I don't think it really matters who leaked the assessment. Question is, what are we gonna...
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Gen. Glen McMahon:
I don't think it really matters who leaked the assessment. Question is, what are we gonna do about it. I wanna do the 60 Minutes interview.
Simon Ball:
Sir, as your senior PAO, I must counsel strongly against it. It would be foolhardy. I really don't think now is the time to court media attention. At the very moment, allegations are being made that you leaked this report yourself.
Gen. Glen McMahon:
I'm choosing to embrace the leak, Simon. I don't seem to be getting any traction. Do you know what I'm saying? Traction? We got ourselves a president who appears not to be aware of the fact that the United States is at war right now and he is that war's commander-in-chief. I gotta get me some traction.
Matt Little:
You need cut through.
Gen. Glen McMahon:
Exactly! Cut through... You need to get me some goddamn cut through.
Simon Ball:
I can handle that for you, sir.
Matt Little:
Sorry, no offense, Simon; how exactly are you gonna do that?
Simon Ball:
I'll quieten this whole situation down.
Matt Little:
Again, I'm sorry, I don't start a fight here; and please forgive me for speaking for you, sir, but the general didn't hire me to make things quiet, ok? Look, you're so good at your job, but that job is basically writing press releases. Here's the thing about press releases: nobody reads them. Ok? They are boring. And they are bullshit. And everyone knows they're bullshit. Correct me if I am wrong, but you hired me to make some noise. You know, the right kind of noise - our noise.
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Here's the thing about press releases
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Nobody reads 'em okay
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chuckling They're boring And they're bullshit
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And everyone knows they're bullshit
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Correct me if I'm wrong you hired me to make some noise
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You know the right kind of noise Our noise
Clip duration: 21 seconds
Views: 135
Timestamp in movie: 00h 41m 23s
Uploaded: 19 March, 2022
Genres: comedy, drama, war
Summary: An idiosyncratic general confronts opposition from enemies, allies, and bureaucrats while leading a massive rebuilding operation in Afghanistan.
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00:16 You gotta understand
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00:11 General
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