The thing about counterinsurgency is that it doesn't really work. We tried it in Viet Nam....
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Sean Cullen:
[voiceover]
The thing about counterinsurgency is that it doesn't really work. We tried it in Viet Nam. That went well... The British and the French gave it a shot trying to hang on to *their* crumbling empires... It just hasn't worked. To me, it would seem kind of simple why. You can't win the trust of a country by invading it. You can't build a nation at gunpoint
[voiceover]
The thing about counterinsurgency is that it doesn't really work. We tried it in Viet Nam. That went well... The British and the French gave it a shot trying to hang on to *their* crumbling empires... It just hasn't worked. To me, it would seem kind of simple why. You can't win the trust of a country by invading it. You can't build a nation at gunpoint
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Sean The thing about counterinsurgency is that it doesn't really work
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We tried it in Vietnam That went well
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The British and the French gave it a shot
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trying to hang on to their crumbling empires
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It just hasn't worked
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To me it would seem kind of simple why
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You can't win the trust of a country by invading it
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You can't build a nation at gunpoint
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Movie Summary
An idiosyncratic general confronts opposition from enemies, allies, and bureaucrats while leading a massive rebuilding operation in Afghanistan.
Actors
Sean Cullen
Glen Mcmahon
