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[Mac] Previously on
Commander In Chief:
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We've received word
that one of our subs is in trouble.
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What do we know?
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At 0450, the Seattle struck a seamount
14 miles off the coast of North Korea.
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Captain Duggan. How is your crew?
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[Duggan] A little banged up here,
but managing to hold our own.
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If the North Koreans find out, we could
be dealing with a nuclear confrontation.
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- Thank you for coming.
- Let's get these young people home.
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- Do you think the Chinese will help?
- They're going to ask for a lot.
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We need your government's help
to save the men.
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I understand. There are certain
purchases we would like to make.
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The weapons. No.
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I just don't know
what else we have to give.
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If you don't want them to buy weapons,
how about letting them sell weapons?
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It's a deal. Beijing's accepted it.
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They're gonna give us access to their
ships and underwater rescue technology.
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- How are things at the office?
- What do you think about coming back?
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I'm sorry. I like what I'm doing.
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[telephone rings]
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Yes. Turn on the news.
Get him on the line as soon as possible.
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North Korean State Television
says the American nuclear submarine
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was operating within its waters.
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- Oh, my God.
- I'm on my way.
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[man on TV] North Korea claims
the U.S. nuclear submarine,
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allegedly crippled
somewhere in its waters,
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was part of a mission
preparing for attack.
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North Korean radio and television
are broadcasting orders
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for reserve soldiers to report to duty.
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We will get you details
as they become available.
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[man 2] Thank you, Matt.
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So far the Pentagon has only
confirmed that an American submarine
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suffered a collision
with an underwater mountain yesterday
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and a rescue is being prepared.
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If that submarine
is in North Korean waters, though,
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the stakes could be much
higher than a risky undersea rescue.
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North Korea is,
of course, a nuclear power
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that may have
nuclear weapons at its disposal.
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We have reports that they
are moving more troops to the border,
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and experts are saying this looks
more and more like a precursor to war.
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- What happened?
- We will monitor the situation…
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The North Koreans are stepping up air
patrols and making runs into the DMZ.
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[Mac] Making runs?
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Quick incursions into the air space,
draw in our fighters.
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- Playing chicken.
- Rules of engagement for our pilots?
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Not to fire unless threatened
or enemy crosses the border.
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The more they test us, the more chance
that something happens to escalate.
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It looks like they've got every boat
sweeping the waters.
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- Are they close to our sub?
- Their search patterns are even,
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indicating they know the sub is there,
but don't know where.
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So they know exactly
what we told the Chinese.
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Why would the Chinese
leak that we have a sub
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when we just made a deal with them?
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It embarrasses us.
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It also escalates tensions
on their border.
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A lot of factions at play
in the Chinese government.
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If someone didn't like the idea, they
could have talked to the North Koreans.
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That makes the most sense.
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Now that it's out there that we have
a sub in trouble in North Korean waters,
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there's no covert rescue option.
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So we have to presume that Chinese
cooperation is up in the air again.
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- No word from the Chinese ambassador?
- He's being unreachable.
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- How much air do they have left?
- About 33 hours.
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I don't care what it takes. We have to
get the Chinese ambassador back in here.
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We have to work with Templeton.
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We have to make a new deal fast.
Anything else?
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Put our troops on high alert,
coordinate with the Japanese,
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step up our AWACS patrol so we can
track enemy movements in greater detail.
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Put the troops on high alert,
step up AWACS.
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Hold off on the Japanese.
I want to talk to their prime minister.
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- Where's the vice president?
- On his way to Cheyenne Mountain.
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Military and Secret Service thought
he should be in a secure location.
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Hey. How about
getting Owen Latimer in here?
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- Owen Latimer?
- A friend from University of Richmond.
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He's been studying Korea
for what, 20 years?
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More like 30.
He knows the region inside and out.
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I'll let you know
as soon as the speaker gets here.
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- Thank you.
- Ma'am.
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- No running in the halls, Vince.
- I'm sorry, I just...
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She's kidding.
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People run in the halls, trip,
the government gets sued.
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The president gets punchy
when she hasn't slept.
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The secretary of state
is flying back from Bangalore.
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He's given me a list of calls
you should make.
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South Korean president, Japanese PM,
EU leadership, Canadian PM.
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I might have forgotten that one.
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Our ambassador in Seoul needs to talk to
you about evacuating American civilians.
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We're not evacuating anybody yet.
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- Make the calls. Start with him.
- Yes, ma'am.
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- Jim! Press is already gathering.
- Walk with me.
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I need a statement.
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I don't think "Secretary of state's
in Bangalore" is gonna fly anymore.
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There is a sub in trouble. It was in
the Sea of Japan on a routine exercise
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which should in no way
provoke a response.
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We're doing everything
we can to save the crew.
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We call on North Korea
to respect the laws of maritime rescue.
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They're gonna ask
if we're in North Korean waters.
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Countries claim a 12-mile offshore
limit. North Korea, a 200 mile limit
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not recognized
by the international community.
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Not answering, got it. Our sole
focus is on the lives of the crew.
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We're talking to everyone who matters.
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- Except the North Koreans.
- Don't have a red line to the Oval.
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Hey. Are we gonna be OK here?
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I mean, we're OK, right?
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We're fine.
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[door shuts]
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Mr. Speaker.
Thank you for getting here so quickly.
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I finally got through
to the Chinese ambassador.
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And?
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He's backpedaling. Says everything's
changed since it's gone public.
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Nate. Can we get them
to stick to their agreement
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on the use of their
underwater rescue system?
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Well, the best case,
they'll probably ask for a better deal.
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I'm trying to get him in here
to see you but he's stalling.
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He's waiting for Beijing to figure out
where they stand on this thing.
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Have we been able
to come up with any way
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to get the sailors out
without the Chinese technology?
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We've had our crews working nonstop
to repair the submersible rescue module,
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but our sub only has 27 hours
of air left and we won't be ready.
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We can't get another one there in time,
not ready to go.
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So the Chinese are still our
only option. How soon will we know?
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Well, they know
we don't have a lot of air left.
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They need you an awful lot more
than they need the North Koreans,
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so it'll be soon.
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Hey, Owen. Thanks for coming down.
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I'm so glad to see you, Rod.
Anything for Mac. I mean, the president.
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Flight OK?
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- Uh, fine. It's just, uh, fast.
- Good.
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I... I didn't think they
could go that fast.
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- You're not afraid of flying, are you?
- I didn't think I was.
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General, what's your take
on the North Korean military position?
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Their movements indicate
they're gearing up for attack.
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[Prado] So do ours.
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Which is why we need
to de-escalate. Back off.
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Backing off to those people
means backing down,
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and that is not the message
you send to them.
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- But war is?
- Oh, please.
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Seoul is a city of ten million,
powered by natural gas.
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When the North Koreans say they'll
turn it into a fireball, they mean it.
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If North Korea pursues a war strategy,
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ten million in Seoul
will be the least of our problems.
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- Exactly.
- They'll draw us into a conflict.
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If they're backed into a corner,
we can't rule out they'll use nukes.
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Right now all we have is a lot
of saber rattling and troop movement,
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and our guys
are still down there on that sub.
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Until somebody starts shooting at us,
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our focus is on getting
our sailors home safe.
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What's the Korean leadership saying?
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All we're hearing is what's on the news.
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Is it true the sub's
inside the 12-mile limit?
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Owen, there's something
you got to understand.
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From now on, every conversation you're
a part of, every document you read,
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anything you see or do is classified.
Doesn't matter if the story is public.
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Now I don't know
the statutory penalties,
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but if you reveal anything
that you learn here,
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I expect it's a couple
decades in prison.
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I... I assumed.
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Well, good. We're in here.
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Everyone, this is Owen Latimer.
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He's the, uh,
Korea expert we told you about.
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[Mac] Welcome.
We'll do introductions when we finish.
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For now, suffice it to say, Professor
Latimer has my complete confidence.
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- Thank you.
- Thank you for coming.
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All right. Presuming
we can still get the Chinese
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to loan us their rescue technology,
what are our options?
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North Koreans are gonna
be all over anyone near their waters,
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so there's no covert option.
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The Joint Chiefs
have worked out a preliminary plan.
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Ma'am, the Seventh Fleet's
already in the Sea of Japan.
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Presuming we have
a Chinese rescue module,
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we'll need to tether it
to a ship on the surface.
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Now, the plan would be to send in Navy
battleships to secure the rescue site,
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hold it while we take the men out
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and make sure all
classified technology is destroyed
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- before we leave the area.
- Too much of a provocation.
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Imagine what we would do
if North Korea put warships
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eleven miles off the coast
of New York or San Francisco.
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- Do you have a better idea?
- Yeah.
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Acknowledge that we violated
their sovereign territory. Be humble.
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Let them save face. And then ask for
their help in saving our sailors' lives.
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Professor Latimer?
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Uh... In... in such a scenario,
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I... I believe the North Koreans
would make promises to help,
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would drag their feet long enough
to ensure the crew died below,
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then plunder the sub
for its classified technology.
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We have 30,000 troops in South Korea,
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two aircraft carrier battle groups,
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a Marine Amphibious Ready Group,
not to mention ICBMs.
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They don't wanna mess with them.
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We have to get the Chinese
rescue technology back into play.
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That's the priority. The men
on that sub have 27 hours of air left.
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We're not gonna let them die.
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The president has spoken with the
leaders of South Korea, Russia, England,
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Japan, Germany, China and other nations.
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A full list is available
at the press desk.
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She's also arranged a call
with the UN Security Council
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in advance of their
emergency session tonight.
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[all] Kelly!
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One at a time, please. Pam?
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We understand U.S. troops
in the region have been put on alert.
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Does this mean the administration
feels an attack is likely?
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And if so, might that be why
the sub was there in the first place?
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The alert is in response
to North Korean troop movements.
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It's not an indication of anything
other than ordinary military protocol.
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[all] Kelly!
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Hello, Jayne.
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Mrs. Templeton.
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Please, come in.
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Nathan at the White House?
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Since... yesterday.
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He did come home last night for
about an hour, but then the news broke
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and he went right back.
I don't think he's slept in 36 hours.
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Heaven knows
when he last had a decent meal.
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The man couldn't be happier.
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He's good in a crisis.
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They're lucky to have him.
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Yes. Yes.
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You know what Nathan
is not good at is, um...
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...is apologizing.
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Proud men never are.
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- Sarah...
- Oh, he won't say it, so I will.
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He is sorry, truly. He wants you back.
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He needs you.
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I can give you the names of
a dozen people qualified to run his...
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It's not about qualifications.
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It's about understanding and trust.
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The truth is,
I... don't want to go back.
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I like this job. Frankly, I could never
make this kind of money on the Hill.
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And I'm just starting to get my credit
card bills paid off. It feels good.
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Right now, at the White House,
they're trying to prevent a war.
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You could be there with Nathan,
right in the thick of it.
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Or you can sit behind
this expensive glass desk
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and watch it on television.
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By the way,
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we never had this conversation.
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Helping with a covert
rescue operation is one thing,
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but publicly putting our military
technology in North Korean waters...
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It's an at-sea rescue.
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Of a U.S. nuclear attack submarine.
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What does Beijing want?
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Lift your embargo
on our weapons imports.
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That's not going to happen.
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You ask us to act like allies,
we ask you to treat us like allies.
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[laughs] Allies.
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How did North Korea
find out we had a sub there?
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It had to be a leak from your end, ally.
246
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We cannot control every faction
inside our government.
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Which is why Congress will never agree
to lift the weapons ban. Mr. Speaker?
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It's not realistic.
249
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Then neither is our involvement
with your rescue operation.
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The Chinese government
is gonna let our sailors die?
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We were ready to help. We had a deal.
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But you must understand
we cannot publicly take part
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in a U.S. military
operation in North Korea.
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What if it isn't public?
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I'm sorry?
256
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Now that the North Koreans know,
we don't need your boats as cover.
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We can't get our undersea rescue module
to the area in time, we need yours.
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Let us use it covertly.
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The technology is complex.
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From what I understand, it would
take months to train new pilots.
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We would need to use your pilots,
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but we would tether your module
to an American ship.
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No one would need
to know you were involved.
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We'd provide the full protection
of the United States military
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and guarantee deniability.
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And if it leaks out
that we were involved?
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If the rescue works, our military
will be happy to take full credit.
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And you will stand
by your original deal?
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Weapons exports, not imports, yes.
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The original deal would stand.
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It's still a big gain for China.
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[speaks Chinese]
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I need to check with Beijing,
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but I will do my best
to get them on board.
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Now I will stand by the original deal.
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If the rescue doesn't happen,
it's off the table.
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Those men are running out of air.
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I will get back to you
as soon as possible.
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We can get you
to a secure line in the building.
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Very good.
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Tell your leaders that we appreciate
their help in saving these lives.
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- They will not be forgotten.
- Thank you.
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I believe I can get the right people
in Beijing to agree to this,
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but if the U.S. troops fire on
North Korean troops without provocation,
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China will not be with you.
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I can assure you that will not happen.
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- Nathan.
- [speaks Chinese]
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[sighs]
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You think he can get them on board?
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He has a very good feel
for the people there.
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I told him it was
the best deal he could get.
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They want the deal.
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Now we have to pray that their rescue
technology works with our sub hatch.
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Madam President,
you're needed in the Sit Room.
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[man] Ten-hut!
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Madam President, 14 minutes ago
five North Korean jet fighters scrambled
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to engage one of our AWACS
off the coast of Wonsan.
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Fighters responded,
but the AWACS took fire.
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- Casualties?
- Injuries, no deaths.
300
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The plane is heading back
to Pusan under escort.
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Madam President,
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they turned this into a shooting war.
We need a response.
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[woman on TV] No details yet
on injuries to the U.S. flight crew,
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but we have been told that the
damaged plane has landed safely.
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[man] What is the likelihood
of a nuclear confrontation here?
306
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[woman] Well,
North Korea is a nuclear power.
307
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We know they have
the fissile material, the fuel
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to produce at least six to eight bombs.
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Whether or not
they have done so is unclear.
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But it is disturbing we haven't
heard at all from President Allen
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as the situation continues to escalate.
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She's playing with fire here.
Nuclear fire.
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[man on speaker phone]
My XO has wired the boat for demolition.
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If we get off of here
we will be able to destroy
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all classified data and technology.
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We appreciate your crew
keeping focus, Captain Duggan.
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Must be tense down there.
318
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Thank you, Madam President. We're
following the situation as best we can.
319
00:16:50,551 --> 00:16:53,846
- We heard a plane's been hit?
- You just worry about your men.
320
00:16:53,930 --> 00:16:57,558
I just wanted to let you know,
I've spoken with the entire crew.
321
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We volunteered for this mission.
322
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If a rescue isn't feasible
or costs are too high,
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we're ready to do what we need to do.
324
00:17:05,024 --> 00:17:07,527
- We're not there yet, captain.
- Yes, ma'am.
325
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Know that the sub's wired and we can
destroy her at any time on your order.
326
00:17:11,864 --> 00:17:14,617
We're working hard to get you home.
327
00:17:14,700 --> 00:17:18,246
Some of my men have asked,
if we get that order,
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if you could tell our
families that it wasn't a choice.
329
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Say it was an accident.
330
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We're doing everything we can
to see that it doesn't come to that.
331
00:17:27,255 --> 00:17:30,091
Thank you, Madam President.
We'll stand by for orders.
332
00:17:31,467 --> 00:17:33,219
[electronic beep]
333
00:17:37,974 --> 00:17:40,142
[speaks Chinese]
334
00:17:43,521 --> 00:17:46,274
I've just spoken
with the Chinese ambassador.
335
00:17:46,357 --> 00:17:50,778
We have their rescue system and their
pilots, covertly, but we have it now.
336
00:17:50,861 --> 00:17:51,821
Good news.
337
00:17:51,904 --> 00:17:56,742
Now, the Joint Chiefs want an immediate
response to the shooting of our plane.
338
00:17:56,826 --> 00:17:59,620
There are missile batteries
we can take out
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as well as a couple of their
warships we can sink on your orders
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with minimal operational risk.
341
00:18:04,959 --> 00:18:07,503
If we're about to send
in ships to rescue the Seattle,
342
00:18:07,587 --> 00:18:11,757
I'm not sure a "who can sink more
boats faster" contest is the best move.
343
00:18:11,841 --> 00:18:14,010
[laughing]
344
00:18:14,093 --> 00:18:16,887
It'll be no contest, Jim.
We will crush them.
345
00:18:16,971 --> 00:18:19,265
I wish I had your confidence, sir.
346
00:18:19,348 --> 00:18:22,852
Let's table the AWACS shooting for now.
I want to focus on the rescue.
347
00:18:22,935 --> 00:18:24,854
The shooting makes it very clear
348
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the North Koreans will use force
to keep us off their coast.
349
00:18:28,024 --> 00:18:32,069
If we go in for this rescue, we have
to be prepared for confrontation.
350
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That could mean war.
351
00:18:34,572 --> 00:18:37,408
Let's say it's war.
What's the worst-case scenario?
352
00:18:37,491 --> 00:18:39,869
The North Koreans
have a million man army,
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chemical and biological weapons,
maybe nukes, thousands of missiles.
354
00:18:43,581 --> 00:18:45,333
Worst-case, full-scale conflict,
355
00:18:45,416 --> 00:18:48,836
we have 300,000 to 500,000
military casualties inside 90 days.
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00:18:48,919 --> 00:18:50,713
And civilians?
357
00:18:50,796 --> 00:18:53,382
It's 50 kilometers
between Pyongyang and Seoul.
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33 million people live there.
Pick a number.
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00:18:56,010 --> 00:18:58,095
You saying
we should abandon the Seattle,
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making me the president
who ordered the only mass suicide
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00:19:01,223 --> 00:19:02,725
in U.S. military history?
362
00:19:02,808 --> 00:19:06,020
- I'm urging caution.
- Don't hedge. I need answers.
363
00:19:06,103 --> 00:19:09,148
Are you recommending that
we destroy the sub and kill the crew?
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00:19:12,943 --> 00:19:14,654
I don't like it any more than you do.
365
00:19:14,737 --> 00:19:17,323
But it might bring us
from the brink of something worse.
366
00:19:17,406 --> 00:19:21,369
- If there is a chance of a rescue...
- That's all there is, is a chance.
367
00:19:21,452 --> 00:19:24,830
We could send in ships,
start a war and still lose the sub.
368
00:19:26,165 --> 00:19:27,166
I'm with you.
369
00:19:27,249 --> 00:19:29,752
I think we should go in after our men.
370
00:19:29,835 --> 00:19:32,797
If North Korea attacks, we fight back.
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00:19:32,880 --> 00:19:36,926
And I'll bet my bottom dollar we'll be
in Pyongyang by the end of the week.
372
00:19:37,009 --> 00:19:41,722
But if we back down, it'll be a stain
on our reputation for decades.
373
00:19:41,806 --> 00:19:43,015
We may never recover.
374
00:19:44,183 --> 00:19:45,810
- I don't agree.
- I do.
375
00:19:45,893 --> 00:19:50,147
If you back down to bullies today,
there's going to be another tomorrow.
376
00:19:50,231 --> 00:19:52,566
Most of the bullies
don't have nuclear weapons.
377
00:19:52,650 --> 00:19:55,319
Come on. I don't go along
with that doomsday scenario.
378
00:19:55,403 --> 00:19:58,114
North Korea's million-man army,
379
00:19:58,197 --> 00:20:02,076
it's a million starving men
suffering under a brutal dictatorship.
380
00:20:02,159 --> 00:20:04,495
The key is China.
381
00:20:04,578 --> 00:20:07,623
The ambassador warned us
that Beijing would not support us
382
00:20:07,707 --> 00:20:10,251
in an unprovoked military action.
383
00:20:10,334 --> 00:20:13,462
But if North Korea
attacks our rescue ships,
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00:20:13,546 --> 00:20:16,924
unquestionably,
that will be a provocation.
385
00:20:17,007 --> 00:20:20,136
And I'm convinced that China
will be with us when we respond.
386
00:20:20,219 --> 00:20:22,263
In a war with North Korea?
387
00:20:22,346 --> 00:20:27,435
Every year we let North Korea get away
with this crap, they get stronger.
388
00:20:27,518 --> 00:20:30,563
In five years or ten years,
they could have a missile
389
00:20:30,646 --> 00:20:35,109
that could hit San Francisco or Chicago
or New York, for heaven's sakes.
390
00:20:35,192 --> 00:20:38,946
The Japanese prime minister's on the
line. There's a translator in the Oval.
391
00:20:39,029 --> 00:20:42,199
- Excuse me, everyone.
- Ma'am.
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[speaks Japanese]
393
00:20:47,538 --> 00:20:49,957
Mr. Prime Minister,
thank you for calling again.
394
00:20:50,040 --> 00:20:53,586
- [man on phone speaks Japanese]
- [woman] Of course, Madam President.
395
00:20:53,669 --> 00:20:56,964
I understand your military leadership
is doing an excellent job
396
00:20:57,047 --> 00:20:59,550
of coordinating
our joint defense preparations.
397
00:20:59,633 --> 00:21:03,512
- [man speaks Japanese]
- I understand your desire to...
398
00:21:03,596 --> 00:21:06,098
...do all you can
for your trapped sailors.
399
00:21:06,182 --> 00:21:09,602
But I assume the military
preparations are... cautionary.
400
00:21:09,685 --> 00:21:12,688
Sir, at this point
I'm keeping all my options open.
401
00:21:12,772 --> 00:21:16,484
- [man speaks Japanese]
- Madam President, may I remind you
402
00:21:16,567 --> 00:21:20,070
that while Korean missiles
probably cannot reach your country,
403
00:21:20,154 --> 00:21:21,864
they can easily reach mine.
404
00:21:21,947 --> 00:21:23,282
I am aware of that.
405
00:21:23,365 --> 00:21:25,618
There is a great deal of concern here.
406
00:21:25,701 --> 00:21:29,371
The airports are crowded with people
trying to get out of the country.
407
00:21:29,455 --> 00:21:31,582
We are closing the Nikkei tomorrow.
408
00:21:31,665 --> 00:21:34,877
The consequences of your actions
are already considerable.
409
00:21:34,960 --> 00:21:38,339
We are proceeding
as responsibly as possible.
410
00:21:38,422 --> 00:21:40,841
I know you are. But with respect,
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00:21:40,925 --> 00:21:43,344
you govern from thousands of miles away.
412
00:21:43,427 --> 00:21:47,181
It is our people
who would die in this war.
413
00:21:47,264 --> 00:21:49,642
- I know that.
- Thank you.
414
00:21:49,725 --> 00:21:51,602
We await your decisions.
415
00:21:55,898 --> 00:21:57,274
Anything else, ma'am?
416
00:21:57,983 --> 00:21:59,443
No, Randy. Thank you.
417
00:22:09,954 --> 00:22:12,498
There are concerns,
but the overwhelming response
418
00:22:12,581 --> 00:22:15,209
in the international community
has been supportive.
419
00:22:15,292 --> 00:22:16,252
Yeah?
420
00:22:16,335 --> 00:22:18,170
I got a call from The Times.
421
00:22:18,254 --> 00:22:22,049
There's a report that we've ordered an
evacuation of Americans in South Korea.
422
00:22:22,132 --> 00:22:23,509
There's been no such order.
423
00:22:23,592 --> 00:22:26,136
Here's the communication plan
Gardner asked for.
424
00:22:26,220 --> 00:22:27,805
Great. Thanks.
425
00:22:27,888 --> 00:22:30,391
- Wait.
- Hey. You need another set of hands?
426
00:22:30,474 --> 00:22:32,518
Yeah, there's nothing on here for radio.
427
00:22:32,601 --> 00:22:34,562
- There's no surrogate list.
- I got it.
428
00:22:34,645 --> 00:22:37,398
What are you going to do?
Start typing like an intern?
429
00:22:37,481 --> 00:22:39,984
- Don't worry about it. You have calls.
- Thanks.
430
00:22:41,110 --> 00:22:43,028
I just heard from my aunt in San Diego
431
00:22:43,112 --> 00:22:46,740
who asked if she should buy duct tape
and plastic sheeting to seal windows.
432
00:22:46,824 --> 00:22:50,327
My mom says her neighbors are
saying they should stock up on iodine
433
00:22:50,411 --> 00:22:52,329
in case there's radiation poisoning.
434
00:22:52,413 --> 00:22:54,206
You think it's gonna happen?
435
00:22:54,290 --> 00:22:57,334
From the looks I'm seeing
on the guys outside the Cabinet Room,
436
00:22:57,418 --> 00:22:59,003
I'd say it's 50-50.
437
00:23:15,519 --> 00:23:16,520
Hey.
438
00:23:17,897 --> 00:23:19,648
Thank you.
439
00:23:19,732 --> 00:23:21,942
What are you doing here?
How'd you get in?
440
00:23:22,026 --> 00:23:25,070
I told them
I was the speaker's chief of staff.
441
00:23:26,530 --> 00:23:28,365
Oh, you did, did you?
442
00:23:29,450 --> 00:23:31,410
I know that you think I betrayed you.
443
00:23:31,493 --> 00:23:34,371
[sighs] I never thought
that talking to Jim Gardner
444
00:23:34,455 --> 00:23:38,042
would cause you
the embarrassment that it has.
445
00:23:38,125 --> 00:23:39,710
And for that, I am sorry.
446
00:23:40,836 --> 00:23:42,212
Truly.
447
00:23:43,047 --> 00:23:46,634
But if we can put this behind us,
I'd like to work for you again.
448
00:23:46,717 --> 00:23:49,762
Done. Behind us. Gone.
449
00:23:49,845 --> 00:23:53,223
All morning I've been thinking
of how much fun you were missing.
450
00:23:53,307 --> 00:23:55,267
How you would've loved to be in on this.
451
00:23:55,351 --> 00:23:59,229
I love working with you.
I'm really glad you're back.
452
00:23:59,313 --> 00:24:00,814
[electronic beeping]
453
00:24:00,898 --> 00:24:02,858
We've been talking as if it's either-or:
454
00:24:02,942 --> 00:24:04,944
Abandon the sub or go to war.
455
00:24:05,027 --> 00:24:06,987
What if we don't do either?
456
00:24:07,071 --> 00:24:11,116
What if we send the rescue mission
in without a battleship escort?
457
00:24:11,200 --> 00:24:14,370
Make clear we have no plan to do
anything except get the crew out?
458
00:24:14,453 --> 00:24:16,705
No, no, no.
They shot down an unarmed plane.
459
00:24:16,789 --> 00:24:19,667
For sure they will sink the ships
if they're not defended.
460
00:24:19,750 --> 00:24:23,170
Is there anything we can offer
the North Koreans? A show of good faith?
461
00:24:23,253 --> 00:24:24,672
Good faith, no.
462
00:24:24,755 --> 00:24:27,675
But they could use hard currency.
463
00:24:27,758 --> 00:24:29,218
Dollars for goods.
464
00:24:29,301 --> 00:24:33,013
Are... are you suggesting
that we pay North Korea money?
465
00:24:33,097 --> 00:24:35,474
As in what, blackmail? Ransom?
466
00:24:35,557 --> 00:24:37,351
I... I was just answering a question.
467
00:24:37,434 --> 00:24:41,897
Madam President, it's possible that
you will have the unique opportunity
468
00:24:41,981 --> 00:24:44,984
to deal, once and for all,
with a rogue nation
469
00:24:45,067 --> 00:24:48,570
that has plagued us
for over half a century.
470
00:24:48,654 --> 00:24:50,823
This is a country
that's enslaved its people
471
00:24:50,906 --> 00:24:53,325
and threatened its neighbor,
threatened us.
472
00:24:53,409 --> 00:24:56,036
Do you think it's appropriate
for you to go to them,
473
00:24:56,120 --> 00:25:00,207
hat in one hand and a dollar
in the other, and ask them for a favor?
474
00:25:00,290 --> 00:25:02,376
No small favor to prevent a war.
475
00:25:02,459 --> 00:25:04,003
[woman] I doubt it can work.
476
00:25:04,086 --> 00:25:07,715
It's a tenet of North Korean propaganda
that they can defeat us in battle.
477
00:25:07,798 --> 00:25:10,718
And not just on the peninsula,
but here in the United States.
478
00:25:10,801 --> 00:25:13,554
In some ways I think they want a war.
479
00:25:13,637 --> 00:25:15,431
Owen, do you think that's true?
480
00:25:15,514 --> 00:25:17,683
Do... do the North Koreans want war?
481
00:25:17,766 --> 00:25:21,145
No. They want us
to think they want war.
482
00:25:21,228 --> 00:25:24,440
But... but they know
they have more to lose than we do.
483
00:25:24,523 --> 00:25:26,108
They hate us.
484
00:25:26,191 --> 00:25:30,571
They want to humiliate us,
but... but they're not suicidal.
485
00:25:30,654 --> 00:25:33,282
So if we send in
our rescue ships with no cover,
486
00:25:33,365 --> 00:25:37,369
make clear we have no intention to do
anything but get our sailors out alive,
487
00:25:37,453 --> 00:25:40,664
will the North Koreans
withdraw their navy and back down?
488
00:25:43,167 --> 00:25:45,002
No one can guarantee that.
489
00:25:48,005 --> 00:25:50,591
The sub crew
has about 17 hours of air left.
490
00:25:50,674 --> 00:25:53,886
If we don't do something soon,
it's gonna be too late.
491
00:25:53,969 --> 00:25:56,346
Let's get the North Korean rep
to the UN in here.
492
00:25:56,430 --> 00:25:58,098
[police siren]
493
00:25:59,391 --> 00:26:03,270
I can assure you,
our nation has both the military power
494
00:26:03,353 --> 00:26:06,398
and the political will
to defeat the United States
495
00:26:06,482 --> 00:26:08,233
in any war of aggression.
496
00:26:08,317 --> 00:26:10,652
We have no intention
of attacking your country.
497
00:26:10,736 --> 00:26:12,696
You already have attacked our country.
498
00:26:12,780 --> 00:26:15,324
Your planes have invaded our airspace.
499
00:26:15,407 --> 00:26:17,493
Your nuclear submarine is in our waters.
500
00:26:17,576 --> 00:26:19,745
With due respect, Mr. Nang,
501
00:26:19,828 --> 00:26:23,290
if the United States
attacked North Korea, you'd know it.
502
00:26:23,373 --> 00:26:27,127
You're here because we want to do what
we can to prevent that from happening.
503
00:26:27,211 --> 00:26:29,463
You can prevent it very simply.
504
00:26:29,546 --> 00:26:32,299
Stand down your military,
withdraw from our borders
505
00:26:32,382 --> 00:26:35,052
and return to the status quo.
506
00:26:35,135 --> 00:26:39,181
South Korea is already
an occupied U.S. outpost.
507
00:26:39,264 --> 00:26:41,141
We won't become another.
508
00:26:41,225 --> 00:26:43,268
I want to send a message
to your leadership.
509
00:26:43,352 --> 00:26:45,020
I hear they trust your integrity.
510
00:26:45,104 --> 00:26:46,897
I am honored to believe so.
511
00:26:46,980 --> 00:26:50,275
Good. This is the message
from the United States of America:
512
00:26:50,359 --> 00:26:53,403
We are going in to
save the crew of the USS Seattle.
513
00:26:53,487 --> 00:26:55,989
Our rescue operation
will take us slightly within
514
00:26:56,073 --> 00:26:58,200
your 12-mile maritime limit.
515
00:26:58,283 --> 00:27:00,619
Our rescue vessels will be unarmed.
516
00:27:00,702 --> 00:27:03,372
We have no intention
of attacking your nation.
517
00:27:03,455 --> 00:27:08,168
But we will consider any aggression
against our rescue as an act of war.
518
00:27:08,252 --> 00:27:11,463
Your incursion into
sovereign waters will, I assure you,
519
00:27:11,547 --> 00:27:14,133
be considered
an act of war by our nation.
520
00:27:14,216 --> 00:27:16,677
You shot down
an American military plane.
521
00:27:16,760 --> 00:27:18,846
I'm under a lot of pressure to respond.
522
00:27:18,929 --> 00:27:22,266
You respect our rescue mission,
I'll let it go.
523
00:27:22,349 --> 00:27:25,727
I will also guarantee
your UN food aid continues
524
00:27:25,811 --> 00:27:28,480
and I will arrange
for a payment, in cash,
525
00:27:28,564 --> 00:27:31,066
of 500 million dollars to your country.
526
00:27:31,150 --> 00:27:35,821
We'll call it humanitarian aid,
but there will be no strings attached.
527
00:27:37,948 --> 00:27:41,577
You are offering us
500 million dollars in cash?
528
00:27:41,660 --> 00:27:44,997
This is not a negotiation,
and we don't have time to be polite.
529
00:27:45,080 --> 00:27:47,124
But I believe neither of us wants a war.
530
00:27:47,833 --> 00:27:50,836
Our leadership will be getting
its own pressure to respond,
531
00:27:50,919 --> 00:27:53,839
to fire on your
so-called rescue mission.
532
00:27:53,922 --> 00:27:57,259
Tell your leadership they don't
want to put me in that position.
533
00:27:57,342 --> 00:27:58,719
And if they do?
534
00:28:00,095 --> 00:28:04,474
We will retaliate with the full force
of the United States military.
535
00:28:11,148 --> 00:28:12,649
Thank you, Madam President.
536
00:28:22,743 --> 00:28:25,579
[man talking on TV]
537
00:28:25,662 --> 00:28:27,414
The North Korean UN rep just left.
538
00:28:27,497 --> 00:28:29,750
Rod, she'd like you
to join her in the Oval.
539
00:28:29,833 --> 00:28:30,959
Thanks.
540
00:28:31,043 --> 00:28:34,004
- I'll be in my office.
- I'll let you know if she needs you.
541
00:28:37,507 --> 00:28:40,093
Mr. Speaker, would you care to join us?
542
00:28:40,177 --> 00:28:41,553
Thank you.
543
00:28:41,637 --> 00:28:42,721
What do we do now?
544
00:28:44,223 --> 00:28:47,684
We wait. Pray they blink first.
545
00:28:53,523 --> 00:28:56,735
I sat in this office with Teddy Bridges
546
00:28:56,818 --> 00:28:59,988
when we ran the raid on the Khyber Pass.
547
00:29:00,072 --> 00:29:03,116
The waiting is the worst part.
548
00:29:03,200 --> 00:29:05,369
The deciding isn't so easy either.
549
00:29:07,246 --> 00:29:11,500
Madam President, our rescue vessels
are a half hour from the 12-mile limit.
550
00:29:11,583 --> 00:29:15,254
The North Korean warships are lining up
to meet them in battle formation.
551
00:29:15,337 --> 00:29:16,922
Their orders are to keep moving?
552
00:29:17,005 --> 00:29:21,009
Yes. Our guess is if anything's going
to happen, they'll wait for us to cross.
553
00:29:21,093 --> 00:29:23,053
Thank you. Please keep me posted.
554
00:29:23,136 --> 00:29:24,972
Yes, ma'am.
555
00:29:30,686 --> 00:29:32,896
Maybe we should say a prayer.
556
00:29:46,326 --> 00:29:49,496
[woman on TV] Major businesses
are closed throughout Asia today,
557
00:29:49,579 --> 00:29:52,457
and here in South Korea
local markets are emptied
558
00:29:52,541 --> 00:29:57,629
by people stocking up on water,
canned foods and first-aid supplies.
559
00:29:57,713 --> 00:30:01,508
South Korean and American soldiers
wait by the demilitarized zone.
560
00:30:01,591 --> 00:30:04,011
In the cities, the streets are empty.
561
00:30:05,095 --> 00:30:08,515
Families have cleared out old
bomb shelters from the Cold War era
562
00:30:08,598 --> 00:30:10,726
that had been turned into storage units,
563
00:30:10,809 --> 00:30:13,562
leaving bicycles,
laundry machines, file cabinets
564
00:30:13,645 --> 00:30:18,275
and other possessions outside
so they can huddle together inside.
565
00:30:20,319 --> 00:30:23,322
- Mrs. Allen.
- Oh, Mr. Speaker.
566
00:30:23,405 --> 00:30:24,948
- Excuse me.
- Everything OK?
567
00:30:25,032 --> 00:30:27,868
Actually, I came down here
to ask you exactly that.
568
00:30:27,951 --> 00:30:31,663
Um, well, Amy can't sleep,
but she's going to be all right.
569
00:30:31,747 --> 00:30:32,706
Sorry.
570
00:30:32,789 --> 00:30:34,875
There's nothing
to be done here. So I'll go.
571
00:30:34,958 --> 00:30:38,962
You know what? They've barely seen
me for two days. I'll go talk to them.
572
00:30:39,046 --> 00:30:40,088
Oh.
573
00:30:40,172 --> 00:30:42,257
"Each morning,
as the sun rose from the East,
574
00:30:42,341 --> 00:30:45,385
Ping and his mother and his father
and sisters and brothers
575
00:30:45,469 --> 00:30:48,180
and aunts and uncles
and his 42 cousins all..."
576
00:30:48,263 --> 00:30:50,599
Hey. What are you still doing up?
577
00:30:50,682 --> 00:30:52,517
I can't sleep.
578
00:30:52,601 --> 00:30:55,395
I told her I'd read to her.
The news is scaring her.
579
00:30:55,479 --> 00:30:58,398
Yeah. Thanks, baby.
You having nightmares?
580
00:30:58,482 --> 00:31:01,860
On the news they said
there might be a nuclear bomb.
581
00:31:01,943 --> 00:31:05,238
They're talking about someplace
very far away. We're safe here.
582
00:31:06,615 --> 00:31:08,241
What about the people over there?
583
00:31:08,325 --> 00:31:11,578
I'm going to do everything I can
to make sure nothing bad happens.
584
00:31:11,661 --> 00:31:14,456
OK? All right. Try to get some sleep.
585
00:31:14,539 --> 00:31:16,500
- Mmm.
- [knocking]
586
00:31:16,583 --> 00:31:20,545
Hey. Sorry. Vince is here.
They need you downstairs.
587
00:31:20,629 --> 00:31:22,422
We'll finish putting her to bed.
588
00:31:22,506 --> 00:31:24,424
- Thanks, baby.
- Mom...
589
00:31:31,014 --> 00:31:32,432
Good night.
590
00:31:37,979 --> 00:31:40,857
[Jim] Madam President,
the UN ambassador would like a word.
591
00:31:40,941 --> 00:31:43,568
- We have him on a secure line.
- Where are our ships?
592
00:31:43,652 --> 00:31:47,239
- About to cross the 12-mile limit.
- North Korean warships standing firm.
593
00:31:47,322 --> 00:31:49,616
- Put him on the speaker.
- [electronic beep]
594
00:31:49,699 --> 00:31:52,536
Representative Nang,
this is President Allen.
595
00:31:52,619 --> 00:31:55,455
[Nang] I have passed your offer
along to our leadership.
596
00:31:55,539 --> 00:31:57,124
- They have a request.
- Go ahead.
597
00:31:57,207 --> 00:32:00,001
They would like you to make
a public apology to our nation.
598
00:32:00,085 --> 00:32:02,546
Acknowledge what you did wrong.
599
00:32:09,636 --> 00:32:14,224
Our rescue mission proceeds without
incident, you'll have your apology.
600
00:32:14,307 --> 00:32:17,227
I will let them know.
Thank you, Madam President.
601
00:32:17,310 --> 00:32:18,437
Thank you.
602
00:32:19,771 --> 00:32:21,440
What do we tell our rescue ships?
603
00:32:21,523 --> 00:32:22,774
The order stands.
604
00:32:27,028 --> 00:32:30,115
They're heading for a
North Korean battle fleet. Maybe we...
605
00:32:30,198 --> 00:32:33,368
They have the orders,
I haven't heard her change them.
606
00:32:33,452 --> 00:32:35,245
[telephone rings]
607
00:32:36,580 --> 00:32:39,875
NSA reports intercepting
new commands to the Korean warships.
608
00:32:39,958 --> 00:32:43,962
They're being told to give our rescue
operation a one-kilometer working area.
609
00:32:44,045 --> 00:32:47,883
Getting reports from field recon.
North Korean warships are moving.
610
00:32:47,966 --> 00:32:49,050
Which direction?
611
00:32:49,134 --> 00:32:51,428
[electronic beeping]
612
00:32:51,511 --> 00:32:52,637
Away.
613
00:32:52,721 --> 00:32:55,182
They're backing off.
Letting our rescue ships in.
614
00:32:55,265 --> 00:32:58,518
How long before we know
if the rescue is working?
615
00:32:58,602 --> 00:33:01,897
They have to drop anchor,
bring down the rescue module.
616
00:33:01,980 --> 00:33:03,690
We don't know if the hatches open.
617
00:33:03,773 --> 00:33:05,275
- How long?
- Six hours.
618
00:33:06,109 --> 00:33:08,445
All right. Let's not celebrate yet.
619
00:33:11,114 --> 00:33:14,784
[distant bell ringing]
620
00:33:18,580 --> 00:33:19,789
How long has it been?
621
00:33:19,873 --> 00:33:22,459
It's been five minutes
since the last time you asked.
622
00:33:22,542 --> 00:33:25,587
I'm gonna guess six hours
and ten minutes. Water?
623
00:33:25,670 --> 00:33:27,589
You should get some sleep.
624
00:33:27,672 --> 00:33:29,257
At least go to the residence.
625
00:33:29,341 --> 00:33:31,551
Someone will call
the minute there's news.
626
00:33:31,635 --> 00:33:33,762
I know. You're right.
627
00:33:33,845 --> 00:33:37,974
I just... I can't leave the desk
while they're still down there.
628
00:33:39,476 --> 00:33:41,269
- Kids up yet?
- No. Just your mom.
629
00:33:41,353 --> 00:33:43,355
She said she'd call when they're awake.
630
00:33:45,398 --> 00:33:47,442
I keep thinking...
631
00:33:47,526 --> 00:33:50,195
...if Templeton
were president right now,
632
00:33:50,278 --> 00:33:52,155
we might very well be at war.
633
00:33:52,239 --> 00:33:56,159
Yeah, well, it's reason enough
to be president right there.
634
00:33:57,202 --> 00:33:58,995
[quietly] Yeah.
635
00:33:59,746 --> 00:34:01,331
And reason enough to run again.
636
00:34:02,666 --> 00:34:04,793
- Hmm.
- [footsteps]
637
00:34:04,876 --> 00:34:08,380
[knocking] Madam President,
they want you in the Sit Room.
638
00:34:17,472 --> 00:34:19,391
[murmuring]
639
00:34:19,474 --> 00:34:20,517
Ten-hut!
640
00:34:20,600 --> 00:34:24,062
Madam President, we have a secure
transmission from the USS Brighton,
641
00:34:24,145 --> 00:34:25,605
the lead rescue ship.
642
00:34:25,689 --> 00:34:28,900
They've asked that we put it through
when we have you in the room.
643
00:34:28,984 --> 00:34:32,279
USS Brighton, you have secure
transmission with the president
644
00:34:32,362 --> 00:34:34,614
of the United States.
645
00:34:34,698 --> 00:34:38,743
Madam President, this is Captain
Andrew Duggan of the USS Seattle,
646
00:34:38,827 --> 00:34:41,830
radioing in to report that all
classified material on our ship
647
00:34:41,913 --> 00:34:45,875
has been destroyed and our entire crew
is now safely aboard the USS Brighton.
648
00:34:45,959 --> 00:34:47,168
[murmuring]
649
00:34:47,252 --> 00:34:49,963
It's very good to see your face,
Captain Duggan.
650
00:34:50,046 --> 00:34:52,340
It's good to be seen, Madam President.
651
00:34:52,424 --> 00:34:54,968
You had us a bit worried for awhile.
652
00:34:55,051 --> 00:34:56,678
We knew you'd come get us.
653
00:34:56,761 --> 00:34:59,222
It's an honor to serve under you,
Madam President.
654
00:34:59,306 --> 00:35:00,515
Thank you, captain.
655
00:35:00,599 --> 00:35:04,728
You tell everyone there,
you all have made us very proud today.
656
00:35:05,854 --> 00:35:09,608
General Krieger, let's turn those ships
around and get our sailors home.
657
00:35:15,113 --> 00:35:16,781
[man] Excellent work, ma'am.
658
00:35:20,410 --> 00:35:22,495
Madam President...
659
00:35:23,330 --> 00:35:25,415
...we just wanted to say...
660
00:35:25,498 --> 00:35:28,335
...thank you
for your leadership through this.
661
00:35:28,418 --> 00:35:30,920
We're honored to serve under you too.
662
00:35:31,004 --> 00:35:33,590
- Thank you, general.
- Thank you, Madam President.
663
00:35:33,673 --> 00:35:35,759
- Thank you.
- Madam President.
664
00:35:37,636 --> 00:35:39,638
How do you want
to make the announcement?
665
00:35:39,721 --> 00:35:43,141
Release the video uplink to the press.
Let them know the crew is safe.
666
00:35:43,224 --> 00:35:46,353
We'll move the presidential
press conference a day early.
667
00:35:46,436 --> 00:35:47,395
Great.
668
00:35:47,479 --> 00:35:49,439
I'll want to talk
to world leaders first.
669
00:35:49,522 --> 00:35:51,232
- I'll set it up.
- Congratulations.
670
00:35:51,316 --> 00:35:53,193
I really appreciate all your help.
671
00:35:53,276 --> 00:35:57,072
It was a brilliant ploy,
telling them you'd apologize.
672
00:35:57,155 --> 00:35:58,698
It wasn't a ploy.
673
00:35:58,782 --> 00:36:03,912
You're... you're not actually going
to apologize to the North Koreans?
674
00:36:03,995 --> 00:36:05,205
I promised I would.
675
00:36:06,331 --> 00:36:11,127
With all due respect, ma'am,
as a strategy, it was brilliant.
676
00:36:11,211 --> 00:36:14,130
But a public apology will do nothing
but make you look weak.
677
00:36:14,214 --> 00:36:16,174
I want them to know they can trust us.
678
00:36:16,257 --> 00:36:18,176
Better they should fear us.
679
00:36:18,259 --> 00:36:21,346
They already fear us.
A little trust won't hurt.
680
00:36:22,681 --> 00:36:24,974
Well, let's hope you're right.
681
00:36:26,518 --> 00:36:29,771
I want to thank you for allowing
me to be a part of this process.
682
00:36:29,854 --> 00:36:31,648
- Thank you.
- Mr. Speaker.
683
00:36:32,524 --> 00:36:33,692
Good morning.
684
00:36:33,775 --> 00:36:37,320
[Duggan] ...all classified material
on our ship has been destroyed
685
00:36:37,404 --> 00:36:40,865
and our entire crew is now
safely aboard the USS Brighton.
686
00:36:40,949 --> 00:36:42,409
[man] Yeah!
687
00:36:42,492 --> 00:36:45,161
Remember how I said
the president needs to do something
688
00:36:45,245 --> 00:36:47,497
to clarify her image
with the American people?
689
00:36:47,580 --> 00:36:49,916
- Done?
- Done and done.
690
00:36:49,999 --> 00:36:53,378
Money can't buy this kind of PR hit.
I mean, this is...
691
00:36:53,461 --> 00:36:56,756
...a very good day. I mean,
do you realize how good this is? It's...
692
00:36:59,634 --> 00:37:01,386
It's a good day.
693
00:37:03,513 --> 00:37:04,931
OK, then.
694
00:37:05,014 --> 00:37:07,308
When our sub got into trouble,
it was too close
695
00:37:07,392 --> 00:37:10,854
to the sovereign waters of North Korea.
That was a mistake.
696
00:37:10,937 --> 00:37:15,442
As commander in chief of the United
States military, I take responsibility.
697
00:37:15,525 --> 00:37:16,693
[clamoring]
698
00:37:16,776 --> 00:37:19,612
Are you saying
the North Koreans share no blame?
699
00:37:19,696 --> 00:37:22,574
This isn't a time for blame.
It's a time for moving forward.
700
00:37:22,657 --> 00:37:26,786
And in that spirit, I would like
to offer the people of North Korea
701
00:37:26,870 --> 00:37:30,081
my personal apology
for our part in this incident.
702
00:37:30,165 --> 00:37:31,541
And my pledge to do better.
703
00:37:31,624 --> 00:37:33,835
- Ma'am! Ma'am!
- Roger.
704
00:37:33,918 --> 00:37:37,172
Thank you, ma'am. North Korea
is a totalitarian dictatorship.
705
00:37:37,255 --> 00:37:41,593
They shot down a plane. Aren't they
the ones who should pledge to do better?
706
00:37:41,676 --> 00:37:45,054
We don't see eye to eye on most
issues with North Korean leaders,
707
00:37:45,138 --> 00:37:48,266
but today we saw eye to eye
on the most important issue:
708
00:37:48,349 --> 00:37:50,143
Peace.
709
00:37:50,226 --> 00:37:53,354
I think we can all be proud of that.
Thank you.
710
00:37:53,438 --> 00:37:55,899
[all] Madam President!
711
00:37:59,527 --> 00:38:02,572
I know you all probably
have two million calls each to return.
712
00:38:02,655 --> 00:38:04,491
We just want to grab you for a minute.
713
00:38:04,574 --> 00:38:07,327
It's more like three million,
but you're the president.
714
00:38:07,410 --> 00:38:09,078
Speaking of which...
715
00:38:09,913 --> 00:38:13,291
I wanted to tell you all
how proud I am of you,
716
00:38:13,374 --> 00:38:15,919
of us, of this team.
717
00:38:16,002 --> 00:38:19,923
We accomplished something
amazing in the last 48 hours.
718
00:38:20,006 --> 00:38:23,176
And I can't help but feel
719
00:38:23,259 --> 00:38:26,429
that, uh, there's so much
more we could accomplish.
720
00:38:26,513 --> 00:38:27,597
You're going to run.
721
00:38:28,848 --> 00:38:30,099
[chuckling]
722
00:38:30,183 --> 00:38:33,019
I think this team
deserves another four years.
723
00:38:34,103 --> 00:38:35,188
At least.
724
00:38:35,271 --> 00:38:37,315
Absolutely.
725
00:38:39,692 --> 00:38:40,693
Thank you.
726
00:38:40,777 --> 00:38:43,112
When our sub got into trouble,
it was too close
727
00:38:43,196 --> 00:38:46,449
to the sovereign waters
of North Korea. That was a mistake.
728
00:38:46,533 --> 00:38:47,909
Hey.
729
00:38:47,992 --> 00:38:50,078
I thought you were
gonna go straight home.
730
00:38:50,161 --> 00:38:52,664
[exhales] I can't sleep
when it's light out.
731
00:38:55,959 --> 00:38:57,585
How was the press conference?
732
00:38:57,669 --> 00:38:59,838
She's spinning it pretty well right now.
733
00:38:59,921 --> 00:39:01,756
Yeah.
734
00:39:01,840 --> 00:39:03,550
How was she in the crisis?
735
00:39:04,717 --> 00:39:06,302
Well...
736
00:39:07,428 --> 00:39:11,224
...the good news is she did
a hell of a job for the country.
737
00:39:11,307 --> 00:39:12,725
What's the bad news?
738
00:39:12,809 --> 00:39:16,521
The bad news is she did
a hell of a job for the country.
739
00:39:19,983 --> 00:39:23,444
She's not gonna be easy to beat.
740
00:39:23,528 --> 00:39:25,947
[Mac] And when the last chick
was safe in its nest,
741
00:39:26,030 --> 00:39:29,826
Ricky winged up into the sky
where he found his friends
742
00:39:29,909 --> 00:39:32,203
waiting to take him home.
743
00:39:32,287 --> 00:39:34,289
Could you read me another one?
744
00:39:34,372 --> 00:39:36,875
No, but good try.
745
00:39:36,958 --> 00:39:39,043
Bedtime.
746
00:39:39,127 --> 00:39:41,087
Goodnight, baby. Mmm.
747
00:39:41,170 --> 00:39:43,381
Is everything really OK now?
748
00:39:43,464 --> 00:39:46,259
Mm-hm.
Just like the chicks in their nest.
749
00:39:46,342 --> 00:39:47,969
Promise.
750
00:39:56,936 --> 00:39:59,731
- Hey.
- Hey, Mom.
751
00:39:59,814 --> 00:40:02,775
- You OK?
- Yeah. I just, um...
752
00:40:02,859 --> 00:40:05,570
[exhales] I just wanted
to tell you I'm...
753
00:40:07,030 --> 00:40:08,323
I'm really proud of you.
754
00:40:08,406 --> 00:40:10,575
Thank you.
755
00:40:10,658 --> 00:40:13,369
[exhales] I'm proud of you too,
you know.
756
00:40:15,038 --> 00:40:18,249
It's not like I just brought
us back from the brink of nuclear war.
757
00:40:19,250 --> 00:40:20,835
That was pretty good, wasn't it?
758
00:40:20,919 --> 00:40:23,087
Yeah, well,
don't let it go to your head.
759
00:40:24,047 --> 00:40:27,550
- Good night, Mom.
- Good night.
760
00:40:28,718 --> 00:40:30,929
I smell cookies.
761
00:40:31,012 --> 00:40:34,849
Oh. You always liked
a snack after a long day.
762
00:40:34,933 --> 00:40:37,644
It's been a long couple of days.
763
00:40:37,727 --> 00:40:40,313
Hey! Hands off.
764
00:40:40,396 --> 00:40:42,899
I made you some hot cocoa.
Help you sleep.
765
00:40:42,982 --> 00:40:43,983
Thank you.
766
00:40:44,067 --> 00:40:47,028
You always had fresh cookies
waiting when I got out of school.
767
00:40:47,111 --> 00:40:50,615
Mmm. You know why?
768
00:40:50,698 --> 00:40:52,492
Because you're the best mom ever?
769
00:40:52,575 --> 00:40:55,161
Of course, that.
770
00:40:55,244 --> 00:40:56,746
You'd come home for the cookies.
771
00:40:56,829 --> 00:40:58,164
Hmm.
772
00:40:58,247 --> 00:41:02,001
Tell me about your day. I'd have you
at the table for ten minutes.
773
00:41:02,085 --> 00:41:04,087
It was our special time together.
774
00:41:04,921 --> 00:41:07,340
Every day. Guaranteed.
775
00:41:07,423 --> 00:41:09,008
[chuckling]
776
00:41:10,677 --> 00:41:13,096
So, how was your day?
777
00:41:16,891 --> 00:41:20,478
The kids were really freaked.
Thanks for taking care of them.
778
00:41:20,561 --> 00:41:23,272
Hmm. We were all really freaked.
779
00:41:27,527 --> 00:41:29,946
You did a wonderful job, you know.
780
00:41:31,280 --> 00:41:33,032
The kids were...
781
00:41:33,116 --> 00:41:36,119
...really impressed
with their mother today.
782
00:41:36,202 --> 00:41:38,204
It's not me. It's the presidency.
783
00:41:38,287 --> 00:41:40,164
If the skirt fits.
784
00:41:41,958 --> 00:41:43,459
You want to know the truth?
785
00:41:45,294 --> 00:41:46,963
It was a rush.
786
00:41:48,131 --> 00:41:51,843
Being the most
powerful person on Earth...
787
00:41:51,926 --> 00:41:53,594
...is a hell of a rush.
788
00:41:56,806 --> 00:41:59,142
I'm happy to see
you're enjoying your job, dear.
789
00:41:59,225 --> 00:42:01,894
But you might not want to mention
790
00:42:01,978 --> 00:42:07,066
the "most powerful person on Earth"
part to your husband.
791
00:42:07,150 --> 00:42:10,695
- You're probably right about that.
- [laughing]
792
00:42:10,778 --> 00:42:13,906
- All right. What do we got here?
- Chocolate chip.
793
00:42:13,990 --> 00:42:18,244
These are the plain.
I made some nut, but...
794
00:42:18,327 --> 00:42:20,955
What you've made is too many cookies.
795
00:42:21,039 --> 00:42:24,709
I know. I get carried away.
66655
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