1:13:03
"The Gun of August"
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That's right
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So we just reject the second letter?
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No
1:13:10
We don't...
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reject it
1:13:13
We accept the first letter
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and pretend
the second one doesn't exist
1:13:19
It won't work
because that's wishful thinking
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Look, he made an offer. So I...
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The same wishful thinking, Bobby
that blinded us all these months
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while the Soviets were sneaking
those missiles in under our noses
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Ignore the second letter
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agree to the conditions of the first
1:13:32
There is no reason to believe
the Soviets will let it go
1:13:34
Max is right. Why will they accept it?
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It can work
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If they believe
we're gonna hit 'em hard
1:13:41
We've got time for one more round
of diplomacy, and that's it
1:13:45
First airstrikes start in 28 hours
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But we have to make them agree to it
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So how do we do that?
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We give them something
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We tell them
we'll remove the missiles from Turkey
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Hang on
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But we don that six months from now
so it appears there's no linkage
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We also tell them
if they go public about it
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we'll deny it
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Right we deny it. The deal's off
1:14:04
And we do it under the table
so we can disavow any knowledge of it
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It's transparent, Kenny
The press will be all over it
1:14:09
Six months from now
we're not gonna care, are we?
1:14:12
We'll deal with it then
1:14:13
At the least, it'll expulse
whether Kruschev has been overthrown
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We'll know who we're up against
1:14:18
I've been thinking about Kruschev
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And if this is a move to appease
the hard-liners in his government
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it may be just the bone he needs to
regain control of his own house
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Whoever carries the message
has to hit the nail on the head
1:14:30
If we come across as too soft
they'll push us
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Too hard, they'll be cornered
and even more dangerous
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All of you do understand
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that there is an enormous risk
in offering this deal
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Because if they turn us down
and we've already told them
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that we're coming in on Monday morning
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They'll strike first
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Yes
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Bobby
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You know Dobrynin best
1:14:55
Yeah
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Then you're it