#lt. fick

--> Lately I find, assurances mean very little.

Lifts a brow but there’s no hiding the curve of a smile on his lips. 

“Sgt. Colbert is not a hugger.. at least as far as I know. There will be no retaliation, be assured of this.” 

Schwetje: “I’m talking about a lack of obedience to orders. Your job, Nate, is to execute whatever your Captain tells you to execute, and you don’t.”

Fick: “Given that you were not actually present to assess the situation, I used my discretion as the CO of the scene-”

Schwetje: “Nate, you've been questioning my orders ever since Al-Rifa’i “

Fick: “No, Sir, I’ve executed your orders on every occasion except those few in which to do so would have needlessly jeopardized-”.

Schwetje (To Griego): “Can you believe this?”

Griego: “The Corps won’t forget. It never does Lieutenant.”

Schwetje: “Dismissed.”  

Generation Kill Episode 1: Get Some.

“Unsurrender these Iraqis” Part 1.

Godfather: Alpha took three artillery hits. somebody has an idea we’re here. And we have four hours of daylight to make it to our next position. We are not going to deal with these surrenders. That’s from division. Send them all back the way they came.

Fick: Rodger that, Sir

Schwetje: We have orders, Nate

Generation Kill Episode two: Cradle of Civilization.

Meesh: Villagers say they are grateful to be liberated by the Americans, and look forward to working hand in hand for liberated Iraq.

Doc: You’re lying Meesh and they fucking know it.

Fick: Meesh, cut whatever fucking bullshit the higher ups have told you to say. 

Doc: We’re all alone out here, Meesh. You fuck us, I’ll smile killing you. 

Meesh: When they hired me, they told me to put a little spin on things. A little   PSYOPS. But you’re right, we’re in this together. 

These dudes are saying there are some bad dudes up ahead. They know we are come and they want to hit us. They hate america, man. I say we call in some air and cobras and fuck them up.

Generation Kill Episode 1: Get Some.

“Unsurrender these Iraqis” Part 2. [Part 1 here]

Doc: Sir, under articles thirteen and twenty of the Geneva Convention we are obligated to take care of and protect and fuckers who surrender to us.

Nate: Division has ordered us to unsurrender these Iraqis.

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Nate (To reporter): Write this as you see it. I’m not here to stop you.

Doc: Iraqis’ first contact with Americans..and we fuck ‘em. 

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