"If you want to date the beginning of the disaster of post-war Iraq, it would be January 20, 2003, when Bush signed, without - as far as I can tell - any real discussion within the White House or the administration, National Security Presidential Directive No. 24, which gave control of post-war Iraq to the Pentagon. That document essentially made Donald Rumsfeld the main actor on post-war Iraq. And so, the plan was, essentially, we'll stay for three or four months. We will install a government made up of exiles and led by Ahmed Chalabi. And then, in August or September of 2003, we will begin a drastic reduction of troops."

"This war was conceived by a very small group of people inside the Bush administration. They had an entirely naive vision of what Iraq was and what Iraqis would do once the regime fell."

"They executed them for being Sunni. We have been living together until this. This is an Iranian wave against us! An Iranian wave! We are Muslims! How is this possible?! They say they are the Mahdi Army. Is this what the Mahdi Army does? Look at what he's become. [Referring to the corpses in coffins] Look at what he's become! Open the sack! Let them see his face!"

"We severely condemn criminal action of U.S. forces. We mourn the catastrophe by the hands of evil forces. We demand the execution of Wahabi unbelievers who have the support of the Americans. They have been arrested and admitted their guilt before all who saw them. We demand their execution."

"Kathleen Widdoes - Geraldine Walden"

"Ken Jenkins - Joel Walden"

"Sean Patrick Thomas - Sergeant Thompson"

"Manny Pérez - Jenkins"

"Ned Vaughn - First Lieutenant Chelli"

"Tim Guinee - Warrant Officer One A. Rady"

"Tim Ransom - Captain Boylar"

"Scott Glenn - Tony Gartner"

"Željko Ivanek - Captain Ben Banacek"

"Sean Astin - Sergeant Patella"

"Michael Moriarty - Brigadier General Hershberg"

"Seth Gilliam - Sergeant Steven Altameyer"

"Regina Taylor - Meredith Serling"

"Bronson Pinchot - Bruno, a White House aide"

"A medal for honor. A search for justice. A battle for truth."

"Denzel Washington - Lieutenant Colonel Nathaniel Serling"

"In wartime, the first casualty is always truth."

"[in letter to loved ones] Dear Mom and Dad, well, this is it - the big push. Looks like it's gonna really happen. And I'm afraid, not of being hurt or killed, well, kind of, but not much. My only regret will be to never see you two again and that I'll never see Anne Marie grow up. But I know she's in good hands, the best. What I'm really afraid of is that I might let my people down, my crew. These people depend on me. They put their lives in my hands. I just can't fail 'em. Now, I know if you get this letter, it means I'm dead. I only hope that I've made you proud, that I did my job, and I didn't let down my country, my crew, my fellow soldiers. I love you guys. Never stop telling Anne Marie how much I love her. Your daughter, Karen."

"Specialist Ilario: It's not the doing shit that gets to you. It's the consequences. Imagine a life without consequences."

"[to Monfriez, after she's been shot in the abdomen] I gave birth to a nine-pound baby, asshole. I think I can handle it."

"Meg Ryan - Captain Karen Emma Walden"

"I work at the Pentagon, Sergeant, so I'll admit I'm a little slow on the uptake, otherwise I'd say that you just threatened me. Did you just threaten me, soldier? Because if you did, let me respond to you... [turns off tape recorder] Let me respond to you this way. I'm an officer, and therefore, by proclamation, a gentleman, but don't abuse that, son. Don't get in my crosshairs, because I'll have no compunction whatsoever about getting up to my neck in yo' ass. Do you understand me?"

"Lou Diamond Phillips - Staff Sergeant John Monfriez"

"Sir, if you get a hangfire on your weapon, what do you do? You wait, with your weapon pointed in a safe direction, 'cause sometimes the primer bursts, and if you open the chamber it blows up in your face. Leave this round in the chamber, sir."

"Matt Damon - Specialist Andrew Ilario"

"Mido Hamada - The Butcher"

"Sammy Sheik - Mustafa"

"Marnette Patterson - Sarah"

"Leonard Roberts - Instructor Roll"

"Keir O'Donnell - Jeff Kyle"

"Kevin Lacz - Dauber"

"Brian Hallisay - Captain Gillespie"

"Rey Gallegos - Tony"

"Bradley Cooper - Chris Kyle"

"160 kills made history"

"One bullet can tell the story"

"Eric Close - DIA Agent Snead"

"The most lethal sniper in U.S. history"

"Wayne Kyle: There are three types of people in this world: sheep, wolves, and sheepdogs. Some people prefer to believe that evil doesn't exist in the world, and if it ever darkened their doorstep, they wouldn't know how to protect themselves. Those are the sheep. Then you've got predators, who use violence to prey on the weak. They're the wolves. And then there are those blessed with the gift of aggression, an overpowering need to protect the flock. These men are the rare breed who live to confront the wolf. They are the sheepdog."

"Eric Ladin - Squirrel"

"I need you... to be human again. I need you here."