:55:03
and develop target packages for strikes
if you should order them, sir
:55:06
To protect our pilots
:55:07
we're prepared to retaliate
against any SAM site
:55:10
or anti-aircraft battery
that may open fire
:55:12
We have a flight of Thunderchiefs
that'll be able to
:55:14
respond within minutes
to any attacks on our planes
:55:26
I've got a bad feeling about
what's going on in there
:55:27
In the morning
:55:29
I'm taking charge of the blockade
from the situation room
:55:31
And McNamara is gonna set up shop
in the flag plot at the Pentagon
:55:34
He'll keep an eye on things there
:55:34
Good
:55:35
You get armed boarders
climbing on the Soviet ships
:55:37
with shots being fired across bows
:55:39
What about these low-level flights?
:55:41
We need the flights
:55:42
They're starting in what?
:55:42
An hour
:55:44
Do you realize what you're in for?
:55:46
We need the flights
:55:47
because the minute that
first missile becomes operational
:55:49
we gotta go in there and destroy them
:55:50
Fair enough. But Castro's on alert
:55:52
and we're flying attack planes
over their sites on the deck
:55:57
There's no way for them to know
we're carrying cameras, not bombs
:56:00
They're going to be shot at
:56:01
plain and simple
:56:04
I'm your political advisor
:56:07
I'm giving you a political analysis
:56:10
This is a set-up
:56:13
The Chiefs want to go in
:56:15
They need to redeem themselves
for the Bay of Pigs
:56:18
They gotta go in this time
and do it right
:56:21
I'm gonna protect those pilots
:56:25
They're boxing us in
with these rules of engagement
:56:28
If you agree and
one of our planes gets knocked down
:56:29
or one of the ships
won't stop fro inspection
:56:31
the Chiefs will have us by the balls
:56:33
and will force us to start shooting
:56:35
They want a war
:56:41
and they're arranging thing to get one
:56:47
How does a man get to a place
:56:49
where he can say
"Throw those lives away" so easily?
:56:53
Maybe it's harder for them
to say than they let on
:56:55
but at the very least
:56:56
they believe it's in our best interest
:56:59
And you know what?