Syriana Page #2

You put him up for promotion.

He's due. He's a good man.

He saved our ass in Beirut in '85.

That's great. Terry likes him.

We'll get him an audition downtown.

You get him an audition downtown.

They're going crazy about Iran now.

Bob 's an expert.

Speaks Farsi, for chrissake.

Bob has never had a desk job.

He's never done 9 to 5,

never been on committee.

He's gotta show up to work every day.

He's gotta stay on message.

Absolutely.

I'll prep him.

In fact, we just pulled

one of our officers out.

I took the initiative to ask him

to come down here.

He infiltrated Hezbollah in Beirut in the

'80s, won himself some nice medals.

We're thinking about

giving him a station.

Beirut in the '80s,

is that a rsum-builder?

Don't chomp down on any bait.

We're fine.

Iran is fine.

Fine.

And our analysis

seems to be on the mark.

We're getting good satellite coverage.

We're reprogramming resources

into Iran...

Thank you for coming. Welcome back

and forgive me if I wade in...

...but forgetting for a second

your bureaucratic checklist...

...I'm trying to get

undigested information.

- Well, to the best of our ability...

- India is now our ally. Russia is our ally.

Even China will be an ally.

Everybody between Morocco

and Pakistan is the problem.

Failed states and failed economies, but

Iran is a natural cultural ally of the U.S.

Persians do not want to roll back

the clock to the eighth century.

I see students marching in the streets.

I hear Khatami making the right sounds.

And what I'd like to know is,

if we keep embargoing them on energy...

...then someday soon,

are we gonna have a nice, secular...

...pro-Western,

pro-business government?

It's possible. It's complicated.

Of course it is. Thank you for your time.

They let people march in the street. Next

day, they shut down 50 newspapers.

Put a few satellite dishes up on the

roofs, let them have My Two Dads.

That doesn't mean the ayatollahs...

...are surrendering one iota of control

over that nation.

Mr. Barnes,

the reform movement in Iran...

...is one of the president's

great hopes for the region...

...and crucial to the petroleum security

of the United States.

These gentlemen are with the CLI.

The Committee for the Liberation of Iran,

Mr. Barnes.

Princeton, New Jersey

Maybe you'll get made ambassador

to somewhere cool.

Like France or Italy or Ghana.

It's not beyond the realm

of possibility, is it?

How's your mom?

Great. She's great.

So I know it's still a year away...

...but I'll have to have a car,

a decent car.

Nothing too fancy, but it has to run so

that I can get into Boston and New York.

They have a great crew.

That's what they told me.

I said, "Crew of what?"

And they said, "Rowing."

- So if I wanna row, it'd be kind of fun.

- Thank you.

Robby, listen.

I live in Maryland...

...which means that you have

residency in Maryland.

For the University of Maryland.

I'm sorry, can I steal this from you?

Thank you so much.

I just want a normal senior year, Dad.

I want a normal house.

I want Cinemax and prom.

You know what prom is like in Pakistan?

Prom sucks in Pakistan.

It's complicated, you know.

I may have really screwed up at work.

How?

I was supposed to keep

my mouth shut and I didn't.

What does Mom do, again,

that we have to live in Islamabad?

- She's a secretary.

- Secretary.

Robby.

Both of my parents are professional liars.

Hey.

Did you guys just get a party?

I do too.

This is a party not for you.

Marbella, Spain

It is my pleasure to personally welcome

each of you...

All right, guys.

... to the Casa de las Palmas...

... our oasis of palms

in the south of Spain.

- Does somebody live here?

- Yeah, in the summertime.

I hope everyone is having

a wonderful day...

... and taking time from your hectic lives

to relax with friends and family...

... whether it is enjoying the flowers

in our bountiful gardens...

... or sampling the myriad delicacies...

... prepared by chefs from

our prosperous home.

Please eat and socialize...

...and enjoy your time with us.

I am happy to welcome the Chinese

to my country.

My father welcomes the Chinese

to our country.

Of course.

Please.

Right there.

Thank you.

Arabs are very family-oriented,

as a people.

Is that racist?

Sure.

- It is?

- A little.

Well, no. I mean, I guess

if what you're saying is positive.

You have to go in.

Don't.

Let him work it out on his own.

It's important for his autonomy.

All right!

An announcement.

If man is made in God's image...

...then God is deeply messed up.

You afraid?

Afraid of the buzz?

I'm afraid of your breath.

Hakim hasn't had any.

And he wears jewelry.

He thinks that little bracelet's gonna

get him girls.

Hakim!

Hakim! Hakim! Hakim!

I want to talk to your uncle about work.

There isn't any work.

Farooq!

You said you'd introduce me.

Don't be such a pest.

Hakim! Hakim!

Are you here to see the emir?

Yeah.

Me too.

What do you do?

I'm a partner in

a derivatives-trading company in Geneva.

- Energy?

- Yeah.

Right.

- Bryan Woodman?

- Yes.

- Good evening.

- Hi.

Hi, Bryan Woodman.

We regret that His Highness

will be unable to see you.

However, we are authorized

to hear your proposition on his behalf.

Oh, okay.

What, here? Now?

Okay. Well...

Okay. Our position is that

the real worry for you guys...

...is another year of record pricing.

There are no more elephant fields,

not even in natural gas...

...and as structural alternatives

become more fully realized...

...you'll need new strategies to maximize

every penny of your existing resources...

...particularly in a climate

of falling prices.

And that's what our firm is prepared

to help problem-solve with you...

...the, you know, foreseeable...

...and unforeseeable problems

you encounter.

This house is a Genius-Home.

One of my sons had it wired by experts

from the United States.

Watch.

Your Highness, that is incredible.

Prince Nasir, isn't that amazing?

Fascinating.

The Chinese take the trouble

to learn Arabic.

Look, it's getting dark.

Better turn on the pool lights.

Send a fool on a fool's errand.

Moussa, come fix this remote control!

Are you not talking?

Come on, sweetheart.

Just a little bit, okay?

You're the shark, and you try

to tag us as we swim across.

All right? You jump in,

count "one, two, three"...

...then we try to get to the other side.

- All right? Okay.

- Okay. Come on.

Come on, go. Go.

Yeah. Okay.

- Come on, jump in.

- Come on.

- Come on. Jump in!

- Sissy!

Just jump, come on!

Max?

- Max!

- Oh, my God!

Cut the power! Cut the power!

Max! Max!

- Let go!

- Somebody cut the power!

- Max!

- Come on. Come on.

- That's my son!

- Oh, my God.

- Get out of my way!

- Okay.

- Oh, my God!

- Take him!

Take him! Take him out.

Take him this way. Take him out.

Put him down. Down, down.

- Sweetie?

- Someone get a doctor, doctor, doctor!

He's not breathing. He's not breathing.

Rate this script:0.0 / 0 votes