Sand Castle Page #5

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[Engines starting]

Ocre.

How we looking?

Like halfway.

Harper, where are my Iraqis?

Uh, they didn't show, but...

But I'm working on it.

In fact, the captain and i

have a meeting with the sheikh later.

What about you? Any progress?

[Robinson] My team's trying

to figure out this system.

Half the parts they don't make anymore.

Sh*t sandwich, huh?

We'll do our job.

Just get me some labor.

[Harper] Will do.

Sheikh's only ever talked to me,

so I'll make the introduction.

Take your boots off when you get inside.

Have some chai.

And after chai, get down to business.

[Speaks arabic]

[Speaking arabic]

[Sighs]

[Speaking arabic]

He... he don't like that you bring

more soldiers to his home.

These soldiers are gonna give water

to your people.

[Machmoud speaking arabic]

[Indistinct chatter]

[Harper] Sheikh.

We want the inclusion

of your people, okay?

We want them to work alongside us

to help fix the problem that we caused.

[Machmoud speaking arabic]

[Harper] And with your blessing, sheikh,

your people will help us,

and get y'all's water working again.

[Machmoud speaking arabic]

[Speaking arabic]

[Machmoud in english]

He say this is very dangerous.

If he helps the Americans,

he will pay with his life.

Him and his people.

Yeah, we're gonna keep

everybody protected, okay?

The captain and... and his men,

they're gonna keep everybody safe.

[Machmoud speaking arabic]

[Speaking arabic]

He say baqubah is two different cities.

One during the day belongs to the us,

and one at night belongs to other people.

[Speaking arabic]

Uh, he say his people

do not trust the Americans.

When the night comes, you cannot protect.

Tell him...

I understand your fear. I do.

But if we don't have help,

there's not gonna be any water.

[Machmoud speaking arabic]

No water. Tell him, machmoud. No water.

[Machmoud speaking arabic]

[Speaking arabic]

[Machmoud in english] He say you destroyed

the water, you fix it. It's your problem.

Hello. Welcome.

Hello. You deliver water?

Uh, yeah, we'll be back tomorrow.

Bring some containers.

Oh, we have tanks in the school.

[Stammering] We have children,

many people.

We don't need too much.

But we need water.

Yeah. Yeah, I'll see what I can do.

Thank you. I'm kadeer.

I'm the director of the school.

Kadeer, I'm Matt.

It's good to meet you.

-Thank you. Thank you, sir.

-Have a good day.

We're gonna pay, okay?

We have money. We will pay.

Do you understand?

[Speaking arabic]

[Speaking arabic]

[In english] He say you don't understand

him or his people.

Uh, the us come here and say they help.

But when you leave, what will happen?

Okay. Right. We... I want you

to be real clear about this.

We will not leave. We will not leave

until the problem is solved.

[Machmoud speaking arabic]

[Speaking arabic]

[In english] He say those people

you say are bad

will not hurt us

unless we help the Americans.

[Speaking arabic]

[Both speaking arabic]

[In english] He wants us to leave.

Listen here, you piece of sh*t.

I hope you get shot and f***in' die.

-[Machmoud] Uh...

-Don't translate that.

[Speaking arabic]

Thank you for your time, sheikh.

[Speaking arabic]

[Enzo] So let me get this straight.

Now we're doing the Iraqis' work?

[Chutsky] Yeah. But, we, uh...

We get the Iraqis' money, right?

You don't do this sh*t for free.

[Enzo] Right, sergeant Harper?

[Spits]

See how the soil won't clot?

No water means it can't form.

If it can't form, it can't be fertile.

Even before you guys came here,

sunni farmers in the north

would steal the water

from the shiites in baqubah.

How'd you stop it from happening?

-We don't. It's not about the water.

-[Harper] Chutsky! It's full. Let's go.

It's the sunnis and the shiites.

They will always find

an excuse to kill each other.

So it's definitely a thing.

-Yo, chutsky.

-[Chutsky] Yes.

[Chutsky] Oh, thanks, ocre.

-[Matt] Is it in this country?

-[Chutsky] Yes.

-Is it in all countries?

-[Chutsky] Yes.

[Matt] Is it on you right now?

Are you carrying it?

[Chutsky] Yup. We all carry it.

We all carry it?

[Gunfire]

[Burton] Contact, three o'clock! Contact,

three o'clock! High, 50 meters!

Keep moving! Keep moving!

Keep moving!

[Gunfire]

Move through! Move through!

[Tire bursts]

Damn it.

Eagle six, this is eagle four.

We're fubar behind this goddamn truck!

Everybody out! Dispatch!

Cease fire! Cease fire.

Chutsky, h report.

-I got two mags, .600 link. Up, up.

-Roger that.

Ocre, h report.

Yeah, I'm two. Up, up.

-[Harper] Roger that. Machmoud, you good?

-[Machmoud] Fine, sir.

[Harper] Eagle four, this is eagle six.

Gimme a status report.

[Enzo on radio] This is eagle four. We got

six mags, several hundred .556. Up, up.

[Harper] Okay, Roger that.

Chutsky, stay in the gun. Ocre?

-Yeah.

-On me.

Hey, sergeant.

[Chutsky] F*** this, man.

F***in' Iraqi in the truck.

I told you we should've arrested him.

Yeah, I'll be sure to put your complaint

in my sitrep, okay, sergeant? Thank you.

F*** it. F*** it.

F*** it. I'm tired of this sh*t.

I don't give a f*** anymore.

This is bullshit. I'm taking a shower.

[Enzo] Burton!

-You in on this?

-No. I'm good.

All right, this is happening.

-[Enzo] Whoo!

-I'm glad I'm not even watching you guys.

-[Enzo] Oh, yeah! Oh, that's good.

-[Chutsky] Oh, yeah.

Let's go. Get back to your posts.

You're good and clean.

Sir, I need someone

to loofah my back, sir.

[Enzo] Oh! Oh, yeah. Whoo!

[Enzo] Hey!

[Chutsky] F***.

This is bullshit. There's a whole village

on the other side of that hill.

We're sitting here

scabbing our hands like f***in' chumps.

Don't worry, a**holes!

We got it!

They're just scared.

What is that, some kinda f***in' excuse?

-We're all f***in' scared, ocre.

-Yeah, well, give it time.

You know what? You need to crawl out

from behind your faggotty little rainbow.

All right? We sit here all day, breaking

our backs gettin' these f***ers water.

And we turn around,

they're f***in' shooting at us.

I know a loaded deck when I see one.

[Speaking arabic]

Get to show his neck?

-[In english] Just say "one by one."

-[Matt] But how do you say it?

[Machmoud speaking arabic]

-Have a good day. Salaam.

-Salaam.

[Indistinct chatter]

-[Gunfire]

-[Clamoring]

Call it out!

-Oh, sh*t!

-[Harper] Call it out!

-Jesus! F***!

-Where's it coming from?

Call it out! What do you see?

Chutsky, gimme a report.

It's coming from everywhere!

We're gettin' f***in' lit up. Jesus!

[Enzo] Don't move!

Stay the f*** down!

Burton, foreign rooftop!

15 meters, your 12!

[Burton] I got you.

All right,

we're getting tagged from all sides.

Burton, get up on the truck!

[Harper] Warhorse, warhorse,

this is eagle six.

We are in contact in the city square.

Do you copy? Warhorse?

We got rooftop, twelve o'clock!

Sh*t. [Grunts]

-Okay. Okay.

-[Enzo] There he is.

At the city-- f***.

Enzo!

-[Harper] Enzo!

-I'm here, sarge! I'm set!

[Harper] F***, I'm dry.

F***, I need a mag!

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