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invading in that desert heat.

We have got to get this war

going before summer, Rummy.

You say go now, sir, and Tommy

can start mobilizing normally.

We could have 300,000 troops

in the Gulf...

...by early January

without creating a stir.

I want you to keep

a tight lid on it, Rummy.

For the record, this is against

the spirit of the U.N. resolution.

We agreed with our allies

to let the inspectors do their jobs.

As Yogi Berra said,

"Dj vu all over again."

Colin, you know what a burn card is?

No, sir.

Someday I gotta teach you

how to play some Texas Hold 'Em.

You keep selling our friends

at the U. N...

...but whatever they say, in the end,

the final decision is mine.

Yes, sir.

Now, are you gonna be with us

on this, Colin, right?

- I'm with you, sir.

- Good.

All right, gentlemen,

it's a great meeting.

Best yet.

Let's close this out.

Well, you've done

a heck of a job, son.

Even though I traded Sammy Sosa?

We all make mistakes.

Center field. This is my favorite spot

in the world, Poppy.

You know, whenever things get rough,

when I need to clear my head...

...I just come out here.

It just makes me feel at peace.

Right now,

I wish I had a spot like this.

Not the White House lawn.

This guy Saddam's really put a burr

under your saddle, I guess?

Saddam, what I call him now.

If you emphasize the first syllable...

...it means in Arabic, "the little boy

who shines old men's shoes."

Well, he's one shoe-shining

piece of crap, all right.

He gassed his own people,

the Kurds...

...invades Kuwait.

It's time to back him down

and take him out, Poppy.

You know, like you done Noriega.

Well, you know...

...l've always believed in leaving

personal feelings out of politics...

...but Saddam, this can't stand.

I'm not gonna let

that little dictator control...

...one quarter

of the civilized world's oil.

I got a feeling about this.

How I handle it...

...one way or another, is gonna

determine my legacy as president.

We don't wanna have another draw,

another Vietnam.

Sloppy ending.

It's critical I make the right call.

For myself.

For the world.

Well, you will, Poppy.

I'm sure.

You know, just don't think about it

too much...

...because it just screws you all up.

Sorry to hear about

Selig screwing you.

No.

I was a dang fool thinking

he'd ever make me commissioner.

He was just jerking my chain,

keeping the job warm for himself.

You own a baseball team.

Spare yourself the headache.

It may be better

you stay out of the barrel.

What do you mean?

Just better.

So how's Jeb?

You know, I think your brother's

actually gonna be governor of Florida.

- I really do.

- You don't say.

He's always had that ambition.

Oh, who knows these things.

But that kid could...

Well, one day...

...he could even be president.

Gotta be getting back.

Nice seeing you, son.

You keep it up.

And I'll throw out that first ball

when you need me.

In facing down

Saddam Hussein...

... President Bush has rewritten

the book on crisis management.

The temporary cease-fire

would become formal in 48 hours...

... if Iraq releases all POWs

and Kuwaiti detainees.

For all intents and purposes,

Operation Desert Storm has ended.

A smashing victory for the Allies.

A crushing and embarrassing defeat

for Iraq.

The Iraqi POWs march

with their hands up...

... trudging past burning oil fields

and abandoned defensive positions.

Gentlemen, well done.

Dick, could you and Colin stay?

Congratulations, general.

Good job.

A hundred hours, my gosh.

I guess we finally kicked

that Vietnam syndrome.

It makes you wanna go all the way

to Baghdad, doesn't it?

Probably get there in two days.

But to be an occupying power

in an Arab land...

...the coalition would fall apart.

We'd be out there all alone.

Mission creep.

Going after Saddam,

we'd turn him into a hero.

That's not our job.

And how many Americans

is Iraq worth?

You got an election in November.

No.

Gone far enough.

Nice job, fellas.

Cleanest war in history.

Proud of you.

This is the proudest day

of my presidency.

Governor Clinton

is now President-Elect Bill Clinton.

He has won this presidential race...

... along with his running mate,

Senator Al Gore.

In spite of his overwhelming victory

in Iraq...

... the people did not return

George Bush to the White House.

A stunning reversal of fortune

for an aristocrat of politics...

... whose long career was

overshadowed by a bad economy...

... a third-party candidate, Ross Perot,

and a secret war in Nicaragua.

All of which may have combined

to undo...

The best person didn't win tonight.

The best man did not win, George.

He's so beneath you.

He doesn't deserve to be president.

And he wouldn't be

if it wasn't for the damn media.

You were a great president, Poppy.

Great president.

I gave it all I could.

I thought the war

would have carried us.

Well...

...if you just would've clobbered

the son of a b*tch, you know?

- What?

- You know, I mean...

...gone all the way to Baghdad.

Cleaned his clock.

Has he been imbibing

something I don't...?

Don't start. Don't start that.

I'm talking about decisiveness.

Finishing.

Everything I've been told.

Okay, that's it. You can stop right now.

Just zip it up, and I mean it.

I won that war.

Of course you did, Poppy.

Of course you did.

Can you all leave, please,

for a moment? Thank you.

- and this is the first indication

of jubilation in Little Rock, Arkansas.

- What was that about?

- Damned if I know.

I've never seen him like this before.

Well, it's hard, you know?

He knows this is the end.

You know what? If he would've listened

to me, he'd have pulverized Clinton.

I mean, I wish he had more of Mom

in him because he's weak in spirit.

That's the difference maker.

He doesn't believe like I believe.

That is not what this is about.

It's his health,

all the medications he's taking.

He's just tired, and he's old.

I can't watch him like this.

You know, it hurts too damn much

to lose.

I'd never let this happen to me.

Never.

Governor of Texas?

You must be joking.

No, I'm dead serious.

Well, how are you gonna beat

Ann Richards? She's way too popular.

Look, Ann Richards

is way too liberal for Texas.

Karl's done the polls.

He says I can beat her.

I'm gonna make

Miss Big-Mouth-Big-Hair...

...pay for the things

she said about Poppy.

Leave it alone.

Besides, I won that campaign.

What's at issue...?

This isn't fair to Jeb.

He's already running

for governor of Florida.

- One Bush at a time, son.

- I'm not looking to steal his heat.

How do you expect us to go

campaigning for both of you?

I'm not asking you to.

Laura, how do you feel

about all of this, truthfully?

W knows how I feel.

Look, you don't understand.

I've already made up my mind.

So you're not asking us,

you're telling us.

The fact is, you can't win.

Why do you say that?

Because you're too much like me.

You're loud

and you got a short fuse.

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