:56:40
Madam Vice President, I'm sorry.
I cannot release him.
:56:44
We would train...
:56:45
all our military might
against this one target.
:56:49
- He wouldn't stay at large for long.
- Maybe so.
:56:52
But millions of lives
are hanging in the balance.
:56:54
I am trying to save a nation!
:56:57
As am l.
:56:59
No nation can survive the loss,
nor soon replace, a great leader.
:57:03
Let us be pragmatic.
Fifty lives means nothing...
:57:07
in the grand scheme.
:57:09
Let me be equally pragmatic.
:57:11
Our president took a great risk
to come to your aid...
:57:14
against strong opposition
in both parties and among our allies.
:57:18
It would be politically impossible
to do so again.
:57:20
If it meant saving his life,
I would gladly do it.
:57:24
But I would have to know for sure.
:57:27
And you cannot tell me he's alive,
can you?
:57:31
No, Mr. President, I cannot.
:57:33
Then there is nothing I can do.
I am truly sorry. Good-ye.
:57:42
Okay, Walter,
you and your generals get to work.