Party at Blackwater - Animal House Ragers with Operator Morgan Lerette | Mike Drop #186

About this video

Morgan Lerette recounts his experiences as a Blackwater contractor in Iraq, describing wild parties at Saddam Hussein’s pool in the Green Zone. He details how contractors would complete daytime missions, then spend evenings drinking heavily at the pool, engaging in increasingly reckless behavior including throwing an air conditioner into the pool and tossing live ammunition into a fire. The stories illustrate the chaotic social environment among contractors who had limited accountability during off-duty hours.

Key takeaways

• Lerette describes how Blackwater contractors on QRF duty would party heavily at night since State Department operations only occurred during the day, eliminating the risk of being called out while intoxicated
• Lerette recounts escalating drunken antics at Saddam Hussein’s pool, including contractors throwing an air conditioner off the diving board and denying responsibility to leadership the next day
• Lerette tells a story about contractors throwing live M9 rounds into a campfire on his birthday, which he acknowledges was extremely dangerous and stupid behavior

Episode details: published May 5, 2024 · 13.7K views · 8:29 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Stories told by Mike Ritland’s podcast guests are the guests’ own accounts, attributed to them — not independently verified. Commentary is Ritland’s, presented as his analysis.

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