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A sneak attack is counter to
what the United States stands for
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It leaves us no room for maneuver
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And the inevitable Soviet response
would force us into a war
:40:10
Mr. President
there are still those of us
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who believe
we should proceed with the strikes
:40:16
With the blockade
we lose strategic surprise
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and we also run the risk of the Soviets
launching the first strike against us
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if they decide they have to
use the missiles or lose them
:40:27
So quarantine...
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or air strike
:40:31
There is a third option
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With either course we undertake
the risk of nuclear war
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So maybe one of us in this room
should be a coward
:40:45
So I guess I'll be
:40:48
A third course is to strike a deal
:40:51
We trade Guantanamo
and our missiles in Turkey
:40:54
get them to pull their missiles out
:40:56
We employ a back channel
:40:58
We attribute the idea to U. N. Thant
:41:01
U Thant then raises it at the U. N.
:41:06
I don't think that's possible, Adlai
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I've not yet made my final decision
:41:14
I'll be asking the networks
for airtime on Monday night
:41:17
We'll announce
our course of action then
:41:22
Ted, get to work on speeches
for both quarantine
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and air strike
:41:28
Thank you for all your advice
gentlemen
:41:32
Did you hear Adlai?
:41:34
You'd think nobody
learned anything from World War Two
:41:36
Somebody had to say it
:41:38
I respect Adlai for having the guts
to risk looking like an appeaser
:41:41
We have to pull him
:41:42
He won't be able to handle
the Soviets in front of the U. N.
:41:46
Zorin will eat him alive
:41:46
We've got bigger problems right now
:41:49
Ladies?
:41:51
No, thank you
:41:56
Honey, I'll be right back