To watch in HD, get ClipCafe PRO

We hope to launch Operation Moshtarak tonight

We hope to launch Operation Moshtarak tonight. I need your official consent before...

War Machine • 2017

Gen. Glen McMahon: We hope to launch Operation Moshtarak *tonight*. I need your official consent before doing so.
President Karzai: [surprised] Really?
Gen. Glen McMahon: Yes, sir.
President Karzai: Why?
Gen. Glen McMahon: Because it's your mission.
President Karzai: It is?
Gen. Glen McMahon: Yes, sir!
President Karzai: Ah. No one has ever asked me to approve a mission before.
Gen. Glen McMahon: Well that needs to change! This mission *needs* your consent. If we're to win the trust of Helmand Province, it demands that this mission be seen to be of your design. I-
[the President sneezes loudly and one of his nose tampons fly off]
Gen. Glen McMahon: I don't mean to be rude, Mr. President, uhm, but it is *imperative* that you begin to take a leadership role here. We cannot win this thing alone.
[the President shakes his head adamantly, captured by Glen's pep talk]
Gen. Glen McMahon: Without your active involvement, our presence here will never be anything more than a foreign occupation! This is *your war*.
[the President nods]
Gen. Glen McMahon: For your country!
[the President nods again]
Gen. Glen McMahon: Your people!
[the President nods once more]
Gen. Glen McMahon: Again, I'm sorry sir, but you need to- behave like a leader.
President Karzai: But I am behaving like a leader! I'm unavailable. I am as unavailable to you as is your own president. Hm?
[Glen clears his throat uncomfortably]
President Karzai: You have my approval, General. We both know it was never really mine to give, but... I thank you for inviting me to participate in the *theater* of it all. And good luck. I wish you much success.
[the President turns the TV back on]

Full Transcript

00:00:01.000 --> 00:00:04.291

We hope to launch Operation Moshtarak tonight

00:00:04.375 --> 00:00:06.333

and I need your official consent before doing so

00:00:06.416 --> 00:00:07.005

Really Yes sir

00:00:07.583 --> 00:00:09.041

Why Because it's your mission

00:00:09.125 --> 00:00:10.125

It is Yes sir

00:00:10.208 --> 00:00:11.125

Karzai Ah

00:00:14.375 --> 00:00:17.041

No one has ever asked me to approve a mission before

00:00:17.625 --> 00:00:21.291

Well that needs to change This mission needs your consent

00:00:21.375 --> 00:00:23.291

If we're to win the trust of Helmand province

00:00:23.375 --> 00:00:27.416

stammers it demands that this mission be seen to be of your design

00:00:27.005 --> 00:00:28.625

sneezes I

00:00:31.998 --> 00:00:33.958

I don't mean to be rude Mr President

00:00:35.000 --> 00:00:39.000

but it is imperative that you begin to take a leadership role here

00:00:39.998 --> 00:00:41.025

We cannot win this thing alone

00:00:41.333 --> 00:00:42.916

Without your active involvement

00:00:43.000 --> 00:00:46.005

our presence here will never be anything more than a foreign occupation

00:00:46.583 --> 00:00:50.958

This is your war For your country Your people

00:00:51.997 --> 00:00:53.375

Again I'm sorry sir

00:00:54.833 --> 00:00:57.958

but you need to behave like a leader

00:00:58.997 --> 00:01:00.000

But I am behaving like a leader

00:01:01.997 --> 00:01:02.416

I'm unavailable

00:01:03.333 --> 00:01:08.708

I am as unavailable to you as is your own president

00:01:08.791 --> 00:01:10.998

Hmm

00:01:11.541 --> 00:01:12.583

clears throat

00:01:12.666 --> 00:01:14.958

You have my approval General

00:01:15.541 --> 00:01:19.625

We both know it was never really mine to give But

00:01:21.375 --> 00:01:26.333

I thank you for inviting me to participate in the theater of it all

00:01:27.916 --> 00:01:28.916

And good luck

00:01:30.997 --> 00:01:32.916

I wish you much success

Duration

94 seconds

Views

126

Timestamp in Movie

01:23:51

Uploaded

May 05, 2024

Genres

comedy, drama, war

Production

N/A

Want This Clip in HD?

Upgrade for HD/4K downloads and unlimited access. Upgrade now →

Movie Summary

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