American Sniper Page #4

I wasn't even thinking.

Taya, what's wrong?

What happened?

Your little brother deployed.

What? What happened to jump school?

No, he didn't get in.

You just hang up and call your dad, okay?

What do you mean? Deployed?

Where is he?

Over there.

He's headed to Iraq.

I'm sorry, honey.

The man with the blade?

He's a Jordanian militant.

He's funded by bin Laden.

He's trained by bin Laden.

He is loyal to bin Laden.

His name...

...is Zarqawi.

Now this a**hole...

...is right now the crown prince

of al-Qaeda in Iraq.

His mercenary army, AQI?

They're 5000 strong.

Now, these guys

are not your average sh*t-kickers.

These guys are well-trained,

they are well-paid...

...and right now, they are waging

the largest urban assault since Vietnam.

Zarqawi and his lieutenants,

these are our top priority.

Now, there is only one way

to root these guys out...

...and that is to go door to door,

house to house...

...until we find them or we find someone

who will give us their whereabouts.

So we are going to need to clear

ten structures an hour...

...which, I know, is a lot.

It's aggressive.

We're gonna be loosening things up

with air support.

This is the highest priority target

we have to date.

I want this a**hole dead or captured.

Do you understand?

Are there any questions?

These Marines keep rushing in

like they're doing...

- ...they'll have their asses shot off.

- They're Marines.

They don't get the training we do. Half

these guys were civilians six months ago.

Let's coach them. I'll show them how guys do it. I'll lead the unit on the street.

No, we can't do that.

We need you on overwatch.

Come on. If I'm on the street, Marc-

House to house is

the deadliest job here, man.

- You got some sort of savior complex?

- I want to get the bad guys.

If I can't see them, I can't shoot them.

All these guys? They know your name,

and they feel invincible with you up there.

- They're not.

- They are if they think they are.

Just keep banging on the long gun.

We'll let these clogs sniff out Zarqawi.

You said AQI has a sniper

in the Olympics...

...but Iraq hasn't qualified a shooter

in three games.

Well, that's because Mustafa's not Iraqi.

He's from Syria.

Breacher up!

Hey, once you all gain entry

I can't see sh*t...

...so take it slow

and move through your target.

Understood.

Fire in the hole!

Man down!

You better back him down!

Oh, f*** this.

I'm gonna go clear houses with Marines.

- You coming?

- F***, no, I'm not coming.

No, man, I like my life.

I'd actually like to make it home alive.

It's not my job

to go f***ing knocking down doors.

Those guys picked the wrong f***ing job.

I'm not doing that sh*t.

All right.

Well, if I don't see you down there...

...you make sure I don't see you again.

- Hey. You all mind if I roll with you?

- Hey, man. Any SEAL is cool by me.

Breacher up!

You're the one they're calling the Legend.

You got 24 confirmed kills.

Well, who's counting?

That's f***ing badass.

Yeah, I heard some motherf***er

in Bravo's catching up, yo.

I know y'all are meat-eaters,

but I know a couple things.

Simple sh*t I could show you. Maybe

keep us above ground. What do you say?

Yeah. All right.

Right on.

- Hey, what's that mean, bro?

- Breacher up.

Come on! Go!

Moving.

Get down! Get down

on the ground right now!

Get your f***ing ass down!

- No, no!

- He no understand!

Get down!

Why are you here?!

You're supposed to be evacuated.

Why are you still here?

I am Sheikh al-Obeidi!

- Sheikh alla-who?! Who the f*** are you?!

- This my home! I stay!

I don't give a f*** it's your home!

This is a war zone, sir!

- Sir, please!

Get that kid down!

Come on! Let's go! Move it!

- Found these b*tches in the back closet.

- You are welcome here. You are my guest!

- How many more do you have here?!

- But tell the soldiers to come in.

This Haji just wants us

all in here so he can blow us up.

- If he see American, he know we speak.

Who?

- Please.

- Who says talking of us'?

- Please come in.

- Who knows we're talking?!

Who?!

He come. He-

He very bad. Please.

- Target secure?

Target's secure.

Bring them in. Get your head down

on the ground. Hands behind your back.

- Now! Move now!

- Please, please.

You gonna talk, we'll talk to you.

Bring him in the other room.

If he talks to U.S. soldiers,

they will come and make examples of them.

He? Who's he? Who's he?

The man who comes they call

"The Butcher." He's the despaired one.

Son of Shaytan, son of Devil.

Oh, he's like an enforcer?

- Yes, enforcer.

- Number one soldier Zarqawi.

Zarqawi? Yeah, we'd like to know

where Zarqawi is.

Do you know where he is?

You tell us where he is right now.

How can we get him?

You have information for us

about Zarqawi, tell us right now.

Find The Butcher, you find Zarqawi.

He reports to him.

Okay, well, how do we find him?

All right, look at me when I'm talking

to you. Where do we find him?

We must understand the risk to them,

but he will ask for money.

He need $100,000.

You need $100,000?

I have no proof this guy exists.

Fatima!

Hello.

- This is the proof.

- Look, I wanna help you out. I do.

But I need something. I need

phone numbers, address, names.

You have to give me something.

Sir! First platoon's pinned down.

Move out!

Sheikh, look at me when I'm talking to you.

Hey! Look at me!

I need something.

I can help you out, sheikh.

You give me a name,

and we will take care of it.

I can promise you that.

We will give you safety. Tell me right now!

- Emile Anafanoos?

- Amir Khalaf Fanus.

This is given name of The Butcher.

We believe that The Butcher's

Zarqawi's number two man.

This is your guy right here.

But you don't know his real name.

Otherwise, you'd have written it up there.

We got several aliases.

Now, if "Fanus" is legit...

...we'll go see the sheikh.

He's asking for 100,000.

Figures.

But if he delivers The Butcher,

he's gonna get it.

This is Agent Snead, DIA.

I need a name check

on an "Amir Khalaf Fanus."

Yeah, I'll wait.

If we're gonna go back out there,

Team 3 can pull security.

Won't happen. Head-shed will want

contractors if we're humping money.

Yeah, I'm here. What do you got?

All right. Okay.

Let's go see the sheikh.

Road kill.

You know The Butcher

is Zarqawi's enforcer?

They say his weapon of choice

is a f***ing drill.

Went to seminary school

before I joined the Navy.

Was close to being a preacher.

And why didn't you?

I love to gamble, man.

I love those dice.

That's my kind of preacher.

It's like that now, huh?

Haven't you heard? I'm the Legend.

Hey, babe.

You were right. The doctor says it's a boy.

What?

It's a boy!

"'8 a boy?!

- Hell, yeah, man. Congratulations!

- Ha-ha-ha.

Chris?!

Down! Grab the money! Get to the truck!

Let's go! Let's go! Grab the bag!

Grab the bag!

Chris.

Go! Get the f*** out of here.

We'll come back for them.

Baby?

I heard one shot.

Check. Came in at an angle.

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