The Iraqi says he has information to share but he did not expect to be treated like dirt for doing so. Miller waits for him to finish and calm down before asking him what he wants. Roy tells his men to ease off and the Iraqi civilian starts to rant at Miller. The man is struggling, obviously feeling very upset. He goes to see what the problem is, and his soldier is sitting atop the Iraqi civilian with the limp, pushing his head into the sand. While Miller and his team are still digging holes, suddenly there is some commotion with one of Miller's officers. Unknowingly, an Iraqi civilian in that area going to his car has noticed the unusual group heading into the house. General Al Rawi appears very calm and wise, and he advises that they wait and see.

They begin to discuss what to do with the American soldiers having invaded Iraq. Meanwhile, General Al Rawi and his old guard of senior ranking Iraqi army officers are meeting at one of the safe houses. Miller goes to the Al Mansour site (on the way they are mobbed by a huge crowd who are very angry because they have no water) and begins digging up holes to find the WMDs. Martin Brown is at this group meeting and as Miller leaves to check out another source, Martin approaches him and says he suspects the same and gives his number to Miller to contact him if anything crops up. He is shut up by being told that the intelligence source is reliable and all info has been verified, and that's that. Roy is not satisfied and at a group meeting, he brings it up, saying for the last few times all his team has gotten is a doughnut. His boss tells him nicely to shove it and says he cannot question the intelligence. He tells him that the intelligence does not seem to add up. Roy Miller returns to his camp and goes to look for his boss. Poundstone disagrees and says its just a matter of time. Martin raises the issue to Poundstone that they cannot run Iraq on their own they need help from the old guard, and that they have yet to find WMDs. They have a meeting and animosity exists between Poundstone and a CIA Intel, Martin Brown (Brendan Gleeson) who seems like a veteran in Iraqi affairs. Poundstone is pushing an agenda of democracy for Iraq but it is constantly being challenged by the rampant chaos in the country. She is quite unhappy about this he ignores her and goes to greet the minister as they leave for the Green Zone (a secured place that was once Saddam's republic palace. He says he is trying but he has given her all he/s got and the information is very sensitive. Lawrie Dayne, a WSJ reporter, goes to her source, Clark Poundstone (Greg Kinnear, a Pentagon Intelligence) and asks him for more tips on Magellan. Back in the airport, we see reporters gathering for the arrival of the soon-to-be appointed Iraqi minister. Roy comments this is the 3rd straight time they have come up cold. After donning their masks and equipment, they survey the site in darkness, only to realize it was empty. They sniff out the sniper and take him down. After some tactical discussion, Miller and his team move in. They are told by the leader of the other team that there is a sniper holed up in the building site. Miller is trying to get his team into the site to deactivate and secure the WMD but is not given any assistance by the other team. In their Humvees, they reach near the site where another army team, even though with a fairly large platoon, is unable to secure the place from civilian looters, who are grabbing and carrying anything they can get their hands on out of the site. Their job is to discover evidence of WMDs in Iraq, something the whole world and US is waiting anxiously for, as it is one of the sole reasons for the invasion. Chief Roy Miller (Matt Damon) and his Mobile Exploitation Team (MET) are about to raid a site based on solid intelligence which has confirmed it as a site for chemical and biological WMD. As he leaves, he orders his men to meet him at the safe houses. Inside, Iraqi men are mobilizing to leave, but waiting for General Al Rawi. Bombs are exploding loudly outside a house.The synopsis below may give away important plot points.

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