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About this video

Ritland recounts a chaotic operation in Sadr City where an ad-hoc SEAL team cobbled together from multiple platoons faced a cascade of failures including getting lost, navigation mishaps through sewage, enemy contact, and equipment malfunctions. Despite numerous tactical breakdowns and an EFP attack, the team extracted without casualties, though morale was severely damaged by the mission’s failures.

Key takeaways

• Ritland describes how hastily assembled teams lacking cohesion can struggle under pressure, as evidenced by communication breakdowns during contact
• According to Ritland’s account, the mission suffered from compounding problems including three-hour delays, navigating through sewage, premature enemy contact, and a failed breaching charge
• Ritland reflects that despite no physical casualties, the team’s pride and confidence took a significant hit from the operation’s multiple failures

Episode details: published August 28, 2026 · 738.8K views · 2:07 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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