Black Hawk Down

Osman Ali Atto: I see not catching Aidid is becoming routine. General William Garrison: We're not leaving Somalia until we find him. And we will find him. Atto: (scoffing) You've been here, what, six weeks. Six weeks, you tried to catch the General. You put up reward posters. $25,000. What's this, gunfight at K.O. Corral? Garrison: It's O.K. Corral. Atto: Don't make the mistake of thinking because I grew up without running water I am simple, General. I do know something about history. See all this? It's simply shaping tomorrow. A tomorrow without a lot of Arkansas white-boys' ideas in it. Garrison: Well, I wouldn't know about that. I'm from Texas. Atto: Mr. Garrison, I think you should not have come here. This is civil war. This is our war, not yours. Garrison: Three hundred thousand dead and counting. That's not a war, Mr. Atto. That's genocide.

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Captain Steele: Sergeant, what's going on here? Hoot: Oh, just some aerial target practice, sir. Didn't want to leave it behind. Steele: I'm talking about your weapon. [points to Hoot's slung M4] Delta or no Delta, that's a hot weapon. You know better than that. Your safety should be on at all times on base. Hoot: [holding up his index finger] Well, this is my safety, sir. [bends finger and walks away] Sanderson: Let it go, sir. The guy hasn't eaten in a couple of days. Steele: [visibly annoyed] You Delta boys are a bunch of undisciplined cowboys. Let me tell you something, Sergeant. We get on the five-yard line, you're going to need my Rangers. So you all better learn to be team players. We're done here. Sanderson: [stares at him] Enjoy your meal, Captain. [walks away]

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Nelson: You're not gonna need that, dude. We're not out there long enough. [Grimes sets aside the canteen and starts to pack his NOD night vision goggles.] Twombly: You're not gonna need that, either. Might as well take dope and beer instead. Grimes: What? Twombly: Ammo, dude. Take ammo.

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Nelson: The Humvees ain't coming back, dude. Twombly: What? Were we supposed to go to them? Nelson: I thought they were supposed to come to us. Twombly: I think we're supposed to go to them. Nelson: Shit. Twombly: Okay, let's go to the crash site. Nelson: Okay. Just don't fire that thing so close to my head. I can barely hear as it is. Twombly: [sees a group of Somali militiamen closing in on them.] Shit! Get down! [fires a long burst inches above Nelson's head.] Nelson: What did I just tell you? I swear to God if you do that again - [Twombly fires on another group of armed Somalis] AAAAHHH! Twombly: You okay? Nelson, you all right? Nelson: WHAT?

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CWO Goffena: There's a large crowd advancing six, seven blocks from the crash. Shughart and Gordon again request permission to secure until convoy arrives. Over. Col. Harrell: General, the crowd's in the hundreds now. From where they are they can see things clearer than any of us. They know what they're asking. Gen. Garrison: Let me talk to them. This is Garrison. I want to make sure y'all know what you're asking for, so say it out loud and clear. MSG. Gary Gordon: We're asking to go in and set up a perimeter until ground support arrives. Garrison: And you realize I cannot tell you when that will be? It could take quite a while. SFC. Randy Shughart: Roger that. Garrison: You still want to go in there? Gordon: Yes, sir. Garrison: Colonel Harrell, it's your call. Harrell: Roger that. Goffena, put them in.

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SFC. Shughart: [on radio] C-2, we're at the Six-Four crash site. Securing a perimeter. [to Durant] You all right? CWO Durant: Yeah, I'm good. Shughart: [handing him a weapon] You're locked and loaded. Any Skinnies come around these corners, you watch our backs. [He turns and starts outside] Durant: Hey - where's the rescue squad? Shughart: We're it. [exits]

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