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If I was you, I'd cut Helmand loose
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If I was you, I'd cut Helmand loose

If I was you, I'd cut Helmand loose

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If I was you, I'd cut Helmand loose.
Duration
4 seconds
Views
55
Timestamp in Movie
00:20:19
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Genres
comedy, drama, war
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Movie Summary

An idiosyncratic general confronts opposition from enemies, allies, and bureaucrats while leading a massive rebuilding operation in Afghanistan.
I'd concentrate on those parts of the country - War Machine 00:09
I'd concentrate on those parts of the country
This whole province constitutes just 4% of the population of the country. - War Machine 00:05
This whole province constitutes just 4% of the population of...
I'd cut Helmand loose, sir. - War Machine 00:04
I'd cut Helmand loose, sir.
Sean The thing about counterinsurgency is that it doesn't really work - War Machine 00:31
Sean The thing about counterinsurgency is that it...
For guys like Glen, however, - War Machine 00:09
For guys like Glen, however,
Nobody's ever done it right. - War Machine 00:07
Nobody's ever done it right.
Won't do us any good to have a bunch of angry perverts yelling at us all day. - War Machine 00:04
Won't do us any good to have a bunch of angry perverts ...
Needs a little flesh on the bone, but, basically, it's written. - War Machine 00:05
Needs a little flesh on the bone, but, basically, it's ...
I wanna take Helmand province - War Machine 00:06
I wanna take Helmand province
If we're gonna win the trust of this country, - War Machine 00:06
If we're gonna win the trust of this country,
I say the first order of business is we secure that corner of the country - War Machine 00:07
I say the first order of business is we secure that corner o...
I didn't come here to manage this war, - War Machine 00:05
I didn't come here to manage this war,
I'm taking Helmand... then I'm taking Kandahar. - War Machine 00:05
I'm taking Helmand... then I'm taking Kandahar.
Being that this is a nation-building exercise and all, - War Machine 00:11
Being that this is a nation-building exercise and all,
We are here to build, to protect. - War Machine 00:05
We are here to build, to protect.
We are not here to harass, to intimidate. - War Machine 00:05
We are not here to harass, to intimidate.
We must not be driven by fear and suspicion. - War Machine 00:05
We must not be driven by fear and suspicion.
And to that end, we must avoid killing it at all cost. - War Machine 00:05
And to that end, we must avoid killing it at all cost.
Civilian casualties cannot be seen as an unfortunate byproduct of conflict. - War Machine 00:05
Civilian casualties cannot be seen as an unfortunate byprodu...
They must be treated as errors of the greatest consequence. - War Machine 00:05
They must be treated as errors of the greatest consequence.