"because 'the war' a drug - chris hedges - the war and 'a drug" "{voice in Arabic}" "Street, away, away!" " Sanborn:" "We almost." " Sanborn:" "We are almost there... a goal." " Thompson:" "A little 'more to the right." " Sanborn:" "Still on the right." " Thompson:" "Oh, man!" "Spingilo inside." "I can not." "Fa 'pretend it's your pea." "and if I pretend that it is yours?" "E 'too big, not a factor." " Come on." "Give me to do." " Give me a second." " No, more." "Try with mine." " Go" "Ah, fucking!" " Thompson:" "Yes" " Sanborn:" "Yes" " Sanborn:" "It begins!" "Oh!" "{Sanborn whistles}" " Watch a while '." " Sanborn; bel 155, uh?" " Already." "and spelled a lot 'of damage." "Okay." " Sanborn:" "Eldridge, it seems that we need a battery." " Eldridge:" "Oh, ce l'ho." " I have calculated that cause Panetti 4 20 pounds of explosives." "The explosion avverrà over there at the bottom." "The rocket probably cadrà out there and most of the chips prenderà form a beautiful umbrella." "IBC." "We put the pieces piomberanno and splinters of rocket, but she caveremo se we repair around the humvee." " Recall the robot, I load." " All right." "Robot moving." "{voices in Arabic}" " Sanborn:" "Let me know when you're done, Eldridge." "We are ready!" " Sanborn:" "Ok." "The cart is placed." "The robot moves." "Thompson:" "Oh, oh!" "We have goats, boys." " Sanborn Capre to 12 hours. please be careful." "Sanborn:" "We raise half of these little bastard." " Oh, fuck!" " Shit." " Eldridge:" "Oh, no!" "Ii cart with you, guys." " Have you built your" " Eldridge:" "No, the U.S. Army." "Okay." "It seems to go over there." "Do not you want to make two steps in this beautiful neighborhood?" "Come no!" "So, if all goes well, when I arrive there, dovrò only fix it and give it a push." "We give a good lesson to these people." "They must know that if we leave a bomb to the side of the road, we do jump in the air fucking road." " Sanborn:" "I think it is right." "I want a hamburger. 'It is strange?" " Not for you." " No, that's fine." "The helmet is in place." "a good trip." "1 Blaster, I heard?" "Received, blaster 1st you can go." " Sanborn:" "You look good, blaster 1st" "Here is just hot." "Thompson: 150." "Received, 150 meters." "{sound of helicopter}" " Men:" "Hello." " Men's:" "Where are you from?" " Woa!" "Woa!" "Woa!" "Where are you from?" "California?" " Hey, go from here, man." " Where?" "Hey, is not the time to get to know." "Now go." "{hiss of air} Sure." "Va '." "You're doing it again friendship, Sanborn?" "As usual." "25." "25 meters received." "You are now in high-risk area." "Thanks for you for recalled." " Sanborn:" "E 'why who are here, boy." "Thompson:" "Okay." "I Panetti seem right." " Sanborn:" "Received." " Thompson:" "I'm supporting the Panetti." " Dolcemente." " We are ready." "I'm coming back." " Thompson:" "I am out of 5 meters." " 5 meters received." " Eldridge:" "Hey, Sanborn." " You know what we need here?" " You listen." "We would like the grass." "Why do not we put on a company?" "Just so, man." "I sell the grass, you the cut." "This could be called Sanborn  children." "{Sanborn Laughter}" "We are rich." "{Sanborn ridacchia}" " Sanborn:" "I like." "Sanguinella... st." "Augustine..." " is a scholar of this stuff." " What do you think?" "You sell." "I fertilization." " Thompson: 25th" " Sanborn: 25 meters." "Received." "Sanborn!" "Butcher, o'clock 2nd The man has a phone!" " Thompson:" "Why Eldridge is running?" " Faglielo put down!" " Put down the phone!" "Christ, guys, what happens?" "Throw your phone!" "Throw that phone!" " Sanborn:" "Sparagli, Eldridge!" "Sparagli!" " Put down the phone!" " Sanborn:" "Eldridge, sparagli!" " Levati half!" " Give your phone!" " Sanborn:" "Fagli put down the phone!" "Go 'to take it!" " Sanborn:" "Move, Eldridge!" " Eldridge:" "I can not point it!" "Thompson!" "Sergeant matthew thompson U.S. Army soldier:" "Everywhere is good." " Soldier:" "It 's" " Yes" "{blows to the door, rock forte}" " James:" "Yeah?" "{blows to the door}" " James:" "Next!" "Sergeant james." "Jt Sanborn, man." "Oh!" "Hello, how's it going?" "I will." "Welcome to the good company." "Welcome to camp victory." "Camp victory I thought it was..." "Camp Liberty." "Oh, no." "The name has changed about a week ago." "Victory sounds much better." " Ok." "Well, are the right place, right?" " Yes" "Because you are here, you could..." "help me move this thing?" "Yes, yes, there is no problem." "But maybe you should not remove it." "You know, shoot many shots mortar night." "Plywood on the windows does not pass the chips." "That is why they have made." "Yes, but that does not impedirà a stroke of a mortar to go through the roof." "And then..." "I like the sunlight." " James:" "Hey, I... sorry, I have been able to thompson." " It was a good artificial." " Yes, I was." "It was also a great team leader." " Yes, I do not try to take his place." "...Cercherò only to do my best." " I appreciate it." " Okay." "Great." "Home sweet home!" "Have you seen how beautiful tanks parked here?" "When the Russians arrived, tackle them with tanks." "In any case I prefer to have the carts armed, rather than not have them." " Eldridge:" "Yes, but serve a little." "Anyone who comes up to a humvee, want to kill me." " Eldridge:" "Anyone who watches us so strange, wants to kill me." "Put it as you like:" "If you're in Iraq, you're dead." " Eldridge:" "With or without tanks." " Want to close the beak, owen" " Sorry." "I wanted to frighten the newcomer." "See what I have already done un po 'di afghanistan." "rotation Days: 38" " from 'a look around." "Eldridge." " Received." "Move!" "{Eldridge spoke in Arabic}" "{Eldridge speaks Arabic, man replied in Arabic}" "Keep a distance of 100 meters or disappear" " radio: 1 Blaster, victory here is main." " Radio:" "You have already reached your 10-20?" "Step." "Where are those who called?" "Victory main, main victory, here is blaster mike." "Question:" "Can you update us about position?" "Step." " Radio:" "Victory main codes to follow:" "3-45-3 are your coordinates, step." "Well, it is exactly where I am and I do not see anyone in uniform." " Radio:" "A second for confirmation." "Watch ground." " Radio:" "Point Ii contact is: 3-45-3." " James:" "This is the humvee." "Truppe friends!" " Sanborn:" "Truppe friends!" "Ah, here they are there." "They abandoned the vehicle." "Sanborn:" "We have a humvee abandoned here, james." "Yes I have found." "Come on." "Truppe friends!" " James:" "Hi, guys." " Soldier:" "Lord." "Do not tell me that the bomb is here with you, guys!" " Come on, now I see you." " Okay." "Over there on that island at 20 meters, on this side of the mosque, east of the road, our informant says he saw a couple of wires... put in a tube of stone." " It 's a possible led." " Yes" " I trust that type." "It 'ok." " Good." " I think there." " Want to speak o..." " No." "Please Protect your children." "There is no problem." "Specialist!" "Hence the door humvee." "What's happening?" "I start to get the suit." " What about the robot?" " I occuperò me." "Do not you want to send the robot and see what it is?" "There penserò me." "E 'pretty close there, james." "{children laugh}" " Eldridge:" "Ready?" "Eldridge:" "Well!" "Do not go there." "The robot è is returning to the middle of the road." "Andrà all right." "The first day I imagine that you want to take it calmly, right?" " Sanborn:" "What fun is that, Eldridge?" " We are ready!" " At work." " I made you two?" " Yes, two." "Now there fun, buddy!" "{James laughs}" "{small explosion}" "Blaster 1 that happen?" " Sanborn:" "Blaster 1 What are you doing?" "Blaster 1, here is blaster mike." "What is that smoke to the side of the road?" "Step." " Sanborn:" "Hey, James, can you hear me?" "What is that smoke to the side of the road?" " James:" "I create a diversion." "Why?" "Is there a threat?" " Sanborn:" "Eldridge, salts on that wall." "Move!" "Tell me what you see, specialist." "Eldridge:" "Okay." "I see." "is walking along the road." "James, smoking takes away my visibility." "Where are you compared all'ied You have not yet reached the 100 meters?" " Shit, I do not know, but I tell you sarò when we close, cowboy." "{soldiers shout}" "Get away!" "{sudden braking}" "Oh, no!" "A car was stopped in front of him, Sanborn!" "Shit." "James!" "James, go back!" "Now!" "The EOD has aimed 9mm man in a car." "Mandiamo reinforcements?" "James:" "I think there." " you two, here" " Sanborn:" "Negative!" "Negative!" "State down!" "The explosion rivolgerà for us." " Sanborn:" "Stay around the corner!" " Sanborn:" "The EOD has the situation under control!" "Step." "James:" "Where are you going?" "You want to reverse?" "Take the car!" " Take the car!" " Next!" "What the hell are you doing?" "James:" "Fa 'reverse." "James:" "Hello?" "{voice of a man in Arabic}" "You want to go back?" "Merda!" " James:" "This way." " James:" "Back." "{soldier speaks on the radio}" " Eldridge: taxi Ii is moving." "Come down from the machine!" "Stop!" "{soldiers shout}" "Stop the car!" "A land!" "A land!" "Down!" "Well, if first was not a rebel, now I was for sure." "received." "It 'really fun." "I found something." "James:" "Oh, boy." "I have taken." "Great!" "We have done so." " James:" "Okay." "We did." "Come down specialist." "received." " James:" "Here's a thread." "James:" "Wait." " Where are you going to finish?" " There are others." "Cazzo." "Get away!" "Against the wall." "Against the wall." "was not so bad then work together for the first time." "What do you think?" "Working together means..." "I am speaking to you... and you talk to me." " Let's go to an appointment, Sanborn?" " No." "Let's go on a mission... and my task is to keep you safe, in the mission." "E 'a fight, man." "Hey." "There are only 39 days." "if 38 survive today." "{screams and sounds of video game}" "Hey, Mr. è "Be what you can be."" "Eldridge:" "News, doctor?" "Not many." "How are you?" "I'm fine." "I have a question about the song..." "" be what you can be."" "And if all that can be is a corpse to the side of a road?" " So, I think it is logical." "This is the war." "Why not me?" "Sooner or later it's up to everyone." " Cambridge:" "You have to change the disk that you head." "You have to begin to think of other things." "Okay?" "Just obsession." " For example, now, what are you thinking?" " He wants to know what I'm thinking?" " Yes" "Here's what I'm thinking." "Here thompson." "E 'dead." "E 'vivo." "E 'dead." "E 'vivo." "Hey, how's it going, nigger?" "How are you, friend?" "Are you quiet?" " Want to buy a DVD?" "Want to buy a DVD?" " Oh, fuck!" "Come, come, please, please." " Latest releases." "Watch!" "Hello." "Want to buy a DVD?" "Very good." "Very good." "Quant'è?" "1 to $ 5 and 2 for $ 9." "3 for 12." "3 for 13 and not pay the fee." "It, man." " Look." " No fee?" "Okay." "What that?" "You know, you just wake up." "You are not like those stupid... fucking..." "Yes." "They are a type awake." "You are a child awake." "Give me the best you have, all right?" " Well, this is the best." " This is good?" " Yes, your best friend." " Okay." " Here we are." "I take one." " Keep the rest." " Thank you." " Want a cigarette?" "But go!" "You should not smoke." "Thank you." "Take care!" "I have to talk to you of one thing before we go out again." "What is it?" " Yesterday." " Mm, mm." "was not fun." "Yes I know." "I understand." " So, you're a ranger, uh?" " IBC." "I was nell'intelligence 7 years before entering nell'eod." "We conducted missions in each schifo of place that you can think." "So, I just look to see you have pulled out of the garbage." "Do not you can hide anything." " James:" "See you out." "Come on, move!" "rotation Days: 37" "Sanborn:" "Shit!" "Levatevi of the way!" "Move." "{voice in Arabic}" "James:" "Hello." " Dov'è" " It 's behind that wall." " Okay." " Did you see the wires?" "Smoke?" "No." "I have not watched." " James:" "Well, as you know who is a bomb?" "The car was parked illegally." "The suspension is lowered." "There is something heavy in the trunk." "Right." "So why not close, from 'a peek and see what I say?" "He wants me closer to the car?" "Yes No-no." "I'm kidding." "{Official replied in Arabic}" "{voice in Arabic}" "{voice in Arabic}" "{fire, explosion}" "Cazzo." "Eldridge:" "They fired me from there!" "Blaster 1, can you hear me?" "Blaster 1, can you hear me?" "Take." "Merda!" "Come on, guys." "Let stand." "I have the broadest coverage." "Negative specialist." " James Eldridge, you must be with me." "Sanborn, take you the broadest coverage." "Cazzo." "Blaster mike, into place." "What what?" "She pierced his chest, but I can do it." " Reed:" "There she spelled." "There we go in 15 minutes." "With a wound of the genus can survive." "Do not she spelled." "Oh, God!" " What is doing?" " I do not know." "What are you doing?" "I've never seen so much explosive everything together." "If I die... morirò convenience." "I need the my headphones and battery." "What happens li, Eldridge?" " I'm going to take his headphones and its stack." "Coprimi, please." "Headphones and battery." "There is a lot of electric detonators." "What the main initiator." "It is not in the back seat." "I do not think." "It is not in the back seat." " Sanborn:" "Is there a young man on the roof, your 9am, keep an eye on." "received." "It is not in the front seat." "Even in the door." " CN land." "Nè into the dashboard." "If you have not yet found, is probably under the car." "No wire in the door... the machine." "It must be here." " Hey, Sanborn." " Yes" " Eldridge:" "You're keeping an eye the one with the camera?" "No." "Where?" "E 'to my 12 o'clock, I see?" "Is seeking cazzo that target on me." "Cazzo." "Negative." "I do not see." " Hey, Sanborn." "It 'just to my 12th look!" "In 12 hours!" "received." "I see." " It 's ready to put on youtube." " I am not convinced." " Not even me." "Keep an eye on." "Ok." "What is the next move?" "Ragione." "Take the right step." " James:" "There is another wire." "Però... no leads nowhere." "Shit!" " Sanborn:" "Hey, James, as you walk?" "I'm a marvel." "And you?" "You know, is a little 'we are here." " We need to go racing, e..." " james:" "Mm, mm." "We have the eye on him." "We go from here." "received." "Cercherò to do quickly." " James, we must go from here!" "James, you understand?" "Fuck." "I understood." "I'm in the shit." " Hey, how's it going in there, soldier?" " All mackerel." "James, the evacuation is complete." "We can go." "Let it occupy engineers." " There we go?" " Affirmative." "{gnashing of tergicristalll}" "Interesting." "What happened to james No answer." "I think that we have removed the headphones." "So you can tell him of rimettersele, please?" "Hey, james!" "Ii sergeant Sanborn asked if you could kindly put headphones." "Um... negative gesture." " I do not think that rimetterà." "I'm keeping an eye three at 6 o'clock minaret." " Sanborn:" "What cabbage is doing?" " I do not know what the fuck is doing." " Eldridge:" "It seems that be controlling the oil." "They're communicating with your cameraman." "It 'just a bastard." "Let's get behind the jersey barriers." "I can not see from here james." "Get down, now." "We can go!" "James:" "Bastardo." "We have done so." "Sanborn!" "Andiamocene of here." " James:" "Uuuhh!" "E 'was strong." " Hey, james." " Whether there?" "Do not remove more headphones." "Are you the boy of the bombs?" " Hey, james." " Yes?" "Is there anyone who wants to see you." "Are you the guy who was the car in flames, Sergeant james?" "Good afternoon, sir." "Um, yes, sir." "Well... was... grandiose." "You are a fool, I know this?" "Do you know this?" "I want to shake hands." " Thanks, sir." " Yes" "How many bombs... you disarmed?" "Uh, I do not remember me..." " Sergeant" " Yes, sir." "I have a question." "873, sir." "...Ottocento and seventy-three!" "873." " Reed:" "It 'fantasy." " 873." " Counting today, sir, yes." " This is a true record." "What is the best way..." "to disarm... one of these things?" "The one where not die, sir." "You are smart." "You talk like a real man." "You are strong." " Hey, that happens, buddy?" " Oh, hey, wait a moment." "Look who there?" "I want back my $ 5." "$ 5?" "And why?" "Are you crazy?" "Yes The DVD that I have sold was a crap." "No." "He was trembling." "It was all out of focus." "girls with dogs Sex omesessuale, friend?" "All I want, prenditelo." "We are meeting friends." "Forward." "OK." "How... your name?" " Beckham." " Beckham as a player?" "Yes, friend." "As the player." "Now ridammi my ball." "Are you a football player?" "Yes, the best of the best." "I'm better than beckham." " Can you stay in port?" " Yes, I do." " OK." "Let's make a pact:" "If you can parry the game... you do $ 5." " But if you can not..." " and if we can not?" "Listen to me." "If you sign..." "I like your ball." " All right?" " All right." "Go over there." "forward force." " Let's see what you do!" " Are you ready?" " James:" "The 3rd ready?" " 1,2,3. aahh!" "shit!" "Next." "Where are the $ 5?" "Dangerous." " Okay." "Excellent work." "Here they are here." "for EOD work?" "Boomala, boomala?" "Yes, exactly." "E 'fun." "E 'strong!" "Are you a gangster." " Eh?" " Yes I think so." "I tell you one thing." "Mm... you buy it... see if I have enough money... si. 5." "You buy a DVD, all right?" "But if it is defective..." "look at me..." "m not a fire... or is not 100%% you cut the evil head serrate with a knife." "What do you think?" "I'm joking." "That's it." "Are you a good boy, a friend." " Cambridge:" "Owen." "Hello." " Hello, sir." " How are you?" " I'm good." " Good." " What is there?" " The brakes clash." "I do not trust the mechanical of this place, sa." " So... how do you feel?" " Good." "Excuse me, controlling the oil." "Yes It's good to sleep..." "eat well..." "I feel pretty in shape, doctor." "Mm, I am content." "So, how are you with the other soldiers in your unit?" "Oh, well." "My team is strong." "My team leader is an example." " I say in sarcastic tone, soldier?" " No." "But I farà kill, almost died yesterday." "At least morirò serving Country:" "Fiero and strong." "You know, this is a very important of your life." "Go to war can be a positive experience, even fun." "And I know from her experience on the ground, right?" "I too have done my duty." "And where?" "A yale?" "Listen, unless you want to chat, you're not obligated." "I wanted to get you on the morale." "Listen, I'm sorry." "I appreciate what is really saying." "I appreciate our conversations, but she is expected to fall from its pedestal... for once." "Well... if this circumstance I require, I use." "Like any other soldier." "rotation Days: 23" "Sanborn:" "Fire in the hole!" "Eldridge:" "Fire, now!" "Eehh... ooh!" " Ready for the second explosion?" " Ready." "Fire in the hole!" "Fire in the hole!" "Fire in the hole!" " James:" "Woa, woa, woa!" "Wait a second." "Damn!" "I think I forgot my gloves there." " What?" " I forgot my gloves." "Wait." " Sanborn:" "You know, these detonators jam occasionally." "What do you mean?" "I'm just saying that the mistakes happen." "would be done in pieces." " Sanborn: remain only helmet." "You tenertelo." "By the left of his hair." "Eldridge:" "It would save half helmet, se va bene" " and little else." "The army richiederà a change of technique and accerterà that this type of incident does not happen more." "You should write the report." " Are you serious?" " I can not do that." "No." "I mean, you want ammazzarlo seriously?" " For 12 hours I see a suv." " Sanborn:" "Received." " Eldridge:" "I have 4 armed men." " I am in uniform haji." " James:" "Okay." "Va 'plan and calmly." " Sanborn:" "Attention." "Sanborn:" "Okay, careful now, boys." " James Eldridge, you're a 50th" " I see them." "...Obre Obre... " put down the gun!" "On your knees!" "Jun. Put down the gun, now." " Sanborn:" "Obre, son of a bitch!" " Hands up!" "You're down, the son of a bitch." "Obre!" " Sanborn:" "Put down your weapon!" "Now!" " Put down the gun!" "advance." "Advancing." "Hands up!" " James Eldridge, coprici!" " I am doing it!" "Remove the gun from the side, now." "What do you want?" "What keeps raised hands or remove the gun?" " Please raise your hands." " Okay." "Quiet, quiet." "Presa!" " Soldier:" "I can take off the turban, now?" "Slowly." "We're in the same fucking team!" "Jesus!" " Soldier:" "You guys are too defensive." "Well, this is not the place for a picnic." "What are you doing here?" "We have a rubber on the ground." "You can help us?" "Sure, yes." "Do you have a spare?" "Do you have, but we are not wrench." "Why do not you?" "Well, the... the guy with that thing red head." " He pulled him to someone." " Okay." " Thank you." "He is chris." "This is the man of the key." " James:" "Hi, man of the key." " What is jimmy." "You can shoot at people here." "Non tirargli need a wrench." "Chris:" "Fuck." "Soldier:" "From 'a look at it." " I have taken these types in Najaf." "Here... nine of hearts, this is one." "And the other..." "Jack of clubs." " They are the same?" " Soldier:" "Yes, they are." "Need Help?" "What problem there with rubber?" "Forward!" "It is no good, boss." "The key is too small." "Okay, solutions?" "You propose?" "I think there is another behind the humvee, if you want to check a little '." " make it a try." " Well, bravo." "Soldier:" "How long are you here?" "James:" "Specialist, what's missing?" " Eldridge:" "There..." "Other 23 days or 22." " Oh, god!" " James:" "Who has them!" " As long as the work is not finished..." "attack from the left." "{gunfire, shouts}" "Get away!" "Chris, take the 50 inches." "Take the machine gun nell'humvee, jimmy." " Jimmy:" "Taken!" " Eldridge:" "Avanti!"