Rules of Engagement mpg

[@deanhibler3117]

This Vietnamese commander ends of saving his ass at his trial in the end by saying that if he were in his shoes he would have done the same thing to save his own men.

[@meganoob12]

Dean Hibler and he even salutes his former enemy when Samuel L. Jackson leaves the court. That Vietnamese commander knew that they just did what was necessary to save their men. The Vietnamese would have done the same and even worse to the G.I.s. This movie poses an interesting question. Is it ok for soldiers of a liberal democracy to step down to the level of the enemy by committing war crimes, just to save your own men. That is a moral Paradoxon I guess.

[@MathStringInputOutpu]

They are soldiers, not politicians

[@NYRM1974]

My late father was with 5th SF during Nam. The evening talks we had made me who I am now to serve America. Bless all who served in Nam.

[@stopthemadness99]

Regardless of native tongue, everyone understands the universal sign language of a gun pointed at their face.

[@fromchaos6354]

well the gun does speak for itself

[@WreckingWood]

And the Samuel L Jackson death glare.

[@dallasyap3064]

True

[@troydixson8097]

Negative

[@theoutlawking9123]

The Gun is Universal Sign Language, EVERYONE understands 🤣

[@lieutenantprick2770]

The infamous M1 "ping". They did so good with this scene up until that lol come on

[@KYExtemper]

When Bubba died in Vietnam for a second time.....

[@noname99953]

Gotta give it to the viet commander, nerves of steel

[@scottnevard1277]

love this clip from what was very good underrated film. this is a superb tension-filled scene which has real impact.

[@robwernet9609]

One of my favorite parts of the movie is when they bring the north Vietnamese colonel in to testify against him about what happened at the battle of cau lu, he admits hed of done the same thing.

[@meganoob12]

Rob Wernet while this is a good scene, and the answer is understandable, it poses the question: These Marines are from the US, a free, liberal democracy. The constitution of the US even states that all men are created equal. Is it thus justified that you take those rights away from somebody, because you consider him the enemy? Is it morally coherent, to justify that by the enemies actions (the Vietnamese weren't hesitating to commit all sorts of crimes)? While I can see the justification for the Marines in question, it still remains a difficult question.

[@zimmzero]

@@meganoob12 It's a question that can be pondered removed from battle over a long period of time. But in the middle of a firefight, a good leader will do anything in an effort to save the lives of his men.

[@sammysam2615]

My Uncle was a LRRP in Vietnam. He never spoke about what he did, saw, etc. But he did say he hated the Viet Cong but strangely and equally respected them. He never said why.

[@rexcarter2585]

I imagine in order to survive he had to respect his enemy's tenacity.

[@banjiman9869]

Because if he voiced it often he would be in a prison cell for life for dissent.

[@BouncyStickman]

Never underestimate your enemy.

[@Thetheinsaineone]

m1 garand ping when the 1911 fires

[@GregDefender]

Thetheinsaineone Was wondering why the pistol shot sounded strange.

[@SKINWALKER]

Typical day for Sam Jackson.

[@AvengerAtIlipa]

2:06 best part.

[@kanecrow8811]

JACKSON USE STARE! ITS SUPER EFFECTIVE!

[@CombatIneffective]

Right gun, wrong sound effect! They made the colt 45 sound like an M1 Garand!

[@Coganboy]

I can't see how anyone could fault Childers' actions. Either you save your fellow soldiers or you let them die where they are. I know I couldn't sleep at night if I let my friend and his men die in the swamp. Pull the trigger.

[@MFGBeefy]

That look in Samuel l Jackson face right before he shoots the dude goddamn 😳

[@christopherjames4972]

Rules of engagement. Kill or be killed ex forces my self. Excellant film

[@stevenm3823]

He forgot to quote Ezekiel 25:17 before he busted a cap in his ass.

[@PBurns-ng3gw]

M1911's are double-action, and make a Garand ping sound when fired.

[@tryhardairsoft416]

I think he cocked the hammer as a second warning. That idea stuck to me from childhood.

[@ScreaminModelKits]

Haven't seen this yet, but I'm hoping there is sufficient Nam' footage to keep me interested? And is this the movie where Samuel jackson, is having dinner with his family retired or home from the military, and argues and nearly beats up his son, for his son wearing an earring?

[@rprince418]

+360SRH 2 This scene is actually just a flashback at the beginning. It shows how good friends Samuel L Jackson and Tommy Lee Jones are. The rest of the movie takes place in present day (well, present for 2000, when the film was released). Samuel L Jackson goes on a mission in Yemen to rescue the American ambassador from the U.S Embassy when it is being assaulted by terrorists. After ordering the Marines to open fire on a crowd filled with civilians, the rest of the movie is a court room drama with Tommy Lee Jones trying to prove if there were terrorists in the crowd and if Jackson acted appropriately. The two action scenes (Vietnam and Yemen) are the only WAR scenes in the movie, but there is a lot of suspense, drama and excitement. It is actually very interesting, and does a great job depicting our troops in a positive light while at the same time showing the hard choices they have to make to protect others. My dad (an Air Force veteran) and I watch it all the time. Jackson in this movie is a bachelor and career Marine, so he has no son. The movie you may be thinking of is 2006's Home of the Brave. I thought that movie was incredibly boring, so I never finished it, but I do remember he had a son in it and he had some problems with him. I'm not saying THAT is a bad movie, everyone has there own tastes. I am just saying I cannot confirm 100%. But I do highly recommend this movie. It is made by the same guy who directed The Exorcist and The French Connection.

[@Vishonov]

You're wrong, man. Tommy Lee Jones' character is a washed out Marine colonel who is a crappy JAG officer who does have a son, and is also the son of a retired Marine general with Jones's son hating the military and never following in his father's or his grandfather's footsteps. Jones' character was about to retire when Jackson's character called upon him to protect his innocence not because he was a good lawyer (which he wasn't) but because he was a combat officer in Vietnam with Jackson's character and who can testify as to what a combat veteran needs to endure in battle in comparison with other Marine lawyers who never set foot on the battlefield. The movie you are referring to is probably The Hunted, where Jones' character is a former special operations instructor who hates flying and looking for his former protege, Benicio Del Toro, who has gone mental and wanted for a double homicide.

[@custosnocte1528]

Tommy Lee Jones, Family dinner scene ?

[@bigbear061207]

I love Sam and how he talk or should I say yells

[@jenpressley]

Our military has their hands tied too much behind their back. That is why this violence is strongly justified

[@TheDa6781]

Your military has too much freedom of action. Vietnam never attacked the US. Neither did Iraq, or Libya or Syria or Yugoslavia and many other countries where your military has killed countless civilians.

[@theoutlawking9123]

@@TheDa6781 True.

[@tommyhill7645]

​@@TheDa6781 north Vietnam was attacking south Vietnam, youre a retard

[@starsjosephfrost]

That m1911 sounded like a M1 ping .

[@cubefarmerhkc9105]

Sam Jackson was so good in this movie.

[@johnlott7151]

does anyone know the intro theme soundtrack for this movie?

[@hennessyblues4576]

John Lott Mark Isham, Heads or Tails. Amazon has the download for like $0.89

[@lt.petemaverickmitchell7113]

TELL ME that most wouldn’t do the same thing to save their own men!

[@norty29]

The teams that a MEU launches to reinforce an embassy or say a Marine FAST team are not your average Marine units... so yes I would consider them elite.

[@wanderinrambler6200]

Wow...they're speaking actual vietnamese...

[@J.Mayhoff]

LHDs and LHAs are operated by the Navy. They have a handful of Marine aviators on board and Marine group troops, but the Navy also transports Army equipment. Also, are you going to tell me that: M1A1 Abrams > M1A2 Abrams TUSK? AH1 Super Cobra > AH64 Apache? F/A-18C/D Hornet > F/A-18E/F Super Hornet? LAV-25 > M2/M3 Bradley? AV-8B > A-10? The list goes on and on. The Marines basically get the Navy's budgetary discards, hence why everything they have is inferior to other branches equipment.

[@Leoluvesadmira]

Question can the Bradley preform the the job of getting troops form the LHA or LHD to the beach without a landing boat or another platform to get to the beach?

[@khyoon14]

exactly. especially that last part

[@DickTracey6969]

Everything that has been said on here comes down to this... He had a few secs to act to save his friend and men we have over 50 years to bitch and talk about what he did, that's just not fair. It was a war zone both sides did things that should NEVER been done again. But war will never stop its built in our DNA world peace that's just a shit pile dream.

[@Fr33man1988]

I'd hardly consider Marines elite. Elite soldiers are Delta, Seals and Green Berets. Just saying.

[@custosnocte1528]

That's a bold statement

[@joshua5555]

Another keyboard warrior mouthing off about a subject you clearly don't know shit about. Marines are fighting men. I was raised on Camp Pendleton. of course, guys who are Navy SEAL's, Delta Force, and Army SF are more trained up because our Special Forces have far more training for obvious reasons. you obviously never served a day in your life.

[@87frankstank]

I would say that every branch of the US armed forces are elite or have elite elements. I mean every US Marine gets the same training as an US Army Ranger. And they're just one particular unit in the vast arsenal of the US Army. Also, every Marine is a rifleman. From the guy on the frontline to the guy working on a helicopter to the guy peeling potatoes, they were all trained the same. You can say the US Marine Corps doesn't get a lot funding or first priority on newer weapons, vehicles, aircraft etc etc, it doesn't mean that they're inferior. The US Marine Corps wrote the book on handling and fighting guerrilla insurgencies and taking part in small scale conflicts, literally, called the Small Wars Manual; which is still used today. And let's not forget about the Marine Raider units of WW2, going on to Japanese held islands before any major invasion or offensive or without any other friendlies around for support, pulling off risky missions, what others would call suicide missions. I'm not knocking any other branches but give credit where credit is due.

[@bobbyjohnson633]

Does it even matter, lol. Lost and fleed from Vietnam in the past deserted the people and comrades, lost in the Middle East.

[@texasrangersr1]

"I mean every US Marine gets the same training as an US Army Ranger." stupidest thing I have read on the the internet.

[@87frankstank]

KevinN Is it the stupidest? Just saying that their training is equivalent to one another.

[@samsonloves61]

Rangers are pussies compared to a regular Marine grunt....ur the moron.

[@mariomoso1059]

+Bobby Johnson wrong... let me educate u a bit.. vietnam was lost a year after we left when the North dint keep it s promise with the south..

[@Fr33man1988]

I wouldn't call Marines elite. Now if you said Delta, SEALS, or even Rangers. Then maybe you can say elite.

[@supercia1]

They where probably not regular infantry if they where attached to a MEU they where more likely force recon so they where equivalent to tier 2 special purpose capable as marine at that time had no units with Socom so they where probably the best the USA marines had. Until the modern era we tier 1 marine raiders morsoc meaning your equivalent of navy seals and green berets and PJ Air Force.

[@karmahadid]

Wat kind of vietnam leader is that?

[@ductuslupus87]

That doesn't mean we shouldn't try.

[@carlmagrath6389]

Gee's they a bit slow or stupid, MG firing and they walking like a Sunday School picnic, in Australia we'd be kissing the creek

[@royalwayeducationalservice7823]

my thoughts too.just waiting to get shot

[@eskimounltd]

Ah yes, committing a war crime. Not much has changed with the US lol

[@J.Mayhoff]

No, the Marine Corps would be like building a second, smaller wall alongside the Great Wall, building it with inferior stones and construction techniques, and then saying "it's an elite wall". I'm not even saying they aren't officially considered "elite", I'm saying they aren't elite, period. If your argumentative technique is to say "you motherfucker, fuck off", I can basically determine from this you neither have a point nor particularly care to inform yourself. Enjoy your airsoft.

[@Hagser]

Very nice speech m8, you should be in the military :).

[@terratrema]

2:07 - did he died???

[@sundancekid9000]

I said that will be all. I won dude move on.

[@Hagser]

np ;)

[@sundancekid9000]

the only thing that helps me sleep at night is nyquil. and aids.

[@USMCrha]

agreed..although they could have sent a unit of Marine MPs, trained as cops and as infantry if the shit hits the fan.

[@J.Mayhoff]

Dude, you're an airsofter, not a Marine. Marines are objectively not an elite branch because: 1) Inferior equipment to other branches whose roles they overlap with 2) Reliant on the Army/Air Force for schools (sniper school, airborne) 3) Receive no better training than their counterparts, the exception being their POGs (who go to SOI), who aren't intended to see combat anyways 4) Accept the lowest ASVAB scores of all branches 5) Cannot sustain deployments beyond 6 months, Army standard is 12-15.

[@SlyDessertFox]

Nice job stereotyping all liberals.

[@Bradgilliswhammyman]

Scenes like this did not happen btw....there were zero instances in which vietmanese commanders were negotiating at gunpoint to call off a attack with the enemy. The whole idea is dumb.

[@nathanw8929]

It’s a film