Your predecessor, General Whelan! I liked him! I'm not entirely certain he liked *me*; he...
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President Karzai:
Your predecessor, General Whelan! I liked him! I'm not entirely certain he liked *me*; he didn't visit very often. Why was he dismissed? It seems- uhh, one minute he was here- uh, next minute, not here.
Gen. Glen McMahon:
Ah. Well, Mr. President, I think our government simply felt it was time our effort took a new direction.
President Karzai:
And uh, what is this new direction?
Gen. Glen McMahon:
Ah! It's most important to me that we *build* Afghanistan. Together, we build Afghanistan into a free and prosperous nation, free from fear and conflict.
President Karzai:
I see.
Gen. Glen McMahon:
Yeah.
President Karzai:
I see. Sounds a lot like the *old* direction.
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Your predecessor General Whelan I liked him
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I'm not entirely certain he liked me
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He didn't visit very often
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Why was he dismissed
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It seems uh one minute he was here
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the next minute not here
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Ah Well Mr President
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I think our government simply felt it was
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time our effort took a new direction
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And uh what is this new direction Ah
Clip duration: 41 seconds
Views: 178
Timestamp in movie: 00h 14m 05s
Uploaded: 15 November, 2022
Genres: comedy, drama, war
Summary: An idiosyncratic general confronts opposition from enemies, allies, and bureaucrats while leading a massive rebuilding operation in Afghanistan.
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00:11 General
00:23 Anyway in the absence of any real soul searching
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00:32 Ah General excuse me Ah
00:28 Sean You could argue that the main reason
00:36 You beacon of composure and proportionate response
00:22 What do you think this dinner is for Tom Howard
00:46 Glen I've spent the last week or so
00:33 Let's say the two insurgents you just killed uh
00:18 Let me tell you what I want you to do Tom Howard
00:28 Sir uh my team and I are about to embark on a uh
00:37 Sean In the good old days wars were fought
00:06 God damn it Pete Why are you fat
00:21 Here's the thing about press releases
00:26 Sean I used to think that men went gray because they had...
00:29 Sean Wars aren't fought by nations or by armies
00:31 This is a war
00:29 I don't know sir It seems to me that we all here with...
00:16 You gotta understand