This edit combines several sources of media to examine the series of events in the two decades prior to 911, such as the Taliban taking control of Iraq, Bin Laden's origins and involvement in the pre-911 attacks like the first WTC bombing, the USS Cole bombing, and the two African embassy bombings. As well as the political environment that caused the USA to overlook and in some cases completely disregard key pieces of intelligence pointing to an imminent terrorist attack prior to 911.

This transforms JARHEAD into a more traditional movie form. The climax is particularly more climatic in this version.