Day Zero

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Number 4-2-2.

Number 4--

I do solemnly swear--

I do solemnly swear--

that I will

support and defend--

that I will

support and defend--

the Constitution

of the United States--

the Constitution

of the United States--

against all enemies,

foreign and domestic.

You call yourselves soldiers?

You ain't no soldier!

You ain't no soldier!

Aim! Shoot!

Hell no, we won't go!

Hell no, we won't go!

The allied offensive in northern Iran

could be the turning point

in the war.

That, according to the Pentagon where

a spokesman says--

Can you make these changes

for me?

Sure.

Twelfth and Broadway.

I'm in a hurry.

"This is worse than Vietnam."

Those words from Joey Silver,

draft eligible,

currently working on Wall Street.

Polls in the U. S. show seven out

of ten Americans

oppose any move to dig deeper into

the draft ranks.

The decision last month

to up the acceptable draft age to 35,

has triggered a tidal wave

of protest.

Opposition now spreading

from college co-eds

to corporate offices.

Opponents are--

--earlier this week Officers scoffed

in Baghdad, killed more than 120.

Caldwell acknowledged

things have not gone to plan.

If you look throughout

what's occurring in the city,

I know the question asked is,

"Are these efforts enough?"

Dixon.

I'm home, Ma.

So when are you moving into

the office?

And be stuck in this hole

with you?

It's not for me, Gussie.

But thank you, I'm flattered.

Don't be flattered.

You're the only other person

that speaks English

around here.

Yeah, I think something

on the order of 25, 000 more troops

probably would be necessary

to do what I think we need to do

in the country

to establish security.

Security is really

the essential element here.

It is very hard for Americans

to think about this...

So now you

just leave?

Just leave.

That's it. You just go.

It says I got 30 days.

I can't believe this.

It's got nothing

to do with me.

I mean, listen to this.

"Our nation has

embarked upon a great quest.

"It's up to us

to light the path ahead

and make the world

a freer and safer place for all."

Is that what

we're doing?!

Babe, is that

what we're doing?

Is it?

I mean--

God, I had a very

specific plan

for us!

Thanks for your call.

I haven't decided.

Hey, pal.

How are you?

Alright, yourself?

Thanks.

I'm right in the middle

of my book.

I'm not gonna be done

in time.

It's our turn, guys.

Hey.

It's only fair.

You wanna go?

I gotta tell ya,

after 9/11

doing the goddamn

building, for chrissake,

In LA?

Yeah,

Yeah! you're

goddamn right I do.

The f***ed up thing

is we don't have a choice anyways.

Right.

To freedom.

A toast?

That's right.

Get your f***ing glass.

Come on, boys.

To freedom.

Tequila.

Oh boy.

Hey, I know you.

From the street.

Yesterday.

Yeah. I'm sorry.

James.

Hi, James.

Patricia.

Very nice to meet you.

And you.

What brings you down here?

Just here with a couple

of girlfriends,

having a drink.

Okay.

Well, you guys have

a good time.

Thanks.

You too.

Have a great time.

Nice to meet you.

Yeah, nice to meet you.

What the f*** was that?

I see her sometimes

after the shift.

You blew that!

I'll see her again.

Have a good time?

That was so lame.

I mean,

the weakest attempt ever.

She came up to you.

Did you see that?

Unbelievable.

You're buying a second round

too now, jarhead.

Horribly, horribly wrong.

To this day, it's the only

fight I ever had.

My glasses broke. I was

swinging everywhere.

Just swinging.

I couldn't

see a thing.

I'm not much of a fighter

to begin with.

Shocker.

I just don't think I could pull

the trigger.

Not if I could see

the person.

Not if I could

look into their eyes.

Well, warfare today

isn't really so much

about hand to

hand combat.

I'm just saying.

I've got a lot of things to do.

I gotta notify people--

a lot of stuff.

A lot of stuff.

Hm. Well.

My publisher is waiting

for my book.

They paid me a hell of a lot

of money,

I mean.

I'm sure they'll understand.

Well, what if they don't?

Huh?

What about that?

You'll be fine, Aaron.

Really?

Have you seen Mara?

Just gettin' in.

She ain't at your place

again, is she?

Said I'm just comin' in.

If she's up there,

send her home.

She's not your kid.

Don't you get Cosmo,

or Vogue, or anything?

Trouble in River City?

Same poop.

Different day.

Wanna go eat something?

Sure.

Here.

Want a hot dog,

hot dog?

Yup.

What do you think

about this war?

Mom says we're killing

innocent people.

When she's lucid.

Dad says,

"Nuke them all."

Well, what do you think?

I don't know.

What do you mean

you don't know?

Isn't it time you had opinions of

your own?

I think this hot dog sucks.

That's a start.

You don't have to go

if you're deemed

unacceptable for

military service.

Hey, Molly?

What's unacceptable?

If you're declared medically unfit

or impaired in some way.

Or if you're gay you don't have

to go either,

did you know that?

All I gotta do is fabricate a

gay background.

I could be gay.

You're not gay.

No, but they don't know that.

You make a good case,

you win.

That's how everything works.

You could also go to jail

for lying.

Only if they catch me.

Honey,

I could be blind.

That'd probably do the trick.

There's nothing there.

It's completely arbitrary.

It's a lottery.

There's no due process there.

I have worked way too hard

for what we have.

And I will not let them

take that away.

Helicopters probe the

skies of Washington DC,

and have increased scrutiny of dams,

ports, borders, power plants.

New York City has its own massive

effort called Operation Atlas,

which includes monitoring for chemical,

biological, or nuclear agents.

Restricted airspace

above the city--

What's up, buddy?

Hey, Dixon.

I need your help.

I am f***ed!

I am f***ing f***ed!

So f***ed!

Look! I'm like fat and skinny

at the same time.

That's barely possible.

I knew I should've been working out

all these years.

Thigh Master.

Soloflex. That Abdominizer.

That f***ing skiing

machine thing.

Bowflex.

How do these people live?

Take that off.

Huh?

The 25 at the end,

take it off.

You alright?

Yeah, it's fine.

You sit down

over there, relax.

Oh, Dixon,

please help me.

Here you go, Dad.

My Dad. One of the youngest

pilots in the Air Force. Ever.

Your grandmother always said he

couldn't wait to go.

His 18th birthday he went down

and signed up.

Everybody knew it was the right

thing to do, but--

that was a different time.

A different war.

This is a decision you're gonna have

to live with--

the rest of your life.

This goes to the core

of a man

and nobody, not a father,

nobody,

can tell him what to do.

Can you get me out of it?

I'll try.

I'll talk to Senator Boone.

It's a strange political climate

right now.

I know, Dad.

I'll--I'll try.

Aw, get outta here.

Excuse me!

Excuse me,

young lady!

You know how to get

to Broadway?

I can't find my way.

You again.

Broadway is that way.

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