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won militarily. lt can't.

- Of course it can!

- Calm down, Boyle. l'm sorry.

l'm not listening to this wino

journalist's left-wing Commie crap.

We know where his sympathies lie.

l don't even see why we're talking to him.

Look, Richard. You saw Marti.

- We know they're starting an offensive...

- Hey!

l'm not a f***in' spy for you guys.

Left wing, Colonel? Well, maybe.

But l'm not a Communist.

You guys never ever seem

to be able to tell the difference.

l love my country as much as you do.

You are the ones who trained Major Max

in the Police Academy in Washington.

You trained Jose Medrano and

Rene Chacon. You trained them...

..how to torture and kill. You sent them

here, and what did Chacon give us?

He gave us the Mano Blanca.

What are the death squads

but the brainchild of the ClA?

- You run with them, they're anti-Moscow.

- Bullshit!

You let them close the universities,

wipe out the best minds here...

- Bullshit!

- ..wipe out the Catholic Church.

You let them do it

all because they aren't Commies.

And that, Colonel, is bullshit.

You've created Major Frankenstein.

- We can control him.

- Like you control the Major Maxes...

- Well, look who's here.

- ..in Chile and Guatemala and Argentina?

What about Pol Pot and Castro?

Are they any better?

Pol Pot and Castro?

l don't know if they're better.

All l know is that some campesino

who can't read or write,...

..or feed his own family,

has to watch his kid die of malnutrition.

Do you think he gives a sh*t

about Marxism or capitalism?

lt was that kind of thinking

that lost us Vietnam, this guilt sh*t.

You liberal a**holes! What the hell

do you think the KGB's doing?

ls that why you're here?

A post-Vietnam experience -

you need a rerun or something?

You pour 1 20 million bucks

into this place,...

..turn it into a military zone,

so you can have chopper parades?

- You're blowin' it out your ass.

- You just bring misery to these people.

l don't wanna see another Vietnam. l don't

wanna see America get another bad rap.

l lost my hearing in this ear over there.

What did l do that for?

$1 5 a photo from Pacific News Service?

l did it because l believe in America.

l believe that we stand for something.

For a constitution.

For human rights - not just for a few

people, but for everybody on this planet.

Jack,...

..you gotta think of the people first.

ln the name of human decency, which we

Americans are supposed to believe in,...

..you gotta at least try

and make a just society here.

Look, Richard,

it's all part of our national plan.

We do do a lot of good down here.

l'm often asked by people like yourself

to examine my conscience.

- Every now and then, l do examine it.

- What do you find, Jack?

That whatever mistakes

we make down here,...

..the alternative would be ten times worse.

Maybe l'll just forge

a ceduIa for my girlfriend.

They're on the house.

Boyle!

Boyle!

There's something that you should know.

My Salvo counterparts

are mighty pissed...

..about muy maIo periodistas

going out with the terrorists.

lf they can catch one of 'em,

they'll make a lesson out of him.

l'll get out of your hair, OK? Just get me a

ceduIa for my girlfriend and her two kids.

Getting a ceduIa for your whore

is the least of your problems.

Personally, l don't give a sh*t

if they kill you or not.

l happen to hate the species

you belong to.

But l'm telling you, they're serious.

lf l were you, l'd get my rubber shoes on

and get to the airport.

You're gonna fit in here really well,

you know that?

You sound just like another gangster.

Dumb f***!

A panning shot for

the beginning of the interview, OK?

- Could you tell me your name, please?

- Sorry, we can't speak to the press.

Thank you, Private. Appreciate it.

- Can you tell me your name, please.

- l'm sorry, ma'am. l cannot.

- How about saying where you're from?

- OK. Long lsland, New York.

Thanks. Welcome to El Salvador.

What do you think so far?

lt's not bad, but l'm anxious

to watch the Giants game.

- Know where a TV is?

- l dunno. Maybe you'll get a hold of one.

Excuse me, Colonel.

Hi. l'm from A&S News.

Can you tell me if this signals a build-up

of US combat troops in El Salvador?

Ma'am, these are not combat troops.

They are trainers, officially authorised

by Congress. l have no further comment.

Thank you, sir. This is Pauline Axelrod,

A&S News, San Salvador.

Listen. You've got one thing going for you.

Maria still cares about you. She does!

lf l were you, l'd straighten out my act

and go back to that woman on my knees.

Doc, please.

All right. Just trying to help you.

Doc!

- Wilma, hi! How are you?

- Fine.

- Boyle, did you meet Wilma?

- HoIa.

- Wilma from the Panama Club?

- Yeah. She's straightened up her act.

Hey, look at this. Bagel ll.

- Like the dog?

- That's great, Doc.

- Come on...

- She wants to take me shopping.

- Can you do something about the drinks?

- Yeah. A couple of bucks...

- What's this?

- She had a long career.

Thanks, Doc.

- Hey, Rich! You still got your wheels?

- Yeah.

The Gs just hit Santa Ana.

- Wait! John! l gotta stop in La Libertad.

- No.

- l gotta see Maria.

- No.

- Then go without me.

- All right. Come on.

(honks horn)

Can we take photos?

Go ahead, yes.

(gunfire)

!Somos periodistas!

!Periodistas!

!Periodistas! Don't harm us!

? Que pais?

- ? Que pais?

- !Periodistas! !Estados Unidos!

John!

Look.

John. John, wait!

Wait! John!

John!

- You f***in' fool! You're not that magic.

- Today l am, Boyle.

The Sandinistas have entered the war. We

know major equipment is being unloaded.

- Possibly troops, too.

- Any backup on this?

There's no time. Santa Ana has fallen,

and the country's split in half.

The situation is deteriorating faster than

expected. El Salvador will fall in 48 hours.

has got no ammo, no gas.

We either restore military aid now

or go to phase three.

The 82nd Airborne is on alert, and

the Marines are in position on the Ranger.

- What do you wanna do, sir?

- l won't get steamrollered into anything.

- Now, substantiate this Nicaraguan stuff.

- Sir, we can't. That would take days.

Sir, if we don't give

the order to evacuate soon,...

..l can't be responsible for the safety of

the embassy or the American community.

Tom, we all know you'll be leaving here

in a couple of days. That's not the issue.

The issue is do you want

to go down in the history books...

..as the man who lost El Salvador?

That's hardly the issue here.

We're talking about human lives here!

We're not playing some computer game.

Jesus, history books!

God!

The line is dead, sir.

Where the f*** are the Americans?

Sir, you have a decision to make.

All right.

OK.

l'll recommend that we restore

all military aid.

Give the order to release

the fuel and armaments at llopango.

Yes, sir.

Figueroa's coming!

Figueroa's broken through.

They're coming! Tanks!

Don't let Figueroa pass!

l'll hold the front.

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