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Why are people who do dirty work always laughed at? Not kind
Buster 2022-03-25 09:01:14
5 points, first of all, on the issue of war and aggression, Hollywood's three-point consensus is still too superficial: because the current local wars are against the most ignorant group of religious fanatics, so from a strategic perspective: the United States, this Through local wars, the world police is actually promoting the growth and elimination of world contradictions. For most of the people on earth, this is what keeps them from falling into a world war. The idiot and rude of the old beauty is not willing to do dirty work every time: the situation in North Korea is an example. [Score range 4-5 points]
Extended Reading
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Gen. Glen McMahon: Let's say you have ten insurgents. Huh? Now, let's say you kill two of 'em. Now, how many insurgents do you have left? Hmm? Hmm? Well, you'd say eight, of course. Eight. Right? Right? Wrong! In this scenario, ten minus two equals 20. Let's say the two insurgents you just killed, uh... each had six friends or brothers or some such, who are hovering on the brink of... of joining the insurgency. They're thinking about this insurgency thing. "Looks interesting. But, you know, for one reason or other, not for me." But... So, then you go and kill their friend. Now you've just made up their minds for 'em. Those hovering friends are now full, paid-up members of the enemy. Yeah. And so, in the math of counterinsurgency, ten minus two... equals 20.
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Gen. Glen McMahon: I don't think it really matters who leaked the assessment. Question is, what are we gonna do about it. I wanna do the 60 Minutes interview.
Simon Ball: Sir, as your senior PAO, I must counsel strongly against it. It would be foolhardy. I really don't think now is the time to court media attention. At the very moment, allegations are being made that you leaked this report yourself.
Gen. Glen McMahon: I'm choosing to embrace the leak, Simon. I don't seem to be getting any traction. Do you know what I'm saying? Traction? We got ourselves a president who appears not to be aware of the fact that the United States is at war right now and he is that war's commander-in-chief. I gotta get me some traction.
Matt Little: You need cut through.
Gen. Glen McMahon: Exactly! Cut through... You need to get me some goddamn cut through.
Simon Ball: I can handle that for you, sir.
Matt Little: Sorry, no offense, Simon; how exactly are you gonna do that?
Simon Ball: I'll quieten this whole situation down.
Matt Little: Again, I'm sorry, I don't start a fight here; and please forgive me for speaking for you, sir, but the general didn't hire me to make things quiet, ok? Look, you're so good at your job, but that job is basically writing press releases. Here's the thing about press releases: nobody reads them. Ok? They are boring. And they are bullshit. And everyone knows they're bullshit. Correct me if I am wrong, but you hired me to make some noise. You know, the right kind of noise - our noise.