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I think it might be useful to clarify[br]a few things right off the bat.

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By simple definition,[br]we are in the business of winning wars.

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What else do you need an army for?

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Take the Cold War,[br]we won without firing a single shot.

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Why? Number one,[br]we just flat out out-spent them.

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The Russians couldn't shovel money[br]into the fire as fast as we could.

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Number two, and this is where[br]my command comes in,

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technology.

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Nobody shapes nature the way we do.

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We take atoms and molecules[br]and make them into everything

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from combat boots to bombs.

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Bombs the other side will never see

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until they're ploughing down their[br]chimney like Santa Claus from hell!

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(Woman) General?

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What?

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(Woman) This is not the first time[br]you've been here.

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We've been down this road before,[br]that is correct.

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(Woman) Several times, in fact.

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I haven't been keeping count.

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(Woman) Let me refresh your memory.[br]You have before you a document.

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I do.

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(General) The sensor fused anti-tank missile.

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I'll be the first to admit that this programme[br]had its share of difficulties.

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We did experience a glitch or two[br]with the thing, that much is certain.

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But even a heat-seeking missile[br]can miss a target.

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(Woman) General, I see here[br]that you taped electric hotplates

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to the surface of the vehicle to help[br]your heat-seeking missile find its target

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and that the temperature[br]of the vehicle was so high

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that it could have fried an egg at 20 feet!

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Commence fire!

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There was a verifiable deviation[br]of the standard test data accumulation.

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(Man) There were other deviations,[br]were there not?

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What about the Paveway bomb?

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I'm not going to tell you[br]the Paveway never missed.

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(Woman) It missed by a mean distance[br]of five miles and nearly 50% of the time.

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You know...

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in baseball, a guy who hits.400[br]is considered pretty damn great.

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(Man) In baseball the losing team[br]isn't killed by their opponents.

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Be that as it may,[br]the Paveway is one hell of a bomb.

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Laser-guided, state-of-the-art.

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(Woman) And it proved what?[br]That we have an effective weapon

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as long as the enemy allows us[br]to build a two-storey crane

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directly above their tanks?

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We have had some spectacular successes.

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- (Man) Such as?[br]- That's classified information.

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(Man) General...[br](Woman) Let's move on to the next item.

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The Bradley fighting vehicle.

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What would you say the batting average is[br]for the Bradley, General?

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It takes people with sophisticated knowledge[br]and expertise

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to conduct these tests[br]and to interpret the results.

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If the US Army acted on the advice

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of every Tom, Dick and Harry[br]who had an opinion,

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we'd wind up with a bunch of B-52s[br]powered by outboard motors.

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- (Man) I fail to see your point.[br]- My point is...

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that a lot of things have to come together[br]to create a new weapon,

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and it takes teamwork.

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Good, old-fashioned teamwork.

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(Woman) Colonel James Burton -[br]was he part of your team, General?

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(General) More or less.

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Post, sir?

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Sergeant.

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Can you tell me how to get to 4E-624?

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Forward into the escalator,[br]your left, two flights up to four,

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your left, E-ring, your right,[br]proceed past corridor nine, face left.

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Thank you.

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(General) It's no secret that[br]Colonel Burton had a rocky tenure,

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that we didn't see eye-to-eye.

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But it didn't start out that way.

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No, no, no, no, no!

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I spoke to General Hall.

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- General Hall spoke to General Jones...[br]- (Knocking)

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...General Jones spoke to Admiral Watts.

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Well, then, write it down!

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That takes care of Spina in Rhode Island,[br]and Mays from Nebraska. Any Democrats?

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No, forget him.

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Because he's a scum-sucking Judas[br]who'd sell his mother for a handful of votes.

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(Laughs) How about the Senate?

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That son of a bitch.[br]After we papered his state with contracts.

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All right, let's make the fuselage in Michigan[br]and the landing gear in Mississippi.

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By all means, let's keep Congressman Groves[br]and his bloodsucking buddies happy.

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- Welcome, Colonel.[br]- Thank you, General.

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- You and I ought to get to know one another.[br]- I welcome the opportunity, sir.

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- Fact is, I'd like to help you.[br]- Thank you, sir.

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Your new job, under certain circumstances,[br]can turn into a real shit-burnin' detail.

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You're gonna need friends.[br]I'd like you to count me as one.

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I appreciate that, sir.

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Air Force Academy,

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Strategic Air Command,[br]MBA from Auburn.

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Your commanding officer,[br]General De Grasso and I, are old friends.

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He says for you the sky is the limit.

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But then you draw the short straw.

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I was assigned, sir.

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Hell, it's a bum deal, whoever made it.

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Every other year, somebody decides[br]we're spending too much money.

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A bunch of pencil-necks get together[br]and come up with a plan.

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This year, it's the joint[br]live-fire test programme.

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Staffed from all the services.

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So now we got the Army, Navy,[br]Air Force and Marines,

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doing a circle-jerk over weapons testing,

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and you get to hold the big dick.

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I mean, who thinks up this nonsense?

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Congress, sir?

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And so it should, that's its job.[br]You'll never hear me criticise the Hill.

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You'd think Congress has enough[br]of their own shit without wanting ours.

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Well, I'm not anticipating any problems, sir.

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Neither am I.

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A man as clever as you[br]knows how to walk a minefield.

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Howard Matheson.

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Came here two rotations ago.[br]That marlin isn't all he caught.

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I got him into SenCom and now[br]he's head of their missile testing.

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- Blake Gelmore, you know Blake?[br]- No, sir.

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Wasn't even a full-bird colonel[br]when he left for the private sector.

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That was four years ago.

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A few contracts later and look at him...

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He could buy and sell both of us[br]a thousand times over.

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- Lucky man.[br]- Smart man.

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First-rate soldier, just like you. Knew[br]how to make the best of a difficult situation.

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This new job of yours is tough.[br]It's going to require teamwork.

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These are a couple of your projects[br]undergoing testing.

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The UH-60 helicopter,[br]the AV-8B jump-jet

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and the Bradley fighting vehicle.

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All outstanding programmes,[br]all organised and ready to go.

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I did a little homework for you.

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I appreciate that, General.

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You could return the favour by giving[br]the Bradley a little extra attention.

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Attention?

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We need it in the field.[br]The sooner the better.

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Put it on top of all the things[br]in your inbox

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so it'll get in your outbox[br]as soon as possible.

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As a personal favour to me.

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- Best of luck, Colonel.[br]- Thank you, sir.

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- Colonel.[br]- Sir?

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Next time you're told[br]to report to this office, be on time.

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Yes, sir.

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Sir.

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Colonel James Burton,[br]I'm here to see the Bradley test.

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- Straight ahead, sir.[br]- Thank you.

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* I wanna be an airborne ranger

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* I wanna be an airborne ranger... *

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- There he is.[br]- That's the guy?

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That's him, supposed to be real smart.

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Squadron Officer School,

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- Air Command and Staff College.[br]- First tour with the Pentagon?

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He was at the Air Force lab[br]when Congress called.

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He's a soldier, not just a manager.

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- What do you mean?[br]- He's put in his fair share of flying time.

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Looks like a fucking choirboy.

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Maybe, but nothing goes into production[br]until he signs off.

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(Soldier) Target is now in position...

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Colonel Burton, JD Bach.[br]Welcome to the team. Ha-ha-ha!

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- Colonel Bach.[br]- Good to see you.

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This is Major Sayers, our chief tester.[br]Army Weapons Research Lab.

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So how'd an Air Force guy end up[br]overseeing tests run by the Army?

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- It could have been worse.[br]- How's that?

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Congress could have appointed[br]someone from the Navy.

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(Soldier) The range is now hot.[br]The range is now hot.

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Commencing armour penetration tests[br]on the Bradley fighting vehicle.

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Attention on the firing line.[br]Attention on the firing line.

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Are you ready on the right?

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Ready on the left?

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Firing line is ready.

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Firing detail, commence firing.

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Cease fire. Cease fire.

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- Ha-ha! Damn impressive armour.[br]- Congratulations.

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All right, drinks are on me, gentlemen.[br]Joining us, Colonel Burton?

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Congratulations, thanks for your help.

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We couldn't have done it without you. Thanks.

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- Say, Colonel, are you gonna join us?[br]- Well...

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Shouldn't we take a closer look?

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No, actually, safety precautions.

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See, the fire team goes out first,

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no one else is allowed near the vehicle[br]for another hour.

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- Why is that?[br]- Any test involving a live round,

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there's a freak chance[br]that something might blow.

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We don't wanna lose you[br]first day on the job, Colonel.

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- How about that drink?[br]- Sounds good, Major.

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There'll be a phone call for you in your office[br]at 1100 hours. It's important you be there.

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- Good morning.[br]- Welcome, sir.

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- Welcome, sir.[br]- Morning.

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- Morning, Sergeant.[br]- Good morning, sir.

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- I unpacked a few of your things.[br]- Thank you, Sergeant.

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- Family, sir?[br]- What's that?

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- Family.[br]- Oh, that's my uncle.

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- He was a flier in World War II.[br]- Hm.

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Huh!

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- What's that?[br]- The plane I learned to fly in, a T-28.

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I used to take her up, slide the canopy back,

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and fly for hours.

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Just me and the sky.

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Personally, I like the sky where it is -[br]with me on the ground looking up at it.

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So, where you from, sir?

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Just outside of Chicago.

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Hm. And where would that be?

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Normal.

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Normal, Illinois, is that on the map?

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Yes, Sergeant, it is.

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Is it normal in Normal?

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I think the word is uneventful.

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You getting paid by the hour, Colonel?

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No, I got an appointment.

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(Phone)

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I'II, um... take this, Sergeant, thank you.

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Fine.

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Mm-hm.

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Colonel Burton.

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Hello?

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The test on the Bradley,[br]I hear you wanted a closer look.

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How did you hear that?

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When it comes to the Bradley,[br]follow your instincts, Colonel.

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- Who is this?[br]- I can't tell you that right now.

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Well, whoever you are, I don't take[br]unsolicited advice from people I don't know.

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Just make sure you read[br]the fine print, Colonel.

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Sir, Colonel Burton. Sir.

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You're up early, sir.

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I'm on my way to the office, Sergeant.[br]Thought I'd check out the Bradley.

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Sir, isn't your office 40 miles that way, sir?

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Yes, Sergeant, yes, it is.

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Has anything been altered[br]on this vehicle since the test?

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No, sir.

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Are you looking for something, sir?

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Just reading the fine print, Sergeant.[br]Just reading the fine print.

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Stinger missiles, 50 cal tracers.

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7.62 tracers.

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25mm rounds.

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- What's this?[br]- That was used on the Bradley, sir.

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This writing, it's Romanian, isn't it?

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Yes, sir, it is.

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Sir, Colonel Bach and Major Sayers[br]won't be here until noon.

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That's when our first test is scheduled, sir.

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This isn't exactly an all-out test, Sergeant.[br]More like a little pop quiz.

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I'm not sure regulations allow us to borrow[br]the door from the ammunition shed

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for a pop quiz, sir.

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Sir, regulations state that the ammunition shed[br]should never be left open, sir.

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Duly noted, Sergeant.

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Regulations also apply[br]to removing the door, Colonel.

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Also duly noted.

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Fire when ready.

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Backblast area clear! On the way, sir.

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Fire.

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(Soldier shouts instructions)

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Come on straight... Hold!

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You wrecked a door?

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Colonel, the ammunition[br]used on the test on the Bradley

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is the same as we used on this door.

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Romanian - the most ineffective[br]ammunition in the world.

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- No wonder the Bradley passed.[br]- This is serious.

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- It is![br]- Yes, you destroyed a door.

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It was tested on[br]an armoured personnel carrier,

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a vehicle to carry soldiers into combat.

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This door is property of[br]the United States government.

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The shell barely penetrated the door.

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OK, but it's all bent.[br]How are you gonna put it back?

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I'm not really worried about that!

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- This door protects our ammunition.[br]- The ammunition doesn't work!

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But we need the ammunition for our tests.

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Look - I'll buy the Army[br]a new goddamn door.

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You can't afford a door like that.[br]Did you see what it stood up to?

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Exactly! Some spitball from Romania!

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It was my understanding that only Soviet arms[br]would be used in these tests.

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Well, yes, and Romania[br]is one of the Soviet blocs...

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- Isn't it?[br]- Colonel Burton,

0:21:11.000,0:21:13.798
we've been testing[br]the Bradley for some time.

0:21:13.840,0:21:16.752
You may not be aware[br]of some steps we've taken.

0:21:16.800,0:21:21.271
The Romanian rocket is only 73mm.[br]That's less than the 85mm Russian.

0:21:21.320,0:21:25.836
A smaller diameter means[br]a smaller explosion and less shrapnel.

0:21:25.880,0:21:30.158
We're conducting tests[br]using ammunition of varying diameters

0:21:30.200,0:21:34.159
to determine the exact threshold[br]of the Bradley's tolerance.

0:21:34.200,0:21:39.069
So far it's held up against everything[br]we've thrown at it, sir - Soviet, Romanian.

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Latvian, Lithuanian...

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Like a rock.

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My apologies.

0:21:48.040,0:21:50.315
You're new to the project.

0:21:50.360,0:21:52.351
There's a lot to catch up on.

0:21:52.400,0:21:57.599
You're right. So if you'll get me[br]the test reports, I can catch right up.

0:21:57.640,0:22:00.234
- How's that, Colonel?[br]- Send me the data,

0:22:00.280,0:22:02.840
I'll do my homework,[br]and we can push through.

0:22:02.880,0:22:05.633
We've got five years of test reports, sir.

0:22:05.680,0:22:08.399
- We have a schedule.[br]- Let's keep to it,

0:22:08.440,0:22:12.115
get the Bradley into production, ASAP,[br]what do you say?

0:22:13.120,0:22:15.111
Thank you, gentlemen.

0:22:23.320,0:22:25.595
This could blow the whole deal.

0:22:25.640,0:22:28.871
You've got to stop this[br]like you did with the last guy.

0:22:28.920,0:22:32.549
- Don't worry about it.[br]- Sir, he wants to see the reports.

0:22:32.600,0:22:36.036
- Just give him the reports.[br]- Are you out of your mind?

0:22:36.080,0:22:38.913
Now listen to me. Listen very carefully.

0:22:40.400,0:22:42.516
Give him everything he wants.

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Every single piece of paper.

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Everything.

0:23:01.840,0:23:04.479
- Sergeant?[br]- Here, sir.

0:23:07.080,0:23:08.672
What the heck is all this?

0:23:08.720,0:23:11.951
Everything you ever wanted to know about[br]the Bradley and weren't afraid to ask.

0:23:12.000,0:23:14.560
Every memo on every last nut and bolt.

0:23:15.560,0:23:18.870
I wonder which national forest[br]died for this project.

0:23:18.920,0:23:23.914
- You read any of this stuff?[br]- I hoped you'd have the Cliff Notes.

0:23:24.960,0:23:29.397
- I hardly know where to start.[br]- Maybe that's the whole idea.

0:23:29.960,0:23:31.951
(Burton) I don't get it.[br](Secretary) What?

0:23:33.680,0:23:35.875
- That.[br]- It's the Bradley.

0:23:36.920,0:23:40.959
Well, if that's the Bradley, then what's this?

0:23:41.840,0:23:44.673
- What's the date?[br]- 1968.

0:23:45.480,0:23:48.199
The question is, how did they get to that...

0:23:49.240,0:23:51.071
from this?

0:23:58.840,0:24:02.549
Gentlemen, our mission[br]was to design and implement

0:24:02.600,0:24:06.878
an infantry transport vehicle[br]that would be a worthy replacement

0:24:06.920,0:24:09.753
for the M-113 armoured personnel carrier.

0:24:09.800,0:24:12.633
We have met that objective and then some.

0:24:13.680,0:24:16.274
The Bradley armoured personnel carrier

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will bring troops to a combat zone[br]swiftly, efficiently, and safely.

0:24:20.480,0:24:23.711
It will hold 11 men plus a driver,

0:24:24.680,0:24:27.148
and features a 20mm cannon,

0:24:27.200,0:24:30.829
which will provide[br]ample firepower and flexibility.

0:24:31.760,0:24:34.957
Lightly armoured, speedy[br]and solidly engineered,

0:24:35.000,0:24:39.437
our troops will arrive at the battlefield[br]in the finest American technology.

0:24:39.480,0:24:42.756
And at a million and a half per,[br]a real bargain.

0:24:42.800,0:24:44.358
Nice work, Colonel!

0:24:44.400,0:24:45.799
Outstanding!

0:24:45.840,0:24:47.671
Damn impressive!

0:24:49.800,0:24:54.555
So it was a big taxicab - drive guys[br]to the battlefield and go back home.

0:24:54.600,0:24:56.591
Mm-hm.

0:24:58.840,0:25:02.674
(Burton) But how did it[br]end up with a turret on top?

0:25:05.800,0:25:08.519
Hm. Hm-hm-hm.

0:25:09.240,0:25:12.869
- This is all well and good...[br]- Something wrong, General?

0:25:12.920,0:25:17.118
There won't be anything left in the budget[br]for my scout.

0:25:17.160,0:25:18.559
I doubt it, Bob.

0:25:18.600,0:25:22.479
You don't need scouts -[br]you have radar, air-recon, satellites.

0:25:22.520,0:25:27.230
You always need a scout -[br]why couldn't this thing serve as a scout?

0:25:27.280,0:25:29.430
But it's a troop carrier, General.

0:25:29.480,0:25:31.869
This is a speedy vehicle. Why can't it be both?

0:25:31.920,0:25:33.876
For one thing, it's too big.

0:25:33.920,0:25:36.992
And you can't really see out much from inside.

0:25:37.040,0:25:40.589
- Sounds like a design flaw to me.[br]- Design flaw? No...

0:25:40.640,0:25:44.679
We'll just stick a turret on top[br]with lots of opticals.

0:25:44.720,0:25:47.518
But then, sir, it'll be even bigger.

0:25:47.560,0:25:50.597
What's your problem, Smith?[br]Not elegant enough for you?

0:25:50.640,0:25:53.393
(Laughter)

0:25:53.440,0:25:58.514
The thing is, it's hard to do a "sneak[br]and peek" when you're over ten feet tall.

0:25:58.560,0:26:01.552
- He's got a point, Bob.[br]- We need a scout.

0:26:01.600,0:26:04.194
This is fast enough and it's funded.

0:26:04.240,0:26:08.392
- Actually, we're a hair over budget.[br]- Turn the Bradley into a scout

0:26:08.440,0:26:12.797
and we're gonna be selling them off[br]to some el presidente in no time!

0:26:12.840,0:26:16.719
Anything for surveillance[br]ends up south of the border.

0:26:16.760,0:26:20.070
That anti-aircraft gun,[br]who backed you up on that?

0:26:20.120,0:26:24.113
- You did, Bob.[br]- Who testified to Appropriations?

0:26:24.160,0:26:27.835
- You did, Bob.[br]- I'm talking to Appropriations next week.

0:26:27.880,0:26:30.713
Do I sell you on my scout or do I not?

0:26:30.760,0:26:32.955
You did, Bob.

0:26:33.000,0:26:35.389
How about portholes along the side?

0:26:35.440,0:26:39.399
So the fellas can stick out their guns[br]and shoot people!

0:26:39.440,0:26:41.749
Good. And you know what, Colonel?

0:26:41.800,0:26:46.078
We already have the turret.[br]We oughta get the biggest bang we can.

0:26:46.120,0:26:47.838
I'm sorry - bang, sir?

0:26:47.880,0:26:50.917
You can't hurt anybody[br]with that pansy-ass gun!

0:26:50.960,0:26:53.554
Add on some firepower!

0:26:56.240,0:27:01.109
- Where do I fit the extra ammo?[br]- I don't know. Shift things around.

0:27:01.160,0:27:05.153
4400 rounds of machine gun ammo,[br]and you wanna add 25mm shells?

0:27:05.200,0:27:09.478
- The General wants his ammo.[br]- He can't have it unless he carries it.

0:27:09.520,0:27:11.511
- Can you squeeze it in?[br]- No.

0:27:11.560,0:27:13.676
Just squeeze it in!

0:27:13.720,0:27:16.393
We're not trying on Levi's here, Colonel.

0:27:16.440,0:27:19.193
Are you telling me that in a vehicle this size,

0:27:19.240,0:27:22.038
you can't fit a few rounds of ammunition?

0:27:22.080,0:27:24.799
Not in its current configuration, no, sir.

0:27:24.840,0:27:29.436
So, the configuration is wrong.[br]There must be something you can dump.

0:27:29.480,0:27:32.756
- Dump, sir?[br]- Something you don't need.

0:27:32.800,0:27:35.360
General, the interior is very spare.

0:27:35.400,0:27:38.278
Besides the ammunition and the men...

0:27:38.320,0:27:42.199
Leave one of the fellas behind.[br]Put the ammo where the men go.

0:27:43.080,0:27:44.877
Sir...

0:27:47.000,0:27:48.991
it is a troop carrier.

0:27:49.960,0:27:53.714
So, make a couple of extra trips,[br]what's the difference?

0:27:59.120,0:28:02.237
They want a transport[br]that doesn't carry men,

0:28:02.280,0:28:05.272
and a scout that's got a cannon[br]as big as a tank's.

0:28:05.320,0:28:07.834
- And portholes.[br]- Great, portholes!

0:28:07.880,0:28:11.350
To shoot at whatever[br]they can't hit with their cannon.

0:28:11.400,0:28:13.914
You don't have to buy it, just draw it.

0:28:30.520,0:28:35.435
- That's one hell of a cannon.[br]- That's the problem.

0:28:35.480,0:28:36.879
Why?

0:28:36.920,0:28:41.471
You go out on a battlefield[br]with this pecker sticking out of your turret,

0:28:41.520,0:28:44.910
and the enemy is gonna[br]unload on you with all they got.

0:28:44.960,0:28:48.714
But it's a troop carrier, not a tank.

0:28:48.760,0:28:50.671
You want me to put a sign on it -

0:28:50.720,0:28:54.110
"I am a troop carrier, not a tank,[br]please don't shoot"?

0:29:00.720,0:29:02.915
This was going to be so beautiful.

0:29:06.160,0:29:08.628
- Good work, Smith.[br]- Looks perfect.

0:29:08.680,0:29:10.716
- Thank you, sir.[br]- The thing is...

0:29:10.760,0:29:12.159
Yes, General?

0:29:12.200,0:29:16.796
Looks a little like a tank with that cannon.[br]Probably gonna draw more fire.

0:29:16.840,0:29:19.638
Actually, sir, that has come to our attention.

0:29:19.680,0:29:23.355
We know it's not a tank,[br]but will the other side?

0:29:23.400,0:29:26.278
I guess we could always thicken the armour.

0:29:27.040,0:29:32.068
Colonel Smith, could you explain[br]why you put those portholes there?

0:29:32.120,0:29:37.478
Yes, sir, as per your request,[br]so the men can shoot out at the enemy.

0:29:37.520,0:29:42.548
- You're joking, aren't you?[br]- Portholes? Are we in the navy?

0:29:46.280,0:29:50.034
Say... you think you could[br]make this thing amphibious?

0:29:50.080,0:29:52.196
Get the troops across a river?

0:29:52.240,0:29:53.639
No.

0:29:53.680,0:29:55.636
No, sir. No.

0:29:55.680,0:29:57.591
No, no, no, no, no.

0:29:57.640,0:30:00.632
Amphibious?[br]The Bradley's supposed to swim?

0:30:01.560,0:30:03.551
In theory, at least.

0:30:03.600,0:30:07.070
Amphibious troop carrier slash scout...

0:30:07.120,0:30:08.519
Slash tank.

0:30:08.560,0:30:11.279
A couple more months,[br]I bet this thing can fly.

0:30:11.320,0:30:13.595
What's this in the margin?

0:30:13.640,0:30:15.631
"Please help me,

0:30:15.680,0:30:18.114
"I am losing my mind,

0:30:19.080,0:30:21.036
"RLS."

0:30:25.880,0:30:30.556
Lieutenant Colonel Robert Laurel Smith,[br]head of oversight and development.

0:30:33.920,0:30:36.115
Aluminium.

0:30:36.160,0:30:38.879
- This thing's got an aluminium skin.[br]- Huh?

0:30:39.800,0:30:44.112
Anything fired at it will go through it[br]like a hot knife through butter.

0:30:44.160,0:30:47.118
We're using steel rather than aluminium.

0:30:47.160,0:30:50.596
Of course, steel is[br]much heavier than aluminium,

0:30:50.640,0:30:52.835
so it won't go as fast.

0:30:52.880,0:30:55.952
We can't lose speed -[br]it won't work as a scout.

0:30:56.000,0:30:58.275
It won't keep pace with tanks, either.

0:30:58.320,0:31:01.756
Armour's a reactive measure.[br]Let's think proactive.

0:31:01.800,0:31:04.109
Equip it with anti-tank missiles,

0:31:04.160,0:31:07.789
then it can blast those enemy tanks[br]before they fire.

0:31:07.840,0:31:09.831
What do you think, Colonel?

0:31:10.800,0:31:12.199
Fine.

0:31:13.680,0:31:16.274
- Anti-tank missiles?[br]- I don't know.

0:31:16.320,0:31:19.278
The men will have to wear[br]the missiles as hats!

0:31:19.320,0:31:22.676
I don't know, Jones.[br]That's why you get paid big bucks.

0:31:22.720,0:31:27.794
- Colonel, we're not talking about...[br]- A pair of Levi's. I know!

0:31:27.840,0:31:30.195
God damn it!

0:31:30.240,0:31:33.835
We are talking about 11 years[br]with nothing to show for it!

0:31:33.880,0:31:37.350
Except an ulcer the size[br]of the district of Columbia

0:31:37.400,0:31:39.436
and a career on permanent hold!

0:31:39.480,0:31:40.833
You see this?

0:31:40.880,0:31:45.271
I've been... I've been a bird colonel so long,[br]I swear I'm growing feathers!

0:31:46.840,0:31:52.472
If you have to design hats to haul[br]those goddamn missiles, then just do it.

0:32:10.560,0:32:12.949
(Low chatter)

0:32:18.640,0:32:20.631
Excuse me, sir...

0:32:22.360,0:32:26.876
Uh... ladies and gentlemen,[br]if I can have your attention, please.

0:32:27.760,0:32:29.796
If you'd all just take your seats.

0:32:30.920,0:32:32.717
Thank you.

0:32:35.320,0:32:39.836
We are pleased to present a scale model

0:32:41.040,0:32:44.430
of the new Bradley fighting vehicle.

0:32:46.880,0:32:50.077
(* America The Beautiful)

0:32:51.360,0:32:53.715
(Choir) * America... *

0:32:55.960,0:32:58.474
(Gasps of admiration)

0:33:01.160,0:33:03.958
* America

0:33:08.080,0:33:10.753
* America... *

0:33:15.160,0:33:21.315
Featuring scout, troop transport,[br]and anti-tank capabilities,

0:33:22.680,0:33:24.875
it carries six men.

0:33:24.920,0:33:27.115
How many was it supposed to carry?

0:33:27.160,0:33:29.469
- 11.[br]- The Bradley is outfitted

0:33:29.520,0:33:32.956
with sophisticated surveillance equipment.

0:33:33.000,0:33:38.996
It is also equipped with a rapid-fire cannon,[br]and an anti-tank rocket launcher.

0:33:39.040,0:33:41.190
Which means it's loaded with...

0:33:41.240,0:33:45.677
1500 shells and ten TOW anti-tank missiles.

0:33:45.720,0:33:49.918
So in summation, gentlemen,[br]what you have before you is...

0:33:49.960,0:33:53.635
A troop transport that can't carry troops,

0:33:53.680,0:33:57.673
a reconnaissance vehicle that's[br]too conspicuous to do reconnaissance...

0:33:57.720,0:34:01.713
And a quasi-tank that has[br]less armour than a snow-blower

0:34:01.760,0:34:04.752
but has enough ammo to take out half of DC.

0:34:04.800,0:34:09.112
- Fantastic.[br]- Congratulations, General Smith.

0:34:09.159,0:34:11.196
- General?[br]- Helluva job.

0:34:11.239,0:34:13.150
General?

0:34:13.199,0:34:15.031
Let's build it.

0:34:15.800,0:34:17.710
They're building it?

0:34:17.760,0:34:20.433
This is what we're building?

0:34:26.239,0:34:35.558
* America *

0:34:37.159,0:34:38.639
Please be seated.

0:34:38.679,0:34:41.752
This will be brief,[br]I'm needed at the Oval Office.

0:34:41.800,0:34:44.871
I want to show you[br]this morning's New York Times.

0:34:44.920,0:34:48.514
If you'd be so kind to turn[br]to the editorial page.

0:34:48.560,0:34:52.632
It essentially says that every weapon[br]we produce is overpriced junk.

0:34:52.679,0:34:56.195
Now, that's not news.[br]Critics have said it for years.

0:34:56.239,0:34:58.310
What was news to me

0:34:58.360,0:35:02.672
touched on our supposedly spectacular[br]"Sergeant York" anti-aircraft gun.

0:35:02.720,0:35:07.669
It says there when the Sergeant York[br]proved incapable of hitting airplanes,

0:35:07.720,0:35:10.871
we test-fired it at hovering helicopters.

0:35:10.920,0:35:13.639
When it failed to hit hovering helicopters,

0:35:13.680,0:35:16.877
we fired at stationary targets[br]and it missed those.

0:35:16.920,0:35:20.071
Now is this possible, General Keane?

0:35:21.040,0:35:23.998
There was a problem with the proximity fusing.

0:35:24.040,0:35:28.795
According to this, one missile locked[br]on to a ventilation fan in the latrine!

0:35:28.840,0:35:33.675
And destroyed the latrine.[br]Were we test-firing at latrines that day?

0:35:33.720,0:35:38.510
My first sergeant was in that latrine[br]and he's around to swear otherwise.

0:35:38.560,0:35:41.677
Why am I learning about this[br]in the newspaper?

0:35:41.720,0:35:45.599
It makes me look foolish,[br]and I am not a foolish man.

0:35:45.640,0:35:49.713
General Cushing, any problems[br]with the Maverick missile tests?

0:35:49.760,0:35:51.159
No, sir.

0:35:51.200,0:35:53.634
Admiral Morehouse, any problems?

0:35:53.680,0:35:56.752
- None whatsoever, sir.[br]- General Partridge...

0:35:56.800,0:35:58.836
- Sir![br]- Problems with the Bradley?

0:35:58.880,0:36:01.235
No, sir, absolutely not.

0:36:01.280,0:36:03.271
Production is imminent.

0:36:04.120,0:36:08.079
Mr Secretary, I believe[br]the press is on a wild-goose chase,

0:36:08.120,0:36:10.998
looking for problems where none exist.

0:36:11.040,0:36:16.114
Let's hope you're right, General.[br]Because we do have problems.

0:36:16.160,0:36:20.233
Terrorists in Lebanon,[br]and Colonel Qadhafi in Libya,

0:36:20.280,0:36:22.669
and Sandinistas in Nicaragua,

0:36:22.720,0:36:26.030
and let's not forget our ongoing problems[br]with the Soviet Union.

0:36:27.040,0:36:32.717
Frankly, I don't appreciate calls[br]from reporters and congressmen

0:36:32.760,0:36:37.038
asking me why nothing[br]we are working on works,

0:36:38.080,0:36:41.993
and I can't answer them because[br]the men developing these systems

0:36:42.040,0:36:44.235
tell me everything is just peachy!

0:36:45.840,0:36:49.196
So, if you don't have problems, good.

0:36:49.240,0:36:51.276
If you do, get rid of them.

0:36:51.320,0:36:55.871
I want these weapons built.[br]If not by you, I'll find men who can.

0:37:17.560,0:37:19.152
You wanted to see me, sir?

0:37:19.200,0:37:20.713
Yes, I do.

0:37:20.760,0:37:22.751
Close the damn door, come on.

0:37:22.800,0:37:28.033
About these tests you've been[br]thinking about conducting on the Bradley.

0:37:28.080,0:37:30.071
I understand your concern,

0:37:30.120,0:37:34.318
but if you were an armoured warfare expert[br]instead of a flier,

0:37:34.360,0:37:37.796
you'd understand[br]the Bradley is a good vehicle.

0:37:37.840,0:37:41.833
4,000 Americans will be employed building it,[br]the Army wants it.

0:37:41.880,0:37:44.997
- Read the files...[br]- I've read the files, sir.

0:37:46.080,0:37:48.913
200 pages on the rear door,

0:37:48.960,0:37:54.273
250 pages on the paint job,[br]computer simulations of combat -

0:37:54.320,0:37:58.677
not a single test that indicates what[br]might happen if the Bradley takes a hit.

0:37:59.280,0:38:02.909
Which is why I've ordered[br]a full-up live fire test.

0:38:04.200,0:38:09.228
I want to equip a Bradley with[br]all the ammunition it would take into battle,

0:38:09.280,0:38:13.637
fill all the fuel tanks, and hit it[br]with a Soviet anti-tank weapon,

0:38:13.680,0:38:16.752
- to see how it'll hold up.[br]- Cancel it.

0:38:16.800,0:38:17.789
Sir?

0:38:17.840,0:38:21.116
I think we're having[br]a communication meltdown.

0:38:21.160,0:38:25.711
Whatever problems there are, we'll fix them -[br]in the field, after they're deployed.

0:38:25.760,0:38:28.991
- General...[br]- That's the way we're gonna do this.

0:38:29.880,0:38:32.917
Nobody takes your job[br]more seriously than I do,

0:38:32.960,0:38:36.270
but I also have a job -[br]to deploy that Bradley.

0:38:36.320,0:38:39.995
I want that rocket launcher[br]pointed at the Soviets.

0:38:43.680,0:38:45.238
Here.

0:38:45.280,0:38:46.952
Jesus.

0:38:47.000,0:38:48.718
Dismissed.

0:38:50.400,0:38:53.597
- Afternoon. Afternoon.[br]- Good afternoon, sir.

0:38:56.200,0:38:58.555
- Fanning![br]- Yes, sir?

0:38:59.400,0:39:03.632
- What happened to you?[br]- Don't ask. What's this?

0:39:03.680,0:39:06.717
It was on your desk[br]when I got back from lunch.

0:39:19.160,0:39:21.799
Some ammunition for your Bradley battle.

0:39:28.080,0:39:29.479
Hm!

0:39:29.520,0:39:31.351
It's a British Army test report.

0:39:32.880,0:39:35.075
Top secret too.

0:39:35.120,0:39:37.111
Until it landed here.

0:39:56.840,0:39:59.638
General Smith, Jim Burton.

0:40:01.160,0:40:02.673
(Clears throat)

0:40:02.720,0:40:05.109
How did you find me?

0:40:05.160,0:40:08.596
You have very distinctive handwriting.

0:40:11.400,0:40:15.791
I've been reading memos on the Bradley[br]going back to 1968,

0:40:17.320,0:40:22.997
with your handwritten notes in the margin,[br]or... initialled by you.

0:40:24.320,0:40:27.835
- This handwriting?[br]- We should not be seen talking.

0:40:38.160,0:40:40.594
Look, you contacted me, General.

0:40:40.640,0:40:44.713
No. You received an anonymous leak[br]about which I know nothing.

0:40:44.760,0:40:49.675
The British found out that aluminium[br]gives off a toxic gas when hit by a shell.

0:40:49.720,0:40:53.190
Bad news for men[br]in aluminium armoured vehicles.

0:40:53.240,0:40:57.153
Couldn't we... couldn't we sit down[br]somewhere and actually talk?

0:41:05.320,0:41:09.996
If the Pentagon had their choice[br]of busting us or nailing a Soviet spy,

0:41:10.040,0:41:12.395
they would choose us in a heartbeat.

0:41:12.440,0:41:15.671
Who exactly is "us", General?

0:41:15.720,0:41:19.759
Some people who work in the Pentagon[br]are fed up watching billions of dollars

0:41:19.800,0:41:24.191
thrown away on defective weapons[br]upon which our troops stake their lives.

0:41:25.320,0:41:28.392
People like you, Colonel.[br]We are the enemy.

0:41:28.440,0:41:31.398
- To whom?[br]- To majors who want to be colonels,

0:41:31.440,0:41:35.479
colonels who want to be generals,[br]you bet we are the enemy.

0:41:35.520,0:41:37.750
To move up, you have to get things done.

0:41:37.800,0:41:40.598
You don't want to be the one[br]who drops the ball,

0:41:40.640,0:41:43.791
cos if you drop the ball,[br]no promotion, no star,

0:41:43.840,0:41:47.150
no cushy job with a contractor[br]when you retire.

0:41:47.200,0:41:52.672
Which is why, Colonel, everyone[br]attached to the Bradley will stop your tests.

0:41:55.880,0:42:01.113
General, I appreciate your interests[br]if not your methods.

0:42:01.160,0:42:04.869
Whatever disagreements[br]I may be having over the Bradley

0:42:04.920,0:42:07.753
will be resolved above board.

0:42:08.760,0:42:11.399
Now, if you have something to say,

0:42:11.440,0:42:15.115
I'm sure the Washington Post[br]would love to talk to you.

0:42:17.480,0:42:20.711
Me? The press? Are you crazy?[br]The Army is my life.

0:42:20.760,0:42:25.038
Like you, I work inside the system, and[br]you don't have a prayer of running your tests,

0:42:25.080,0:42:27.913
not unless you're willing[br]to sacrifice your career.

0:42:27.960,0:42:32.112
And if you think you're safe because[br]Congress gave you your job, think again.

0:42:33.160,0:42:35.355
Good day, Colonel. And good luck.

0:42:38.280,0:42:40.510
So why did you send me that report?

0:42:41.160,0:42:42.559
Sir.

0:42:46.880,0:42:49.348
- Nice to see you, General.[br]- Good to see you.

0:42:59.520,0:43:01.875
- Evening, sir.[br]- Evening, sir.

0:43:05.440,0:43:09.479
So she whispered to me, "Why do you think[br]the General always stands at attention?"

0:43:09.520,0:43:11.909
(Laughter)

0:43:14.280,0:43:18.239
- Sir, Major Sayers is in the library.[br]- Tell Major Sayers I'm busy.

0:43:18.280,0:43:21.636
He said the little prick[br]ordered tests on the Bradley.

0:43:21.680,0:43:24.752
What? I'll have his ass in a sling so fast.

0:43:24.800,0:43:28.236
Whose ass, sir? Major Sayers[br]or the little prick?

0:43:28.280,0:43:31.431
General, he knows about[br]the study the Brits did.

0:43:31.480,0:43:33.550
- What study?[br]- On aluminium.

0:43:33.600,0:43:35.830
Aluminium's used on the Bradley, sir.

0:43:35.880,0:43:38.917
When hit by a shell, it burns[br]and gives off a toxic gas.

0:43:38.960,0:43:40.109
God damn it.

0:43:40.160,0:43:44.392
We fought a revolution[br]so we could ignore the fucking British!

0:43:44.440,0:43:46.237
So why mess things up now?

0:43:46.280,0:43:48.840
- I thought you talked to him.[br]- I did.

0:43:48.880,0:43:51.678
- The man must be a fool.[br]- Can't you stop him, sir?

0:43:51.720,0:43:54.109
No, I'm not his commanding officer.

0:43:54.160,0:43:59.029
Some draft-dodging junior congressman[br]wanted more objectivity in the testing process.

0:43:59.080,0:44:01.071
Goddamn checks and balances.

0:44:01.120,0:44:04.749
General, with all due respect,[br]this isn't just a check, sir,

0:44:04.800,0:44:06.870
it's a full fucking body block!

0:44:06.920,0:44:11.835
If we don't get the Bradley out there now,[br]it'll be stuck in development forever.

0:44:15.840,0:44:18.229
Start production now.

0:44:18.280,0:44:21.875
Throw Burton a bone or two.[br]Let him run a couple of tests.

0:44:21.920,0:44:25.356
Yes, sir. General, actually,[br]he'd like to blow it up.

0:44:25.400,0:44:27.755
I don't give a fuck what Burton wants.

0:44:27.800,0:44:31.998
Let him do some piddly-shit stuff,[br]see if he can parallel park the fucker!

0:44:32.040,0:44:34.031
Just get it into production.

0:44:46.560,0:44:49.358
(Woman) Am I to understand[br]that you were not in favour

0:44:49.400,0:44:51.834
of the tests Colonel Burton proposed?

0:44:51.880,0:44:53.677
Absolutely not.

0:44:54.840,0:44:58.992
(Woman) Absolutely not, yes,[br]or absolutely not, no?

0:45:00.200,0:45:02.156
Absolutely not absolutely.

0:45:02.200,0:45:05.237
(Man) Are you questioning[br]his motives or his methods?

0:45:05.280,0:45:08.989
I have no reason to question[br]Colonel Burton's motives.

0:45:09.040,0:45:11.270
I can only speak to his methods.

0:45:11.320,0:45:16.394
Which, by anyone's definition[br]were somewhat peculiar.

0:45:17.120,0:45:19.395
There were other ways to find out

0:45:19.440,0:45:23.672
if clothing would catch fire[br]inside the Bradley when it took a hit.

0:45:23.720,0:45:27.156
Let's take the... the mannequin thing.

0:45:44.280,0:45:46.430
- Colonel.[br]- Yes?

0:45:51.640,0:45:55.189
- Phone call, sir. They said it's important.[br]- Very good.

0:45:55.240,0:45:57.310
- Dalton.[br]- Yes, sir.

0:45:57.360,0:46:00.750
- I'll meet you back at the firing area.[br]- Yes, sir.

0:46:07.360,0:46:10.079
- Strip the dummies.[br]- Sir?

0:46:11.640,0:46:14.313
Strip the dummies, Sergeant, now.

0:46:20.440,0:46:22.954
Thank you. Let's go.

0:46:24.160,0:46:25.798
Fire when ready.

0:46:25.840,0:46:28.115
Backblast area clear!

0:46:28.160,0:46:30.720
- Out of the way, sir.[br]- Fire.

0:46:36.640,0:46:38.710
(Coughing)

0:46:40.720,0:46:43.109
Hold it there. Let me see those.

0:46:43.160,0:46:47.472
Uh-huh. That looks good,[br]uniforms look good. Great, there you go.

0:46:50.440,0:46:52.112
Wait a minute, what's that?

0:46:52.160,0:46:54.276
That's part of our test, Colonel.

0:46:57.080,0:46:58.672
Wait a minute.

0:47:01.520,0:47:05.195
(Partridge) No one in my command[br]gave the order to strip the dummies

0:47:05.240,0:47:08.312
and put their clothes[br]inside a fireproof container

0:47:08.360,0:47:11.796
inside the vehicle while[br]Colonel Burton wasn't around.

0:47:11.840,0:47:14.354
You're a pair of clowns!

0:47:15.600,0:47:17.830
The insults that were traded that day

0:47:17.880,0:47:20.792
had no business[br]showing up in the test reports.

0:47:20.840,0:47:23.718
They were deleted from the final report.

0:47:23.760,0:47:29.471
All except Colonel Bach's unfortunate[br]reference to Colonel Burton's mother.

0:47:30.840,0:47:33.115
Temperatures were running high.

0:47:33.160,0:47:35.879
(Man) Apparently inside the Bradley as well.

0:47:35.920,0:47:40.869
There's a degree of uncertainty[br]involved in every test.

0:47:41.880,0:47:45.668
That's the point of doing tests -[br]to find out what happens.

0:47:48.280,0:47:53.115
If we knew what the results would be,[br]we wouldn't need to do the test.

0:47:53.160,0:47:57.756
And just because the tests[br]didn't always come out

0:47:57.800,0:48:00.155
the way Colonel Burton expected...

0:48:00.200,0:48:04.876
is no reason to assume that[br]anything devious was going on.

0:48:05.840,0:48:10.709
(Woman) I ask you, General,[br]filling the fuel tanks with water

0:48:10.760,0:48:13.991
for a test designed[br]to check the combustibility

0:48:14.040,0:48:17.669
of those tanks - that wasn't devious?

0:48:18.560,0:48:21.677
If the tanks had been filled with fuel

0:48:21.720,0:48:25.429
there's a good chance[br]the vehicle would have exploded.

0:48:26.480,0:48:28.710
(Man) Isn't that the point?

0:48:29.720,0:48:35.192
If the vehicle had exploded,[br]we couldn't run additional tests.

0:48:36.080,0:48:40.710
I can't order up an unlimited number[br]of Bradleys just to blow them up!

0:48:41.600,0:48:44.353
Unless you're telling me[br]to spend more money.

0:48:44.400,0:48:49.520
(Woman) General, I believe that efforts[br]were made to make the Bradley amphibious?

0:48:50.520,0:48:53.557
Yes, although how that's relevant[br]I fail to comprehend.

0:48:53.600,0:48:56.797
(Man) How many Bradleys[br]were lost during that experiment?

0:48:56.840,0:48:58.239
Lost?

0:48:58.280,0:49:02.193
(Man) The report says[br]four of the Bradleys sank during testing.

0:49:03.240,0:49:05.231
That is a matter of opinion.

0:49:05.280,0:49:08.556
(Woman) It's not opinion, General.

0:49:08.600,0:49:10.591
Four of them sank.

0:49:15.760,0:49:17.193
Technically, yes.

0:49:17.240,0:49:19.834
(Woman) General,[br]can we get back to the fuel tanks?

0:49:20.760,0:49:22.637
Come on. Good.

0:49:24.280,0:49:28.273
Sergeant, have the tanks[br]always been filled with water?

0:49:29.680,0:49:31.432
No, sir.

0:49:31.480,0:49:34.199
Only when the vehicle is being tested, sir.

0:49:35.240,0:49:37.231
What else don't I know?

0:49:41.560,0:49:43.915
Sergeant, I'm asking you a question.

0:49:43.960,0:49:46.474
What else don't I know about these tests?

0:49:47.720,0:49:50.518
The ammunition stored in the Bradley, sir.

0:49:51.760,0:49:53.352
What about it?

0:50:05.960,0:50:07.439
Sand.

0:50:07.480,0:50:09.436
That's affirmative, sir.

0:50:10.440,0:50:12.317
(Snorts)

0:50:12.360,0:50:14.351
Tell me...

0:50:14.400,0:50:17.073
did the term "court-martial"

0:50:17.120,0:50:19.111
ever enter anyone's mind here?

0:50:19.160,0:50:21.151
- No, sir.[br]- Really?

0:50:21.200,0:50:23.316
That's truly amazing, Sergeant.

0:50:23.360,0:50:27.399
Here we are watching[br]water drip out of the gas tanks

0:50:27.440,0:50:30.318
and sand spill out of the ammunition

0:50:30.360,0:50:34.399
after a test that was done to figure out[br]whether or not the damn thing is safe!

0:50:34.440,0:50:39.309
And no one here even thinks[br]of the term "court-martial"?

0:50:40.240,0:50:44.836
Now why, if you don't mind my asking, is that?

0:50:45.840,0:50:48.513
We were under orders, sir.

0:50:48.560,0:50:51.870
Is acting on those orders[br]conscionable, Sergeant?

0:50:51.920,0:50:55.230
It doesn't matter what I think or do, sir,

0:50:55.280,0:50:57.748
because you desk warriors from Washington

0:50:57.800,0:50:59.950
will find a million different ways

0:51:00.000,0:51:02.992
to make the tests turn out[br]whatever way you want, sir.

0:51:03.040,0:51:06.715
I'm not here to manipulate test results.

0:51:07.520,0:51:11.274
- I'm here to learn the truth.[br]- You want the truth, sir?

0:51:11.320,0:51:14.835
We get a new white knight[br]every other year, sir.

0:51:14.880,0:51:17.917
Some guy just like you,[br]and you all start off the same.

0:51:17.960,0:51:23.114
Big speeches that turn to shit after six months[br]when your next promotion comes due.

0:51:23.160,0:51:25.390
And then it's business as usual.

0:51:26.440,0:51:30.228
Where did you pick up[br]this lousy attitude, Sergeant?

0:51:30.280,0:51:32.236
Right here, sir,

0:51:33.800,0:51:35.791
watching guys like you.

0:51:38.320,0:51:40.436
Well, I'm sorry.

0:51:41.520,0:51:43.750
I'm really sorry to hear that.

0:51:45.280,0:51:49.956
Cos unlike you, I take my job seriously.

0:51:54.360,0:51:55.839
Really?

0:51:57.240,0:52:01.677
Well, maybe... maybe[br]you can explain to me, Colonel,

0:52:01.720,0:52:07.192
why the Bradley has been ordered into[br]production before you have done your job.

0:52:24.120,0:52:27.510
What is this?[br]100 Bradleys have been ordered?

0:52:27.560,0:52:32.190
I'm not gonna have it on my record[br]that the Bradley fell behind schedule

0:52:32.240,0:52:34.196
because of some goddamn tests.

0:52:34.240,0:52:36.879
Those goddamn tests could save lives.

0:52:36.920,0:52:41.357
The Bradley will save lives, Colonel,[br]by bringing men to the front line.

0:52:41.400,0:52:43.755
Do you know what would happen to those men

0:52:43.800,0:52:46.598
if the Bradley is hit and the aluminium burns?

0:52:47.960,0:52:52.238
I know all about the British study, Colonel.[br]And it is bullshit.

0:52:52.280,0:52:54.874
That thing could be a deathtrap.

0:52:54.920,0:52:57.070
- Says who?[br]- Says me.

0:52:57.120,0:52:59.873
Have you put people in there during the test?

0:52:59.920,0:53:03.469
- No, of...[br]- So you don't actually know anything.

0:53:03.520,0:53:07.195
And until you do,[br]all you're doing is wasting our time.

0:53:11.720,0:53:15.838
(Woman) Are you suggesting Colonel Burton[br]had no reason to be concerned?

0:53:15.880,0:53:19.919
I am suggesting[br]that Colonel Burton and his tests

0:53:19.960,0:53:23.919
did not reveal anything[br]we didn't already know.

0:53:23.960,0:53:26.713
Except his own penchant for theatrics.

0:53:26.760,0:53:29.513
- (Man) Theatrics, General?[br]- Yes, theatrics.

0:53:29.560,0:53:31.676
Cheap theatrics at that.

0:53:31.720,0:53:34.188
Now the little prick has issued a memo

0:53:34.240,0:53:38.791
that stipulates that for the tests[br]he'd like to use sheep.

0:53:38.840,0:53:42.150
Jesus, we already started work[br]on the chassis assembly.

0:53:42.200,0:53:44.350
- Don't worry.[br]- If the sheep die

0:53:44.400,0:53:48.279
- we're gonna have to stop production.[br]- There are ways around it.

0:53:48.320,0:53:50.231
- Absolutely.[br]- Like what?

0:53:50.280,0:53:52.874
We could sic the animal rights people on him.

0:53:52.920,0:53:56.037
It is cruel and unusual treatment of sheep.

0:53:56.080,0:53:58.196
Rack of lamb.

0:53:58.880,0:54:00.598
Yeah, that would be me.

0:54:01.920,0:54:04.354
(Phone)

0:54:04.400,0:54:07.836
- Yes.[br]- (Fanning) Major Sayers just called, sir.

0:54:07.880,0:54:12.396
- When do they plan to run the tests?[br]- As soon as we send over the sheep.

0:54:12.440,0:54:15.830
"We"? I thought they were[br]in charge of the sheep.

0:54:15.880,0:54:18.348
They say it's being handled at our end.

0:54:19.360,0:54:21.874
The Surgeon General's office.

0:54:23.120,0:54:26.430
What does the Surgeon General[br]have to do with sheep?

0:54:30.920,0:54:33.150
- Excuse me.[br]- Colonel Burton.

0:54:33.200,0:54:36.431
- We were told you might show up.[br]- Who told you that?

0:54:36.480,0:54:41.110
Colonel Bach, he established this office[br]last week with the Surgeon General.

0:54:41.160,0:54:45.153
- You're trying to kill the Bradley.[br]- Who told you that?

0:54:45.840,0:54:49.628
I'm sorry, sir, all information[br]in this office is classified.

0:54:49.680,0:54:54.834
So, what is[br]"ruminant procurement" anyway?

0:54:55.680,0:54:58.353
That's what this office has been created to do.

0:54:58.400,0:55:02.029
- But what is it?[br]- Analysis and policy determination

0:55:02.080,0:55:05.959
for tendered research data[br]on the optimal test ruminant.

0:55:06.000,0:55:07.797
Such ruminants are to be...

0:55:07.840,0:55:12.516
You're talking about sheep.[br]You're in charge of buying sheep, correct?

0:55:14.000,0:55:16.468
We can't just go out and buy sheep, sir.

0:55:16.520,0:55:18.112
Why not?

0:55:18.160,0:55:21.038
We're doing a vaporifics test on sheep.

0:55:21.080,0:55:26.996
Vaporifics is all about what happens[br]when a warhead penetrates armour.

0:55:27.040,0:55:30.077
Lieutenant, I know what a vaporifics test is.

0:55:30.120,0:55:32.031
I'm the one who called for it.

0:55:32.080,0:55:36.551
Well, then you know we have to have[br]sheep specs before we can proceed.

0:55:36.600,0:55:39.353
Sheep specs, what is sheep specs?

0:55:39.400,0:55:41.072
Specifications!

0:55:41.120,0:55:45.750
Shorn or unshorn, rams, ewes or lambs?

0:55:46.280,0:55:50.478
Merinos or short hair?[br]Shorn merino ewes or unshorn merino lambs?

0:55:50.520,0:55:54.593
Bighorns or domestic?[br]Domestic shorn lambs or bighorn unshorn?

0:55:54.640,0:55:58.030
Just, how long will it take you[br]to get your sheep specs?

0:55:58.080,0:56:01.117
Not long at all, six, eight months, tops.

0:56:01.160,0:56:06.518
But then we'll require another eight months[br]to evaluate the data.

0:56:06.560,0:56:10.633
After which we can move[br]into prototype ruminant evaluation...

0:56:11.280,0:56:13.635
- How much?[br]- Well...

0:56:16.240,0:56:18.276
All right, bring it back.

0:56:18.320,0:56:21.471
Keep it coming. Keep it coming.[br]Keep it coming.

0:56:22.800,0:56:25.075
A little more. A little more.

0:56:25.120,0:56:26.599
Whoa!

0:56:26.640,0:56:29.871
Sir, Colonel Bach is on his way over here, sir.

0:56:29.920,0:56:32.115
I'm sure he is.

0:56:32.160,0:56:35.391
It sounded like a world-class shit-fit, sir.

0:56:35.440,0:56:37.271
I'm sure it is, Sergeant.

0:56:43.120,0:56:46.317
- Come on, move it.[br]- What are these sheep doing here?

0:56:46.360,0:56:48.828
- I bought them.[br]- You can't do that!

0:56:48.880,0:56:51.758
- Well, I did.[br]- There are no sheep specs, Colonel!

0:56:51.800,0:56:54.678
- I devised the specs, Major.[br]- What are they?

0:56:54.720,0:56:57.871
They're live and kicking,[br]and that's good enough for me.

0:56:57.920,0:57:02.198
Testing is a science, Colonel.[br]It needs controlled experiments.

0:57:02.240,0:57:06.472
- Just sticking sheep into a...[br]- All right, you don't want sheep?

0:57:07.840,0:57:11.037
Lennon, Chavez,[br]get the sheep out of there,

0:57:11.080,0:57:13.674
- and get in the Bradley. Dalton![br]- Yes, sir?

0:57:13.720,0:57:15.312
Get in the Bradley.

0:57:16.240,0:57:19.437
- Sir?[br]- I need a vaporifics test, get in the Bradley.

0:57:19.480,0:57:22.756
- Everyone inside.[br]- Are you out of your fucking mind?

0:57:22.800,0:57:26.031
You think this is[br]some kind of joke, Colonel?

0:57:26.920,0:57:30.549
All right, we'll just use the sheep.[br]That's a terrific idea.

0:57:30.600,0:57:33.273
Use the sheep in the Bradley.[br]Go on, sheep.

0:57:33.320,0:57:35.788
Get in there... God damn it!

0:57:38.040,0:57:39.598
Backblast area, clear!

0:57:39.640,0:57:42.279
- On the way, sir.[br]- Fire!

0:57:50.280,0:57:52.589
(Gasping)

0:57:53.200,0:57:55.714
Oh, God, Granger, don't breathe!

0:57:56.720,0:57:59.632
- What the hell happened?[br]- The damn fumes!

0:57:59.680,0:58:01.557
Stay back!

0:58:10.360,0:58:13.193
- How are you doing?[br]- I'm OK.

0:58:13.240,0:58:15.834
Jesus, just one tiny whiff...

0:58:15.880,0:58:18.030
Did you get a look inside?

0:58:18.080,0:58:20.435
Nothing could have survived those fumes.

0:58:28.000,0:58:31.151
Sergeant, where are the sheep?

0:58:31.200,0:58:33.760
Major Sayers said they had to be incinerated.

0:58:33.800,0:58:35.950
- What?[br]- They carted them away, sir.

0:58:36.000,0:58:38.833
Whoa! No! Whoa! Stop, stop, stop!

0:58:42.760,0:58:44.751
- Follow those sheep![br]- Sir?

0:58:45.680,0:58:48.831
- Stop that truck, that's an order![br]- Yes, sir.

0:58:48.880,0:58:50.279
Sergeant.

0:58:56.320,0:58:58.993
I need them, for autopsy.

0:59:00.840,0:59:02.956
To verify test results.

0:59:06.280,0:59:08.396
I see him, we got him, sir.

0:59:11.360,0:59:13.237
(Siren blaring)

0:59:17.760,0:59:20.228
(Siren blaring)

0:59:20.280,0:59:23.317
- Pay no attention to them![br]- Sir?

0:59:23.360,0:59:25.157
Concentrate on the sheep.

0:59:29.000,0:59:31.389
Look out!

0:59:35.200,0:59:36.553
Move it!

0:59:36.600,0:59:37.999
Come on!

0:59:46.480,0:59:48.914
Damn it, what are you stopping us for?

0:59:48.960,0:59:51.633
- Stop the sheep![br]- What's the hurry, sir?

0:59:51.680,0:59:56.276
Not one of the tests I've ordered[br]has been conducted according to plan.

0:59:56.320,0:59:57.435
And since my job...

0:59:57.480,1:00:02.190
Your job is to stop whining and serve[br]the United States as befits an officer!

1:00:02.240,1:00:07.155
My job is to oversee the joint live-fire[br]test programme and report to Congress.

1:00:07.200,1:00:11.512
In order to do that, I'm gonna have to insist[br]on a live-fire test of the Bradley

1:00:11.560,1:00:13.391
under combat conditions.

1:00:13.440,1:00:17.149
Listen to me, fly-boy,[br]you don't know shit about combat!

1:00:17.200,1:00:20.272
I know there are a lot of ways[br]to die in that vehicle, sir.

1:00:20.320,1:00:23.118
- Don't you preach to me![br]- I want a realistic...

1:00:23.160,1:00:27.233
- The number one priority is...[br]- People first, vehicles second!!

1:00:27.280,1:00:31.512
Those are my priorities. The Army's[br]priorities seem to be the exact opposite.

1:00:31.560,1:00:34.028
You are way out of line here.

1:00:36.520,1:00:40.308
I won't sign off on the Bradley[br]without a live-fire test.

1:00:51.080,1:00:53.878
- (Man) Sir?[br]- Who is Burton's commanding officer?

1:00:53.920,1:00:56.559
General De Grasso, sir.

1:00:56.600,1:00:58.511
Get him for me now.

1:01:05.240,1:01:08.915
It's an economic move, Colonel,[br]you're being reassigned.

1:01:10.160,1:01:14.472
In the meantime, should I... continue[br]in my present assignment?

1:01:14.520,1:01:18.479
Your present assignment[br]has been eliminated, Colonel.

1:01:18.520,1:01:21.353
I didn't think my job could be eliminated.

1:01:22.360,1:01:26.353
- I was appointed by Congress.[br]- But you're paid by the Army.

1:01:27.600,1:01:31.593
If they can't afford you - and they can't -[br]you have no job.

1:01:32.360,1:01:34.351
Colonel, it's time to move on.

1:01:34.400,1:01:38.996
Let's not let this little blip on the screen[br]ground you permanently.

1:02:14.360,1:02:19.753
Would the Colonel ever consider[br]having a drink with an enlisted soldier?

1:02:19.800,1:02:23.349
Does the enlisted soldier[br]think the Colonel needs one?

1:02:24.280,1:02:28.114
- What are they gonna do, fire you?[br]- OK, just a little one.

1:02:43.760,1:02:45.990
(Snorts and coughs)

1:02:52.960,1:02:55.076
You know what's really ironic?

1:02:56.040,1:03:00.830
General Omar Bradley was a brilliant tactician[br]and a great leader.

1:03:00.880,1:03:03.030
No ego, just did the job.

1:03:04.280,1:03:08.717
And he looked out for the morale[br]and the safety of his men.

1:03:08.760,1:03:11.911
And they go and put his name on this thing!

1:03:11.960,1:03:13.791
Talk about a kick in the ass.

1:03:13.840,1:03:16.957
The closest the brass ever get to a battlefield

1:03:17.000,1:03:19.878
is the first tee on a Saturday morning.

1:03:22.840,1:03:24.910
You know, Fanning...

1:03:25.720,1:03:29.793
I've been around long enough to know[br]that the Pentagon is not a charity,

1:03:29.840,1:03:31.398
it's cashflows and egos.

1:03:32.440,1:03:35.910
That's part of it, it's what helps drive it,[br]fine, but...

1:03:37.840,1:03:39.637
somehow...

1:03:42.360,1:03:46.148
somehow I always thought the men came first.

1:03:48.560,1:03:51.677
I always thought that the people on top knew

1:03:51.720,1:03:54.757
that it was about the soldier in the field.

1:03:57.080,1:03:59.275
You gave it your best shot.

1:04:00.120,1:04:02.554
- Did I?[br]- Yes, sir, you did.

1:04:07.640,1:04:10.598
Well, now it's somebody else's problem.

1:04:12.320,1:04:16.029
My problem is salvaging my career.

1:04:16.080,1:04:21.438
Which apparently is not beyond repair[br]if I'm a good little boy.

1:04:22.800,1:04:25.519
So, that's it.

1:04:25.560,1:04:27.073
That's it.

1:04:27.120,1:04:29.680
The man said, "war is hell".

1:04:30.880,1:04:32.836
He should've tried peacetime.

1:04:34.680,1:04:38.116
- You don't mind, do you?[br]- No, be my guest.

1:04:38.160,1:04:40.310
I don't believe in government waste.

1:04:40.360,1:04:42.351
(Phone)

1:04:43.800,1:04:46.519
- Burton.[br]- So they're moving you out?

1:04:50.440,1:04:53.716
Is there anything you don't hear about?

1:04:53.760,1:04:57.469
Well, how far are you willing to go[br]with this thing?

1:04:57.520,1:05:01.479
The question is...[br]how far are they going to send me?

1:05:01.520,1:05:04.956
You ought to take a trip to California[br]this weekend.

1:05:05.000,1:05:07.594
I'm not up for a vacation right now.

1:05:07.640,1:05:10.757
No one goes to Fresno[br]for a vacation, Colonel.

1:05:32.840,1:05:35.832
- Can I help you, sir?[br]- Colonel Burton.

1:05:35.880,1:05:38.599
I'm here to see the project manager.

1:06:11.520,1:06:13.511
- Colonel Burton?[br]- Yes.

1:06:13.560,1:06:15.357
Steve Johnson, project manager.

1:06:15.400,1:06:17.391
Hi, thank you.

1:06:17.440,1:06:20.034
All set, let's go!

1:06:27.080,1:06:30.117
What's going on here?[br]Who changed the specs?

1:06:30.160,1:06:31.559
The Israelis.

1:06:31.600,1:06:34.398
The Israelis? When?

1:06:34.440,1:06:36.431
When they placed their order.

1:06:37.280,1:06:39.475
- So these are for export?[br]- Yes.

1:06:39.520,1:06:42.239
- All of them?[br]- Yes, Colonel.

1:06:42.280,1:06:46.558
You're telling me we're manufacturing[br]two different versions of this vehicle?

1:06:46.600,1:06:50.388
The Israelis wouldn't take the Bradley[br]as designed, Colonel.

1:06:50.440,1:06:53.159
They wanted the fuel tanks on the outside,

1:06:53.200,1:06:56.272
reinforced armour,[br]a different ventilation system...

1:06:56.320,1:06:59.790
All right.[br]What about the specs for our Bradleys?

1:06:59.840,1:07:03.958
Exactly like the ones[br]you're testing, Colonel. No change.

1:07:28.160,1:07:31.152
- You think you were followed?[br]- Followed?

1:07:31.200,1:07:34.397
I drove for hours.[br]I don't even know where we are.

1:07:34.440,1:07:37.796
Maybe you'd prefer to meet[br]at the officers' club?

1:07:38.800,1:07:42.110
- When did the Israelis test it?[br]- They didn't have to,

1:07:42.160,1:07:45.789
they knew by looking at it[br]that it was a deathtrap.

1:07:45.840,1:07:48.673
So while we're sending our guys off to die,

1:07:48.720,1:07:52.508
the Pentagon brass is redesigning[br]the damn thing for somebody else!

1:07:52.560,1:07:55.597
They can't sell it overseas like it is.

1:07:57.080,1:07:59.230
Business as usual.

1:08:05.160,1:08:08.470
So maybe you'd like to keep[br]fighting the bastards?

1:08:11.080,1:08:15.119
I've lost my job, General.[br]They're moving me out.

1:08:15.160,1:08:19.312
So, they're moving you out,[br]you haven't been discharged.

1:08:19.359,1:08:22.716
Work from inside,[br]from wherever they send you.

1:08:22.760,1:08:25.194
And turn into you?

1:08:26.359,1:08:30.035
Passing anonymous notes[br]and meeting in parking lots?

1:08:31.040,1:08:35.830
You're great at sitting in the shadows.[br]Why don't you do something?

1:08:35.880,1:08:37.871
I can't.

1:08:37.920,1:08:41.515
- Help me![br]- I have done everything that I can.

1:08:41.560,1:08:44.313
I've been fighting this for almost 20 years.

1:08:44.359,1:08:48.319
I'm not gonna go to the mat over this![br]I... I've got too much to lose.

1:08:56.279,1:08:58.191
70,000 troops.

1:08:59.200,1:09:03.751
70,000 American boys[br]will ride into battle in the Bradley

1:09:03.800,1:09:05.870
if America fights another war.

1:09:05.920,1:09:09.356
We can't be a part of[br]sending them to their deaths.

1:09:19.560,1:09:21.357
One call.

1:09:25.960,1:09:27.756
- What?[br]- One call.

1:09:27.800,1:09:29.791
I'll make one call and that's it.

1:09:33.960,1:09:35.598
Sit down.

1:09:36.680,1:09:39.638
General Partridge, you've read[br]today's Washington Post?

1:09:39.680,1:09:41.955
- I have.[br]- And seen the story,

1:09:42.000,1:09:44.957
attributed to a highly placed Pentagon source?

1:09:45.000,1:09:50.028
Yes, and I am as distressed as you that[br]anyone in the Pentagon would stoop so low.

1:09:50.080,1:09:53.913
Leaks within the Pentagon[br]are how I get most of my information.

1:09:53.960,1:09:57.999
Are you suggesting that[br]the Pentagon is less than forthcoming?

1:09:58.040,1:10:02.113
Then perhaps you can explain[br]why I have to learn from the press

1:10:02.160,1:10:06.199
that the man in charge[br]of testing the Bradley has been fired?

1:10:07.120,1:10:10.749
- He wasn't fired, sir, he was reassigned.[br]- By whom?

1:10:10.800,1:10:13.758
By General De Grasso,[br]his commanding officer.

1:10:13.800,1:10:15.995
I'm as shocked as you are.

1:10:16.040,1:10:20.238
I guess there was some confusion[br]between the Army, the Air Force...

1:10:20.280,1:10:22.589
The sort of trouble you always get

1:10:22.640,1:10:26.394
with these cross-departmental[br]joint-testing programmes.

1:10:26.440,1:10:29.113
(Phone)

1:10:31.960,1:10:34.952
- Yes.[br]- Congressman Stratton is on the phone.

1:10:37.920,1:10:40.832
Sam, what can I do for you?

1:10:40.880,1:10:43.633
What article? Oh, that article.

1:10:43.680,1:10:46.831
No, completely untrue, inter-office SNAFU.

1:10:46.880,1:10:49.110
File it under creative journalism.

1:10:49.160,1:10:54.632
I'm looking into it now,[br]you'll be the first to know. Right. Right.

1:10:54.680,1:10:56.477
My best to Ellen.

1:10:59.600,1:11:03.752
General, I want a full update on the Bradley

1:11:04.560,1:11:07.711
- and I want it in writing.[br]- Right away, sir.

1:11:09.480,1:11:15.112
That is the last call[br]I expect to receive on this matter

1:11:15.840,1:11:19.913
from Congressman Stratton[br]or anyone else on the Hill.

1:11:22.560,1:11:24.710
Do I make myself clear, General?

1:11:24.760,1:11:26.352
Perfectly.

1:11:34.360,1:11:36.157
(Knock at door)

1:11:44.520,1:11:48.354
Colonel Burton, I want you to write[br]your report on the Bradley.

1:11:48.400,1:11:51.472
Sir? I was under the impression[br]that my job had...

1:11:51.520,1:11:53.511
Your job has been reinstated.

1:11:53.560,1:11:56.757
I want your report on my desk[br]by 1800 hours tomorrow.

1:11:56.800,1:11:59.837
- Yes, sir.[br]- Colonel, in case you are unaware,

1:11:59.880,1:12:04.476
as per the military manual, you will deliver[br]your report to me and to me alone.

1:12:04.520,1:12:08.069
Should a single copy be made public,[br]I will charge you with

1:12:08.120,1:12:12.272
subversion of military procedure[br]and have you court-martialled.

1:12:33.600,1:12:35.397
Stop packing, we're staying.

1:12:35.440,1:12:38.876
- How'd you do that?[br]- I didn't do anything.

1:12:38.920,1:12:41.480
- Do we have a rule book?[br]- A rule book, sir?

1:12:41.520,1:12:44.876
- A book with rules in it.[br]- What do you need a rule book for?

1:12:44.920,1:12:48.037
To play by the rules,[br]cos I always play by the rules.

1:12:48.080,1:12:52.039
Then why do you need a rule book[br]to tell you what the rules are?

1:12:52.080,1:12:56.676
I need a rule book to tell me which rules I...[br]Just get me the book.

1:13:22.520,1:13:26.115
You need anything else, sir?[br]Chinese food, No-Doz?

1:13:26.160,1:13:28.355
No, thank you, Sergeant, I'm fine.

1:13:29.200,1:13:31.031
Well, then, night, sir.

1:13:32.000,1:13:34.195
What sounds better?

1:13:34.240,1:13:37.755
"The Bradley has so far[br]failed virtually every test"

1:13:37.800,1:13:40.189
or "The testing program of the Bradley

1:13:40.240,1:13:43.038
"has been without any coherent standards"?

1:13:44.000,1:13:48.357
They both sound like something[br]the General wouldn't want in his report.

1:13:48.400,1:13:52.029
This is not just a report,[br]it's a deadly weapon.

1:13:52.080,1:13:55.277
Sir, an M-16 is a deadly weapon.

1:13:55.320,1:13:57.390
A report is just a pile of paper,

1:13:57.440,1:14:01.399
unless you plan to inflict[br]a lot of extremely vicious paper cuts.

1:14:01.440,1:14:03.317
Go home, Sergeant.

1:14:03.360,1:14:05.237
Good night, sir.

1:14:13.480,1:14:18.270
"The failure of the Bradley to incorporate[br]even the most elementary safeguards

1:14:18.320,1:14:22.632
"to protect the troops inside[br]raises questions about the integrity."

1:14:24.840,1:14:28.389
"The manner in which[br]the vaporifics tests were carried out

1:14:28.440,1:14:33.195
"suggests either negligence[br]or a failure in the chain of command."

1:14:33.240,1:14:37.677
"Had any troops been inside the vehicle,[br]as it is currently configured,

1:14:37.720,1:14:41.110
"they would have been killed[br]by toxic fumes, flames

1:14:41.160,1:14:45.711
"or by the overpressure created[br]by the expanding gas in the compartment."

1:14:47.200,1:14:52.194
"And as a result[br]of manifest deficiencies in every area,

1:14:52.240,1:14:53.639
"this office..."

1:14:53.680,1:14:58.549
"As a result of manifest deficiencies, this[br]office is advising the immediate necessity

1:14:58.600,1:15:02.559
"of live fire-testing under combat conditions"!

1:15:02.600,1:15:05.672
- Rewrite it![br]- Sir?

1:15:05.720,1:15:09.633
Rewrite the fucking piece of garbage[br]so it smells like a rose!

1:15:09.680,1:15:12.478
Jesus Christ!

1:15:15.200,1:15:17.191
"The Bradley test standards

1:15:17.240,1:15:21.199
"have been consistently altered

1:15:21.240,1:15:23.674
"in extreme ways.

1:15:25.400,1:15:29.678
"The Bradley tests have been[br]extremely consistent.

1:15:31.160,1:15:33.594
"They have altered

1:15:33.640,1:15:35.631
"the standards

1:15:35.680,1:15:38.148
"for testing.

1:15:46.000,1:15:50.755
"Test after test has revealed[br]design flaws in the Bradley.

1:16:00.160,1:16:02.515
"The marginalised optimal performance data..."

1:16:02.560,1:16:04.994
"The marginalised optimal performance data

1:16:05.040,1:16:10.160
"suggests no vaporific shift at this time."

1:16:10.200,1:16:15.149
Ha-ha-ha! That's brilliant, Lieutenant,[br]that's abso-fucking-lutely brilliant.

1:16:15.800,1:16:17.677
Thank you, sir.

1:16:17.720,1:16:20.359
- But, sir...[br]- What?

1:16:22.320,1:16:24.880
What does it mean?

1:16:24.920,1:16:27.832
What do you mean, what does it mean?[br]You wrote it.

1:16:32.200,1:16:34.191
- Afternoon, sir.[br]- Good afternoon.

1:16:34.240,1:16:39.075
"The Bradley tests have been[br]extremely consistent."

1:16:39.120,1:16:42.430
This thing is exactly the opposite[br]of what you wrote.

1:16:42.480,1:16:44.118
How can they do that?

1:16:44.160,1:16:46.628
They're playing by the book, Sergeant,

1:16:46.680,1:16:48.636
and so am I.

1:16:50.080,1:16:51.877
Paper cuts...

1:16:53.680,1:16:55.557
vicious paper cuts.

1:17:08.440,1:17:13.195
"The characterisation in your report[br]is at best a serious misunderstanding

1:17:13.240,1:17:17.916
"of the testing procedures[br]on a vehicle as flawed as the Bradley.

1:17:17.960,1:17:21.191
"As noted in my original report,[br]the integrity..."

1:17:22.120,1:17:25.669
Jesus Christ! Who did this fucking thing go to?

1:17:25.720,1:17:28.837
The distribution page listed 198 names.

1:17:28.880,1:17:32.190
Court-martial the son of a bitch![br]Lock him up now!

1:17:32.240,1:17:34.629
- We can't.[br]- We sure as hell can!

1:17:34.680,1:17:37.592
Burton's report was classified,[br]it was sent to you,

1:17:37.640,1:17:39.835
you revised it and sent it back to him.

1:17:39.880,1:17:41.950
He wrote a memo on your revision

1:17:42.000,1:17:46.357
which can be sent to anyone[br]remotely involved with the Bradley.

1:17:46.400,1:17:48.709
In this case, 198 people.

1:17:50.840,1:17:52.956
I will fucking kill him.

1:17:53.000,1:17:56.788
I will fillet him, draw and quarter him,[br]stick his head in a vice.

1:17:56.840,1:18:00.276
We can't touch him, sir. It's by the book.

1:18:00.320,1:18:04.359
Then you find something in that book[br]that'll help me fry the son of a bitch!

1:18:04.400,1:18:05.799
What?

1:18:07.520,1:18:10.273
Sir, the Washington Post is on the phone.

1:18:11.760,1:18:16.072
That was fast. Leaks don't usually[br]get to them till after lunch.

1:18:17.480,1:18:21.075
Yes. No, we cannot comment[br]on that right now.

1:18:21.120,1:18:22.712
Yes?

1:18:22.760,1:18:25.354
No, he cannot comment on that.

1:18:25.400,1:18:29.757
I'm sorry, but under military rules,[br]I'm unable to comment.

1:18:29.800,1:18:31.597
I... I can't comment.

1:18:32.640,1:18:35.154
No. No, no comment.

1:18:36.320,1:18:38.595
Sorry, goodbye.

1:18:38.640,1:18:41.438
I'm getting lockjaw from not saying anything.

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(Phone)

1:18:44.800,1:18:46.199
Burton.

1:18:46.240,1:18:49.198
I... I can't comment.

1:18:51.160,1:18:53.515
Is there anything I can comment on?

1:18:55.000,1:18:56.831
Well, yes.

1:18:57.600,1:19:02.628
I've just received orders[br]that I am to report for duty in... Alaska.

1:19:03.680,1:19:07.036
Alaska is a prestige posting, Senator.

1:19:07.080,1:19:10.436
(Chuckles) No, no, no,[br]I assure you that memo of his

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had nothing to do with his being transferred.

1:19:13.840,1:19:18.231
Senator, I'm sorry, I've just been informed[br]Secretary Weinberger is on the other line.

1:19:18.280,1:19:21.795
I'll get right back to you.[br]I promise, thank you.

1:19:21.840,1:19:25.515
Sir, Weinberger is on two,[br]line one is the Times.

1:19:25.560,1:19:28.313
Three is the Wall Street Journal,[br]four is Newsweek,

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line five is the House[br]Armed Services Committee.

1:19:32.160,1:19:34.116
What do they want?

1:19:37.000,1:19:40.834
Hearings, sir. On the Bradley.

1:20:01.720,1:20:03.711
(Shouting)

1:20:06.440,1:20:08.954
(Shouting)

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(Gavel bangs)

1:20:40.600,1:20:41.999
Alaska?

1:20:45.960,1:20:48.952
- What?[br]- I said Alaska, General.

1:20:51.440,1:20:54.477
As I said in my opening remarks,[br]Madam Chairman,

1:20:54.520,1:20:58.195
a lot of things have to come together[br]to create teamwork.

1:20:59.040,1:21:03.636
- Good old-fashioned teamwork.[br]- Yes, you told us, General.

1:21:03.680,1:21:06.956
And Colonel Burton's not a team player,

1:21:07.000,1:21:09.560
he's a rogue operator.

1:21:09.600,1:21:12.034
I'm not a name-caller, Madam Chairman.

1:21:12.080,1:21:16.039
But if you wish to make that connection,[br]that would be your choice, not mine.

1:21:16.080,1:21:18.116
Did you ever say to Colonel Burton

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"If I get one more call from the Hill[br]about your, uh, expletive deleted, reports,

1:21:23.280,1:21:25.555
"you'll be sitting on your brains"?

1:21:25.600,1:21:29.434
- Does that sound like me, sir?[br]- Answer the question, General, please.

1:21:29.480,1:21:32.995
I don't remember saying it.[br]Not that I wasn't provoked.

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Two witnesses testified that you said[br]those words to Colonel Burton

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outside the Pentagon pharmacy.

1:21:40.640,1:21:43.313
I have visited the pharmacy.

1:21:43.360,1:21:46.318
Quite a bit lately for antacids.

1:21:46.360,1:21:48.669
(Laughter)

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But I would never say[br]anything like that to anyone.

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Let alone a fellow officer.

1:21:55.720,1:21:59.269
But what about your antagonism[br]towards Colonel Burton?

1:21:59.320,1:22:02.915
It's his report that I don't approve of.

1:22:03.920,1:22:09.517
Colonel Burton's report is fallacious,[br]misinformed, and accusatory.

1:22:09.560,1:22:15.635
And I have no use for an officer who is[br]more interested in grabbing headlines

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than he is in defending this country.

1:22:22.080,1:22:23.991
I thought he was in Anchorage.

1:22:27.760,1:22:30.877
Madam Chairman, Colonel Burton's here.

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The committee would like to call as witness

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Colonel James G Burton,[br]United States Air Force.

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- Madam Chairman.[br]- Yes, General?

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Under the rules of military conduct,[br]no man can appear at these hearings

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without the express order[br]of his commanding officer.

1:22:50.960,1:22:54.475
Unfortunately, General De Grasso[br]is on a tour in Germany.

1:22:54.520,1:22:58.752
General De Grasso has not ordered[br]Colonel Burton to testify.

1:22:58.800,1:23:03.590
You're quite right, but as Colonel Burton[br]has been transferred to Alaska,

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he's no longer under[br]General De Grasso's command.

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Am I correct?

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(Chairman) Do you swear to tell the truth,[br]the whole truth and nothing but the truth

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- so help you God?[br]- I do.

1:23:42.720,1:23:46.872
Looks like you've stirred up[br]a hornet's nest, Colonel.

1:23:46.920,1:23:49.195
It was never my intention, ma'am.

1:23:49.240,1:23:51.151
What was your intention?

1:23:52.680,1:23:55.831
Simply to do the job I was assigned to do.

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(Burton) The Army test reports do not make[br]the possibility of casualties a top priority.

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In fact, General Partridge's[br]report on the Bradley

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doesn't even mention the word casualty,

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not once.

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I came to the conclusion that[br]what was required was a live-fire test.

1:24:19.040,1:24:22.316
I requested such a test, repeatedly.

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- Did you get that test?[br]- No, ma'am, I did not.

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Why not?

1:24:28.360,1:24:32.433
I wanted more realism than Army testing[br]was accustomed to providing.

1:24:32.480,1:24:34.948
- You want realism?[br]- (Gavel bangs)

1:24:35.000,1:24:37.150
General, you are out of order!

1:24:37.200,1:24:41.432
Madam Chairman, in the interest[br]of resolving some of these issues,

1:24:41.480,1:24:43.710
I'd like to say something.

1:24:44.760,1:24:46.751
Please be brief, General.

1:24:47.640,1:24:49.631
Of course.

1:24:51.560,1:24:56.793
Colonel Burton wants more realism,[br]so let's talk about the real world.

1:24:56.840,1:25:00.276
The real world has enemies in it.

1:25:01.160,1:25:05.551
There are forces at work,[br]even now as we speak

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with one objective in mind -[br]the destruction of this country.

1:25:12.600,1:25:16.878
We must not, we will not[br]allow those forces to prevail,

1:25:16.920,1:25:20.959
for if we do,[br]you can be certain that you and I,

1:25:21.000,1:25:25.152
and everyone else[br]will never again enjoy the luxury

1:25:25.200,1:25:28.397
of meeting in this building[br]to debate anything!

1:25:28.440,1:25:32.353
As I said at the outset,[br]we are in the business of winning.

1:25:33.320,1:25:35.914
That takes teamwork.

1:25:39.640,1:25:43.997
General, the teamwork you so prize,[br]I take it it was in full force

1:25:44.040,1:25:46.838
during the development of the Bradley?

1:25:46.880,1:25:48.472
Textbook!

1:25:49.480,1:25:53.075
Perhaps you'd like to tell us[br]how much has been spent so far

1:25:53.120,1:25:55.588
to develop the Bradley?

1:25:55.640,1:25:57.631
How much?

1:25:57.680,1:26:00.399
Well, you have the figures, don't you?

1:26:00.440,1:26:02.158
Of course.

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14.

1:26:43.240,1:26:45.629
- More or less.[br]- 14.

1:26:46.280,1:26:49.670
- 14.[br]- Million?

1:26:50.480,1:26:52.038
Bill... ion.

1:26:55.000,1:26:57.150
What did you say, General?

1:27:00.120,1:27:01.519
Billion.

1:27:01.560,1:27:04.199
(Shocked murmuring)

1:27:04.960,1:27:07.633
Billion... with a B?

1:27:09.520,1:27:11.590
With a B.

1:27:12.520,1:27:17.435
$14 billion for designing[br]one armoured vehicle?

1:27:21.000,1:27:22.956
That's one way of looking at it.

1:27:23.000,1:27:24.877
Of taxpayers' money.

1:27:25.920,1:27:29.708
We are all taxpayers, after all.[br]We're in this together.

1:27:30.240,1:27:33.357
General, how many years[br]has this programme been running?

1:27:39.520,1:27:42.990
Bear with me, just a moment.

1:27:43.040,1:27:45.554
Um... er...

1:27:47.000,1:27:48.592
Let me... Ah.

1:27:49.520,1:27:51.875
Let's see. 12, 15...

1:27:53.880,1:27:56.553
- 17.[br]- What?

1:27:58.200,1:28:00.031
17.

1:28:01.240,1:28:03.708
Which is evidence...

1:28:05.200,1:28:08.829
of the enormous care my team takes

1:28:08.880,1:28:14.318
in the development of every weapons system[br]undertaken by the Pentagon.

1:28:16.640,1:28:18.392
Hm.

1:28:18.440,1:28:20.112
17 years.

1:28:21.720,1:28:26.669
$14 billion of the taxpayers' money.

1:28:26.720,1:28:30.269
General, I think it's time[br]the American public

1:28:30.320,1:28:34.438
gets the live-fire test[br]that Colonel Burton wants.

1:28:42.400,1:28:45.710
- Tomorrow's the big day, sir.[br]- Uh-huh.

1:28:47.440,1:28:49.431
I'll tell you one thing.

1:28:49.480,1:28:53.632
Every damn one of these nuts and bolts[br]has been taken off and put back on again.

1:28:58.040,1:29:00.952
This wouldn't be flame retardant, would it?

1:29:02.160,1:29:05.391
You think they made the men[br]trick this whole thing up?

1:29:06.640,1:29:08.949
It wouldn't surprise me.

1:29:09.000,1:29:10.592
Not a bit.

1:29:22.680,1:29:24.079
Room, attention.

1:29:26.960,1:29:28.678
At ease, gentlemen.

1:29:32.920,1:29:34.911
Looks like you've been working hard.

1:29:39.000,1:29:41.036
- Corporal.[br]- Sir?

1:29:41.080,1:29:43.150
Let me have one of those M-16s.

1:29:46.960,1:29:48.996
I wanna tell you a story.

1:29:50.320,1:29:52.311
You got a problem with that, Sergeant?

1:29:54.200,1:29:56.156
No, sir.

1:29:56.200,1:29:59.510
About a year ago,[br]I went to the veterans' hospital

1:29:59.560,1:30:02.518
to visit a friend of mine[br]from my flying days.

1:30:03.760,1:30:07.309
Only I took a wrong turn[br]when I got off the elevator.

1:30:07.360,1:30:10.477
Now, when I look back on it,

1:30:10.520,1:30:12.875
I think I was meant to go down that corridor.

1:30:14.440,1:30:17.079
Cos that's where I met Phil.

1:30:20.680,1:30:23.114
Thank you, Corporal.

1:30:23.160,1:30:26.789
- But, sir...[br]- Let me finish, Dalton.

1:30:28.560,1:30:32.872
I want to pass on something[br]I learned about the M-16 from Phil.

1:30:32.920,1:30:36.151
You all know the M-16 better than I do.

1:30:36.200,1:30:39.909
A lot of you used it in Vietnam.[br]But you were lucky.

1:30:41.520,1:30:43.317
In the early days of that war,

1:30:43.360,1:30:47.831
they sent guys off to fight[br]with M-16s that jammed in combat.

1:30:47.880,1:30:53.273
A little bit of dust, a little bit of rain,[br]and the gun was useless.

1:30:54.520,1:30:57.956
Maybe those early M-16s[br]weren't tested properly.

1:30:58.000,1:31:00.150
Maybe somebody somewhere[br]was more worried

1:31:00.200,1:31:04.432
about a production schedule or a promotion

1:31:04.480,1:31:08.393
than he was about those grunts[br]in some faraway jungle,

1:31:08.440,1:31:12.035
who might end up with[br]their stomachs in their hands.

1:31:16.320,1:31:19.869
But you don't know anyone[br]that happened to, do you?

1:31:19.920,1:31:23.310
No. I'm sure not.

1:31:23.360,1:31:25.476
Otherwise you'd be out there right now

1:31:25.520,1:31:30.116
making sure that that Bradley[br]is exactly - and I mean exactly -

1:31:30.160,1:31:34.597
the way it would be[br]under normal combat conditions.

1:31:34.640,1:31:38.792
With some of your buddies[br]riding inside, guys like Phil.

1:31:38.840,1:31:44.472
Only Phil has been in a coma[br]for the last 20 years.

1:31:44.520,1:31:48.752
Since the day his M-16 jammed[br]somewhere outside of Vinh Long.

1:31:51.480,1:31:54.153
But hell, you don't know the guy.

1:31:57.000,1:31:58.399
Or anybody like him.

1:32:01.280,1:32:02.793
Right?

1:32:08.920,1:32:11.229
(Subdued chatter)

1:32:48.600,1:32:51.034
(Chatter)

1:32:53.560,1:32:56.028
Sir?

1:32:56.080,1:32:58.435
Over here!

1:33:05.720,1:33:08.109
- General![br]- Good morning, sir.

1:33:08.160,1:33:10.958
- Everything all right?[br]- Fine, sir, just fine.

1:33:17.880,1:33:20.678
Keep coming. Keep coming. Keep coming.

1:33:20.720,1:33:23.393
A little more. Keep coming. Keep coming.

1:33:23.440,1:33:25.431
- Sergeant.[br]- Sir.

1:33:28.360,1:33:30.828
- Everything all right, Sergeant?[br]- Fine, sir.

1:33:39.960,1:33:41.518
- Thank you.[br]- Welcome, sir.

1:33:41.560,1:33:43.391
Welcome, Sergeant.

1:33:50.160,1:33:53.391
Jeez. Looks like some party.

1:34:00.120,1:34:02.315
Ladies and gentlemen, please be seated.

1:34:03.040,1:34:04.553
Thank you.

1:34:05.360,1:34:09.273
Ladies and gentlemen,[br]distinguished members of Congress.

1:34:09.320,1:34:13.632
I think it's fair to say that[br]you'll be seeing enough from this test

1:34:13.680,1:34:17.912
to give you the basis once and for all[br]to form your own conclusion

1:34:17.960,1:34:22.670
about the sort of systemic excellence[br]we've been pursuing.

1:34:22.720,1:34:24.790
I will be giving the signal shortly.

1:34:24.840,1:34:30.073
When I do, I want you[br]to visualise combat conditions.

1:34:30.120,1:34:34.398
Imagine that the men firing that round[br]are the enemy.

1:34:34.440,1:34:38.718
And that the Bradley,[br]I don't have to tell you...

1:34:38.760,1:34:40.955
the Bradley is on our side.

1:34:41.000,1:34:45.073
Ladies and gentlemen,[br]distinguished members of Congress,

1:34:45.120,1:34:48.192
I give you your Bradley fighting vehicle.

1:34:48.240,1:34:50.595
(Applause and cheering)

1:34:53.760,1:34:56.228
(* Brass band plays)

1:35:04.200,1:35:06.430
(Whistling)

1:35:27.760,1:35:29.751
Can you believe this?

1:35:37.600,1:35:39.830
(Cheering)

1:36:06.960,1:36:08.951
Sergeant.

1:36:09.000,1:36:11.116
Everything's gonna go as planned, isn't it?

1:36:11.160,1:36:13.151
It will go exactly as it should, sir.

1:36:13.200,1:36:15.430
As planned, right?

1:36:15.480,1:36:16.959
Corporal, this is Sergeant Dalton.

1:36:17.000,1:36:20.356
Move the vehicle about five yards forward[br]and then clear out. Over.

1:36:20.400,1:36:21.958
Roger that.

1:36:24.160,1:36:28.438
(Partridge) For your further edification,[br]the Bradley can be fired accurately...

1:36:28.480,1:36:31.790
How much fuel is in those tanks, Sergeant?[br]Just enough to do those manoeuvres?

1:36:31.840,1:36:34.434
No more than it would have[br]if it was in combat, sir.

1:36:34.480,1:36:38.951
(Partridge) Seven TOW missiles fired[br]from a launcher mounted on the left side...

1:36:39.000,1:36:43.073
- And the ammunition inside the Bradley?[br]- Up to spec, sir.

1:36:43.120,1:36:45.111
- Whose specs?[br]- (Partridge) Manoeuvrable,

1:36:45.160,1:36:48.630
- and capable of keeping pace with...[br]- No! No!

1:36:48.680,1:36:53.470
(Partridge) Carrying infantry troops[br]needed to support tank operations,

1:36:53.520,1:36:56.273
more than we have in the test conditions.

1:36:56.320,1:36:58.675
And the hour is at hand.

1:37:00.400,1:37:04.029
All eyes front on the Bradley fighting vehicle.

1:37:04.080,1:37:09.438
The vehicle that will carry our boys to victory[br]for many, many years to come.

1:37:13.560,1:37:15.437
Backblast area clear!

1:37:20.720,1:37:22.233
Fire!

1:37:26.440,1:37:28.590
(Shouts and screams)

1:38:02.640,1:38:04.551
Who's the best, baby?

1:38:04.600,1:38:06.591
Dalton, Granger!

1:38:10.440,1:38:12.908
- Sir.[br]- Sir.

1:38:12.960,1:38:15.713
Could you explain, please?

1:38:17.920,1:38:19.717
We tried to tell you, sir.

1:38:19.760,1:38:23.435
You see, sir, when you gave us[br]that speech last night

1:38:23.480,1:38:26.313
we had already fixed the vehicle[br]back to the way it should be.

1:38:30.600,1:38:32.591
So you were...

1:38:33.760,1:38:36.877
- you were ahead of me.[br]- I don't know about ahead,

1:38:36.920,1:38:40.708
but we've been behind you[br]ever since you fried those mannequins.

1:38:42.200,1:38:46.113
And the sheep, sir. Man, that was epic!

1:38:48.480,1:38:50.630
(Laughter)

1:38:55.400,1:38:58.756
I'm sorry I made you listen[br]to that lecture now, I...

1:38:58.800,1:39:02.076
Sir, you have nothing to apologise for, sir.

1:39:05.320,1:39:07.151
We had you figured wrong.

1:39:07.200,1:39:11.079
The men come first with you,[br]and you proved that.

1:39:11.120,1:39:13.554
It was a hell of a good speech though, sir.

1:39:13.600,1:39:17.149
Any time you want to give another one,[br]you know where to find us.

1:39:18.640,1:39:21.791
Thank you, men. Thank you, all.

1:39:24.520,1:39:26.192
Sir.

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* America

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* America

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* America

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* In America

1:42:20.680,1:42:29.236
* Oh beautiful for spacious skies

1:42:29.280,1:42:37.756
* For amber waves of grain

1:42:37.800,1:42:42.999
* Oh purple mountain

1:42:43.040,1:42:46.316
* Majesties

1:42:46.360,1:42:54.711
* Above the fruited plain

1:42:54.760,1:42:58.753
* America

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* America

1:43:03.520,1:43:07.559
* God shed His grace

1:43:07.600,1:43:09.830
* On thee

1:43:09.880,1:43:11.996
* He shed his grace on thee

1:43:12.040,1:43:16.272
* And crown thy good

1:43:16.320,1:43:20.518
* With brotherhood

1:43:20.560,1:43:23.199
* From sea

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* To shining

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* Shining

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