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[SEAN] To get inside the mind of Glen McMahon
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War Machine

To get insidethe mind of Glen McMahon, you really need first to get a handleon the...

[SEAN] To get inside
the mind of Glen McMahon, you really need first to get a handle
on the madness of modern American war. Lieutenant Colonel Frank Groom.
Welcome to Kandahar, sir

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[SEAN] To get inside the mind of Glen McMahon,
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you really need first to get a handle on the madness of modern American war.
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Lieutenant Colonel Frank Groom. Welcome to Kandahar, sir.
Duration
12 seconds
Views
104
Timestamp in Movie
00:16:27
Uploaded
Jul 08, 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.
Nice to meet you, Frank. I'm here to get the lay of the land. - War Machine 00:04
Nice to meet you, Frank. I'm here to get the lay of the...
[NARRATOR] Counterinsurgency. - War Machine 00:54
[NARRATOR] Counterinsurgency.
Sean In the good old days wars were fought - War Machine 00:37
Sean In the good old days wars were fought
It's "motherfucker, motherfucker" all the time. - War Machine 00:05
It's "motherfucker, motherfucker" all the tim...
And it's considered in our culture a very bad thing to fuck your own mother. - War Machine 00:05
And it's considered in our culture a very bad thing to ...
In ours, too. Uh... in ours, too. - War Machine 00:05
In ours, too. Uh... in ours, too.
[SEAN] This is counterinsurgency. It's a popularity contest. - War Machine 00:23
[SEAN] This is counterinsurgency. It's a popularity con...
[SEAN] You train up the local forces - War Machine 00:07
[SEAN] You train up the local forces
You know, I mean, they are committed to, uh... - War Machine 00:05
You know, I mean, they are committed to, uh...
- But, uh... - Or at least you try to. - War Machine 00:07
- But, uh... - Or at least you try to.
I mean, they really seem like they don't wanna be here. - War Machine 00:04
I mean, they really seem like they don't wanna be here.
You do whatever you can to stimulate the local economy. - War Machine 00:06
You do whatever you can to stimulate the local economy.
Not that I like to think where the money is going to, exactly, - War Machine 00:06
Not that I like to think where the money is going to, exactl...
- Why don't they grow cotton, then? - Because the United States Congress - War Machine 00:12
- Why don't they grow cotton, then? - Because the Unite...
- Which pretty much rules out cotton. - Sure. - War Machine 00:04
- Which pretty much rules out cotton. - Sure.
[SEAN] You build infrastructure. Roads, schools, stuff like that. - War Machine 00:09
[SEAN] You build infrastructure. Roads, schools, stuff like ...
In short, you get off your bases and you go make friends with the people. - War Machine 00:15
In short, you get off your bases and you go make friends wit...
We've been in Helmand province for five years now, - War Machine 00:09
We've been in Helmand province for five years now,
Now, you go out there, you go into Marjah, - War Machine 00:07
Now, you go out there, you go into Marjah,
We're not winning any hearts and minds there, I can tell you that. - War Machine 00:04
We're not winning any hearts and minds there, I can tel...