To General McChrystal, those men on his team are his family. You know, these guys, they would do anything. They would die for each other.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
General McChrystal had to go. Whatever his virtues as a strategist and commander, the 'Rolling Stone' interview fatally compromised his ability to represent the United States in dealing with allies and to act within the circle of people who must make decisions in Afghanistan.
Few great men would have got past personnel.
Replacing General McChrystal with David Petraeus was a good first step, but more will be needed.
Members of the Senate and House, if they want to send troops into war, should be forced to send a family member. That would really make everyone stop and go, 'Ohhh-kaaay.'
The real Representative McDermott said Jason McDermott is no relation. The Congressman does have a son, but his name is James and he does not live in the Midwest.
If my soldiers were to begin to think, not one of them would remain in the army.
The great actors we had came from the actor-manager theaters. Not only did they create a team, they were the generals working with the soldiers.
One thing about the fantasy dinner party idea that no one considers is whether these people are going to get on. I would say John McEnroe and Ian McEwan, but what would they have to say to each other?
Gaylord Perry and Willie McCovey should know each other like a book. They've been ex-teammates for years now.
The men were all scumbags, but the whole point of the film is to show the development of that. Each guy is going in there to have a good time. By and large, these men are career men, family men, and you just see the deterioration of them.