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[NARRATOR] Counterinsurgency

In the good old days,wars were fought against conventional armiesfrom nation states. Guys...

War Machine • 2017

[NARRATOR] Counterinsurgency. [SEAN] In the good old days,
wars were fought against conventional armies
from nation states. Guys in uniforms, like Nazis and stuff. When, however, you've just gone
and invaded a place that you probably shouldn't have, you end up fighting against just
regular people in regular-people clothes. These guys are what are called insurgents. Basically, they're just guys
who picked up weapons 'cause... so would you,
if someone invaded your country. Funnily enough... insurgencies are next to impossible
to defeat. And so, if you wanna go on
pretending you can win, you're really left with no option but to try to convince
the country you've invaded that you're actually here to help. [MAN SPEAKING FARSI] [IN ENGLISH] He's saying the Americans
are urinating in the streets, and, uh, they call us motherfuckers
all day

Full Transcript

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[NARRATOR] Counterinsurgency.

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[SEAN] In the good old days, wars were fought

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against conventional armies from nation states.

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Guys in uniforms, like Nazis and stuff.

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When, however, you've just gone and invaded a place

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that you probably shouldn't have,

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you end up fighting against just regular people in regular-people clothes.

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These guys are what are called insurgents.

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Basically, they're just guys who picked up weapons 'cause...

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so would you, if someone invaded your country.

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Funnily enough...

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insurgencies are next to impossible to defeat.

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And so, if you wanna go on pretending you can win,

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you're really left with no option

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but to try to convince the country you've invaded

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that you're actually here to help.

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[MAN SPEAKING FARSI]

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[IN ENGLISH] He's saying the Americans are urinating in the streets,

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and, uh, they call us motherfuckers all day.

Duration

54 seconds

Views

86

Timestamp in Movie

00:16:44

Uploaded

Jul 07, 2025

Genres

comedy, drama, war

Production

N/A

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Movie Summary

An idiosyncratic general confronts opposition from enemies, allies, and bureaucrats while leading a massive rebuilding operation in Afghanistan.