In a scene from the film adaptation of George Crile's Charlie Wilson's War, the Texas congressman meets with the CIA station chief at the U.S. embassy in Pakistan. Wilson, played by Tom Hanks, had earlier that day visited a refugee camp housing some of the tens of thousands fleeing the Soviet war in neighboring Afghanistan. It is late in the evening, and the station chief makes it clear he is annoyed with Wilson's demand for the full dog-and-pony briefing on the war, including a detailed breakdown of Soviet operations on the ground and from the air. After a few minutes, Wilson cuts him off.
Wilson: I want to know why they [the Afghans] haven't shot down a helicopter.
CIA guy: The Soviet Hind gunship has been specially armor plated to resist —
Wilson: Yeah. I know. So you tell me what you need to shoot ‘em down.
CIA guy: What do you mean?
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