair Headlines)

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