Deterrence Page #7

Okay, sir. He's conferring

with someone behind him.

I can't quite make out who it is, however.

He said something about...

Okay, sir, he's back.

We, have every right to defend ourselves.

It is the right of every sovereign nation.

You know as well as I do

that directing fully armed...

Chemical or biological weapons...

At any other sovereign nation is by

every standard an act of aggression.

I must warn you,

Mr. ambassador,

my speech was not idle.

You must meet our terms unconditionally...

In just under 40 minutes.

There is no negotiation.

He's rather hysterical now, sir.

You are a, puppet of Zion.

You are not an elected leader

of your nation.

I am the President of the United States.

When an elected leader...

Is in place, perhaps then we will negotiate.

Understand, the, split second...

That your air force crosses

into Iraqi airspace...

Your air defense has no capacity other than

primitive systems which we can easily overcome.

I assure you, our air wing

will be over Baghdad proper...

Several minutes before you've

reached launch capability.

I repeat, we will take necessary actions.

And I repeat, unless I have

proof and am convinced...

That your weapons will not be hot,

we will make good on my promise.

Unless I am convinced by our satellites

that you are laying down arms...

And equipment and return... sir.

He's left the phone, sir.

What?

He's conferring with

someone behind him, sir.

I can't make out who it is or what it is,

but it's some kind of argument, sir.

Okay, he's back.

I will not negotiate with a Jew.

It is my, defined duty and obligation...

And instructions not to

negotiate with a Jew.

This is why I told you

this was not a good idea.

- He hung up, sir.

- He what?

He hung up? Yes, ma'am. Howard, reconnect.

Are you sure? No, it was distinct.

Definitely the sound of a phone

slamming down on a receiver, sir.

That was inevitable.

Israel will not tire in its defense,

and the I.D.F. Will continue...

Balancing between deterrence and restraint.

It should not be an issue,

and it will not be.

I think what Gayle means is...

I know what Gayle means.

It's one thing if George Bush

dropped a bomb on an arab country.

It's war.

If you drop it, a Jew...

- It's jihad.

- A holy war.

The problem with jihad is, you

know when you've lost the war.

- You just don't know when you've won it.

- That's right.

When do you stop fighting for Allah?

At least Saddam was secular. Udei's

been playing the Allah card for years.

Yes. Which is why we have

to win this war now.

Dropping an atom bomb isn't a war, sir.

That's right.

Katie, sit down.

Are you following any of this? I think so.

It is difficult not to. Yeah, I imagine so.

My staff here thinks that my being Jewish...

May affect my decision about what

to do with Hussein and Iraq...

That I have some bias, some racist...

Sir, you're taking this way out of context.

That's not what I meant.

No. What do you think?

I'm not one to say.

There's not a lot of Jews in aztec.

I mean, some may pass by

if they're truckers,

but for the most part,

I can't make a comment...

On things having to do with Jews.

Is it okay to say "Jews," or do I

have to say "Jewish Americans"?

You're doing fine.

Well,

the only thing I know is...

That you guys don't believe in Jesus,

and that means that...

If you are the president

of the United States,

you have nobody to answer to but yourself?

You know, the truth is, I'm an atheist.

Every president must become an atheist.

You take the oath, and then

you must leave behind...

All thoughts of an afterlife,

a better place beyond.

My responsibility, my purpose...

Is to preserve our existence here on earth.

Okay. Well, thank you

very much, young lady.

Now, I'd love a fresh cup of coffee.

You want some more? Yes, some more coffee.

Thank you very much.

If you could...

How 'bout some decaf?

No, regular coffee. Yeah,

regular coffee. Okay.

That's what you do, that's what we do.

This is what...

We're all winners.

Are you trying to get the Vegas

vote with this atheism bullshit?

I gotta talk to bean.

Could you...

Howard, let's get the

first lady on the phone!

Preserve the secure line and

go with the phone booth.

Sir, I'd appreciate it if

you'd put that phone away.

We could take it from you if you'd like.

No, you don't have to take it.

Not doing me any good anyway.

Appreciate that. You're helping us out.

No problem.

We got a very tough storm still

in Southern Colorado,

even though it's moving through

Colorado Springs, I hope.

People, stay in, stay off the roads,

and we're working very hard to

get ahead of this snow removal.

- Can I get some coffee, please?

- Yeah, sure.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

Ms. Gayle redford.

You know, I, I read about you.

Time, newsweek.

Even read an interview about you

in one of them girlie magazines.

Which one was that, now? Playboy.

That's right. That's just

what it was. Yeah.

You led protests against desert storm.

Almost cost you your confirmation.

I'd rather think it won me my confirmation.

You know what?

You may not get a shrink to say so,

but that man is plain insane.

I'm tellin' ya, that man, our leader...

Is gonna rain down the

end of the world on us.

He thinks the United States...

Has to play big brother to every

pipsqueak nation in the world.

I've been listening.

There's not one legitimate reason...

For him to even be

considering what he's doing.

I don't have to educate you...

About nuclear winter,

Ms. redford.

Can't you stop him?

I guess not.

I guess no one can.

This is Gerald Irving with an

ongoing ibs special report.

We are trying to follow

events across the globe...

As efficiently and quickly as possible.

On a satellite phone, we have John

desimio from riyadh. John. Gerald, hi.

Hey, bean.

Hello, Walter.

How are you? Just when I started growing

into the job, it got bigger on me.

This is something else, Yes, it is.

Listen, Walter... listen, let

me talk to Tracey first.

Is she there? Yeah, she's

right here next to me.

Don't tell her anything, okay? Come on.

Okay. Daddy wants

to speak to you, honey.

Hi, daddy. Hey, muggins. How's my angel?

Daddy, I'm not your angel.

I'm your Princess.

That's right. I'm sorry. How's my Princess?

Daddy, know what?

Tell me.

Guess who was special

person at school today.

You.

No, daddy.

Timmy.

It was his turn.

Well, when is it gonna be your turn?

I don't know, daddy. Do you

want to speak to mommy again?

Yeah. I love you.

Mommy, daddy's on the phone.

Hey.

Hey.

Tell me you're not really gonna do it.

I have to. I may have to. I don't know.

You realize you're killing

just civilians, Walter.

No soldiers, no udei, just civilians.

I may not have a choice.

You're the President of the United States.

You've got all the choice in the world.

Alex, honey, I need you with me.

I'm not your Eva braun.

Do you think history's gonna forgive this?

Do you think it'll forgive us?

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