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you always talk about Liberty France it's time
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you give it to us Vietnamese never I'll never surrender okay I'll surrender enjoy your freedom
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while you can Viet Minh good job champ now you can have your own elections
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so yeah elections are wait what's he doing oh capitalist math give him a moment
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if Viet Minh is communism they have an election Vietnam will become communist well
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there it is no way I'm letting communists just democratically take over Vietnam
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I have to contain this commie expansionism yeah what do you want to do
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Well, we will temporarily divide the country in two.
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Yes, along the 17th parallel.
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Okay, we can do that.
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You are now
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North Vietnam, and he is South Vietnam.
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Totally, just like Korea, except it'll work this time.
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Everyone in?
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Yeah, whatever.
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Okay, sure.
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I'm down.
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All right, see you, chums.
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He didn't sign anything.
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God damn it!
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What's the big idea, America?
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How can we win elections against North Vietnam?
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They're way more popular than me.
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Relax, amigo.
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I have an absolutely bulletproof plan.
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Okay, I'm excited now.
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Tell me the plan.
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So the plan is we basically stop the elections oh and somehow make sure that you're the one governing the country
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Are you sure this is a good plan absolutely?
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First we do psychological warfare to make everyone like us more than those northerner commies Geez But what about those viet car?
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Yeah, good point those commie insurgents could be anywhere
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So, what now?
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Well, to start, leaflets saying how great we are and how evil communism is.
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Uh -huh.
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Oh, and of course, intensive military training!
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Doesn't that break the agreements we just - What?
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Oh!
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Whoa!
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Oh!
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So, once we make our move, who will we put in power?
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Can I use my family?
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Use your family members to rule?
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I don't know, man.
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I'm sure that's a good idea.
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Watch out!
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Man, that was brutal!
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Yeah, I got a bit carried away.
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No!
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That was f*ing awesome!
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You know what?
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I had my doubts, but you're ready.
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Controversy!
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South Vietnam elects a new president.
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Is it a violation of the internationally agreed election plan for all of Vietnam?
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What will the North do?
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Wait!
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He can't do that!
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We had an agreement, didn't we?
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I knew we should have made America sign that agreement!
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This smells like him from a mile away.
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Okay, friends, let's not get carried away.
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We all saw what happened in Korea.
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Have you forgotten who you are?
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We need to spread the Communist Revolution!
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Guys, we are all missing the point.
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There's an easy solution to this.
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There is?
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Yes.
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Just keep giving me weapons and surprise, and I will train and arm
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South Vietnamese insurgents from the National Liberation Front.
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Or, as USA calls them, the Viet Cong.
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Hey, what's up with all these guys?
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Are they commie rebels?
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Some of them are definitely Viet Cong.
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Some of them are probably maybe Viet Cong.
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And some of them are just Buddhists.
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Wait, Buddhists?
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Isn't most of your population Buddhist?
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Did he just f*ing set himself on fire?
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Yeah, I just don't like Buddhists.
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So I thought, while I was at it, I'd get two birds stoned, you know?
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Okay, you're taking my training a bit too far.
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You're making us look a bit like the bad guys.
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Well, the Fed Kong are everywhere.
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How else am I supposed to make people like me?
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Ah, you know what?
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Screw it.
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Time to grow up.
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You're going to take the fight to the north.
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It's getting hard down here.
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I should inform the higher -ups.
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Ah, New Vietnam. Who this?
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Agent 666, double camera.
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Reporting in, sir.
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Ah, Agent 666, uh, whatever.
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What you got for me well getting we're done.
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Yes, sir.
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South Vietnam is arresting everyone.
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It's total chaos
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We want a major battle
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This is exactly what I want keep up to fight against the colonizers
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We will join you soon Yes, sir.
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Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
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Now is the time to strike
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What do you think, Soviet Union?
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Guys, we are going to end up starting a war with the Americans.
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Ah, you b!
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Can you at least lend us some guns?
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The time to show who is the real Vietnam.
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Oh yeah, this is Korea all over again.
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Okay, here's the plan.
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We will attack a small radar facility and then...
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No, you are attacking a small radar facility.
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I can't get directly involved or, well, it all goes to shit because of the...
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Agreement you didn't sign.
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All right.
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You really think this will work?
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People will like me again?
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Yeah, I've been doing my homework, bro.
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I know what I'm doing.
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Are you sure you want to stay here, though?
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It may look bad if someone sees you while I'm doing the attack.
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No, I'll be fine.
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Reconnaissance, my dude.
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Okay.
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I won't fail don't screw this up little guy
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I can't see anything in this freaking dark enemy spotted open fire return fire return fire
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uh maybe we should retreat no we have to destroy this place so that all of Vietnam will like me
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That sounds like an attack quickly what?
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So it's America, what where over there?
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That's American destroyer, right?
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Give me that.
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Is he breaking the agreement he refused to sign?
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Oh you done Fk teeth up, America.
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Time to go to war.
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South Vietnam is smashing the commie Vietcong rebels and North Vietnam.
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Things seem to be A -OK.
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Or at least that's what we're being told.
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America, that last mission didn't go exactly A -OK.
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Why is your media saying that?
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That's what we tell them.
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If people learn how messy it is, they might not support the war.
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I need this war to be popular.
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Hey, you sneaky capitalist dicks.
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You say we had a deal that he can't help the South attack me in the North.
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A, I didn't sign anything.
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B, he attacked you on his own.
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I'm just chilling in my yacht.
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Do you think I'm an idiot?
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Oh, dang.
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Did he attack my ship?
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Did you just attack my ship?
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He attacked me first.
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You saw.
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Well, now I have to destroy you.
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Obviously.
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You've got this one chance to get out of here, North Vietnam.
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Or I swear.
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This isn't over, Mecca.
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No, it's just the beginning.
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I've always wanted to say that.
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Sir, are you joining the war?
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Yes, but also no, but also sorta, but not officially.
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You'll see. Or not.
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Later.
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-dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun -dun so fucked.
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Please don't hate me.
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Relax.
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We don't hate you.
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Oh, okay.
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But you fucked up.
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Big time.
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The Americans will use this as an excuse to increase their involvement in the war.
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I can already see the propaganda.
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What now?
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What do I do?
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Let's just wait and see.
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Status quo, my friend.
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You sure?
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I've been watching American news.
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They aren't being transparent with their public.
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If we keep pissing them off, good chance they escalate to lose public support.
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Would that work?
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Only one way to find out.
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Damn it!
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I'm done with Viet Cong attacking us from everywhere, and now North Vietnam is doing the same?
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Oh, hey, buddy, let's relax for a minute.
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Don't buddy me, South Vietnam.
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This whole war is taking way too long.
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It's time to end it.
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End it?
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What do you mean?
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I don't know yet.
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Do we bomb
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North Vietnam all at once, or do we bomb him over time?
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Man, neither will make us look like the good guys.
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Let's think for a second.
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Be more tactical about it, and...
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We're under attack! For Vietnam!
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You want to help him, America?
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Then pay the consequences.
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You're divided our country against itself.
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You did that!
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We could have elections.
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What's the matter?
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Scouts you aren't popular enough to win?
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Hey, America, are you okay?
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He's right.
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What?
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But you said - I know what I said.
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I was wrong.
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You weren't ready for this fight.
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I need to take action.
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Now.
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What are you going to do?
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We lost men, but the attack was a success.
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Return to your unit.
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I will - What's that?
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You suck it.
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Go!
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Get!
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Get out of ya!
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Go!
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You want to be popular, North Vietnam?
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Here's what happens when you're popular.
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Okay, yep.
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I think he's angry.
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I'll burn your silly trail, even if it is in another country.
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I'll burn your country back to the stone age.
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Get to the bunker!
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Get to the bunker!
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What's.. oh shi - Well, we certainly got a reaction.
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What's at the point of this hysterical attack?
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I don't know.
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Oh, he's taking the f* it all method.
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Would this affect us in any way?
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No, not really.
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I've built bunkers and tunnels all over the country and along the Ho Chi Minh Trail.
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Ideal military installations spread across the dense jungle and mountain ranges.
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Well hidden.
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You see, I told you.
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Status quo.
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But this will soon the backfire on America the tail is oldest time
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Okay guys, that's it For now Oh, well...
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It's not enough.
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None of this is enough.
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You need to get your act together.
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I've been trying, but every time I take territory from the Communists, they just sneak back after.
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I know!
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Communism's everywhere!
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And people in the North are becoming more nationalistic since I started bombing them, for some reason.
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What can we do?
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Until we get you where you need to be, we're going to need more boots on the ground.
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Yeah, yeah, you were right.
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It's time.
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America goes to war, but with no declaration, as violence in Vietnam intensifies, troops say goodbye to their families.
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Oh, Daddy, don't go!
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Sorry, I must.
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goodbye wife goodbye recently born triplets i'm going to war but i'm 100 coming back like totally
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with the u .s military getting more involved we are 100 000 million percent going to win this war
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Ha, ha, ha, ha.
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Yeah.
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Now time for the real war.
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North Vietnam and his Viet Cong puppy allies won't know what hit him.
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Everything is prepared for our special super secret on -the -ground mission to the Iron Triangle.
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And not soon enough, with that hot zone cleared, there'll be a lot less pressure on us.
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It's America back from the fight.
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Tell us, how is the war going?
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Almost done?
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Bombing campaigns really working?
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Of course they are!
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Our bombing campaign will cut off the Viet Cong's supply lines.
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Without supplies, their strongholds will crumble.
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Oh, yes, I see.
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And then the good old foot soldier waltzes in to mop things up.
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Exactly!
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And we're about to go mop up one of the worst ones yet.
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You heard it here, folks.
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War going well.
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USA and South Vietnam are about to launch a daring attack at the heart of the communist enemy.
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All right, everyone, eyes up.
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Stay sharp, those Viet - Oh!
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Oh.
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Watch out for traps, too.
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In the dark heart of the jungle, our boys don't just face the enemy's guns.
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Where the hell did you - They also face his diabolical traps, his superior knowledge of the jungle.
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What do you mean, superior?
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Focus, people.
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There's something up ahead.
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What happens to them?
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They can't stay here.
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If they do, now they're commies.
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Listen up, everyone.
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You will be relocated to safe area to begin new lives.
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Free of the Viet Cong.
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But these are our homes.
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Then you shouldn't have let the enemy take over.
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Private Pony will lead you out to be relocated.
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If you try to return home, you will be fired upon.
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Families forced from their homes, but no enemies in sight.
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Unnecessary evil?
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Oh, goddammit.
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Or is it a surefire way to not win the hearts and minds of the people?
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Get out of here!
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Burn the village.
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We have to keep moving.
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Oh, we're, like, all of Viet Cong.
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Do you think they knew we were...
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Hey, I found something.
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Oh, paydirt.
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Private Daddy.
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Yes, sir.
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You're the tunnel rat.
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Get in there.
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Flush him out.
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Oh, yes, sir.
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Oh, yeah, you feisty bastards.
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Where the heck are ya?
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Come to daddy.
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I don't want to give myself away.
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Sorry, buddy.
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Report, soldier.
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Just one VC, sir.
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Mostly empty.
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Charges are placed.
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Good job.
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Let's move on.
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Well, that didn't go exactly as planned, but mission accomplished.
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Oh, seriously?
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But it seems like most of the Viet Cong avoided us.
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You heard it here, folks.
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Straight from your everyday, on -the -ground G .I.
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Joe.
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Now, this is getting out of hand.
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So, America, if the Viet Cong weren't there, where did they go?
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Will they just come back?
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No!
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Damn it!
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The mission was a success.
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The VC are out of the Iron Triangle.
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Saigon is safe now.
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Safer!
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Safer.
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Yeah, we're safe.
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Er, well, than before.
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Anyways, this war is almost over.
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You ask too many questions.
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We have important war things to do.
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How is the war going?
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What do you think will be North Vietnam and the Viet Cong's next move?
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Oh, they don't pay me to think, Jack.
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Oh, yeah.
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Alright, shut it off.
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I've got a plan.
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Yes, interesting.
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With America relocating people in the south and bombing everything up here in the north.
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Oh, he's basically running your recruiting campaign for you.
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Exactly.
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So when we launch all these attacks...
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The Vietnamese people will rise up against
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South Vietnam and the imperialist Americans!
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Oh, not bad, North Vietnam.
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Not bad at all.
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So we've been bombing everything with Nabomb.
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Wiping out villages, forests, man.
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Well, that sounds horrible.
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Scorched earth, I guess.
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And it helps us get it VC inside bunkers, so...
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North Vietnam's launched a massive attack along the demilitarized zone.
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Oh, shit!
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So we're going?
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No, you stay here.
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Hold down the fort.
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I'll go crush this attack.
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One thing I can tell you, Jack.
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We ain't winning hearts and minds.
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Nothing like napalming someone's family to turn a kid into a kami.
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Viet Cong are pouring out of the Iron Triangle, attacking cities and bases all over the South.
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Well, I didn't see that one coming at all.
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The war has reached a whole new level, folks.
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The Viet Cong have infiltrated Saigon.
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Keep the pit down!
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The people will rise up with us, and we will retake the country!
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With the New Year comes a new future for Vietnam!
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And we're hearing reports of attacks all over the country.
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Charge!
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Nobody divergence America!
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You're deceiving your own country, telling everyone the war is progressing.
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Almost over.
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Well, I mean, uh, the attack failed, right?
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The VC and the North could go for years.
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You're stuck in a foreign civil war, and you ain't winning.
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Enough!
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Look around, man.
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You're napalming villages, killing women and children.
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And for what?
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Okay, okay.
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You're right.
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We're not winning hearts and minds.
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Maybe...
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Maybe I need to exit the war, but...
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How the hell do I do it without looking like I lost?
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I'm sick of this war!
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We're reporting from South Vietnam.
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This just in.
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America is tired of war.
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I have to figure out how to pull out without looking like I lost.
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And what about me?
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What if North Vietnam attacks after you leave?
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Is pulling out really the best method?
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Don't worry, South Vietnam, my young apprentice.
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Daddy America will take care of you.
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And if you're going to end the war, we can stop fighting, right?
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What?
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No, Private Daddy.
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We fight until we look like winners.
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Oh, well, guess it's back to it, Rice Paddy.
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Huh, who could that be?
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Hello?
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Oh, it's you.
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What do you want, you commie pinko?
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Hello again, big friend.
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I have a proposition.
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North Vietnam will negotiate peace.
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Oh, thank Paul.
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I'm glad you're broke first.
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When will they - If you stop bombing the North - Don't tread on me, you filthy - Excuse me, will they stop bombing too?
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This is what peace means, comrade.
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Fine, let's negotiate.
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Great, I'm glad you accepted.
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First, we - Wait, North Vietnam has to recognize the legitimacy of South Vietnam.
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Recognize that puppet?
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No way!
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Wait!
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Hold on!
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Not unless South Vietnam recognizes legitimacy of the National Liberation Front!
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And who would that be?
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The Viet Cong!
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My communist friends down south!
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Oh, right.
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I almost forgot.
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What?
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No way we're recognizing your commie, stooge, Viet Congs!
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Then the war continues!
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Fine!
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Fine!
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Fine!
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No, wait.
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I mean...
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Oh, st!
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Here we go again!
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I'm sick of this back and forth.
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Negotiate fight.
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Negotiate fight.
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We need to force them to submit.
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This is your fault too, you know.
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F* it.
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I'll make this the most brutal attack yet.
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I'm so done with this.
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Sir?
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Forget call.
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Santa's bringing napalm for Christmas this year, baby.
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I'm so done with this.
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Why do we want to fight if they want to stop fighting?
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Come on, boys.
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Let's go.
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Light them up.
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I want peace and victory.
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Get to the Joppa!
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There's too many!
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Go!
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Go!
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Go!
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Come on, Daddy!
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Yes, this is totally uninspected character development.
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Vengeance!
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Take that jungle!
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Come on, South Vietnam.
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Let's see if those explosions made them any more negotiable.
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Oh, oh, what if he doesn't call?
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He'll call, he'll call.
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The death toll is too great, and he knows it.
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Oh, but what if?
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well do we have a ceasefire you've made your point we'll recognize south vietnam good
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and your troops in the south can stay
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but no reinforcements fine how'd you leave a sapperino buddy how good see you when i see ya stripes
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man can't believe this vacation
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i mean war is finally over feels good to be a hero
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it only took a massive death toll on both sides oh what about me i feel ready
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but i'm going to need lots of guns hey buddy don't worry we got you
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We will 100 % support you and provide all the equipment you need.
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Things are going to be A -OK.
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Well, folks, that's it.
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The war in Vietnam is...
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Not over!
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I'm in a post -war war.
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Hey, man, don't worry.
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We knew this might happen.
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My economy is so f*ed.
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I've got inflation.
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Unemployment.
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I'm losing battles?
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South Vietnam.
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I need help!
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I need more guns!
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Troop reinforcements!
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Look, I've got my own problems.
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I can't help you.
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And I have to cut the military aid.
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What? But...
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Sorry, man.
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Congress says cut.
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I cut.
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You know how it is, right?
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Anyways, I gotta go.
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Good luck.
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Oh, fk.
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We make our way down.
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And in two years, the country will be ours.
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It will be tough.
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You'll fight by your side with tooth and nail.
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But South Vietnam won't 100 % totally fall apart completely.
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Remember, America can't help him anymore.
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Launch the attack!
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Oh, we're not winning very good.
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I, I, I know.
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He's completely overrunning us.
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Oh, oh, this is totally unexpected.
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Damn it, America!
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The gun works best when you pull the trigger, you know? Of course.
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Onwards!
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Today we take Da Nang!
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Tomorrow, Saigon!
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Then, all look like...
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This is going way better than I expected.
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I got to get out of here.
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Oh, but where should I go?
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Well, it looks like this is it, folks.
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Without the U .S military to back him up, South Vietnam just can't hold the line.
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Well, shit.
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It's official.
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Saigon has fallen.
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Well, comrades, we've done it.
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Oh, finally, these American war can end.
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Indeed.
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Finally, I will be the most popular Vietnam in Vietnam.
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Uh, you'll be the only Vietnam, sir.
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Right, yes.
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That's what I mean.
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Beginning our descent to Taipei.
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At least I will be the only Vietnam in Taiwan.
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Ah, well, I guess now the rest of us clean up the mess, and life continues on.
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Thank you.
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Vocabulary and speaking notes for this lesson
This speaking lesson is built on the video “The Vietnam WAR!”. The speaker keeps coming back to these words: dun, vietnam, viet, attack, America. This video has 609 sentences and 3409 words to shadow. The speech runs for 33:08. The speaker talks slowly, about 103 words per minute, so there is time to copy every sound. Only 81% of the words are among the 3,000 most common in English, so the vocabulary is demanding. 97 of its 609 sentences are questions, so it is good practice for question intonation and short answers.
Key vocabulary in this video
15 words from the video worth learning, with pronunciation and meaning:
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| daddy noun | /ˈdædi/ | Also used as a term of address: a father; one's father. |
| communist noun | /ˈkɑ.mjə.nɪst/ | An advocate of a society based on the common ownership of property; a proponent of communism. |
| buddy | /ˈbʌdi/ | A person far removed from the conversation. |
| folk noun | /foʊk/ | People, persons. |
| jungle noun | /ˈd͡ʒʌŋ.ɡ(ə)l/ | A large, lush, undeveloped, humid forest, especially in a tropical region, thick with vegetation and wildlife; a tropical rainforest. |
| negotiate verb | /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/ | To confer with others in order to come to terms or reach an agreement. |
| bunker noun | /ˈbʌŋ.kə/ | A hardened shelter, often partly buried or fully underground, designed to protect the inhabitants from falling bombs or other attacks. |
| goodbye | /ɡʊdˈbaɪ/ | Farewell; a formula used to another person or persons when the speaker, writer, or person addressed is departing. |
| relax verb | /ɹɪˈlæks/ | To make something loose. |
| troop noun | /tɹup/ | A collection of people; a number; a multitude (in general). |
| soldier noun | /ˈsoʊld͡ʒɚ/ | A member of a ground-based army, of any rank, but especially an enlisted member. |
| superior adjective | /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/ | Higher in rank, status, or quality. |
| trail noun | /tɹeɪl/ | The track or indication marking the route followed by something that has passed, such as the footprints of animal on land or the contrail of an airplane in the… |
| trap noun | /tɹæp/ | A machine or other device designed to catch (and sometimes kill) animals, either by holding them in a container, or by catching hold of part of the body. |
| tunnel noun | /ˈtʌn(ə)l/ | An underground or underwater passage. |
Phrasal verbs you will hear
| Word | Pronunciation | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| get out of verb | To leave, exit or escape from; to become free of. | |
| come back verb | To return to a place. | |
| carried away adjective | Made excessively emotional or excited, so that one goes too far. | |
| pull out verb | To withdraw; especially of military forces; to retreat. | |
| take over verb | To assume control of something, such as a business or enterprise, and sometimes by force. | |
| clean up verb | To make an area or a thing clean; to pick up a mess; to tidy. | |
| cut off verb | /ˌkʌt ˈɔf/ [ˌkɐɾ ˈɔf] | To remove by cutting. |
| end up verb | To bring to a conclusion. |
Sentences worth repeating
Short, complete lines from the video that you can reuse in everyday conversation:
- Are you sure this is a good plan absolutely?
- We had an agreement, didn't we?
- Are you thinking what I'm thinking?
- Do you think I'm an idiot?
- Scouts you aren't popular enough to win?
Grammar in this video
The structures the speaker uses most, with the exact words from the video:
| Structure | In the video |
|---|---|
| Present perfect continuous have/has been + -ing — an action that started earlier and is still going on | I've been doing · I've been watching · I've been trying |
| Present perfect have/has + past participle — a past action that still matters now | Have you forgotten · I've always wanted · I've built |
| Passive voice be + past participle — the focus is on what happens, not who does it | being told · will be relocated · be relocated |
Pronunciation to watch
The speaker uses 127 contractions and reduced forms, such as I'm, don't, you're. Say them the short way, as you hear them.
- The “th” sounds: math /mæθ/, tooth /tuθ/, filthy /ˈfɪlθi/
- The “sh” and “zh” sounds: negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, sharp /ʃɑɹp/, vacation /veɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/, explosion /ɛkˈsploʊ.ʒən/, crush /kɹʌʃ/
- Long words — get the stress right: negotiate /nəˈɡəʊ.ʃi.eɪt/, superior /sʊˈpɪɹ.i.ɚ/, capitalist /ˈkæp.ɪ.tə.lɪst/, legitimacy /ləˈd͡ʒɪtɪməsi/, psychological /ˌsaɪ.kəˈlɑː.d͡ʒɪ.kl̩/
How to practise with this video
- Listen to the whole video once without speaking and note the words you do not know.
- Shadow it sentence by sentence at normal speed, repeating each one until your rhythm matches the speaker.
- Record yourself and compare with the original, paying attention to words like daddy, communist, buddy.
What is the Shadowing Technique?
Shadowing is a science-backed language learning technique originally developed for professional interpreter training and popularized by polyglot Dr. Alexander Arguelles. The method is simple but powerful: you listen to native English audio and immediately repeat it out loud — like a shadow following the speaker with just a 1–2 second delay. Unlike passive listening or grammar drills, shadowing forces your brain and mouth muscles to simultaneously process and reproduce real speech patterns. Research shows it significantly improves pronunciation accuracy, intonation, rhythm, connected speech, listening comprehension, and speaking fluency — making it one of the most effective methods for IELTS Speaking preparation and real-world English communication.