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1 00:00:27 You beacon of composureand proportionate response.
2 00:00:33 You bringer of calmand goodness to the world.
3 00:00:37 What do you dowhen the war you're fighting
4 00:00:39 just can't possibly be wonin any meaningful sense?
5 00:00:43 Well, obviously,you sack the guy not winning it,
6 00:00:46 and you bring in some other guy.
7 00:00:49 In 2009, that war was Afghanistan.
8 00:00:51 -[intercom buzzing]-[woman speaking indistinctly on PA]
9 00:00:53 [Sean] And that other guy...
10 00:00:56 was Glen.
11 00:01:24 You boys ready?
12 00:01:27 Let's go win this thing.
13 00:01:30 [Sean] Okay.
14 00:01:31 So this is what I learnedabout four-star General Glen McMahon.
15 00:01:35 He was born to a military familyat Fort Leavenworth.
16 00:01:39 Graduated West Point in 1976.
17 00:01:41 Ranger school in '79.
18 00:01:44 He had a graduate degree in politicalaffairs and military history from Yale.
19 00:01:49 He was both a straight-A studentand a troublemaker.
20 00:01:53 He once famously attemptedto stick a lit cherry bomb
21 00:01:56 up his sleeping drill sergeant's ass.
22 00:01:59 He was loved by the men and womenwho served under him.
23 00:02:02 Three, two, one, let's go.
24 00:02:03 [Sean] Never afraidto get his hands dirty.
25 00:02:04 -Yeah, it's flash time.-[men chuckling]
26 00:02:06 [Sean] Never willing to send his troopsanywhere he wouldn't go himself.
27 00:02:09 He was known variously as the Lion King,the G-Man, Big Glen
28 00:02:16 and, most commonly, the Glenimal.
29 00:02:19 He was like a throwback to another era.
30 00:02:23 His hand was bent into a permanent claw,
31 00:02:25 like it was still clutchinga World War II cigar
32 00:02:28 his modern, fitness-fanatic selfwouldn't allow him to smoke.
33 00:02:33 After a successful stint
34 00:02:34 running the secretive special operationskilling machine in Iraq,
35 00:02:38 Glen was appointed leader of USand coalition forces in Afghanistan.
36 00:02:43 A war which, as he saw it,
37 00:02:45 wasn't being won'cause it wasn't being led.
38 00:02:48 General.
39 00:02:49 We're all very excited to have you here.It's an honor to meet you.
40 00:02:52 I'm excited to be here.Ain't that right, Greg?
41 00:02:55 Yes, indeed, sir. You're very excited.
42 00:02:57 [Sean] Somehow, while he was in Iraq,
43 00:03:00 Glen found timeto author a book on leadership,
44 00:03:02 entitled One Leg at a Time,Just Like Everybody Else.
45 00:03:06 In it, he wrote,"Men are imperfect creatures.
46 00:03:10 Left to their own devices,
47 00:03:12 all they really want to do is playwith their dicks and eat chicken."
48 00:03:17 [officer] For all his many achievementsleading special operations in Iraq,
49 00:03:22 I think most of us herewill know General McMahon
50 00:03:25 as the man who took out al-Zarwaqi,who kicked al-Qaeda in the sack.
51 00:03:29 -[man whooping]-You're welcome.
52 00:03:31 [officer] We have a warrior at the helm,and it's a pleasure to have you, sir.
53 00:03:34 [men cheering]
54 00:03:37 [Sean] Glen was known as a humble man.
55 00:03:39 But humble in that way that says,"My humility makes me better than you."
56 00:03:45 He was famous for his Spartan regimeof routine and discipline.
57 00:03:49 He ate one meal a day.He slept four hours per night.
58 00:03:53 He ran seven miles every morning.
59 00:03:58 In Iraq, he transformed special operationswith what he called
60 00:04:02 systemic negationof repetitive procedural practice.
61 00:04:06 Or, to the acronym-obsessed military,SNORPP.
62 00:04:11 [Cory] We got Italy in there.
63 00:04:12 That's the Dutch.
64 00:04:13 We got Poland, Macedonia, Ukraine.
65 00:04:16 We got Australia over there,Croatia, Belgium--
66 00:04:19 Okay, that'll do. Bite-size chunks, hmm?Let's knock this on the head.
67 00:04:24 All right.
68 00:04:25 [Sean] Basically, he was a masterof systems organization.
69 00:04:28 -[speaking Italian]-Which he'd kind of need to be,
70 00:04:31 if he was to corralthis 43-nation coalition of the willing.
71 00:04:35 -[in English] May I help you?-No, finish your phone call.
72 00:04:38 The war can wait.
73 00:04:39 [continues speaking Italian]
74 00:04:45 [in English]What can I do for you, General?
75 00:04:47 I want to pull everyoneout of their offices.
76 00:04:50 I want to open this place up.
77 00:04:52 I came in hereto speak with you about that.
78 00:04:54 I have only ten mento lead here in Afghanistan, huh.
79 00:04:58 So it make no sense for meto be sit out there with everybody else.
80 00:05:02 I get it. All right?
81 00:05:04 But everybody has a reasonnot to be out there with everybody else.
82 00:05:07 Austria only has two guys here.Iceland has seven guys.
83 00:05:10 This country won't fight at night.That country won't fight in the snow.
84 00:05:14 This countrywants to do counter-narcotics.
85 00:05:16 That country won't do counter-narcotics.
86 00:05:18 But if we're in the same room...
87 00:05:20 [Sean] Cory Staggartwas Glen's executive officer.
88 00:05:23 Ran the general's affairs.
89 00:05:26 He was a Ranger.
90 00:05:28 Although how he made it throughRanger school, I have no idea.
91 00:05:32 That's great. Thank you, guys.
92 00:05:33 That's all the time we got.Let's go. Come on.
93 00:05:36 Greg Pulver.
94 00:05:37 General Greg Pulver graduated West Pointin the same class as Glen.
95 00:05:41 Oh, that's interesting.
96 00:05:44 Does he have security clearance?
97 00:05:45 [Sean] And hadn't left his side since.
98 00:05:47 Then fucking let him in
99 00:05:48 just like you would any other fuckingperson with a fucking security clearance!
100 00:05:52 [Sean] His official titlewas director of intelligence,
101 00:05:55 but all I saw was a guywith anger management issues
102 00:05:58 whose life had no meaning without Glen.
103 00:06:02 Andy Moon was Glen's tech whiz,
104 00:06:05 providing the generalwith all forms of IT support.
105 00:06:09 Andy.
106 00:06:10 -Yes, sir?-Which Glen needed often.
107 00:06:11 -How are you?-Pretty good, sir. How are you doing?
108 00:06:13 Uh, swell. Can you come with me a moment?
109 00:06:15 -My electric razor is...-Oh, yes, sir.
110 00:06:18 ...yeah, broken.
111 00:06:20 Pete Duckman was a Navy SEAL.
112 00:06:22 Like Pulver, his job titlehad the word "intelligence" in it.
113 00:06:26 -What's going on?-Boss is visiting with President Karzai.
114 00:06:30 Cool. Why so fancy?
115 00:06:32 He's a world leader.
116 00:06:34 Cool. Am I coming?
117 00:06:36 Yes, you are. It's your job.
118 00:06:38 God damn it, Pete. Why are you fat?
119 00:06:41 -I'm not fat.-[Sean] I still, to this day,
120 00:06:44 don't know exactly what it wasthat Duckman did for the general.
121 00:06:47 [stammering] It's a mixtureof cross-pollinational collation...
122 00:06:52 [Sean] Admiral Simon Ballwas Glen's public affairs officer.
123 00:06:56 -Cooperational, uh, cooperative...-For three and a half years,
124 00:07:00 he'd been trying to explainSNORPP to the Washington press gallery.
125 00:07:03 [Simon] ...with a centralized command
126 00:07:05 centralization structure,and, um... things like that.
127 00:07:10 Matt Littlewas Glen's new civilian PR consultant.
128 00:07:14 Oh, I don't know. Is this a good hand?
129 00:07:16 -He was a DC marketing hotshot...-Straight flush. Hello?
130 00:07:19 ...and sometime lobbyist who had thought
131 00:07:21 the war in Afghanistanto be entirely pointless.
132 00:07:25 Are you fucking kidding me?I'm not going there.
133 00:07:27 Until he was offereda lot of money to sell it.
134 00:07:30 How much?
135 00:07:31 [Sean] And Willy Dunne.
136 00:07:33 -Right this way, boss. Yeah.-Willy was Glen's body man.
137 00:07:36 Put your things in here.I'll let you spread them out how you like.
138 00:07:39 Why is this my room?
139 00:07:41 This was General Whelan's room.It's got, uh, a great bathroom here.
140 00:07:46 [Sean] Willy laundered Glen's clothes.He did Glen's ironing.
141 00:07:49 Yeah. Uh, boss?
142 00:07:51 He polished Glen's shoes.
143 00:07:53 He always seemedlike he was about to collapse
144 00:07:56 from the weightof one too many of Glen's bags.
145 00:07:59 -[Glen] Willy!-Yes, boss?
146 00:08:00 -Put my stuff in this room.-Okay.
147 00:08:02 [Glen] Here to fight a goddamn war,not watch goddamn television.
148 00:08:05 [Sean] Willy was the first personthat Glen saw every morning
149 00:08:08 and the last person he saw every night.
150 00:08:12 Glen loved these men...
151 00:08:15 and they loved him right back.
152 00:08:32 [Glen] I don't knowhow it looks to you, Cory,
153 00:08:34 but it seems to me, everybody's forgottenwe're fighting a war here.
154 00:08:38 We got the goddamn Pizza Kingsand Burger Huts.
155 00:08:42 The entire baseis rolling with Eurosexuals
156 00:08:44 who are so drunk they can't even stand up.
157 00:08:51 [Pete] General McMahon hereto see Ambassador MacKinnon.
158 00:09:09 -Glen.-Pat.
159 00:09:11 Great to see you.You know Dick Waddle, of course.
160 00:09:14 -Dick.-Glen.
161 00:09:16 Ray Canucci.
162 00:09:18 -Ray.-Glen.
163 00:09:21 Grab a seat, boys.
164 00:09:23 I'm calling myself Richard now,Pat, if you don't mind.
165 00:09:26 Oh?
166 00:09:27 Okay, fine. Uh...
167 00:09:30 -That's fair. My apologies.-Hmm.
168 00:09:33 -Have you settled in, Glen?-No, Pat, I haven't.
169 00:09:35 Seems to me that too much settling in
170 00:09:38 might somehow be at the heartof the problem we have here.
171 00:09:41 Small talk.
172 00:09:43 -Should've gone with the weather.-[chuckles]
173 00:09:45 [both laughing]
174 00:09:52 Glen, the president wants youto get the lay of the land here.
175 00:09:56 This war's been running eight years now.
176 00:09:58 President Obama, as you know,is drawing down troops in Iraq
177 00:10:01 to refocus our attention on Afghanistan.
178 00:10:04 Henry Whelan was a good man,he meant well,
179 00:10:07 but he just wasn't getting the job done.
180 00:10:09 Now, given your reputationand your formidable drive,
181 00:10:13 our hope is that you're the manwho will get the job done.
182 00:10:18 First things first. We want you to makean assessment of the situation here.
183 00:10:21 Travel the country, talk to people.
184 00:10:23 At the end of that assessment,you'll tell us what needs to be done,
185 00:10:28 how you're gonna get it doneand what you need in order to get it done.
186 00:10:32 -So, now---To that end...
187 00:10:35 -I'm sorry.-Oh, you go.
188 00:10:36 -I thought you were finished.-You go.
189 00:10:38 -You sure?-You go.
190 00:10:39 -I thought you were finished.-No.
191 00:10:43 To that end... [chuckles]
192 00:10:45 uh, now is probablya good time to share with you
193 00:10:48 where the president hopesthat assessment might land.
194 00:10:52 Obviously, the endgame hereis to just finish this thing.
195 00:10:56 So, how do we do that?
196 00:10:59 -Is it by reducing our footprint here?-[Sean] The civilian executive.
197 00:11:03 These were guys who, in Glen's eyes,hadn't earned their power the way he had,
198 00:11:08 through hard work and discipline.
199 00:11:10 I don't know. But whatever it is,we want you to bring it on home, Glen.
200 00:11:16 But, [chuckles] whatever you do,
201 00:11:18 please do not ask the presidentfor more troops.
202 00:11:22 [coughs]
203 00:11:23 No more troops, Glen.
204 00:11:25 [Sean] These were men who'd acquiredtheir power through charm and seduction,
205 00:11:30 and who seemed to serve no purpose otherthan to stand in the way of his greatness.
206 00:11:35 God, it's so fucking hot!
207 00:11:36 [grunts] Fuck!
208 00:11:39 Another fucking assessment.
209 00:11:41 How many assessments do they need?Just one fucking assessment after another.
210 00:11:46 They all point the same direction.
211 00:11:48 Bring General Glen McMahon in hereand do whatever the fuck he says!
212 00:11:51 Oh...
213 00:11:52 Settle down, Greg.They just wanna feel involved, is all.
214 00:11:57 [Sean] Wars aren't foughtby nations or by armies.
215 00:12:01 Wars are fought by men.
216 00:12:04 There are two types of generalin the American military.
217 00:12:08 There are those who believe they can win
218 00:12:10 in the face of all evidenceto the contrary.
219 00:12:12 And there are those who know they can't.
220 00:12:15 Unfortunately for the world,
221 00:12:17 it's the believerswho climb to the top of the ladder.
222 00:12:20 It's guys like Glenwho get given the keys to the castle.
223 00:12:24 President Karzai is very muchlooking forward to meeting you.
224 00:12:27 I think you will like each other.There is no need to be nervous.
225 00:12:31 [muezzin calling to prayer]
226 00:12:35 I'm not nervous.
227 00:12:53 Fuck!
228 00:12:55 Fuck it.
229 00:12:57 -Ah! General, excuse me.-Ah.
230 00:13:00 We are tryingto make this Blu-ray player work.
231 00:13:03 -Uh, do you know how they function?-Uh...
232 00:13:06 Normally, you have those wires withthe red, the yellow and the white plug.
233 00:13:11 But, uh, this machine seemsonly to have this wire.
234 00:13:14 I can't find where to plug itinto the television.
235 00:13:18 I'm sorry, Mr. President.
236 00:13:20 I'm afraid I don't knowa whole lot about technology.
237 00:13:23 I'm sure I could have somebody come byand take a look at it for you.
238 00:13:26 Fuck it. Never mind.
239 00:13:29 I think I need a new television.
240 00:13:32 I'm sorry, General.
241 00:13:35 Please, let's sit.
242 00:13:52 Welcome.
243 00:13:55 -Thank you, Mr. President.-Please call me Hamid.
244 00:13:57 [sneezes] Excuse me.
245 00:14:00 Please.
246 00:14:05 Your predecessor, General Whelan,I liked him.
247 00:14:09 I'm not entirely certain he liked me.
248 00:14:13 He didn't visit very often.
249 00:14:15 Why was he dismissed?
250 00:14:17 It seems, uh, one minute he was here...
251 00:14:22 the next minute, not here.
252 00:14:24 Ah. Well, Mr. President,
253 00:14:26 I think our governmentsimply felt it was...
254 00:14:29 time our effort took a new direction.
255 00:14:33 -And, uh, what is this new direction?-Ah!
256 00:14:37 It is most important to methat we build Afghanistan.
257 00:14:41 Together, we build Afghanistaninto a free and prosperous nation.
258 00:14:47 Free from fear and conflict.
259 00:14:50 -I see. I see.-Yeah.
260 00:14:52 Sounds a lot like the old direction.
261 00:14:57 No.
262 00:14:58 But perhaps you yourselfare the new direction.
263 00:15:03 New strong personality.
264 00:15:04 New energy. New commitment.
265 00:15:09 [grunts softly]
266 00:15:10 Well, General,I wish you the best of luck.
267 00:15:13 Sir, uh... my team and I are aboutto embark on a, uh...
268 00:15:19 a tour of the country
269 00:15:20 -so that we may make an assessment...-[clattering]
270 00:15:22 ...to precisely understandwhat is required of us here.
271 00:15:26 It would be an honor if you wouldconsider joining me on the tour,
272 00:15:30 so that our projectmight be a unified endeavor.
273 00:15:35 Hmm.
274 00:15:36 -A sharing of our purpose...-[coughing]
275 00:15:47 Of our shared purpose.
276 00:15:53 Thank you for the invitation, General.
277 00:15:55 Hmm.
278 00:15:56 -It's very generous.-Hmm.
279 00:15:59 -But... [coughing]-[clears throat]
280 00:16:03 I've seen the country.
281 00:16:27 [Sean] To get insidethe mind of Glen McMahon,
282 00:16:31 you really need first to get a handleon the madness of modern American war.
283 00:16:36 Lieutenant Colonel Frank Groom.Welcome to Kandahar, sir.
284 00:16:38 Nice to meet you, Frank.I'm here to get the lay of the land.
285 00:16:44 [narrator] Counterinsurgency.
286 00:16:45 [Sean] In the good old days,wars were fought
287 00:16:47 against conventional armiesfrom nation states.
288 00:16:50 Guys in uniforms, like Nazis and stuff.
289 00:16:54 When, however, you've just goneand invaded a place
290 00:16:57 that you probably shouldn't have,
291 00:16:59 you end up fighting against justregular people in regular-people clothes.
292 00:17:04 These guys are what are called insurgents.
293 00:17:08 Basically, they're just guyswho picked up weapons 'cause...
294 00:17:10 so would you,if someone invaded your country.
295 00:17:13 Funnily enough...
296 00:17:15 insurgencies are next to impossibleto defeat.
297 00:17:19 And so, if you wanna go onpretending you can win,
298 00:17:22 you're really left with no option
299 00:17:23 but to try to convincethe country you've invaded
300 00:17:26 that you're actually here to help.
301 00:17:28 [man speaking Farsi]
302 00:17:30 [in English] He's saying the Americansare urinating in the streets,
303 00:17:33 and, uh, they call us motherfuckersall day.
304 00:17:36 It's "motherfucker, motherfucker"all the time.
305 00:17:40 And it's considered in our culturea very bad thing to fuck your own mother.
306 00:17:44 In ours, too. Uh... in ours, too.
307 00:17:48 [Sean] This is counterinsurgency.It's a popularity contest.
308 00:17:52 Salaam alaikum.
309 00:17:54 [Sean] You're tryingto convince the people
310 00:17:55 that they're better off with youthan they are with the insurgents.
311 00:17:58 Basically, it works like this.You install a local government.
312 00:18:04 You provide security for the peopleso that that democracy can take root.
313 00:18:08 [officer] We're training them up,taking them out on maneuvers.
314 00:18:10 [Sean] You train up the local forces
315 00:18:11 so that they can providethe security for themselves.
316 00:18:14 I mean, they're sweet kids.They're good kids.
317 00:18:16 Good-natured. Integrational.
318 00:18:19 You know, they are very integrationalas a people.
319 00:18:22 You know, I mean,they are committed to, uh...
320 00:18:28 -But, uh...-Or at least you try to.
321 00:18:32 I don't know, sir, they're also lazy.
322 00:18:34 I mean, they really seemlike they don't wanna be here.
323 00:18:37 They steal our shit and, basically,they're on drugs all the time.
324 00:18:40 I mean,they are fucking high all the time.
325 00:18:44 Excuse my language, sir.
326 00:18:46 You do whatever you canto stimulate the local economy.
327 00:18:49 Heroin is the only thingbringing money in.
328 00:18:51 Not that I like to think wherethe money is going to, exactly,
329 00:18:54 but money keeps the people happy,so we're rolling with that.
330 00:18:57 Can't they grow something else?
331 00:19:00 Mmm-hmm. Yeah, they could grow cotton.Cotton would grow here.
332 00:19:03 -Why don't they grow cotton, then?-Because the United States Congress
333 00:19:06 will not allow any United States aidand development funds
334 00:19:08 to be directedtowards the cultivation of a crop
335 00:19:11 that will end up on the world marketin competition with US farmers.
336 00:19:14 Oh.
337 00:19:15 -Which pretty much rules out cotton.-Sure.
338 00:19:19 -So we're growing heroin instead.-Right.
339 00:19:21 I think we're doinga pretty good job here, sir.
340 00:19:23 [Sean] You build infrastructure.Roads, schools, stuff like that.
341 00:19:28 What kind of presencedoes the Taliban have here?
342 00:19:31 -Who?-The Taliban.
343 00:19:33 In short, you get off your basesand you go make friends with the people.
344 00:19:37 [groans]
345 00:19:38 Killing insurgents all the while,of course.
346 00:19:42 Nation building. Hearts and minds.
347 00:19:45 Hello! Hello, all.
348 00:19:47 [Frank] Let me break it downthis way, General.
349 00:19:49 We've been in Helmand provincefor five years now,
350 00:19:52 and in all that time, all we'vereally managed to secure is this base.
351 00:19:57 Now, you go out there, you go into Marjah,
352 00:19:59 you go into Lashkar Gah,it's all Pashtun, as you know.
353 00:20:03 This is the Taliban.
354 00:20:06 We're not winning any heartsand minds there, I can tell you that.
355 00:20:10 I'm not sure we ever will.Kandahar's the same, of course.
356 00:20:15 Can I be completely frank with you, sir?
357 00:20:18 If I was you, I'd cut Helmand loose.
358 00:20:22 I'd concentrateon those parts of the country
359 00:20:25 that are at least, in some way,sympathetic to the mission,
360 00:20:29 and I'd cut it loose.
361 00:20:31 It's a lost cause.
362 00:20:33 This whole province constitutesjust 4% of the population of the country.
363 00:20:37 It's strategically meaningless.
364 00:20:40 I'd cut Helmand loose, sir.
365 00:20:51 [Sean] The thing about counterinsurgencyis that it doesn't really work.
366 00:20:56 We tried it in Vietnam. That went well.
367 00:21:01 The British and the French gave it a shot,
368 00:21:02 trying to hang onto their crumbling empires.
369 00:21:05 It just hasn't worked.
370 00:21:08 To me, it would seem kind of simple why.
371 00:21:11 You can't win the trust of a countryby invading it.
372 00:21:15 You can't build a nation at gunpoint.
373 00:21:21 For guys like Glen, however,
374 00:21:23 counterinsurgency hasn't workedfor one simple reason.
375 00:21:27 You ready, boss?
376 00:21:28 Nobody's ever done it right.
377 00:21:31 Yes, I am, Pete. I sure as hell am.
378 00:21:45 -Andy?-[Andy] Yes, sir.
379 00:21:48 -Good job.-[Andy] Thank you.
380 00:21:50 Let's lose Fox News.
381 00:21:51 Won't do us any good to have a bunchof angry perverts yelling at us all day.
382 00:21:55 -[Andy] Yes, sir.-[Greg] So...
383 00:21:56 we probably needto get to work on this assessment.
384 00:21:59 -Already written it.-When?
385 00:22:02 It's already written. Did it last night.
386 00:22:04 Needs a little flesh on the bone,but, basically, it's written.
387 00:22:08 All right, what's it say?
388 00:22:12 Greg...
389 00:22:14 I wanna take Helmand province.
390 00:22:19 I wanna take Helmand province
391 00:22:21 precisely because everyone elseseems to think we can't have it.
392 00:22:25 If we're gonna winthe trust of this country,
393 00:22:26 we can't be seen to accept that there'sa whole chunk of it we can't handle.
394 00:22:30 We're here to provide security.
395 00:22:33 I say the first order of businessis we secure that corner of the country
396 00:22:36 everyone else seems to thinkwe can't control.
397 00:22:39 [Greg] Okay.
398 00:22:40 I didn't come here to manage this war,
399 00:22:42 and I sure as shit didn't come hereto close it out.
400 00:22:45 Came here to win.
401 00:22:48 I'm taking Helmand...then I'm taking Kandahar.
402 00:22:53 What do you say to that?
403 00:22:59 All right, and another thing.
404 00:23:03 Being that this isa nation-building exercise and all,
405 00:23:06 seems to me it'd behoove usto have someone in the room
406 00:23:09 who's actually from the nationwe're building. Don't you think?
407 00:23:15 Copy.
408 00:23:16 We are here to build, to protect.
409 00:23:21 We are not here to harass, to intimidate.
410 00:23:26 We're not here to shoot firstand ask questions later.
411 00:23:29 We must not be drivenby fear and suspicion.
412 00:23:35 We are here, above all else...
413 00:23:41 to support the civilian population.
414 00:23:44 And to that end,we must avoid killing it at all cost.
415 00:23:49 Civilian casualties cannot be seenas an unfortunate byproduct of conflict.
416 00:23:54 They must be treated as errorsof the greatest consequence.
417 00:24:00 This is the war we are fighting.
418 00:24:04 It's a complex war,but it's a war nonetheless.
419 00:24:07 Let me reaffirmate thatright from the get-go.
420 00:24:09 This is a war.
421 00:24:14 But it's a war that cannot be won
422 00:24:16 by the virtues of our unassailablemilitary might and power alone.
423 00:24:21 This war will be won primarily
424 00:24:25 with the unassailable mightand power of our ideals.
425 00:24:32 Yeah.
426 00:24:37 Yeah.
427 00:24:40 -[Dick] Forty thousand?-I'm afraid so.
428 00:24:43 God damn it. What did we tell you?No more troops.
429 00:24:45 Don't ask for more troops. What do you do?
430 00:24:47 You ask for 40,000 more troops.
431 00:24:49 Well, Dick, Helmand provinceain't exactly about to secure itself.
432 00:24:52 Probably should've asked for a lot more.
433 00:24:54 I just thought 40,000 soundedlike a reasonable number.
434 00:24:56 There's no reasonable number, Glen,except perhaps zero.
435 00:24:59 That's a reasonable number. Zero.I thought you understood that.
436 00:25:02 Yeah, this "no more troops" thing,
437 00:25:04 is that coming from the president,or coming from you?
438 00:25:06 -Of course it's coming from the president.-Ah.
439 00:25:09 Why would it be coming from me?
440 00:25:10 Why do I care if we send more troopsover there or we don't?
441 00:25:13 I don't know, Dick.I'm just trying to work this thing out.
442 00:25:16 The president gave me a job to do.
443 00:25:18 -This is what I need to get it done.-God damn it.
444 00:25:20 I'll be there day after tomorrowwith the secretary of state.
445 00:25:23 We'll figure this nonsense out then.
446 00:25:25 -Roger that.-God damn it.
447 00:25:33 -God damn it.-[computer beeps]
448 00:25:36 -[grunts]-[Greg] There it is.
449 00:25:39 What did I tell you?He's on retired-general time.
450 00:25:42 His mind's on a golf cart somewhere,halfway down the fairway.
451 00:25:45 He doesn't have the constitutionfor the hard stuff anymore.
452 00:25:48 He's obviously in the wrong fucking job!
453 00:25:51 That thing's off, right?
454 00:25:53 I'm sorry to have to tellyou this, General,
455 00:25:55 but we're gonna sit on your reportuntil after the Afghan elections.
456 00:26:00 With all due respect, Madam Secretary,uh, the election is a month away.
457 00:26:05 I know it is, but, as I'm sure you know,an election here is a fragile thing.
458 00:26:09 It's a very delicate thing,
459 00:26:11 and nobody wants its smooth running to bemuddied by a big new American offensive.
460 00:26:16 No, I told you no more troops, Glen.
461 00:26:18 Now we're gonna have torethink the game plan.
462 00:26:20 Well, Dick, with all due respect,
463 00:26:22 you told me you didn't careif I got more troops or I didn't,
464 00:26:25 so I'm trying to work outhow to get the job done.
465 00:26:28 No, I did not say I didn't care.
466 00:26:29 -I believe you did.-I did not say that.
467 00:26:31 -I believe you did.-No. No, I didn't. I...
468 00:26:33 -You did, Dick.-Whoever said what,
469 00:26:37 a troop surge and an electiondon't sit well together,
470 00:26:40 so this is the way it's gotta be.I'm sorry.
471 00:26:43 I don't know what I'm supposedto be doing in the meantime.
472 00:26:45 I have a strategy. I'm ready to execute.
473 00:26:48 The suggestion nowseems to be that I thumb twiddle.
474 00:26:52 Uh, with all due respect,Madam Secretary--
475 00:26:54 General, please spare methe "all due respect" stuff.
476 00:26:56 It's really giving me the fucking creeps.
477 00:26:58 [Dick groans]
478 00:27:00 I think... I think we all understandyour frustration, Glen,
479 00:27:03 but these elections have to run smoothly.
480 00:27:06 We need a legitimate partnerin power here.
481 00:27:10 You need a legitimate partner here.
482 00:27:13 So... we just have to sit tight.
483 00:27:16 Why don't you do that SNORPP thingyou did in Iraq?
484 00:27:18 You know, get your systems in place,get everybody talking together.
485 00:27:22 The time will fly, you know?Get everybody excited.
486 00:27:26 You know, you're the bestin the business at this stuff.
487 00:27:31 [man 1 on TV] We've been operatingat an extremely high optempo.
488 00:27:33 In the last week,we've conducted six air assaults
489 00:27:36 into previously denied territories.
490 00:27:39 [man 2 on TV] Uh, we're alsoin final coordination with RC South
491 00:27:42 to develop an ops box
492 00:27:45 in the seamsexisting along the provincial border.
493 00:27:49 [inaudible]
494 00:27:59 [helicopter blades whirring]
495 00:28:03 [soldier 1] You got that, uh, Lexus?
496 00:28:05 [Cory] No. No, now we got a Prius.She got the new Prius.
497 00:28:09 [soldier 1] Sweet.
498 00:28:10 [Cory] Yeah, my wife, too. She's got one.
499 00:28:11 We both have one. We love it.
500 00:28:13 My first car was a Taurus.
501 00:28:15 -My father bought it.-[soldiers speaking indistinctly]
502 00:28:22 [soldier 2] What do you got?
503 00:28:24 Sir.
504 00:28:26 Where you boys headed?
505 00:28:28 Back to our patrol base, sir. Sasquatch.
506 00:28:31 Where you coming from?
507 00:28:33 Where are we from in the States,or where have we just been?
508 00:28:35 Where have you just been?
509 00:28:36 -Italy, sir, on R & R.-Ah.
510 00:28:39 R & R in Italy.
511 00:28:41 -Yes, sir.-Well...
512 00:28:44 Attention on deck!
513 00:29:03 So why the long faces?You just got back from Italy.
514 00:29:08 I'm guessing you atesome sensational food,
515 00:29:11 saw some antiquities. Hmm?
516 00:29:14 I bet you got yourselves good and drunkand bumped into beautiful girls.
517 00:29:25 So what's it like out there?
518 00:29:27 Out where, sir?
519 00:29:29 -Sasquatch, son.-Oh, um...
520 00:29:31 it's not good, sir.You know, I mean, it's whatever.
521 00:29:34 -It's... it's okay.-No, it's a fucking shithole, sir.
522 00:29:51 [Cory] No, I don't know.We'll see where we land.
523 00:29:52 Cory, what time's that bird due?
524 00:29:54 -Uh, in about 20 minutes.-Cancel it.
525 00:29:56 Uh, why's that, boss?
526 00:29:58 I'm going to Sasquatchwith those boys there.
527 00:30:00 General, those boys are heading outto an inhospitable corner of the world.
528 00:30:04 I'm a goddamn Ranger, Frank.
529 00:30:06 Those boys, they need me.
530 00:30:55 [Glen] I've spent the last week or so
531 00:30:58 talking to guyswho I would call middle management.
532 00:31:02 But you boys are at the coal face.
533 00:31:04 After all the blah, blah, blah,
534 00:31:07 you boys are where it actually happens.
535 00:31:11 I'd go so far as to sayyou boys are the only thing that counts.
536 00:31:16 If it doesn't happen here,it doesn't happen. End of story.
537 00:31:20 -[sighs] Yes, son?-If what doesn't happen, sir?
538 00:31:25 It, son.
539 00:31:27 Okay, thank you, sir.
540 00:31:31 Does anyone here know what "it" is?
541 00:31:35 Anyone?
542 00:31:37 Anyone?
543 00:31:41 To, uh, secure the area, sir.
544 00:31:43 To protect the people from the enemyso they can go about building their lives.
545 00:31:48 Okay. Okay, thank you, Sergeant.
546 00:31:51 Okay, but I can't tell the differencebetween the people and the enemy.
547 00:31:55 They all look alike to me.
548 00:31:57 I'm pretty surethey're the same people, sir.
549 00:32:00 I understand it can be tough, son,but that's the job.
550 00:32:04 I have another question.
551 00:32:05 Um, I hear now they're giving out medalsfor heroic restraint.
552 00:32:11 Do I have that right?
553 00:32:12 Courageous restraint.
554 00:32:14 And that is right.
555 00:32:15 Well, I don't mean to be rude, sir,
556 00:32:18 but I do not understandwhat the fuck that means.
557 00:32:25 It means, son, that sometimeswhen you're dealing with an insurgency,
558 00:32:30 you're not gonna be 100% clearon who the enemy is.
559 00:32:34 It means you're gonna find yourselfin situations where,
560 00:32:36 when you're afraid or whatnot,
561 00:32:38 you're gonna have to makea judgment call.
562 00:32:40 Because, as Sergeant Ortega herehas so rightly pointed out,
563 00:32:44 your mission is to protect the people,not kill them.
564 00:32:49 We can't help themand kill them at the same time.
565 00:32:51 It just ain't humanly possible.Do you understand me?
566 00:32:55 No, not really, sir. No.
567 00:32:57 What part are you strugglingto comprehend, son?
568 00:33:00 I don't know, sir. It seems to methat we all here with our guns and shit,
569 00:33:03 trying to convince these people that...deep down we're actually really nice guys.
570 00:33:09 And I don't know how to do that, sir,when every second one of them
571 00:33:12 or every third one of themor every tenth one of them
572 00:33:15 is trying to fucking kill me, sir.
573 00:33:18 'Cause I'm a marine. 'Cause we're marines.
574 00:33:21 And it seem like nowthey handing out medals
575 00:33:23 for heroically not being a marine, sir.
576 00:33:28 I'm confused,is what I'm trying to say, sir.
577 00:33:32 Well, then you're just gonna haveto get yourself unconfused, son.
578 00:33:37 [man speaking Arabic on megaphone]
579 00:33:47 [Sean] On the dayof the Afghan general elections,
580 00:33:50 for which Glen had waited so patiently,
581 00:33:53 Badi Bassim joined his team.
582 00:33:56 Cory wouldn't tell mewhere he found Glen his Afghan mascot.
583 00:34:00 No, I'm doing your job!
584 00:34:01 He said he just found himin the phone book.
585 00:34:03 Put the bag down.
586 00:34:05 I assume that was a joke.
587 00:34:11 My name is Captain Badi Bassim.
588 00:34:13 I'm here to start workwith, uh, General McMahon.
589 00:34:17 -Who?-McMahon.
590 00:34:19 -McMahon?-Yeah.
591 00:34:23 -Why are you not wearing the uniform?-Uh, my uniform is in my bag.
592 00:34:27 It's too dangerous for me to wear itwhile I am walking here from my home.
593 00:34:31 Unzip it.
594 00:34:34 Unzip the bag.
595 00:34:43 My uniform.
596 00:34:45 -Why are you walking in here?-Why I am working here?
597 00:34:49 Walking! Walking! Walking here?
598 00:34:52 Walking.
599 00:34:54 I like to walk.
600 00:34:55 [machine beeps]
601 00:35:04 -[Glen] Badi! Come in. Come in.-Ah!
602 00:35:08 [both speaking Arabic]
603 00:35:10 [laughs]
604 00:35:12 Everyone, this is my new aide-de-camp,Badi Bassim.
605 00:35:15 He's a soldier and a scholar.
606 00:35:18 This is the face of the new Afghanistan.
607 00:35:21 Greg, you know. That's Cory.You know Cory. Pete Duckman.
608 00:35:25 And, uh...
609 00:35:27 we got people herefrom Spain and Italy and, uh...
610 00:35:31 -You know, places like that.-Okay.
611 00:35:34 Ah.
612 00:35:36 [sighs]
613 00:35:38 -Have you voted?-I wanted to report to you first.
614 00:35:41 -You haven't voted?-No.
615 00:35:42 Good. Good. You can do it right here.
616 00:35:43 We got a polling booth right here,right around the corner.
617 00:35:46 Okay.
618 00:35:47 -Election day. It's exciting.-Yeah.
619 00:35:50 [man speaking Arabic on megaphone]
620 00:35:52 [Glen] This is important, Badi.
621 00:35:54 That long line of men,that slow shuffle there,
622 00:35:57 that's the slow shuffle towards freedom.
623 00:36:01 The steps are small but, by God,their importance...
624 00:36:07 It's like the moon landing.
625 00:36:09 Small step, giant leap. Yeah.
626 00:36:11 [stutters] Are you familiarwith the moon landing, son?
627 00:36:13 -Yes, sir.-It's like the goddamn moon landing.
628 00:36:16 Yes, sir, I agree. It's very important.
629 00:36:18 -Yes, it is.-Yeah.
630 00:36:20 -[Glen] A what?-[Ray] We're gonna have another election.
631 00:36:22 We can't ignore these fraud allegations.
632 00:36:24 They're coming infrom every corner of the country
633 00:36:26 and everything pointsto a ridiculous Karzai victory.
634 00:36:31 I mean, the whole thingjust smells stupid.
635 00:36:33 Sure.
636 00:36:34 Sure, there's gonna be irregularitynow and again.
637 00:36:38 But surely a resultis the best possible outcome. Yeah?
638 00:36:43 The polling station,the one right there over where you are...
639 00:36:47 367 registered voters,1,200 votes counted.
640 00:36:53 It's a joke.We're going to a runoff election.
641 00:36:58 Tell them what you told me!
642 00:37:03 Uh... [clears throat]
643 00:37:04 -About what, sir?-About the elections.
644 00:37:06 About the whole concept of electionsin this country.
645 00:37:09 [clears throat]Well, I was just observing, sir,
646 00:37:12 that, um, people don't quiteunderstand elections.
647 00:37:16 They see that the president is alive,everything is okay.
648 00:37:19 So what's the big problem?Why are we having an election?
649 00:37:21 [Glen] Yeah.
650 00:37:22 And then you have an election anyway,
651 00:37:24 and people vote for whoeverthe local leaders tell them to vote for.
652 00:37:27 Yeah.
653 00:37:28 Because they don't want to havetheir heads chopped off.
654 00:37:31 See what I mean?
655 00:37:38 Thank you... for that. Uh...
656 00:37:42 I'm sorry, Glen.We're going to a runoff election.
657 00:37:47 [groans] Jesus H...
658 00:37:51 I got the White House sitting on my reporttill after these elections get done.
659 00:37:55 I can't do anything until the presidentapproves my recommendations.
660 00:37:59 And now you're telling me that's not gonnabe until after another goddamn election?!
661 00:38:04 You need a legitimate partner here, Glen.Karzai ain't that guy.
662 00:38:09 You gotta understand,
663 00:38:11 what we're trying to do hereis like raising a child.
664 00:38:14 And a child needs two parents.
665 00:38:18 Two parents who love itand each other very much.
666 00:38:24 That's what it needs, above all else.
667 00:38:31 Well, then your wife, Mrs. Karzai...
668 00:38:34 I'm assuming that you're the daddyin this metaphorical relationship--
669 00:38:38 We suspect your wife, Karzai,
670 00:38:40 -might be a drug addict.-[scoffs]
671 00:38:42 He eliminated his chief opponentin this election
672 00:38:45 by spreadinga pretty vicious homosexual rumor,
673 00:38:47 and we're pretty sure that his brotheris a straight-up criminal warlord.
674 00:38:51 Oh, come on, Pat!
675 00:38:53 You got a bee in your bonnet.
676 00:38:55 You just don't like him for some reason,whatever it is. And seriously...
677 00:38:59 Anyway, I wanna know,how is Washington any different, huh?
678 00:39:04 Seriously! Tell me!
679 00:39:07 Hmm?
680 00:39:09 Yeah.
681 00:39:12 You can't.
682 00:39:21 [Sean] On page 74 of One Leg at a Time,Just Like Everybody Else,
683 00:39:26 Glen wrote, and I quote,
684 00:39:29 "A good leader lives by a set of rules.
685 00:39:33 A great leader knows when to break them."
686 00:39:37 Morning.
687 00:39:39 -Morning, all.-[all] Sir.
688 00:39:40 -Morning.-Morning, sir.
689 00:39:42 Morning, boys.
690 00:39:43 -Morning, sir.-Boss.
691 00:39:45 Morning, Matt. You're up early.
692 00:39:48 Uh, yes, sir. We've got a problem.
693 00:39:51 Somebody leaked your report.The Washington Post has a copy.
694 00:39:54 No.
695 00:39:55 -Somebody gave it to Bob Woodward.-Woodward? No.
696 00:40:00 Oh, my God almighty.You find the source?
697 00:40:02 Sir, the source?
698 00:40:04 Uh, this is terrible.Goddamn terrible news.
699 00:40:06 Do you hear that?Someone leaked the assessment.
700 00:40:08 -Oh, terrible.-Terrible. Shocking.
701 00:40:10 -Shocking.-Shocking.
702 00:40:12 -Terrible.-Shocking.
703 00:40:13 Yeah, well...
704 00:40:17 [grunts]
705 00:40:19 I don't think it really matterswho leaked the assessment.
706 00:40:22 Question is,what are we gonna do about it?
707 00:40:24 I wanna do the 60 Minutes interview.
708 00:40:26 Sir, as your senior PAO,I must counsel strongly against it.
709 00:40:31 It would be foolhardy.
710 00:40:33 [stammers] I really don't thinknow's the time to court media attention.
711 00:40:37 At the very moment,allegations are being made
712 00:40:38 -that you leaked this report yourself.-I'm choosing to embrace the leak, Simon.
713 00:40:42 I don't seem to be getting any traction.Do you know what I'm saying? Traction?
714 00:40:46 We got ourselves a presidentwho appears not to be aware of the fact
715 00:40:49 that the United States isat war right now,
716 00:40:51 and he's that war's commander in chief.
717 00:40:53 -I gotta get me some traction.-[Matt] You need cut through.
718 00:40:56 Exactly. Cut through. You need to get mesome goddamn cut through.
719 00:40:59 I can handle that for you, sir.
720 00:41:00 Sorry. No offense, Simon,how exactly are you gonna do that?
721 00:41:03 I'll quieten this whole situation down.
722 00:41:06 Again, I'm sorry,I don't wanna start a fight here.
723 00:41:08 And please forgive mefor speaking for you, sir.
724 00:41:11 But the general didn't hire meto make things quiet, okay?
725 00:41:16 Look, you're so good at your job,
726 00:41:18 but that job is basicallywriting press releases.
727 00:41:22 Here's the thing about press releases.
728 00:41:25 Nobody reads 'em, okay?
729 00:41:27 [chuckling] They're boring.And they're bullshit.
730 00:41:30 And everyone knows they're bullshit.
731 00:41:32 Correct me if I'm wrong,you hired me to make some noise.
732 00:41:36 You know, the right kind of noise.Our... noise.
733 00:41:42 [Glen] Pete.
734 00:41:43 -Boss.-Move those vehicles to the right.
735 00:41:46 I wanna make sure the M-ATVs areclearly visible in the background.
736 00:41:49 Copy that.
737 00:41:50 They're...They're completely blocking them.
738 00:41:52 -This one?-Both of them.
739 00:41:54 Just get 'em out of there.Get 'em out of there!
740 00:41:57 Hey. How're we doing over here? Good?
741 00:42:01 -Great.-You good? Good. Okay.
742 00:42:02 -Yeah, I think we're getting close.-Oh, that's exciting.
743 00:42:04 I don't wanna interrupt.
744 00:42:07 I mean, I know you have your ownworld of questions to ask in there.
745 00:42:14 You might wanna think aboutasking the general...
746 00:42:17 how much face timehe's had with the president
747 00:42:19 since taking over the position.
748 00:42:22 Okay.
749 00:42:23 Yeah. You know, if you run outof stuff to talk about or whatever.
750 00:42:29 You're welcome.
751 00:42:31 Yes, the leak was unfortunate.There's no denying it.
752 00:42:35 It's unfortunate.
753 00:42:37 One would always chooseto mull these things over
754 00:42:40 in the... the sensible calmof the proper quiet places.
755 00:42:45 But this war is tough. War is tough.
756 00:42:49 And... And the presidenthas tough decisions to make.
757 00:42:53 {\an8}How many times have you spokento the president since you've been here?
758 00:42:56 {\an8}Since I've been here in Afghanistan,leading ISAF?
759 00:42:59 {\an8}Yes.
760 00:43:00 {\an8}Uh...
761 00:43:02 {\an8}Once. I've spoken to the president once.By video teleconference.
762 00:43:06 {\an8}You've spoken to the presidentonce in, what, 70 days?
763 00:43:09 {\an8}That's right.
764 00:43:10 {\an8}You're the leaderof US forces in Afghanistan,
765 00:43:13 {\an8}and you have spoken to the presidentonce in 70 days?
766 00:43:16 {\an8}-Yes, ma'am.-Why is that?
767 00:43:18 {\an8}Uh... I don't know. Uh...
768 00:43:22 {\an8}I'm guessing he's... very busy.
769 00:43:27 {\an8}Probably.
770 00:43:29 {\an8}[clock ticking]
771 00:43:31 [Dick] What the fuck'sthe matter with you, Glen?
772 00:43:33 Are you out of your mind?
773 00:43:34 One second we're dealingwith this so-called fucking leak,
774 00:43:37 the next you're on the fucking television
775 00:43:39 backing the president into the mostham-fisted corner I've ever seen.
776 00:43:42 I honestly believe you've made ityour sole mission to fuck me.
777 00:43:46 Well, Dick, I answered the questionsthat were asked of me.
778 00:43:49 -I thought I was being fair.-It's not a question of fair, Glen.
779 00:43:52 It's a question of what the fuckwere you doing on the television?
780 00:43:55 -Why am I seeing you on the television?-Oh.
781 00:43:59 Now we gotta fix this.
782 00:44:00 We gotta find a wayof taking the heat out of this thing.
783 00:44:04 Now you've gone and lit a fucking fireunder it! Do you understand?
784 00:44:07 -Yeah, I see.-Here's where we're gonna start.
785 00:44:09 You're gonna get on the phoneto Bob Gates and--
786 00:44:11 Hang on, Dick. You're cutting out.I can't hear you. Can you hear me?
787 00:44:14 Yeah, I can hear you.And please stop calling me Dick!
788 00:44:17 Shit. Something's wrong.I can't hear a word you're saying.
789 00:44:20 Let me, uh... let me try this.
790 00:44:26 -Can you hear me now?-Yeah, I can hear you.
791 00:44:28 Okay, something's wrong here.Hold on a minute, Dick.
792 00:44:31 -Oh, God.-Andy, get your ass in here!
793 00:44:39 -Yes, sir.-Got a problem.
794 00:44:40 -I can't hear a word Dick's saying.-Uh-huh.
795 00:44:42 He can hear me, but I can't hear him.
796 00:44:47 -All right, can you hear us now?-Yeah, I can hear you.
797 00:44:54 -What about now, Mr. Dick, sir?-Yeah, I can hear you!
798 00:44:58 I'm... I'm sorry.
799 00:44:59 -I'm sorry, Dick.-Oh, gosh!
800 00:45:02 Can't hear a word you're saying.
801 00:45:04 Andy's gonna have to work on this,and pronto!
802 00:45:07 -Yes, sir.-This is goddamn unacceptable.
803 00:45:09 -No, no, we need to talk.-[Glen groans]
804 00:45:11 I'll talk to you later, Dick.
805 00:45:12 We need to finish...We need to finish this thing.
806 00:45:15 -[computer beeps]-[laughs]
807 00:45:20 Well done.
808 00:45:22 -Thank you, sir.-Well done.
809 00:45:23 [announcer] Ladies and gentlemen,the President of the United States.
810 00:45:26 [crowd applauding]
811 00:45:28 [Obama] Thank you.
812 00:45:30 I wanna speak to you tonightabout our effort in Afghanistan.
813 00:45:34 It's an extraordinary honor for meto do so here at West Point,
814 00:45:37 where so many men and womenhave prepared to stand up for our security
815 00:45:42 and to representwhat is finest about our country.
816 00:45:45 As your commander in chief,
817 00:45:47 I owe you a missionthat is clearly defined...
818 00:45:50 -Yes, you do.-...and worthy of your service.
819 00:45:53 And that's why I insistedon a thorough review of our strategy.
820 00:45:58 And as commander in chief,I have determined that
821 00:46:00 -it is in our vital national interest...-Mmm-hmm.
822 00:46:03 ...to send an additional 30,000 US troopsto Afghanistan.
823 00:46:07 After 18 months,our troops will begin to come home.
824 00:46:11 I do not make this decision lightly.
825 00:46:14 We have been at war now for eight years,at enormous cost in lives and resources.
826 00:46:21 -[Glen breathing heavily]-Years of debate over Iraq and terrorism
827 00:46:23 have left our unityon national security issues in tatters.
828 00:46:27 And having just experiencedthe worst economic crisis
829 00:46:30 since the Great Depression,
830 00:46:31 the American people areunderstandably focused on
831 00:46:34 rebuilding our economyand putting people to work here at home.
832 00:46:37 [continues breathing heavily]
833 00:46:47 [Greg] Sir.
834 00:46:51 You got your troops.
835 00:46:57 Buddy here just announced
836 00:47:00 to the whole of Afghanistanthat we are about to abandon it!
837 00:47:04 That's like telling the bad guysall they gotta do
838 00:47:06 -is wait out the next 18 months...-Yeah.
839 00:47:08 ...and then we'll be gone!
840 00:47:11 And so he just told an auditoriumfull of young American soldiers
841 00:47:17 the war they've been asked to fightthese last eight years
842 00:47:21 has been nothing more than
843 00:47:23 one great monumental wasteof everybody's time.
844 00:47:25 That was a clusterfuckinglystupid fucking speech!
845 00:47:33 Thank you, Greg.
846 00:47:36 Well, you heard him.
847 00:47:39 He's not giving us the full 40,000.They're giving us 30.
848 00:47:43 I just got off the phone with the SecDef.
849 00:47:45 We gotta get the restfrom our coalition partners.
850 00:47:49 Looks like we're going to Europe, boys.So, uh, pack your, uh...
851 00:47:54 Oh, I don't know, fuck it!Pack whatever it is they wear in Europe.
852 00:47:58 -Speedos and shit! Willy.-Hmm.
853 00:48:08 [siren whoops]
854 00:48:09 [Sean] The world stage.
855 00:48:11 It's always seemed funny to mehow a man can go from looking at a map of,
856 00:48:16 I don't know, say Helmand province,
857 00:48:19 to finding himself in Europetrying to persuade our friends and allies
858 00:48:23 that his crazy dreamis their crazy dream, too.
859 00:48:27 -[Glen grunts]-Bonjour, General.
860 00:48:29 [sighs] Thank you.
861 00:48:30 -[guard] Bonjour, monsieur.-Hello.
862 00:48:34 [Cory] Okay, so tomorrow afternoon,
863 00:48:36 you have the presentationto l'École Militaire.
864 00:48:39 Uh... Tomorrow night,dinner with the minister of defense.
865 00:48:42 That is a gala dinner, by the way.
866 00:48:44 Just a heads-up so you can prepareyourself mentally. It's a big one.
867 00:48:48 Meetings the next day.Then we got the night free.
868 00:48:51 -And then to Berlin.-[Glen] Yeah.
869 00:48:55 Here we go.Obama is in Copenhagen tonight.
870 00:48:59 They wanna knowif you can spare time for a meeting
871 00:49:01 on Air Force One tomorrow morning.
872 00:49:05 -The president wants some face time.-[Greg chuckles]
873 00:49:06 Now he wants fucking face time.Fucking dick.
874 00:49:11 So can you do that, boss?
875 00:49:13 Then we can jet acrossto Copenhagen at zero six.
876 00:49:15 The president's gonna beon the tarmac at 8:30.
877 00:49:19 Well, you're the keeper of my schedule,Cory. You tell me if I can do it.
878 00:49:24 Uh, okay, yeah, we can have you backin Paris early afternoon,
879 00:49:28 depending on how much time you two need.And I can shift your morning meetings.
880 00:49:31 See that out there? I'm calling that dusk.
881 00:49:34 That's close of fucking business.
882 00:49:38 Boss, you good with this?
883 00:49:40 Sure, Pete. We're not in theater.You boys earned it.
884 00:49:47 Sir, have you had a chanceto say hello to your wife yet?
885 00:49:50 You know, she checked in this morning.
886 00:49:51 I think she's waiting for youin your room.
887 00:49:54 Shit. Right, I should do that.
888 00:49:59 -What room am I in again?-[all speaking]
889 00:50:00 -517.-What?
890 00:50:02 -Five-seven-one.-Five-one-seven.
891 00:50:03 -Stop. Go.-Five-one-seven.
892 00:50:05 Five-one-seven.
893 00:50:18 -[knocking on door]-[clears throat]
894 00:50:22 -Hi, boss.-Hey, Willy.
895 00:50:28 [sighs]
896 00:50:30 -Hi. Hi, honey.-Hi.
897 00:50:33 -Hi.-Huh.
898 00:50:35 I'm sorry, I've been delayed.
899 00:50:38 The president is wanting timewith me tomorrow,
900 00:50:41 and we've been trying to ascertain
901 00:50:43 whether... whether or notwe can accommodate this request.
902 00:50:49 -I'm gonna leave you two be. I'll be...-[clears throat]
903 00:50:51 -I'll be right next door.-Okay, thank you, Willy.
904 00:50:54 [sighs]
905 00:51:02 [sighs] Well, we're in Paris.
906 00:51:06 Yeah... Hopefully we'll get to seesome sights.
907 00:51:09 Yeah, I'll have, uh,Cory, uh, schedule some time.
908 00:51:14 -Yeah.-Okay,
909 00:51:16 but you do what you gotta do,because I am here for you.
910 00:51:18 -Oh, yeah?-Uh-huh.
911 00:51:22 -How's Tim?-Oh, he's good. He's good.
912 00:51:25 -He sends his love.-Okay.
913 00:51:27 Um... He's...He's got a new girlfriend now.
914 00:51:29 -Ooh!-Yeah, I like her.
915 00:51:31 Yeah, her daddy's an ILE instructorover at Leavenworth.
916 00:51:34 -Huh.-Mmm-hmm.
917 00:51:35 Yeah, she's sweet. You'll like her.
918 00:51:42 Hmm.
919 00:51:49 Well...
920 00:51:54 Well, I... I think it's just great you'regetting to see the president, honey.
921 00:51:59 You must be very excited, huh?
922 00:52:38 [Pat] Hey, Glen.
923 00:52:40 Hope you don't mind me hitching a ride.I'm on my own dash to see the president.
924 00:52:44 They told me you were headingover there this morning.
925 00:52:48 No problem, Pat. My plane is your plane.
926 00:52:51 -Knock yourself out.-Thanks, Glen.
927 00:52:54 So my hope is, depending on how longyour meeting goes with the president,
928 00:52:57 we can have you back in Paris NLT 1400,
929 00:52:59 then straight tothe École Militaire for 1500.
930 00:53:02 My uniform will be crushedafter these flights.
931 00:53:04 I'll need a shower, a fresh shave.
932 00:53:06 I'm allowing for four solid hourswith the president.
933 00:53:08 If it's less than that,we should be fine to go via the hotel.
934 00:53:10 I am just contingency planningfor the possibility
935 00:53:12 we may be running tight on time.
936 00:53:14 -Can we move the École Militaire back?-Not really.
937 00:53:16 Gonna be a lot of people there.
938 00:53:17 We have the gala dinner right after.We don't have any wiggle room here.
939 00:53:19 [Greg] You should wear the fatiguesto the thing this afternoon.
940 00:53:22 The general, direct from the battlefield.
941 00:53:26 No need to showerwhen you're straight from the fight.
942 00:53:28 -That's good.-Yeah.
943 00:53:29 -It's very good.-[Matt] I like that.
944 00:53:30 Well, just make sureWilly has my fatigues on standby.
945 00:53:33 [Glen grunts]
946 00:53:35 Talking points for the president.
947 00:53:43 [Glen grunts]
948 00:53:53 How you doing, Glen?
949 00:53:56 Oh! [sighs]
950 00:54:00 This one is a bitch, right?
951 00:54:03 Nothing about war is easy, Pat.
952 00:54:07 Right on.
953 00:54:08 Though I'm guessing, somewhere deep down,you were happier in Iraq.
954 00:54:14 A soldier leading soldiers.
955 00:54:17 Soldiers above you, soldiers below you.Just a nice bubble of soldiers.
956 00:54:23 Just ordered. Right? 'Cause it has to be.
957 00:54:28 War is chaos, so then the army has to bethe opposite of chaos.
958 00:54:32 But now you find yourselfin the real world.
959 00:54:35 Now you're dealing with civilians,and civilians don't make sense.
960 00:54:38 Not making sense is a luxuryI can't afford. Hmm.
961 00:54:43 Lives depend on it.
962 00:54:45 -No, of course.-Yeah.
963 00:54:48 Absolutely.
964 00:54:50 And you can't live in the bubble forever.
965 00:54:53 You gotta rise as your talents dictate.
966 00:54:58 What do you want, Pat?
967 00:55:01 How do you think this ends?
968 00:55:05 Simple. We either win it or we lose it.
969 00:55:08 Yeah, I don't know.
970 00:55:10 I think I'm gonna call bullshiton that, Glen.
971 00:55:13 All the winning we were ever gonna do,we did in the first six months.
972 00:55:16 And since then,we've just been making a mess.
973 00:55:18 And that's all it was ever gonna be.
974 00:55:21 You're not here to win.
975 00:55:23 You're here to clean up the mess.
976 00:55:27 You'll get your 40,000 troops.
977 00:55:29 Get 'em in there. Get your PowerPointpresentation in order, you know?
978 00:55:33 Just move the needle a little bit.
979 00:55:35 Show everyone how all the graphs arepointing in the right direction.
980 00:55:38 That's all you gotta do.
981 00:55:39 That's how this ends best for you...anyway.
982 00:55:44 A nice-looking set of graphs.
983 00:55:46 Or a nicer-looking set of graphsthan the last set of graphs.
984 00:55:51 Either that or get yourself fired.
985 00:55:55 Then you can say "I told you so"when it all turns to shit
986 00:55:59 or fizzles out or...however it is this thing ends.
987 00:56:05 There's no street paradeat the end of this one.
988 00:56:15 It's good to talk.
989 00:56:29 [inaudible]
990 00:56:41 -[cameras shutters clicking]-[indistinct chatter]
991 00:57:09 [Obama] Everybody. How are you?
992 00:57:11 Morning.Yeah, it's good to see you again.
993 00:57:15 [indistinct chatter]
994 00:57:17 -How you doing? Good to see you. Nice tie.-[man 1] Thank you.
995 00:57:19 [Obama] All right. How's it going?
996 00:57:21 -Morning, sir. Nice to see you again.-All right. Take care now.
997 00:57:24 [woman] It's good to see you,Mr. President.
998 00:57:25 [Obama] All right, see you soon.
999 00:57:28 -Mr. President.-It's great to see you, General.
1000 00:57:31 I'm sorry,but we're running behind schedule.
1001 00:57:33 I was looking forward to gettingsome face time with you,
1002 00:57:35 but I gotta get this baby in the air.
1003 00:57:38 So... all right.
1004 00:57:41 Smile for the cameras, Glen.
1005 00:57:46 All right.
1006 00:57:48 Take care.
1007 00:57:50 -Pat.-Mr. President.
1008 00:57:51 -Let's get going.-[Pat] Yes, sir.
1009 00:57:52 All right, Magnus, talk to you soon. Okay?
1010 00:58:07 [Sean] You could arguethat the main reason
1011 00:58:10 certain generals like war so much is...
1012 00:58:13 well, because it's only in warthat they feel truly relevant.
1013 00:58:19 It's only in war that they feel closeto the center of power.
1014 00:58:25 Only in war do they feelthe warm glow of other people's attention.
1015 00:58:29 [Matt] Good evening, sir.
1016 00:58:31 The attention of people like me.
1017 00:58:35 Okay, you know what?You both look beautiful.
1018 00:58:37 [chuckles] Really.
1019 00:58:39 Uh, sir, before you get draggedinto the hubbub there,
1020 00:58:42 I want to introduce youto Sean Cullen here.
1021 00:58:45 Sean's the writer from Rolling Stone.He's been doing that profile piece on you.
1022 00:58:48 He's gonna be tagging alongfor a couple days.
1023 00:58:50 Thanks for having me, sir.It's a real privilege.
1024 00:58:53 -Rolling Stone?-Yes, sir.
1025 00:58:55 Just make sure I'm on the cover.
1026 00:58:58 Well, it's between you and Lady Gaga, sir.
1027 00:59:01 Well, put me in a heart-shapedbathtub with her.
1028 00:59:05 -Rose petals. Happy to share.-[both chuckling]
1029 00:59:07 Glen, stop joking. [laughing]
1030 00:59:10 I'm deadly serious, son.Put me on the cover.
1031 00:59:12 [laughs]
1032 00:59:15 [clears throat]
1033 00:59:22 Okay, here we are.There's the boss. There's Mrs. Boss.
1034 00:59:26 [Greg] Oh, there's me. There's you.
1035 00:59:29 Where's me?
1036 00:59:31 I guess you're on a different table.Better keep looking.
1037 00:59:34 -You serious?-Hmm.
1038 00:59:37 [clears throat]
1039 00:59:38 -Sorry.-Yes?
1040 00:59:39 Excuse me.I think you are sitting in my seat, sir.
1041 00:59:44 Oh.
1042 00:59:45 Oh, hey, there. I'm sorry.Pleased to meet you.
1043 00:59:52 [indistinct chatter]
1044 01:00:06 [Glen] Dear.
1045 01:00:08 Thank you. Hi.
1046 01:00:14 [clears throat]
1047 01:00:17 General. Tom Howard, sir.
1048 01:00:19 I'm the United States defense attachéhere in Paris.
1049 01:00:22 Pleased to meet you.This is my wife, Jeanie.
1050 01:00:24 Pleased to meet you, Jeanie.Are you enjoying your time here in Paris?
1051 01:00:27 Oh, yes, very much. It's lovely.
1052 01:00:29 Isn't it? Have you managed to seeany museums or exhibitions?
1053 01:00:32 -Have you done the Louvre?-Oh, um,
1054 01:00:34 I... I think we're gonna be too busyto see the Louvre.
1055 01:00:36 But I've been wandering around by myselfwhile Glen's at meetings, and...
1056 01:00:40 oh, my, it's... it's lovely.
1057 01:00:42 General, I thought it went very wellat the École Militaire today.
1058 01:00:45 I didn't get the opportunityto introduce myself there.
1059 01:00:47 But, uh, there were somevery interesting people there today.
1060 01:00:50 If you'd like, I'd be very happyto give you a rundown of the who's who
1061 01:00:53 if you get a little windowin your schedule while--
1062 01:00:55 I appreciate that.My schedule's very tight.
1063 01:00:57 Of course. Totally understood.
1064 01:01:00 General, I could introduce you to somepeople here tonight if you'd prefer.
1065 01:01:03 No, I... I think my team and Ihave a grip on the who's who. Thank you.
1066 01:01:06 -Cory, where's Badi?-Hmm?
1067 01:01:09 Uh, I don't know, boss.He was here a minute ago.
1068 01:01:12 I thought he was supposed to besitting beside you and Jeanie.
1069 01:01:14 [clears throat]
1070 01:01:15 General, I thought it best if you and Itook this opportunity to talk, so...
1071 01:01:20 so I switched placeswith your colleague over there, I...
1072 01:01:22 Like you said, your schedule's very tight.
1073 01:01:24 What'd you say your name was?
1074 01:01:27 Tom Howard, sir.
1075 01:01:28 What do you think this dinner is for,Tom Howard?
1076 01:01:31 [stammers] General, this dinneris to honor you, sir.
1077 01:01:34 Wrong. This dinner is for Afghanistan.
1078 01:01:37 We are here tonightbecause we're at war in Afghanistan.
1079 01:01:41 And you got the goddamn gallto kick the only Afghan in the room
1080 01:01:44 -off my goddamn table?-I'm sorry--
1081 01:01:47 Let me tell you what I want you to do,Tom Howard.
1082 01:01:49 I want you to go sit your ass down
1083 01:01:51 wherever the fuck your ass was officiallydesignated to sit,
1084 01:01:54 and I want you to tell Badito bring his ass back over here!
1085 01:01:57 -[people gasp]-How's that sound, Tom Howard?
1086 01:02:02 I'm sorry, sir.
1087 01:02:05 Ma'am. [clears throat]
1088 01:02:10 I apologize for my language.
1089 01:02:12 -[Jeanie] Everything's okay, honey.-[Greg] Uh, boss?
1090 01:02:15 I'm pretty sure the Afghan ambassador hereis from Afghanistan.
1091 01:02:19 General.
1092 01:02:29 Sir.
1093 01:02:30 [Cory] Swell.
1094 01:02:33 I don't want for this dinnerto be awkward for you, General,
1095 01:02:37 so I will tell you nowthat we intend to give you
1096 01:02:40 our portion of the troopsthat you request.
1097 01:02:44 I don't think the Germans will be so easy.
1098 01:02:47 I think that they are feelinginclined to withdraw altogether.
1099 01:02:52 And, uh, I should add that
1100 01:02:55 I would hate for you to thinkthat France is easy.
1101 01:02:59 This must be a final moment, no?We cannot stay in Afghanistan forever.
1102 01:03:05 No, we can't.
1103 01:03:08 That's why I'm gonna win it.
1104 01:03:11 Thank you.
1105 01:03:15 [sighs] That was strange.
1106 01:03:23 [laughter echoing]
1107 01:04:03 Writing a biography, is that something...you might be open to? Or...
1108 01:04:08 For sure, yeah.Something I'm absolutely open to...
1109 01:04:11 [Matt] It's such a fascinatingsubject matter.
1110 01:04:13 No offense, book could kinda write itself.
1111 01:04:16 We may have a problemgetting to Berlin tomorrow.
1112 01:04:19 This volcano in Iceland. It's, uh...
1113 01:04:22 canceling all flightsbecause of the ash cloud.
1114 01:04:25 -Dude, we got our own plane.-Guess this cloud's huge.
1115 01:04:27 Nothing's taking off in Europe.They're grounding all air traffic.
1116 01:04:30 [Pete] We got tonight free, right?
1117 01:04:33 Then what's the plan? We're drinking.Tell me we're fucking drinking.
1118 01:04:40 Today is Jeanie and my's30th wedding anniversary, so, uh...
1119 01:04:45 I'm taking her to dinner.
1120 01:04:48 Just the two of you?
1121 01:04:50 Yes.
1122 01:04:52 It doesn't matter, honey. I've had fun.
1123 01:04:54 -Good. Good.-Mmm.
1124 01:04:55 We'll come back again
1125 01:04:57 when everything's normaland we can do it together.
1126 01:04:59 -Sure.-Mmm-hmm.
1127 01:05:01 [sighs] We're together.
1128 01:05:05 Yeah.
1129 01:05:06 -This is so special.-Hmm.
1130 01:05:10 Hmm. [chuckles]
1131 01:05:13 You know, the other dayI was, uh, calculating the...
1132 01:05:17 I was working out that we've spent lessthan 30 days a year together
1133 01:05:23 for the last eight years. [chuckles]
1134 01:05:33 -And...-[clears throat]
1135 01:05:34 ...I was just thinkingthat it's really interesting,
1136 01:05:38 the way things happen.
1137 01:05:45 Well, if we hadn't gone to war...
1138 01:05:48 if September 11th hadn't happened...
1139 01:05:51 if America hadn't been attackedand we hadn't gone to war,
1140 01:05:54 I'd probably be barbecuing somethingin our backyard right now.
1141 01:05:58 -Mmm.-But 9/11 did happen, didn't it? Hmm?
1142 01:06:01 Yes. Yes, I know. I know.I know, and I am... I'm sorry.
1143 01:06:06 -I didn't say that to make you feel bad.-Why are you thinking about it?
1144 01:06:09 No, I'm not... I'm not...I'm not thinking about it, I promise.
1145 01:06:12 Yes, you are. You're calculating days.
1146 01:06:14 You just told me, one dayyou sat yourself down with a calendar
1147 01:06:17 and you calculated days.
1148 01:06:18 Yes, I know. I know.But I just did that because...
1149 01:06:22 I did it becauseI was proud of you, honey.
1150 01:06:34 I'm proud of me, too. You know?
1151 01:06:37 [sighs]
1152 01:06:40 Yeah, I'm proud of me, too.
1153 01:06:43 Do you know?
1154 01:06:50 [sighs]
1155 01:06:58 Oh, honey.
1156 01:07:00 No, honey, look at me.
1157 01:07:05 Everything's gonna be okay.
1158 01:07:09 I know.
1159 01:07:22 Yes, every... Everything...
1160 01:07:27 Everything's okay.
1161 01:07:30 Yeah.
1162 01:07:31 [sighs]
1163 01:07:33 Obama's not a leader.
1164 01:07:36 He's an orator.
1165 01:07:38 He hammered the whole world on,"Yes, we can. Yes, we can."
1166 01:07:42 Really, it's "No, we can't."
1167 01:07:45 Yeah.
1168 01:07:47 We can't do Iraq.
1169 01:07:50 He's loud and clear nowthat we can't do Afghanistan.
1170 01:07:54 We can't do Gitmo.
1171 01:07:56 Where the fuck elsewe gonna put all these motherfuckers?
1172 01:07:58 -That's a great orator. Right there.-Hmm.
1173 01:08:02 He's sold us on, like, a double negative.
1174 01:08:06 Yes, we can not do things.
1175 01:08:10 You know? Or is that a double negative?
1176 01:08:13 Not really, but I know what you mean.
1177 01:08:15 -Yo, look who it is!-[all clamoring]
1178 01:08:17 -Hey.-[men cheering]
1179 01:08:20 -Hi.-[Cory] Hello, Mrs. Boss.
1180 01:08:22 [pop music playing]
1181 01:08:24 [Cory] Oh, yeah! Oh, yeah!
1182 01:08:27 [Pete] Boss and Mrs. Boss, down there.
1183 01:08:30 -You, drink!-No, no.
1184 01:08:31 -[Pete] You, drink!-[Cory] Down the hatch.
1185 01:08:34 Sir, I just want to say againwhat a privilege this is.
1186 01:08:39 -You must be really proud.-Hmm?
1187 01:08:40 -You must be really proud of him.-Oh, yes, I am.
1188 01:08:44 [Pete] Ow!
1189 01:08:45 -Ah, here we go! Here we go!-[officers] Oh, yeah!
1190 01:08:48 -[Cory] Go, Pete!-[all cheering]
1191 01:08:53 [Andy] Come on!I got your name all over this.
1192 01:08:55 [Pete] I always loved this asshole!
1193 01:08:57 [indistinct yelling]
1194 01:09:00 [cheering and hooting]
1195 01:09:05 -We're not flying to Berlin tomorrow.-What?
1196 01:09:07 -[Cory] Not flying to Berlin tomorrow.-What?
1197 01:09:11 They won't give us clearanceto fly to Berlin tomorrow.
1198 01:09:14 USA! Everybody now!
1199 01:09:16 [all chanting] USA! USA!
1200 01:09:21 This is bullshit.It's, like, one phone call.
1201 01:09:23 "Hello, they won't let us take off.Can you fix it?"
1202 01:09:26 [in French accent] "Oh, no, monsieur.Big volcano. No take off."
1203 01:09:30 "Well, this is General Glen McMahonwe're talking about here."
1204 01:09:32 "Oh, General Glen McMahon.
1205 01:09:34 Oh, I did not know.Why didn't you say that?
1206 01:09:37 Pardon, monsieur,of course you may take off."
1207 01:09:39 -Done! How hard is that?-I've made the calls. Believe me.
1208 01:09:41 [Greg] Listen,we are the fucking US military.
1209 01:09:43 We practically invented everything!
1210 01:09:46 And now we havesome chinless fuck in Brussels
1211 01:09:48 who's telling uswe can't fly our own plane
1212 01:09:49 because of a volcano in Greenland.
1213 01:09:52 What are we supposed to do?
1214 01:09:53 Sit around here in Parisand wait for it to "stop erupting"?
1215 01:09:56 I don't know, Greg. This isn't exactlya situation that I've been in before.
1216 01:09:59 Okay, bear with me on this one.
1217 01:10:01 I think I might havejust solved our problem.
1218 01:10:11 [inaudible]
1219 01:10:55 [Sean] I really can't tell you whythese guys got so loose in front of me.
1220 01:11:00 Or why Glen let them get so loose.
1221 01:11:04 I can only put it down to hubris.
1222 01:11:08 These guys thought they werethe most important guys in the world...
1223 01:11:12 with the most important jobs in the world.
1224 01:11:16 Maybe they assumed I thoughtthey were as amazing as they did.
1225 01:11:22 What are you writing?
1226 01:11:24 Hmm?
1227 01:11:25 What are you writing?You're always writing. I don't like it.
1228 01:11:28 [Sean] Maybe they thoughtthey could do whatever they wanted.
1229 01:11:31 I'm a writer.
1230 01:11:34 I write.
1231 01:11:37 I better like what it is you're writing.
1232 01:11:41 Let's say you have ten insurgents.
1233 01:11:45 Huh?
1234 01:11:47 Now, let's say you kill two of 'em.
1235 01:11:51 Now, how many insurgents do you have left?
1236 01:11:55 Hmm? Hmm?
1237 01:11:57 Well, you'd say eight, of course.
1238 01:12:01 Eight. Right?
1239 01:12:04 Right?
1240 01:12:06 Wrong!
1241 01:12:08 In this scenario, ten minus two equals 20.
1242 01:12:16 Let's say the two insurgentsyou just killed, uh...
1243 01:12:20 each had six friends or brothersor some such,
1244 01:12:24 who are hovering on the brink of...of joining the insurgency.
1245 01:12:29 They're thinkingabout this insurgency thing.
1246 01:12:33 "Looks interesting. But, you know,for one reason or other, not for me."
1247 01:12:39 But... So, then you goand kill their friend.
1248 01:12:44 Now you've just made uptheir minds for 'em.
1249 01:12:47 Those hovering friends are nowfull, paid-up members of the enemy.
1250 01:12:53 Yeah.
1251 01:12:55 And so, in the math of counterinsurgency,
1252 01:12:59 ten minus two...
1253 01:13:02 equals 20.
1254 01:13:05 Uh, yes, ma'am?
1255 01:13:07 General, the US invaded Afghanistan
1256 01:13:10 because of the al-Qaeda attackson September 11th.
1257 01:13:14 -This is correct, yes?-Yeah.
1258 01:13:17 You have been speaking to us nowfor 45 minutes--
1259 01:13:20 [man speaking German]
1260 01:13:21 Oh, uh, where's the, uh... Oh, thank you.
1261 01:13:24 Thank you.
1262 01:13:28 [woman speaking German]
1263 01:13:32 [in English] You have beenspeaking to us now for 45 minutes,
1264 01:13:35 and yet in all of that time you haveonly mentioned al-Qaeda once.
1265 01:13:39 Your own vice president has advocated
1266 01:13:42 a much smallerand simpler counterterrorism approach
1267 01:13:46 to incapacitate what is estimated to be
1268 01:13:48 little more than 100 al-Qaeda fightersthat still remain in Afghanistan
1269 01:13:53 to refocus on what it wasthat started this war in the first place.
1270 01:13:58 -Ah.-Your analysis of the insurgency there
1271 01:14:02 suggests to methere is no monolithic Taliban.
1272 01:14:05 You are spread over the entire country.
1273 01:14:07 You are fighting 1,000 separate battleswith locals
1274 01:14:11 whose principal ideological position
1275 01:14:14 would seem to be simply that they don'twant foreign soldiers in their village.
1276 01:14:17 And that, General, you must know,is a war you will never win.
1277 01:14:22 [Glen] Ah.
1278 01:14:24 Uh...
1279 01:14:25 with all due respect, ma'am. Uh...
1280 01:14:28 I must beg to differ.
1281 01:14:31 I firmly believe,
1282 01:14:33 having traveled to all cornersof the country,
1283 01:14:37 having spoken with many peoplefrom many walks of life...
1284 01:14:43 that what these people want is the verysame thing that you and I want.
1285 01:14:49 Hmm?
1286 01:14:51 Freedom, security, stability, jobs.
1287 01:14:59 Progress is being made. Real Progress.
1288 01:15:02 But challenges do remain.
1289 01:15:04 [woman] Yes,I understand all of that, General.
1290 01:15:07 And... and, please,let me say quite sincerely
1291 01:15:09 that I do not questionthe goodness of your intent.
1292 01:15:13 I have been listening to youhere this morning, and, uh...
1293 01:15:17 I believe you are a good man.
1294 01:15:20 I do.
1295 01:15:22 What I question is...
1296 01:15:26 your belief in your powerto deliver these things that you describe.
1297 01:15:32 I question your belief in the powerof your ideals.
1298 01:15:37 Ah, well...
1299 01:15:39 [stuttering] I thinkwhat I am trying to say,
1300 01:15:42 and I apologize, General,if this is sounding impolite,
1301 01:15:45 but I question your sense of self.
1302 01:15:48 [men clamoring in German]
1303 01:15:51 No, no, no, that's all... all right.
1304 01:15:56 I, uh, appreciate your, uh, commentary.
1305 01:16:02 I do. Um...
1306 01:16:04 But I have a job to do.
1307 01:16:06 Yes, I understand.And I also have a job to do.
1308 01:16:09 And I am trying to do mine.
1309 01:16:10 As an elected representativeof the people of Germany,
1310 01:16:13 it is my job to ensurethat the personal ambitions
1311 01:16:17 of those who serve those peopleare kept in check.
1312 01:16:22 You have devoted your entire life,General, to the fighting of war.
1313 01:16:25 And this situationin Afghanistan, for you,
1314 01:16:28 it is the culminationof all your years of training,
1315 01:16:32 all your years of ambition.
1316 01:16:34 -This is the great moment of your life.-Well...
1317 01:16:37 It's understandable to methat you should have, therefore,
1318 01:16:41 a fetish for completionto make your moment glorious.
1319 01:16:46 It is my job, however,to ensure that your personal ambitions
1320 01:16:50 are not entirely delusional
1321 01:16:52 and do not carry with theman unacceptable cost for everybody else.
1322 01:17:09 -[Jeanie] Honey, you okay?-I'm fine.
1323 01:17:12 Please don't shut down.
1324 01:17:14 It's our last day together.
1325 01:17:18 Be here with me.
1326 01:17:45 One second. Thank you.
1327 01:17:48 So, just got an email from Gates.Good news and bad news.
1328 01:17:52 Spoke with the German defense minister...We're getting our troops.
1329 01:17:56 Turns out that crazy bitch...lady back there
1330 01:17:59 was just some sad, lonely voicein the wilderness.
1331 01:18:01 Bad news is,they won't let their guys leave the base.
1332 01:18:04 Whatever that means.
1333 01:18:06 But, hey, they're ponying up.So I guess job here is done.
1334 01:18:13 Boss?
1335 01:18:23 [Sean] I used to think that men went graybecause they had stressful jobs
1336 01:18:28 with stressful decisions to make.
1337 01:18:33 Now, I think it happenswhen men start to feel in their bones
1338 01:18:36 that the great moments of their lives...
1339 01:18:39 might not turn out to be quite as greatas they'd always hoped.
1340 01:18:44 When the real world starts creeping in.
1341 01:18:56 What separates the believers like Glenfrom everybody else is...
1342 01:19:01 their ability to blockthis real world out.
1343 01:19:11 Some people call this insanity.
1344 01:19:50 Welcome to Operation Moshtarak.
1345 01:19:54 We're taking the Helmand province,gentlemen, once and for all.
1346 01:19:59 Moshtarak will be the largest operationyet to be conducted since this war began.
1347 01:20:04 So, needless to say,it is an important one.
1348 01:20:09 This whole province has beena thorn in our ass since day one.
1349 01:20:14 So this here will be a definitive testin our resolve.
1350 01:20:20 And that starts right here in Marjah.
1351 01:20:22 If we infill teams here and here tonight,we can set up our blocking positions,
1352 01:20:27 hopefully draw enough wiggle roomfor the marines tomorrow.
1353 01:20:30 -Good.-The forecast says tonight's the night.
1354 01:20:32 If we don't go in tonight,likely have to wait maybe another week.
1355 01:20:35 I want Karzai to sign off on this.Cory, can you get him on the phone?
1356 01:20:38 Copy.
1357 01:20:39 And why these spots?
1358 01:20:41 ISR is telling us these locations
1359 01:20:43 are where there still appears to bea concentration of movement.
1360 01:20:46 Obviously, we're proceedingunder the assumption
1361 01:20:47 that anyone who isn't a bad guyhas moved on or at least hunkered down.
1362 01:20:51 We've made it clearto the whole city that's the thing to do.
1363 01:20:54 [Frank] If I could just aska question, General.
1364 01:20:56 Shoot!
1365 01:20:57 [stutters] I know this is Marjah,but I'm still not quite clear
1366 01:21:00 as to why you're sending boysto Nawzad and Musa Qala.
1367 01:21:03 I mean, there's nothing out there.
1368 01:21:06 I'm just not quite clear what it isyou're trying to control there.
1369 01:21:11 Apart from nothing.
1370 01:21:16 You see this map, Frank?
1371 01:21:18 This one, hmm?
1372 01:21:21 This here is the messI'm having to clean up.
1373 01:21:24 Now, we've been kind enoughto plan this operation in such a way
1374 01:21:29 as to not make it look like the Americansare here to get done what you couldn't.
1375 01:21:33 But that is what's happening.
1376 01:21:35 Hmm? So, Frank, uh...
1377 01:21:40 while your input is greatly appreciated...
1378 01:21:43 It is.
1379 01:21:45 I wouldn't want you to thinkthat it isn't. It is.
1380 01:21:48 I'd also appreciate if you would takeone nice, big step back
1381 01:21:53 and let me get this shit done.
1382 01:21:55 -Yeah. Hmm? Yeah?-[Cory clears throat]
1383 01:21:58 -What?-I can't get him.
1384 01:21:59 They're telling mehe's in bed with a cold.
1385 01:22:00 Well, did you tell 'em what it's about?
1386 01:22:02 I didn't tell 'em exactlywhat it was about.
1387 01:22:03 -I said it was very important.-Jesus H. Christ.
1388 01:22:05 -Just dial the number again. I'll talk.-Right. Copy.
1389 01:22:10 Thanks, Bernie.Let's assume this is happening.
1390 01:22:12 I'll give you the green lightsoon as I get it.
1391 01:22:13 -Yes, sir.-I have General McMahon on the line.
1392 01:22:18 Hello, who am I speaking with?This is General McMahon.
1393 01:22:21 I need to speakto President Karzai urgently.
1394 01:22:24 I understand he's not feeling well,but I need to speak with him.
1395 01:22:26 Is he awake?
1396 01:22:28 Good. Put him on. Put the call through.
1397 01:22:31 What do you mean, he doesn't have one?
1398 01:22:33 What world leaderdoesn't have a phone in his bedroom?
1399 01:22:36 Does he have a cell phone in there?
1400 01:22:37 -Did you try his cell phone?-Straight to voice mail.
1401 01:22:38 What?
1402 01:22:40 Well, tell him to turn it back on.Please! Please!
1403 01:22:43 This is... I can't...
1404 01:22:45 Oh, fuck it! I'm coming over there.
1405 01:22:48 This is me doing that right now.I'm making the appointment right now.
1406 01:22:51 [laughing]
1407 01:22:54 Oh! [coughing]
1408 01:22:56 [continues laughing]
1409 01:23:01 [knocking on door]
1410 01:23:03 -Yes?-[TV turns off]
1411 01:23:08 -Oh, General, please come in.-Mr. President.
1412 01:23:11 Please sit here.
1413 01:23:13 Please, please sit. Sit.
1414 01:23:21 [grunts]
1415 01:23:22 -How are you?-I'm fine, sir.
1416 01:23:24 I've been trying to contact you.
1417 01:23:26 Oh, yes, I'm sorry. I'm not feeling well.
1418 01:23:29 I understand, sir.
1419 01:23:31 But did they not tell you this is urgent?
1420 01:23:33 Oh, you know how everything isat the top of the mountain, General.
1421 01:23:38 Everybody's urgentabout everything all the time.
1422 01:23:42 Everything is important.Nothing ever really is.
1423 01:23:45 There's nothingthat cannot wait until morning.
1424 01:23:49 This is important, sir.
1425 01:23:51 We hope to launchOperation Moshtarak tonight,
1426 01:23:54 and I need your official consentbefore doing so.
1427 01:23:56 -Really?-Yes, sir.
1428 01:23:57 -Why?-Because it's your mission.
1429 01:23:59 -It is?-Yes, sir.
1430 01:24:00 [Karzai] Ah.
1431 01:24:04 No one has ever asked meto approve a mission before.
1432 01:24:07 Well, that needs to change.This mission needs your consent.
1433 01:24:11 If we're to win the trustof Helmand province,
1434 01:24:13 [stammers] it demands that this missionbe seen to be of your design.
1435 01:24:17 -[sneezes]-I...
1436 01:24:21 I don't mean to be rude, Mr. President,
1437 01:24:25 but it is imperative that you beginto take a leadership role here.
1438 01:24:29 We cannot win this thing alone.
1439 01:24:31 Without your active involvement,
1440 01:24:33 our presence here will never be anythingmore than a foreign occupation.
1441 01:24:36 This is your war.For your country. Your people.
1442 01:24:41 Again, I'm sorry, sir...
1443 01:24:45 but you need to behave like a leader.
1444 01:24:48 But I am behaving like a leader.
1445 01:24:51 I'm unavailable.
1446 01:24:53 I am as unavailable to youas is your own president.
1447 01:24:58 Hmm?
1448 01:25:01 [clears throat]
1449 01:25:02 You have my approval, General.
1450 01:25:05 We both know it was never reallymine to give. But...
1451 01:25:11 I thank you for inviting meto participate in the theater of it all.
1452 01:25:18 And good luck.
1453 01:25:20 I wish you much success.
1454 01:25:27 [indistinct chatter on TV]
1455 01:25:34 [door opens]
1456 01:25:40 Good luck tonight, Glen.
1457 01:25:43 Who told you about tonight?
1458 01:25:48 I just mean...
1459 01:25:50 whatever you happen to find yourselfdoing tonight,
1460 01:25:53 good luck with it.
1461 01:25:56 Go fuck yourself, Pat.
1462 01:25:58 [Pat] Glen? Glen.
1463 01:26:03 -What?-[sighs]
1464 01:26:05 Look, I just want to apologize.
1465 01:26:08 You know how the other day
1466 01:26:09 I said there wasn't a paradeat the end of all this?
1467 01:26:11 I was wrong. It was glib.
1468 01:26:13 I just thought it was a pithy wayto end the conversation,
1469 01:26:16 but I was wrong.
1470 01:26:18 There's gonna be thousands of parades.
1471 01:26:21 Thousands of 'em all over America.
1472 01:26:24 Only none of them will be for you.
1473 01:26:30 Now that was pithy, too, but it was true.
1474 01:26:34 Fuck you!
1475 01:26:36 [Pat] Roger that.
1476 01:26:37 [Greg] What was that about, buddy?
1477 01:26:39 [Glen] Nothing. Let's get to Kandahar.We got some fucking winning to do.
1478 01:26:45 [North] Okay, listen up.
1479 01:26:49 This is going to be tough.
1480 01:26:52 I'm not gonna mince words about that.
1481 01:26:55 This will be tough.
1482 01:26:57 This will probably be the toughest missionthat any of you all will experience.
1483 01:27:01 This is the real deal.
1484 01:27:04 Marjah is Taliban ground zero.
1485 01:27:08 This is gonna be IEDs everywhere.
1486 01:27:10 This is gonna be their best guys.
1487 01:27:13 And they are gonna be prepared.
1488 01:27:17 They know we're coming, gentlemen.
1489 01:27:21 They've known we're coming for weeks.So don't be under any illusion.
1490 01:27:25 This will get ugly.
1491 01:27:28 We're gonna lose guys.
1492 01:27:30 I am not gonna lie to you about that.There will be casualties.
1493 01:27:37 But if you keep your wits about you,
1494 01:27:41 if you have faith in your ability,
1495 01:27:44 if you have faith in the abilityof the men next to you,
1496 01:27:47 you will come out the tail end of this!
1497 01:27:51 I have faith in you!
1498 01:27:53 I know who you are!
1499 01:27:56 You are proud membersof the toughest fucking fighting force
1500 01:28:00 this world has ever known.Carry that knowledge with you!
1501 01:28:04 Carry it with pride!Do you understand me?
1502 01:28:07 [soldiers] Oorah!
1503 01:28:08 -Do you understand me?-[soldiers] Oorah!
1504 01:28:11 [captain] That's right.
1505 01:28:15 Any of you so inclined, I'm gonna askthis chaplain to say a prayer for us.
1506 01:28:19 Thank you, Captain.
1507 01:28:24 Let us pray!
1508 01:28:28 Almighty God,as these marines prepare for battle,
1509 01:28:33 we pray that your Holy Spiritshall guide them.
1510 01:28:36 As you brought down the walls of Jericho,
1511 01:28:39 as you dealt out your wrathupon the Philistines,
1512 01:28:42 as you crushed the Hittites
1513 01:28:44 and brought retribution uponall the enemies of the righteous,
1514 01:28:48 may your mighty hand be upon these menand assure their victories.
1515 01:28:54 Be with them, mighty God...
1516 01:29:27 [officer] Let's move.
1517 01:29:32 [indistinct radio chatter]
1518 01:29:45 -What are you thinking about, buddy?-[inhales sharply]
1519 01:29:49 [Glen] Well, let's just seehow this plays out.
1520 01:29:56 The uncrackable nut.
1521 01:29:59 If anyone's gonna crack this,it's gonna be you.
1522 01:30:05 You're gonna smash thislike a monkey on a rock.
1523 01:30:07 Yeah.
1524 01:30:14 -You're a killing machine, Glen.-Hmm.
1525 01:30:19 You are the terrorist hunter.
1526 01:30:23 Remember?
1527 01:30:28 -You're Big Glen.-[grunts softly]
1528 01:30:33 You're the Glenimal.
1529 01:30:44 Thank you, General.
1530 01:30:59 [exhales]
1531 01:31:23 -[goat bleating]-I'm hungry.
1532 01:31:25 I wanna eat that motherfucker.
1533 01:31:27 [soldier] Jesus Christ, man.
1534 01:31:33 Farrenberg.
1535 01:31:44 Move.
1536 01:31:56 -[sniper rifle firing]-Contact front!
1537 01:31:58 [soldier] Move! Move! Up against the wall!
1538 01:31:59 -Farrenberg.-[soldier] Not too close.
1539 01:32:00 Get off the walls. Now!
1540 01:32:10 -Fuck!-[soldier] Over there, twelve o'clock!
1541 01:32:13 [Ortega] Cole! Cole!
1542 01:32:15 I need to see a weapon.He isn't a combatant until I see a weapon.
1543 01:32:18 Fuck, man!You think this nigga on his morning jog?
1544 01:32:22 [Ortega] All right. All right.
1545 01:32:23 We're gonna head to that houseover there at two o'clock.
1546 01:32:25 All right? We're gonna work this shit out.
1547 01:32:26 Cutter, I need you,Song, Carroll and Trey,
1548 01:32:29 head over there and get us in, all right?We're gonna move up to cover you.
1549 01:32:32 I need ANA guys going in first.
1550 01:32:34 Trey! You take those first two guyswith you. Copy?
1551 01:32:37 Oorah! You two, up! Up! Get the fuck up!
1552 01:32:41 Move in.
1553 01:32:42 [Trey] Come on! Let's go!
1554 01:32:48 Clear.
1555 01:32:53 Put that gun up, now.
1556 01:32:57 [Cutter] We're getting ready to move now.
1557 01:33:00 -[grunts]-[stones rattling]
1558 01:33:13 Come on!
1559 01:33:14 Come on. Fucking move! Come on!
1560 01:33:17 Zah, zah, zah, you fuck!
1561 01:33:18 Oh, you fat piece of shit!
1562 01:33:20 Fucking move! Move!
1563 01:33:23 -[gate rattling]-[Trey yelling indistinctly]
1564 01:33:25 Move!
1565 01:33:27 [soldiers yelling indistinctly]
1566 01:33:30 [Trey] To the right!
1567 01:33:33 -[soldier] Clear!-All right!
1568 01:33:35 All clear!
1569 01:33:37 Okay. Farrenberg, let's go!
1570 01:33:42 Move. Go in.
1571 01:33:45 All right.
1572 01:33:48 Listen up.
1573 01:33:49 We're gonna get on the roof of this place,figure out what we're looking at.
1574 01:33:53 Cutter, Cole, you're coming with me.
1575 01:33:56 The rest of you guys stay put. Copy?
1576 01:33:58 [soldiers] Copy.
1577 01:34:00 [Ortega] Comin' up!
1578 01:34:02 [Trey] We got movement, twelve o'clock.
1579 01:34:04 About 300 meters, two guys on the roof.
1580 01:34:07 -Are they armed?-I don't know.
1581 01:34:09 It's a simple fucking question, Trey.Do you see a weapon?
1582 01:34:11 No. That's not what you asked.You asked if they were armed.
1583 01:34:13 The answer to that one is,I don't fucking know.
1584 01:34:15 Obviously they're armed, Ortega.
1585 01:34:16 Why else would they berunning around up there?
1586 01:34:18 I don't fucking know, do I?I don't understand these fucking people.
1587 01:34:21 All I know is we need to see weapons.
1588 01:34:24 -[Trey] Ah!-[gun firing]
1589 01:34:25 -[Ortega] Are you hit? Are you hit?-[Trey] Fuck!
1590 01:34:27 -I'm fucking hit!-[Ortega] Where are you hit?
1591 01:34:29 On my fucking eyes.
1592 01:34:30 -Can you open 'em?-What the fuck is going on? Is he hit?
1593 01:34:32 We're good. We're good.Trey's just got shit in his eyes.
1594 01:34:34 [Cutter] Hey, yo, guys!
1595 01:34:35 -Cutter, get the fuck over here!-[Cutter] Fuck!
1596 01:34:38 [Ortega] It's just water. It's just water.
1597 01:34:40 Give us... Give me the 203.Give me the 203.
1598 01:34:42 -[Ortega] Trey, stay still!-Give me your fucking gun!
1599 01:34:44 [Song] Ortega! What's going on up there?What the fuck's going on up there, guys?
1600 01:34:49 -[Trey groaning]-Cover!
1601 01:34:51 [Trey] Fuck.
1602 01:34:58 Fucking short, man!
1603 01:35:01 Fuck.
1604 01:35:05 -Again!-Zah!
1605 01:35:13 -Short!-I know.
1606 01:35:15 One more!
1607 01:35:24 Fuck, yeah!
1608 01:35:29 [Ortega] Good job, Cole.
1609 01:35:31 Nice shooting, boys.
1610 01:35:36 -Farrenberg, you hit?-Nah.
1611 01:35:38 -Are you hit?-No. I'm good.
1612 01:35:40 -Fuck.-[gunfire continues]
1613 01:35:43 -Fuck this shit!-Cole, where the fuck are you going?
1614 01:35:46 -Dude, where the fuck are you going?-Fuck off!
1615 01:35:48 -Corporal, what's happening?-Wait, where the fuck are you going, man?
1616 01:35:51 -Shut the fuck up!-Wait, Cole! Cole!
1617 01:35:53 -Cole! Get back here, Cole!-[soldier 1] Cole!
1618 01:35:55 [soldier 2] Cole, what the fuck, man?Where you going?
1619 01:35:58 [soldier 3] Where the fuckare you going, man?
1620 01:35:59 -Fuck, Cole!-Come back, Cole!
1621 01:36:02 Cole!
1622 01:36:59 [indistinct chatter in distance]
1623 01:37:33 [breathing heavily]
1624 01:37:42 [inaudible]
1625 01:38:39 [Cory] They're crawling.They're in the middle of an IED belt.
1626 01:38:43 And first and second platoons,they're pinned down,
1627 01:38:45 and second is close to requesting QRF.
1628 01:38:48 Tell me something good, Cory.
1629 01:38:50 [Cory] I'm trying.This info ain't meeting me halfway.
1630 01:38:52 I wanna hear something good, God damn it.
1631 01:38:54 I don't want the word "clusterfuck"featuring anywhere in tomorrow's news.
1632 01:38:58 Don't worry about the headlines, buddy.
1633 01:39:08 [indistinct radio chatter]
1634 01:39:11 We got civilian casualties.
1635 01:39:14 We got civilian casualtiessoutheast corner of town, third platoon.
1636 01:39:20 It's those boys from Sasquatch.
1637 01:39:30 Cutter, find outwho these fucking guys are.
1638 01:39:32 If they're gonna stand there,I wanna know who they are.
1639 01:39:34 How?
1640 01:39:36 Get one of the ANA to talk to 'em.
1641 01:39:39 Them motherfuckers speak Pashto.The ANA don't speak Pashto.
1642 01:39:42 I don't know. Figure it out.
1643 01:39:46 The fuck...
1644 01:39:53 Cutter's fucking shit up outside.
1645 01:40:00 -All right. What's the deal here?-He's saying he didn't know the bad guys.
1646 01:40:02 They just commandeered his house, andthere was nothing he could do about it.
1647 01:40:06 Well, that's fucking bullshit.We did leaflet drops and shit.
1648 01:40:09 He shouldn't still be here.
1649 01:40:11 Why are you still here?What's your reason for being here?
1650 01:40:13 [speaking Pashto]
1651 01:40:20 [speaking Pashto]
1652 01:40:28 [in English] He says that he hasnowhere to go. He has no wife.
1653 01:40:31 He is worried about leaving his goats.He says that he's telling the truth.
1654 01:40:35 You can search his house.You will find no weapons.
1655 01:40:38 [sighs]
1656 01:40:42 Wait.
1657 01:40:43 Farrenberg? Farrenberg!
1658 01:40:45 -[Farrenberg] Yeah, I'm here!-Come here!
1659 01:40:48 We're gonna give this guysome money, all right?
1660 01:40:51 -You fucking serious?-Yeah, I am serious.
1661 01:40:52 Give me the fucking...Open the fucking bag.
1662 01:40:56 -What are those, 2.5?-Yeah.
1663 01:41:00 Okay, give me one of those.
1664 01:41:27 My name is General Glen McMahon.On behalf of the coalition forces,
1665 01:41:31 I wanna apologize to youfor the loss you've suffered here today.
1666 01:41:36 [speaking Pashto]
1667 01:41:44 I know the money that Sergeant Ortegagave you can't bring back your family.
1668 01:41:49 But hopefully it can help you to rebuild,
1669 01:41:52 because rebuildingis what we're all about.
1670 01:41:55 And providing youwith the security you need
1671 01:41:57 to live a long and prosperous life.
1672 01:42:00 [soldier speaking Pashto]
1673 01:42:12 [Glen] Roads and schoolsand then jobs, so...
1674 01:42:15 you can raise your families,and jobs so you can put food on the table.
1675 01:42:19 [soldier speaking Pashto]
1676 01:42:27 The Taliban aren't gonna provide you jobs.
1677 01:42:30 The Taliban aren't here to help you.Only we can help you.
1678 01:42:33 [soldier speaking Pashto]
1679 01:42:38 We have a saying in America...
1680 01:42:43 "You can't make an omeletwithout breaking a few eggs."
1681 01:42:46 [soldier speaking Pashto]
1682 01:42:50 I understand that sometimes it can be hardto see the helping hand,
1683 01:42:55 what with all the gunsand the strange guys
1684 01:42:59 and the mess and what have you.
1685 01:43:00 [soldier speaking Pashto]
1686 01:43:05 But I assure you,this is the hand of helping.
1687 01:43:10 This is the helping hand.
1688 01:43:11 [soldier speaking Pashto]
1689 01:43:17 [Glen] Yeah.
1690 01:43:18 [man speaking Pashto]
1691 01:43:31 He says that he likes roads and schools,but when you leave,
1692 01:43:34 it will all mean nothingand they will be left in a big mess.
1693 01:43:37 And every day that you spend here longer,
1694 01:43:39 the worse it will be for themwhen you leave.
1695 01:43:41 So please, leave now.
1696 01:43:45 Please.
1697 01:43:46 I understand your concerns.I really do. That's...
1698 01:43:49 [soldier speaking Pashto]
1699 01:43:53 That's why we're doing everythingwe can to bring peace,
1700 01:43:56 and to train up your own Afghan forces.
1701 01:43:59 [translating]
1702 01:44:03 So that they can maintainyour security, uh...
1703 01:44:08 -[stammers] well into the future.-[soldier interpreting]
1704 01:44:15 [speaking Pashto]
1705 01:44:18 Please, leave now.
1706 01:44:24 [men clamoring]
1707 01:44:30 Dragonfly, this is Spartan Two.Think we're ready to roll.
1708 01:44:34 [clamoring continues]
1709 01:45:44 Give 'em hell, boys!
1710 01:45:45 Kill those motherfuckers! Eat 'em alive!
1711 01:46:10 [sighs]
1712 01:46:12 [indistinct chatter in distance]
1713 01:46:55 [door opening]
1714 01:46:56 Jesus Christ, Willy. What time is it?
1715 01:47:00 It's me, boss.
1716 01:47:01 Um... sorry to wake you.
1717 01:47:04 We have a problem.
1718 01:47:06 That Rolling Stone article came out,and it's not good.
1719 01:47:38 Sir, it says we're shit-talkingour president.
1720 01:47:42 And our vice president.
1721 01:47:46 That we don't have the supportof our coalition partners.
1722 01:47:52 And that we're drunk all over Europe.
1723 01:47:59 Basically, a fucking drinking tour.All over Europe.
1724 01:48:03 I mean, I don't even know what the legalson a thing like this are, you know?
1725 01:48:07 Nothing he says in thereis actually untrue.
1726 01:48:09 I'll get the editor on the phoneas soon as it's morning there
1727 01:48:11 and see if there's anything they can do.I'm not sure what that's gonna be, though.
1728 01:48:15 Bottom line,this is gonna play bad, all right?
1729 01:48:18 It's gonna play really fucking bad.So we are in damage control now.
1730 01:48:22 Guys, guys... Is this really that bad?
1731 01:48:25 I mean, yeah, it's colorful, sure. But...
1732 01:48:28 this is Rolling Stone, okay? It's hip.
1733 01:48:31 And you guys...You guys are the operators.
1734 01:48:34 You know, you're out there,
1735 01:48:35 you're getting shit done in, like,a totally non-square way.
1736 01:48:40 [Cory] Yes, Little, you fucking idiot,it's that bad.
1737 01:48:43 [Simon] This was always a terrible idea.
1738 01:48:44 Why you would unnecessarilycourt attention like this is--
1739 01:48:48 -[Matt] Simon, can you shut the fuck up?-I will not shut up!
1740 01:48:53 This is your mess.
1741 01:48:55 You created it.
1742 01:48:56 You invited this... this Cullen fellow in,you didn't properly consult me!
1743 01:49:01 What? I didn't properly consult you?Are you fucking kidding me?
1744 01:49:04 -We had a conversation.-[knocking on door]
1745 01:49:05 -Give me his phone number.-[Matt] What? Whose phone number?
1746 01:49:08 This fucking Cullen fuck.Give me his fucking phone number!
1747 01:49:09 -I'm not gonna give you his phone number.-Why the fuck not?
1748 01:49:12 Because you're acting crazy! You're actinglike a fucking lunatic right now!
1749 01:49:15 -[Pete] You think this is crazy, huh?-[thudding]
1750 01:49:17 -You think this is me being crazy?-[Cory] Peter! Calm down!
1751 01:49:20 [Pete] You fucking calm down!
1752 01:49:21 Duckman!
1753 01:49:25 I'm gonna beat you downunless you chill out.
1754 01:49:27 Oh, I'd like to see you try, old man.Fucking come on!
1755 01:49:31 [Glen] Settle down, fellas.
1756 01:49:39 I do believe I'm finished.
1757 01:49:45 So...
1758 01:49:48 do me a favor, and...
1759 01:49:53 be lovely to one another.
1760 01:49:57 -Sir.-Yes, sir.
1761 01:50:09 [door opening]
1762 01:50:54 [phone ringing]
1763 01:51:08 Dick.
1764 01:51:10 [Dick] Glen.
1765 01:51:11 The president wants to see you in DC.
1766 01:51:15 You need to be on a plane this afternoon.
1767 01:51:19 -Okay.-Okay.
1768 01:51:31 Andy.
1769 01:51:38 Badi.
1770 01:51:45 Okay. Let's go, Willy.
1771 01:51:57 [Greg] Fall out.
1772 01:52:30 -Do you need anything, boss?-Uh, no. Thank you, Willy.
1773 01:52:38 Are you... are you sure you don't need meto come with you?
1774 01:52:44 I'm fine, Willy.
1775 01:52:48 -Thanks.-Yeah.
1776 01:52:57 [sniffles]
1777 01:53:17 [Sean] And so Glen finally gothis face time with the president.
1778 01:53:21 Getting fired probably wasn'tthe kind of face time he was after,
1779 01:53:25 but, well,
1780 01:53:27 I guess you could say it waskind of a page in the history books.
1781 01:53:31 That was pretty exciting for me.
1782 01:53:34 But, sadly, while I would've likedto have thought
1783 01:53:37 that my story had made a difference,it didn't.
1784 01:53:41 It just became anothercelebrity-fall-from-grace story.
1785 01:53:46 It would've been niceif the conversation after
1786 01:53:48 had been about the failureof counterinsurgency,
1787 01:53:52 or why we seem so desperateto be at war all the time,
1788 01:53:55 or how maybe what we're doingis just making more enemies
1789 01:53:59 all in the name of keeping America safe.
1790 01:54:03 It might've been nice if it had causedsomeone important to ask
1791 01:54:06 what any of this says about us.
1792 01:54:09 But really, the only questionanyone seemed to want to ask was,
1793 01:54:13 "What the fuck was Glen McMahon doing
1794 01:54:15 talking to a Rolling Stonereporter anyway?"
1795 01:54:19 Which, admittedly, is a good question.
1796 01:54:23 Anyway, in the absenceof any real soul searching,
1797 01:54:27 what do we do?
1798 01:54:28 Well, obviously, we sack Glenand we bring in some other guy.
1799 01:54:33 And that other guy...
1800 01:54:36 was Bob.
