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Xavier_Onassis

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Charlie Wilson's War
« on: June 13, 2008, 11:17:48 AM »
Very well done, like all Tom Hanks films that are not silly kid fare.

The best lines were at the end, where, after the Soviets have left Afghanistan, Charlie Wilson says that they need to appropriate money for schools for Afghani refugees, because the average age of the Afghans is 14.

"No one cares about Afghanistan any more", the chairman says.

Reagan refuses to support him.

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The war was won, but the endgame was lost. The Taliban took over and the rest is history.
"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."

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Re: Charlie Wilson's War
« Reply #1 on: June 13, 2008, 12:35:50 PM »
Skipping the revisionist history ...

I liked this movie but it felt like a lot of it was left on the cutting room floor.

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Re: Charlie Wilson's War
« Reply #2 on: June 13, 2008, 03:57:23 PM »
Skipping the revisionist history ...

I liked this movie but it felt like a lot of it was left on the cutting room floor.

I am in complete agreement.  It seems I feel that way about a lot of movies lately.  Is that an old person thing?

A movie that lasts about 90 to 120 minutes kind of whizzes by for me.  I really need a little over 140 minutes to really feel like I've seen something.

But Charlie Wilson's War was about a 6 out 10 for me.  Didn't suck but it didn't rock either.  I didn't even hate Julia Roberts like I usually do.

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Re: Charlie Wilson's War
« Reply #3 on: June 15, 2008, 10:54:25 PM »
There is no revisionist history.

After the Russians left Afghanistan, every part of the US government totally abandoned Afghanistan completely. That included Reagan, becaue he was just a puppet of his handlers, and they didnpt want to waste any more money since they had sufficiently humiliated the Russians and could have given a damn about the Afghanis.

Saudi charities made practically the only donations to the devastated people, the average age of Afghans after the war was 14.

Most of these young people did not associate the victory with US aid, as they were children during the most crucial part of the war. The result was the takeover by the Taliban. Al Qaeda was a direct result of the US tapping the Saudis for aid during the Afghan War. Radical Saudis went to Afghanistan by the droves, and supported the Taliban.

"Time flies like an arrow; fruit flies like a banana."

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Re: Charlie Wilson's War
« Reply #4 on: June 16, 2008, 12:52:59 PM »
You're an idiot BO. Shut the fuck up.

Keep your delusions in 3DHS. It's not welcome here.

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Re: Charlie Wilson's War
« Reply #5 on: June 17, 2008, 12:38:56 PM »
Keep your delusions in 3DHS. It's not welcome here.

Isn't the word "delusions" plural?

Why, then, the singular word "It's"?

And my, what a clever rebuttal! I am sure you blew out half your brain cells on that one.

By the way, who died and made you Queen of the May?

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Re: Charlie Wilson's War
« Reply #6 on: June 17, 2008, 05:24:18 PM »
lol ...

Queen of May ...

You're a fucking idiot ...

lol ...