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The Pentagon Wars

If the army acted on the advice of every Tom, Dick and Harry who had an opinion on these...

Major General Partridge:
If the army acted on the advice of every Tom, Dick and Harry who had an opinion on these matters, we'd all end up with a bunch of B-52s powered by outboard motors

Full Transcript

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If the US Army acted on the advice
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of every Tom Dick and Harry who had an opinion
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we'd wind up with a bunch of B 52s powered by outboard motors
Duration
11 seconds
Views
327
Timestamp in Movie
00:06:15
Uploaded
Apr 02, 2022
Genres
comedy, war
Production
HBO

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Movie Summary

Story of a cover up in the military.
All right let's make the fuselage in Michigan and the landing gear in Mississippi - The Pentagon Wars 00:11
All right let's make the fuselage in Michigan and the...
Every other year somebody decides we're spending too much money - The Pentagon Wars 00:25
Every other year somebody decides we're spending too...
You wrecked a door - The Pentagon Wars 00:36
You wrecked a door
Look I'll buy the Army a new goddamn door - The Pentagon Wars 00:14
Look I'll buy the Army a new goddamn door
Sergeant Here sir - The Pentagon Wars 00:36
Sergeant Here sir
Where do I fit the extra ammo I don't know Shift things around - The Pentagon Wars 00:15
Where do I fit the extra ammo I don't know Shift things...
That's one hell of a cannon That's the problem - The Pentagon Wars 00:26
That's one hell of a cannon That's the problem
So in summation gentlemen what you have before you is - The Pentagon Wars 00:31
So in summation gentlemen what you have before you is
This will be brief I'm needed at the Oval Office - The Pentagon Wars 00:37
This will be brief I'm needed at the Oval Office
General Cushing any problems with the Maverick missile tests - The Pentagon Wars 00:20
General Cushing any problems with the Maverick missile tests
Mr Secretary I believe the press is on a wild goose chase - The Pentagon Wars 00:35
Mr Secretary I believe the press is on a wild goose chase
If the Pentagon had their choice of busting us or nailing a Soviet spy - The Pentagon Wars 00:34
If the Pentagon had their choice of busting us or nailing a...
Sir Major Sayers is in the library Tell Major Sayers I'm busy - The Pentagon Wars 00:16
Sir Major Sayers is in the library Tell Major Sayers...
Woman Am I to understand that you were not in favour - The Pentagon Wars 00:18
Woman Am I to understand that you were not in favour
And just because the tests didn't always come out - The Pentagon Wars 00:34
And just because the tests didn't always come out
I can't order up an unlimited number of Bradleys just to blow them up - The Pentagon Wars 00:37
I can't order up an unlimited number of Bradleys just...
Cheap theatrics at that - The Pentagon Wars 00:21
Cheap theatrics at that
You know what's really ironic - The Pentagon Wars 00:23
You know what's really ironic
General Partridge you've read today's Washington Post - The Pentagon Wars 00:32
General Partridge you've read today's Washington...
Yes Congressman Stratton is on the phone - The Pentagon Wars 00:34
Yes Congressman Stratton is on the phone