Both men died in that battle, but both men killed as many Somalis as they could as their position was overrun | While some may regard this as a shortcoming, it is, in fact, a virtue" |
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There was nobody else left to back them up | According to him, many scenes asking hard questions of the US regarding the violent realities of war and the true purpose of their mission in Somalia were cut |
Eversmann responds to mocking remarks about Somalis from fellow soldiers by saying he respects the Somalis and has compassion for the terrible conditions of civil war for the Somali people, saying there are two things they can do, "We can help, or we can sit back and watch a country destroy itself on CNN.
4Two Delta Force snipers, and , are inserted by helicopter to Super Six-Four 's crash site, where they find Durant still alive | Most of the film was photographed in the cities of and ; the Task Force Ranger base sequences were filmed at and |
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He suggested that although the film was presented as being anti-war, it was at its core pro-war | When they ran out of ammunition, they died |
Somalis attending a screening of a pirated copy of the film at a theater in Mogadishu claimed the film ignored the deaths of hundreds, if not thousands, of civilian adults and children caused by the Americans.
21Durant was briefly captured, but eventually released | Whatever it is they needed to do |
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We walked expediently in a formation for about a mile to get to an awaiting convoy | Additionally, no Somali consultants were hired for accuracy, according to writer Bowden |