The Importance of War Justifications
Miller:
When you peddled that shit in DC, did they know it was a lie? Or did they just never bother to ask?
Clark Poundstone:
Okay, okay. Come on, none of this matters anymore. WMD? This doesn't matter.
Miller: [grabs Poundstone angrily and forcefully]
What the fuck you talking about? Of course it fucking matters! The reasons we go to war always matter! It's all that matters! It fucking matters!
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Questioning Loyalty Amidst Conflict
Miller:
I thought we were all on the same side?
Martin Brown:
Don't be naïve...
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Mission Focus vs. Inaction Debate
Wilkins:
Chief, our mission is here.
Miller:
You want to sit around dig holes all day, or get something done?
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Sacrifice for Country Over Personal Gain
Miller:
What happened to your leg?
Freddy:
My leg is in Iran. Since 1987. Me too, I fight for my country.
Miller:
Freddy listen, you give me your information, I'm going to get you a reward for what you did today.
Freddy:
Reward... You think I do this for money? You think I don't care about my country? I see what's happening. You don't think I see what's happening? And all the people now, they have no water, they have no electricity - you think I do this for reward? You don't think I do this for me? For my future. For my country. For all these things? Whatever you want here, I want more than you want. I want to help my country.
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Skepticism About Leadership in Foreign Affairs
Martin Brown: [to Poundstone]
You cannot just hand this country over to an exile no one's ever heard of, and a bunch of interns from Washington.
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Government Actions and Desired Outcomes Explained
General Al Rawi:
Your government wanted to hear the lie Mr. Miller... they wanted Saddam out and they did exactly what they had to do... this is why you are here...
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Authority and Control in Uncertain Situations
Freddy: [to Miller]
It is not for you to decide what happens here.
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Seeking Truth in Unreliable Narratives
Chief Warrant Officer Roy Miller: [to Lawrie Dayne]
At least tell me how it happened. How does this happ... how does someone like you write something that's not true? Tell me.
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