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The Benefits of Power and Authority
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It's good to be kings.
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War Without Heroes: Kings Arise
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In a war without heroes they are kings.
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False Promises in Times of Conflict
Archie Gates
Bush told the people to rise up against Saddam. They thought they'd have our support. They don't. Now they're getting slaughtered.
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Debate Over Night-Vision Goggles' Effectiveness
Troy Barlow
Hey, would you take those fucking things off?
Walter
I never got to use night-vision.
Barlow
They do not work during the day!
Walter
Yeah, they kinda work.
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Acknowledging the Consequences of Conflict
Troy Barlow
I heard a lot of bad shit happened in Kuwait.
Capt. Said
Yes... bad shit happened... I'm not proud of that. Yes Saddam is very crazy, but then you are crazy for coming here.
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Betting on a Nonexistent Convertible
Troy Barlow
I'm gonna buy a set of Lexus convertibles in every color.
Chief Elgin
I told you, Lexus don't make a convertible.
Barlow
I'll bet you a Lexus they do.
Elgin
Alright, but it won't be a convertible.
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Tent Confusion Among Soldiers
Archie Gates
Good afternoon. Would this be the proctology tent?
Chief Elgin
No, sir.
Gates
Maybe it's the urology tent. Or the neurology tent. Or the nose and throat tent.
Troy Barlow
Captain's at a staff meeting, sir.
Gates
Captain of proctologists?
Conrad Vig
What's a proctologist, sir?
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Casual Banter Among Characters
Troy Barlow
Conrad, you've washed your hands like ten times.
Conrad Vig
Lord knows what kind of vermin live in the butt of a Dune Coon.
Chief Elgin
Why do you let this cracker hang around with you, man?
Barlow
He's all right, man. He's from a group home in Dallas. He's got no high school.
Vig
Don't tell people that.
Elgin
I don't care if he's from Johannesburg. I don't want to hear Dune Coon or Sand Nigger from him or anybody else.
Vig
Captain uses those terms.
Barlow
That's not the point, Conrad. The point is that Towel Head and Camel Jockey are perfectly good substitutes.
Elgin
Exactly!
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Questioning the Decision to Shoot
Troy Barlow
Are we shooting?
Soldier
What?
Barlow
Are we shooting people or what?
Soldier
Are we shooting?
Barlow
That's what I'm asking you!
Soldier
What's the answer?
Barlow
I don't know the answer! That's what I'm trying to find out!
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Deserters, Rebels, and Thieves Redefined
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They're deserters, rebels, and thieves, but in the nicest possible way.
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A Conversation About Change and Perception
Cathy Daitch
Adriana, look at what's become of you.
Adriana Cruz
Hey, look at me, I've got my clothes on!
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Accusations Amidst War and Greed
Amir Abdullah
You know what I think? You're stealing gold, that's what I think. We're fighting Saddam and dying, and you're stealing gold.
Archie Gates
You're wrong.
Abdullah
They have half a million men in the desert and they send four guys to pick up all this bullion? I don't think so.
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