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They're not there to gain ground or to defeat the Taliban.
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The Yanks will take care of that, thanks very much.
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We're there to die.
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So that the Yanks can say to their people,
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"Look, we're not alone. It's not just us, it's the Brits as well."
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Just imagine, right, that by some wonderful feat of soldiering
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we managed to get through it all without losing a man.
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Do you think the Yanks'd say "Well done"? No way.
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They'd say, "What the hell are you playing at?
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"You've got to die, you bastards. You've got to die!"
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So, have you ever been to Thailand, Carmel?
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No. I've always wanted to.