COLONEL KELLY

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Why it worked

The video leverages a dramatic and high-stakes anecdote about a military operation, featuring a prominent figure (Colonel Kelly) and a significant historical event (An-Nassariya). The narrative of a small team facing overwhelming odds creates inherent tension and intrigue, appealing to audiences interested in military history and leadership.

Summary

The video features a speaker discussing Colonel Kelly's actions during a mission in Iraq. He recounts Kelly's order to his SEAL team to engage a city of 80,000 with only 16 men, highlighting the perceived imbalance and Kelly's leadership. The speaker also mentions Kelly's later achievement of being the first Marine Colonel awarded General on the battlefield since Korea.

Structure

1Introduction of Colonel Kelly and his role working for Trump
2Kelly's command to his SEAL team to attack a city
3The overwhelming odds faced by the SEALs
4Kelly's historical achievement as a General
5Mention of the battle of An-Nassariya

Product placement

The Shawn Ryan Show (podcast/show): Appears as a watermark throughout the video. It is the platform where this content is being shared. Removing it would not change the narrative of the video, but would remove branding. Colonel Kelly (person): Appears in the video and is the subject of the discussion. Removing him would change the video entirely. Donald Trump (person): Appears briefly in the video. Removing him would not change the narrative. US Marines (group): Appear in the video. Removing them would not change the narrative.

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16 SEALs vs. 80,000 in Iraq 😳 #shawnryanshow #podcast #navyseals #war #combat

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Transcript

Colonel Kelly. Who we later know working for Trump. 06 comes out onto the and he pulls and he's like you my seals? we're like yeah. there's a city called suck ass. called something else in Arabic. we just call it population 80,000. go over there and start killing. Hunter, killer ops, I'm turning it on. Ready? Go. And walks away. kind of like there's only like 16 of us against 80,000. This ought to work out great. Right after An-Nassariya. He was the first Marine Colonel to be awarded General on the battlefield since Korea.