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Why did they ally themselves with Russia


with Russia having a worse human rights record than the CIA?

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Because the Falcon(Timothy Hutton) had a chip on his shoulder with how the U.S Government was being run and saw $$$$$$ as well I suppose to do what he and his friend, the Snowman(Sean Penn) did.. That scene with Sean Penn being hit in the head with that phonebook when he was in that Mexican jail interrogation scene was some rough shit

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It’s ironic how Penn’s character is a drug dealer and addict given how Russia treats those people.

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