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If you won't let me kill the enemy, why did you pick me to command?

5 seconds sound clip from the Patton (1970) movie soundboard.

You can hear this line at 02:12:07 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.

Quote context

[...]

- You give me that gasoline, and I'll gain ground with it. I'll kill Germans too. Give me 400000 gallons, I'll go to Berlin.

- George, I can't do it.

- The Siegfried line is an empty shell. They've stripped all the equipment and sent it to the eastern front.

- It's overgrown and crawling with cows. I could punch through it in two days.

- Now, there's no use arguing with me. It wasn't my idea.

- If you won't let me kill the enemy, why did you pick me to command?

- I didn't pick you!

- Ike picked you.

- George, you have performed brilliantly. You are loyal, dedicated. You're one of the best field commanders I've got.

- But you don't know when to shut up, George. You're a pain in the neck.

- I have a lot of faults, but ingratitude isn't one of' em. I owe you a lot.

[...]

Patton (1970) Sound Clip

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Actors: George C. Scott (General George Patton), Karl Malden (General Omar Bradley), Michael Bates (General Bernard Montgomery)

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