The West Wing s06e01 Episode Script
NSF Thurmont
Previously on The West Wing: You're going on a CODEL to the Middle East.
No presidential handholding.
See what's going on, brief me and Toby.
-And Donna? -She was in the car.
Three dead so far, sir.
Congressmen DeSantos and Korb.
And we just got word.
Admiral Fitzwallace.
The people responsible will be found and brought to justice.
It's time to focus on the terrorist elements who've declared war on us.
What are my other options? -There's the Palestinian Authority.
-Chairman Farad? He's asked for the opportunity to arrest suspects identified by the FBI.
He won't treat us like Israelis.
We can bring him to the table.
Sir.
The country wants action.
Chairman Farad.
He's on TV.
He's thanking us for inviting him to a summit with the Israelis.
-We didn't invite him! -He's publicly accepted.
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our invitation to Camp David.
I think you're gun-shy, sir.
The most important moment of your presidency and you'll blow it.
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for being human.
I'm the guy in the office, Leo.
I'll be the one who's judged.
Escort.
Attention.
Forward.
Center.
Face.
We can't let the chairman bully us into hosting summits, sir.
-Who will know? -The people at State know.
-At the Pentagon.
-And the Israelis know.
If forced to host a summit, they'll leak it.
That so bad? The chairman wants a peace summit.
Isn't it a start? He invited himself to Camp David.
What next? Raid the Council on Foreign Relations? Sir, we need to focus on military action.
Retaliation for the deaths of our people in Gaza.
I've got a guy who wants to come to a peace table, and I've got a table.
Tell Farad he can have his summit if it doubles as his retirement party.
-I'll buy the watch.
-What do I need from him.
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to get the Israelis to Camp David? He'd have to arrest the leaders of Hamas.
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put Palestinian security under Mukarat and the moderates.
Adopt a new PLO charter to give up that portion.
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of historical Palestine he's gonna recognize as Israel.
Plus the watch? Mr.
President, this way, please.
Sir.
I feel as if my counsel was largely responsible for this mess.
I get lots of counsel, Ms.
Harper.
What I choose to do with it is my responsibility.
Ted Harbert called from 60 Minutes.
He has a congressional widow on camera demanding the president.
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avenge her husband's death.
-Which one? Tom Korb's.
They're hoping the president will go on camera to respond.
To defend his tie-dye, hippie, blowing-in-the-wind.
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peacenik pipe dream while the grieving widow rends her garments? Want me to get you in the Oval right away? The president won't be back in the building till this afternoon.
--my desire to restart negotiations with the Israelis.
The Israelis won't get in a room with Farad again.
I'm surprised the Prime Minister hasn't said so in 3 different languages.
-The president asked him not to.
-He won't deal.
Last time, Israel offered up Gaza, .
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half of Jerusalem, Temple Mount, and the lead role.
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in the Temple Beth el Purim Play.
Farad walked away.
-What do you need, Will? -A president to respond to the murder.
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of two congressmen.
-The vice president can't support him.
-He plans to say so publicly? He speaks at the Israel Policy Forum Gala on Friday.
It may come up.
He can't be convinced to come down with the flu? He's a pretty healthy guy.
The president knows? You're telling him? -Knows what? -There is no viable alternative.
He's going to have to bomb Palestinians.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake.
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for theirs will be the kingdom of heaven.
And blessed are the peacemakers.
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for they shall be called.
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the children of God.
-We have no choice but to retaliate.
-Khalil Nasan is still in Gaza? Yes.
We've linked Nasan's bombing of our congressional delegation.
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to the Khanjari Martyrs.
And the martyrs are using the Ein Hawa camp near Damascus.
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as their base of operation.
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and technical support for Nasan.
-What are you proposing? Syria and Iran are the primary supporters of the martyrs.
The Lincoln Battle Group is in strike range.
We can use SLAM-ER missiles against the camp.
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and the two terrorist training camps in Northern Iran, east of Birjand.
-And forget the summit.
-What summit? -The Israelis won't meet with Farad.
-The region is a powder keg.
Name once in the last 20 centuries when it wasn't.
Egypt, Jordan and the Saudis will help us craft a deal with Farad.
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but it falls apart if we start bombing Syria and Iran.
The way to stop attacks against Americans abroad.
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is to show we're willing to respond when provoked.
Bombing Syria and Iran sends a powerful message, Mr.
President.
Do we have any evidence linking Iran to Nasan? If we take this opportunity to strike Iranian terrorist camps, believe me.
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we'll find a way to link attacks on our people back to them.
We use the attack on our congressional delegation.
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as a pretext to attack another country we don't know to be responsible? -I'm not suggesting that-- -Then what the hell are you suggesting? -There's intelligence-- -I won't use Admiral Fitzwallace's.
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death and of our congressmen as a pretext to attack.
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another country we don't like.
-The ambassador is here.
I wanna see what we have linking Nasan to the martyrs in Syria.
If you find any credible, verifiable evidence dragging Iran into this.
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I'll take a look at that too.
Thank you, sir.
I'm not bombing half the Middle East so it would make us all feel better.
-They're on your side.
-Really? It was hard believing that a few minutes ago.
Sir, you can't delay any longer.
There are no rabbits left in this hat.
-I'm not prepared to accept that.
-You're going to have to, sir.
The ambassador's waiting.
Looks like your boy's got himself in trouble.
-My boy? -Bartlet.
He's been President Bartlet for six years.
Hasn't been "boy" for about 50.
Israel is never gonna meet with Farad.
Why should they? They have him surrounded in the West Bank.
What does Bartlet think they'll do? Knock on the door, say: "I'm so sorry about all the tanks and stuff, but.
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want to come to America, have a chat and sort this out?" -Where are you from? -Belfast.
You guys are the model of how to work things out over there.
-We are, actually.
-The Israelis have a right.
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to protect themselves.
-They oppress people for self-rule.
They're soldiers trying to keep their sisters from getting blown up.
-You Jewish? -You anti-Semitic? Thinking the Palestinians have a point is anti-Semitic.
Anyone who thinks the Jews don't after being chased and exiled.
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and persecuted for centuries is either an idiot or a fool.
Probably both.
Madame Ambassador.
-Mr.
McGarry.
-Pleasure.
Good to see you.
-Thank you.
-Please.
Admiral Fitzwallace was a great man.
-All Israelis mourn his loss.
-Thank you.
Israel cannot agree to attend a summit with Chairman Farad.
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while our citizens are being brutally murdered every day.
Whether we like it or not, Farad is in charge.
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has sought regime change in dictatorships around the world.
Is Israel to be held to a higher standard? Israel was created to be a land free from oppression.
Whether the land is rightly Palestinian, Israeli, Jordanian or Judean.
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the people who live in the territories are oppressed.
By their leadership, by the neglect of Arab neighbors, and yes, by Israel.
I'm sorry, Mr.
President.
Chairman Farad is interested in only one thing: murdering Israelis.
And apparently he's decided it's now time to start murdering Americans too.
We won't participate in any discussions which include Chairman Farad.
If you'll excuse me, sir.
C.
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Republicans are going to the White House to meet with the president.
-What will they say? -They'll do what they always do.
Express unanimous and unqualified support of the president's policies.
It's not just the Republicans.
Democrats don't understand why the president is.
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wringing his hands when the Israelis send tanks.
We're working with leaders of both parties.
They know the president will act.
Chris.
No, they don't, C.
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Neither do the American people.
Gallup is saying 82 percent support military action in response to Gaza.
The president doesn't make security decisions based on opinion polls.
Chris.
Will the Israelis participate in a summit with the Palestinians? Israeli officials are saying they won't if Farad is invited.
We're discussing the specifics of any possible talks with members of the Palestinian authority and the Israeli government.
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-Anything from Josh? -Yeah.
Donna's back in surgery.
Something about a pulmonary embolism.
-Margaret.
-60 Minutes is gonna run an interview.
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with Christine Korb.
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told me this morning.
-See if you can reach Josh.
-We need to get to Alicia DeSantos.
The president doesn't want us hauling out a widow.
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like a political lawn ornament.
-I can call.
-You don't have to let him know-- -Not today.
-I got enough problems.
-What's the president doing, Leo? A summit? He's already got a Nobel Prize.
What's he need a second one for? -Bookends? -The speaker's here.
Let the president's office know.
Then show him in.
He brought half of Congress with him.
Don't think they'll all fit.
Mr.
Speaker.
Nice to see you.
Richard, David, Leslie.
Sheila, surprised to see you running with this crowd.
-It's not a partisan issue.
-A show of unity would be.
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helpful to the White House.
-The president is in the Oval.
-He'll be right with us.
-Have you listened to the radio? -I've been a little busy.
-Have you been listening to the radio? -Oldies? Traffic? -The nation's taking.
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these peace talks badly.
People believe you sent congressmen.
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into harm's way.
-The same right-wing turkey basters.
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who said I faked MS to get the sympathy vote in the last election? Nice to see you.
Please sit down.
Members of Congress were killed, Mr.
President.
Instead of seeking justice.
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you're inviting them to play dodgeball at Camp David.
You're ignoring the sacrifice they made for their country.
-I'm trying to honor it.
-You're appeasing terrorists.
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by rewarding them with a peace summit.
If the issue here is congressional consultation, we can assure you that-- Mr.
President.
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you have to go on national television, admit your mistake.
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and retract those invitations.
You've insulted these men and their memories.
You have to put this summit back into the cereal box it came in.
I didn't come here to play games.
I am trying to find a way to make peace.
And when I do, you can go on TV and explain why you're against it.
Israeli sources indicate that Prime Minister Zahavy remains reluctant to meet with Palestinian Chairman Farad.
The Israeli Defense Minister-- Ms.
Moss was experiencing shortness of breath and chest pain.
Her chest CT revealed a blood clot in her right lung.
She asked if she could see you before we put her under.
-Me? -No.
Mr.
Lyman.
I just talked to the doctor.
They said it's no big deal.
Yeah, it's stylish, huh? He tell you what they were gonna do? It's gonna be a snap.
Yeah.
Don't be.
You're gonna be fine, okay? Okay, Donna.
Here we go.
The strike force can launch in six hours.
It's two hours to the targets in Syria, same to Gaza.
Air-to-ground smart munitions against both.
Back on the deck in four hours.
Intel still has Khalil Nasan at the same location in Gaza? Yes.
We have to hope he stays there till mid morning.
Good.
-You'll talk to him? -Yeah.
We lose track of Nasan now, who knows when we pick him up again? Thank you, general.
--President Bartlet, in particular, his approval rating is slipping in light of his support of peace talks.
-Leo? Do you have a moment? -Sure.
I encouraged the president to pursue a meeting with Mukarat.
I should have anticipated Chairman Farad-- Did you bury a mortar shell on a roadside in Gaza two days ago? -No.
I feel in hindsight-- -The president heard.
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what he wanted to hear, and went where he wanted to go.
He's over 21.
Don't flatter yourself.
You're not changing the course of history.
I won't take up any more of your time.
He doesn't like chaos.
We bomb some apartment building in Gaza or a camp in Syria.
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there'll be consequences, and we can't tell him what they're going to be.
Will we get drawn into a war in the Middle East? Will suicide bombers be climbing onto buses in Passaic, New Jersey.
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instead of Tel Aviv and Haifa? Excuse me, Leo.
The president's asking for you and Ms.
Harper in the Oval.
The president's looking for answers, and we don't have them.
No idea is too stupid or outrageous.
Party clowns, piñatas.
I'd build a mosque out of Jell-O if I thought.
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I need ideas, new ideas.
Come on.
Just throw things out, and we'll see if anything comes of it.
I think we need to shift the conversation back to the military-- Come on.
Who else? -Is the FBI any closer to--? -I'm serious.
Farad and the Israelis.
How to get them in the same room together.
Previous peace plans focused on getting Chairman Farad to crack down on.
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Hamas and terrorist groups.
-That's not powerful.
-He picks a fight with Hamas.
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-No idea is too stupid or outrageous.
-We let Farad come to Camp David.
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-No, no.
Be realistic.
-Realistic or suicidal? -No one cares to end the violence.
What if we can add credibility to the summit? Something the Palestinians and the Israelis could buy into? -Really stupid ideas? -Yes.
Absolutely.
We ignore everything that's happened in the last 24 hours.
Yesterday, Farad was cooperating with us, planning to arrest Nasan.
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and other perpetrators.
Then Israelis surrounded.
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his compound in the West Bank.
His people in Gaza refused.
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to arrest Nasan, right? -Yeah? So? So we hold Farad to his earlier promise.
Tell him if he wants a summit, he has to arrest Nasan.
Show that he's serious about punishing terrorists.
How's he supposed to do that.
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when his compound is surrounded by Israeli tanks? Farad was never gonna do it himself.
The Palestinian Authority was.
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waiting to proceed.
-Israelis turned off his power and cell.
Get him a new one.
They won't stop the American consulate from giving him one.
-They might.
-A cell phone.
He can use mine if he wants.
-You're right.
It's a stupid idea.
-Why? Who cares if he has a phone? He's not gonna punish Nasan.
He's rounded up terrorists before.
He walks them past Al Jazeera for show.
Puts them on house arrest in a palace.
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with a squash court and high-speed Internet.
-Tell him he must turn Nasan over.
-He won't do it.
-How do you know? -His followers think Nasan's a hero.
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for blowing up Americans.
He turns the guy to Satan? If he says no or equivocates, we go public, say we wanted Farad.
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for a summit, we identified the killer, but he refused to turn him over.
We look reasonable, measured.
He has no one to blame but himself.
If he does turn over Nasan, we go to the Israelis and say, "Hey, look.
He's serious this time.
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-Maybe.
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Somebody get the man a cell phone, and tell him to expect a call.
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from the president.
Thanks, everyone.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
-Leo.
You're okay with--? -Coordinate with State.
Thank you, Mr.
President.
Congress is drafting a resolution demanding that you take military action.
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The Lincoln Battle Group will be in position sometime tonight.
They're awaiting your go order to strike Nasan and the Syrian camps.
-What? -We can't wait for Farad.
The risk of losing Khalil Nasan is too great.
We have intel linking Iran to the martyrs.
It's sketchy in spots.
It's a compelling case.
I recommend you include Iran in the attacks.
General Alexander went ahead with plans for these bombings? -At your request.
-I said I'd consider it when the time.
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was appropriate.
I didn't ask-- He was trying to anticipate your eventual needs, sir.
At my urging.
Mr.
President, please.
Congress, the Joint Chiefs, the American public, your own staff.
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everyone disagrees with your assessment of the situation.
Killing Palestinians isn't going to make us feel safer.
They'll kill more, then we'll have to kill more.
-It's Russian roulette with a loaded gun.
-We can't allow terrorists to murder.
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our citizens without-- -Why would Palestinians murder.
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American government officials? They never have before.
They're deliberately provoking us, Leo.
They know that we'll retaliate.
They've studied us.
-They want us to overreact.
-This isn't overreacting.
-It's the appropriate, balanced-- -Tell me how this ends, Leo! Start something that may have repercussions on American.
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foreign policy for decades, but you don't know how it ends! We don't always know how it ends! The Lincoln will be in position in a few hours, and then you are going.
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to have to give the go-ahead for the bombings.
Or what? Let me know when Chairman Farad calls.
I'll be in the residence.
Thank you, Mr.
President.
It's late.
I'm sorry.
Did I wake you? No.
Still nothing? Maybe I'm wrong.
-Maybe.
-You think so? -Am I that predictable now? -You were always that predictable.
I could do what they want, make everyone feel better for a few days.
Some nice aerial shots of things blowing up on CNN, a few charred bodies.
-It would be a hell of a lot easier.
-You want easier? I want Fitz to walk through my door tomorrow.
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and give me a hard time about the Celtics.
You think they got a chance this year? -Who? -Celtics.
They still need a big man and a reliable point guard, but.
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they might make a run for it.
-For a moment there, I was worried.
Hey.
I got the last two packages of peanut butter crackers out of the machine.
It was that or an old egg salad sandwich.
-Thought you went home.
-Pass up the 16th Street smorgasbord? I wouldn't have been able to sleep anyway.
I'm catching up on some work.
You're gonna need some water.
Maybe a fire hose.
Or a local reservoir.
How the hell do we always get dragged into these things? Why can't I sit on my patio, barbecue chicken and drink a Diet Dr.
Pepper? -You gonna finish those? -Be my guest.
You ever think: "If we're in charge, this country's in a hell of a lot of trouble"? -Till I spend time with the other guys.
-Got a phone to Farad.
-The president's talking to him now.
-I'm afraid that's unacceptable.
If your security forces were to capture Nasan, we want him.
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turned over to us.
-The crime was committed -in the Palestinian territories.
-Territories aren't a state.
Trying Nasan in an American court shows there are other means.
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of seeking justice than Israeli missile strikes.
This point can also be made in Palestinian court.
What Palestinian court? It's three men with loaded pistols and a Magic 8 ball.
Mr.
Chairman, capturing Nasan and turning him over to us.
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would demonstrate to the Israelis and the world you're tough on terror.
You fight for the Palestinian cause and don't randomly attack Americans.
It would demonstrate that the Palestinians are incapable -of administrating justice themselves.
-Americans were killed, chairman.
This falls under our jurisdiction.
Even if you were to detain Nasan, we would ask that you extradite him.
Mr.
Chairman.
These are difficult questions.
Perhaps they should be a topic of discussion of our talks at Camp David.
There won't be any talks if Khalil Nasan isn't delivered into U.
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custody.
Mr.
President, that makes things very difficult.
-Perhaps, then, Mr.
President -Sorry.
we will not be able to meet.
Mr.
Chairman, if your security forces were to detain Nasan.
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and then turn him over to us secretly.
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we'd be happy to say that he was apprehended by the FBI.
Mr.
Chairman? I will discuss it with members of my government.
-And you'll seriously consider it? -I will discuss it.
-Thank you for your time, Mr.
Chairman.
-Thank you, Mr.
President.
-Was that a yes or a no? -"Members of my government"? He was talking about two sock puppets and a Beanie Baby.
-He won't do it.
-He was considering it.
He was distracted, looking up Nasan's number to warn him to get out of Gaza.
There's no evidence linking Nasan to Farad.
-We haven't interrogated him yet.
-Now all Palestinians are terrorists? -lf the kaffiyeh fits.
-That's enough.
Thank you, everybody.
Go home.
Try to get some sleep.
Thank you, Mr.
President.
-Now what? -We wait.
-The Lincoln Battle Group is almost-- -We wait, Leo.
So you fly halfway around the world on a moment's notice.
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to rush to a woman's bedside when the White House is facing off.
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a Biblical apocalypse.
-We work together.
-Past dalliance gone bad.
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or tragically unconsummated love kept at arm's length by.
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Puritanical American workplace ethics? What the hell are you talking about? There was this girl when I was 16, no, 17.
This when you were a bagman for the IRA? She was mad about me.
Worshipped me, really.
And I liked her.
But I was off to university in Dublin, and she was gonna stay in Belfast.
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working in her dad's shop.
-This is taking too long.
-Isn't this taking too long? -But she wrote to me.
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every single day.
And she called on the weekends.
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and she was always there.
And I took her for granted, you know? Mr.
Lyman.
-How's she doing? -We encountered a few difficulties.
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during the procedure.
She lost a lot of blood.
We had to transfuse and call in a vascular surgeon to repair it.
-Is she gonna be all right? -She's still unconscious.
When she's stable we'll send her for an MRI.
Between the anemia and low blood pressure.
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she may have suffered hypoxic brain injury.
Decreased oxygen delivery can result in brain damage.
They had to do some sort of operation, and there were complications.
I spoke to Josh.
He's pretty upset.
-Can you get me Donna's parents? -Yes, sir.
We've heard nothing from Chairman Farad in over seven hours.
General Alexander's waiting in the Sit Room.
The Lincoln Carrier Group is in place.
-Excuse me, Mr.
President.
-What do you need, George? Our FBI team in Gaza was contacted by the Palestinian security forces.
They have Khalil Nasan in custody, and they'd like to turn him over to us.
-Did it pass? -House was 317 to 116.
Senate 62 to 37.
"Whereas acts of treacherous, unprovoked violence have been.
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That's gonna be all of it.
"Whereas inaction further threatens the national security of these United States.
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and there can be no peace in the Middle East if such acts are.
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sanctioned and committed.
Whereas the president has both the authority.
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and the imperative to address and prevent acts of terror against the U.
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" The president has the authority and the imperative? -That doesn't sound bad.
-The Oxford Debating Society's way.
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of telling the president to get off his ass, do something, you feckless wimp.
-Is she here? -Yes.
The prime minister's waiting.
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in Tel Aviv.
-It passed? -Yes, sir.
-How many Democrats against us? -Too many.
-But we swept the Vermont delegation.
-Right? -Actually, no.
-"The authority and the imperative"? -Yes, sir.
They want peace, but I have to blow something up? They're willing to haggle on the peace part.
That usually worked in the past.
How's my tie? -I would've worn the blue.
-Get the prime minister on the phone.
Ms.
Harper, head on in and look unhappy.
Toby, I want you to call every Democrat that supported this resolution and say.
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if they ever want White House support.
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for another rubber-chicken fundraiser.
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they'd better start singing a rousing chorus of "Hail to the Chief.
" Leo, head down to the Sit Room and tell the generals to keep their pistols.
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in their pockets for the time being.
You don't believe in this, Leo, and they're not gonna wanna do it.
I can't have them picking up any signals from you that we disagree.
No, sir.
So Fields voted for it? Yeah, and Blinken, Worthington, Goffman.
-Wow, Goffman? -Sue Bordan 's on here too.
She's in a tough race with a knuckle-dragging D A from Lake Forest.
-Donna any better? -You on with Josh? They can't tell if there's neurological damage for a couple days.
-How is she? -They won't know for a couple days.
Sir.
Oh, God, really? I don't have a pacemaker or anything.
-Turn it off now, sir.
-Okay, sure, lieutenant.
-Who are you talking to? -Nurse Ratched.
I gotta go.
I'll call back in a couple hours.
The Palestinian Authority has detained Khalil Nasan.
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and is prepared to turn him over to our FBI.
Farad's promised to turn over terrorists before.
It's a show of good faith on Chairman Farad's part.
An example of his renewed willingness to address the peace process.
Mr.
Prime Minister.
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and sapping your moral authority in the eyes of the world.
Farad is beholden to the very forces that wish to push us back into the sea.
It's not a negotiating point for him.
It's a religious and moral imperative to take back all of Israel for Palestine.
Sir, you cannot hold yourself out as the Promised Land.
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while occupying the territories and oppressing other peoples.
Our Arab citizens enjoy the most freedoms of any Arabs in the Middle East.
The Palestinians are oppressed as opposed to whom? We don 't stone women who refuse - to wear headscarves in Tel Aviv.
-Sir, Chairman Farad's seen.
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you're almost done building the fence in the West Bank.
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he'll lose half the Jordan Valley to settlement.
If you agree to come to a summit with Farad.
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and he still refuses to reach an agreement.
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the United States is willing to publicly support Israeli actions.
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to secure your homeland.
Including the building of the fence.
Eli, why not sit down and talk again? If Farad turns over this terrorist to you I will take the offer to my cabinet.
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Prime Minister.
-Good afternoon, Mr.
President.
-Madame Ambassador.
-Mr.
President.
I think we got ourselves a ball game.
Have you ever been to NSF Thurmont before? Camp David? No.
No, I haven't.
-Ever been on Marine One? -No.
No, I haven't.
-Like helicopters? -No, not really.
I get airsick.
Okay.
You can sit with Will.
I want you to stay here, hold down the fort.
I'll call you when things heat up.
Of course, Mr.
President.
-You still think this is a mistake.
-Yes, sir.
I do.
As soon as the Palestinian delegation is on the ground at Andrews.
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give Alexander the go.
-Sir? Tell the general to hit the Ein Hawa camp near Damascus.
-What about Iran? -I've looked at the intel file.
I'm still not convinced.
You get something more.
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show it to me and we'll discuss it.
-Thank you, Mr.
President.
-Will Bailey.
-You guys do s 'mores -and strategic planning last night? -Missiles and marshmallows.
President loves a campfire.
I should warn you, his horror stories.
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-Well, so is the morning paper.
The Palestinians are wheels up.
-They do s 'mores? -Great way to stop the summit .
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before it starts.
Food with the consistency of industrial sealant.
-Leo's looking for you.
-Get him up at Camp David.
He's not at Camp David.
He's in his office.
I thought you went with the president.
Couple of loose ends.
We want the press corps down here.
Not the Cozy Inn? He doesn't want either side negotiating in print.
-Walk them through a daily schedule.
-No pool spread? They go to Camp David, all they're gonna see are tinted windows.
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and enough furrowed brows to start a Yiddish theater group.
They're ready for you.
We'll have an announcement in a couple of hours.
-What announcement? -I'll find you when it's time.
-How far? -I only have lungs for five miles.
Buy you a carton of Luckys.
You can stay in bed next time.
So much for permanent press.
Prep group's about to start up on the lower porch.
Mr.
President.
They're on their way.
Did you come to a consensus? Toby would give half his salary for a piece of asphalt he could use.
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to pummel the State Department.
-Give me that.
-What's the sticking point? -What isn't? If we can't agree.
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Okay.
Ten hut.
Go get them, Cassius.
-Mr.
Prime Minister, welcome.
-Mr.
President.
-Maya, good to see you again.
-Mr.
President.
Madame Galit.
-Defense Minister Mazar.
-Where are we, general? Special Forces are in place to paint the target.
The planes are on the deck.
TVD are in place.
Tomcat 215, you are good to go.
Roger, Tomcat 215.
-Speed wind.
-Copy that.
First wave includes radar jamming Prowlers, a Hawkeye.
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in-flight refueling and an S3 Viking.
-How long to the targets? They're at mach 1.
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They'll be dropping ordinance in 90 minutes.
-Round two.
-Ten hut.
Prime Minister Mukarat.
Thank you so much for coming.
-My pleasure.
-It's a pleasure to meet you, sir.
-Chairman Farad, welcome.
-Mr.
President.
-Chairman.
-Please join us here.
They're 30 minutes out, sir.
Do we have the go? That's a go.
You going up to Camp David later? Maybe tomorrow.
Sir, I hope the president knows how lucky he is to have you.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming.
Fleeing his headquarters in Khan Unis, Nasan was apprehended by FBI agents working with Israel defense forces as he attempted to cross into Israel yesterday.
He's the suspect in the terrorist bombings of four U.
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citizens including two congressmen and the retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
Nasan is a long-time supporter of Hamas, the Khanjari Martyrs and its military splinter wing, "Light of Abudaka.
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Uzma Khalil, and Shahab Khalil Josh.
is wanted for a 2002 car bombing in Nazarene, and a 1999 bombing.
Josh.
Josh.
Hey.
You're awake.
Your mom is here.
Colin took her downstairs for some.
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I don't know, for some schnitzel or something.
You're still here.
Yeah.
I'm still here.
No presidential handholding.
See what's going on, brief me and Toby.
-And Donna? -She was in the car.
Three dead so far, sir.
Congressmen DeSantos and Korb.
And we just got word.
Admiral Fitzwallace.
The people responsible will be found and brought to justice.
It's time to focus on the terrorist elements who've declared war on us.
What are my other options? -There's the Palestinian Authority.
-Chairman Farad? He's asked for the opportunity to arrest suspects identified by the FBI.
He won't treat us like Israelis.
We can bring him to the table.
Sir.
The country wants action.
Chairman Farad.
He's on TV.
He's thanking us for inviting him to a summit with the Israelis.
-We didn't invite him! -He's publicly accepted.
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our invitation to Camp David.
I think you're gun-shy, sir.
The most important moment of your presidency and you'll blow it.
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for being human.
I'm the guy in the office, Leo.
I'll be the one who's judged.
Escort.
Attention.
Forward.
Center.
Face.
We can't let the chairman bully us into hosting summits, sir.
-Who will know? -The people at State know.
-At the Pentagon.
-And the Israelis know.
If forced to host a summit, they'll leak it.
That so bad? The chairman wants a peace summit.
Isn't it a start? He invited himself to Camp David.
What next? Raid the Council on Foreign Relations? Sir, we need to focus on military action.
Retaliation for the deaths of our people in Gaza.
I've got a guy who wants to come to a peace table, and I've got a table.
Tell Farad he can have his summit if it doubles as his retirement party.
-I'll buy the watch.
-What do I need from him.
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to get the Israelis to Camp David? He'd have to arrest the leaders of Hamas.
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put Palestinian security under Mukarat and the moderates.
Adopt a new PLO charter to give up that portion.
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of historical Palestine he's gonna recognize as Israel.
Plus the watch? Mr.
President, this way, please.
Sir.
I feel as if my counsel was largely responsible for this mess.
I get lots of counsel, Ms.
Harper.
What I choose to do with it is my responsibility.
Ted Harbert called from 60 Minutes.
He has a congressional widow on camera demanding the president.
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avenge her husband's death.
-Which one? Tom Korb's.
They're hoping the president will go on camera to respond.
To defend his tie-dye, hippie, blowing-in-the-wind.
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peacenik pipe dream while the grieving widow rends her garments? Want me to get you in the Oval right away? The president won't be back in the building till this afternoon.
--my desire to restart negotiations with the Israelis.
The Israelis won't get in a room with Farad again.
I'm surprised the Prime Minister hasn't said so in 3 different languages.
-The president asked him not to.
-He won't deal.
Last time, Israel offered up Gaza, .
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half of Jerusalem, Temple Mount, and the lead role.
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in the Temple Beth el Purim Play.
Farad walked away.
-What do you need, Will? -A president to respond to the murder.
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of two congressmen.
-The vice president can't support him.
-He plans to say so publicly? He speaks at the Israel Policy Forum Gala on Friday.
It may come up.
He can't be convinced to come down with the flu? He's a pretty healthy guy.
The president knows? You're telling him? -Knows what? -There is no viable alternative.
He's going to have to bomb Palestinians.
Blessed are the merciful, for they shall obtain mercy.
Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake.
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for theirs will be the kingdom of heaven.
And blessed are the peacemakers.
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for they shall be called.
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the children of God.
-We have no choice but to retaliate.
-Khalil Nasan is still in Gaza? Yes.
We've linked Nasan's bombing of our congressional delegation.
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to the Khanjari Martyrs.
And the martyrs are using the Ein Hawa camp near Damascus.
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as their base of operation.
-In Syria? E-mails and cellular communications indicate they supplied the munitions.
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and technical support for Nasan.
-What are you proposing? Syria and Iran are the primary supporters of the martyrs.
The Lincoln Battle Group is in strike range.
We can use SLAM-ER missiles against the camp.
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and the two terrorist training camps in Northern Iran, east of Birjand.
-And forget the summit.
-What summit? -The Israelis won't meet with Farad.
-The region is a powder keg.
Name once in the last 20 centuries when it wasn't.
Egypt, Jordan and the Saudis will help us craft a deal with Farad.
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but it falls apart if we start bombing Syria and Iran.
The way to stop attacks against Americans abroad.
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is to show we're willing to respond when provoked.
Bombing Syria and Iran sends a powerful message, Mr.
President.
Do we have any evidence linking Iran to Nasan? If we take this opportunity to strike Iranian terrorist camps, believe me.
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we'll find a way to link attacks on our people back to them.
We use the attack on our congressional delegation.
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as a pretext to attack another country we don't know to be responsible? -I'm not suggesting that-- -Then what the hell are you suggesting? -There's intelligence-- -I won't use Admiral Fitzwallace's.
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death and of our congressmen as a pretext to attack.
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another country we don't like.
-The ambassador is here.
I wanna see what we have linking Nasan to the martyrs in Syria.
If you find any credible, verifiable evidence dragging Iran into this.
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I'll take a look at that too.
Thank you, sir.
I'm not bombing half the Middle East so it would make us all feel better.
-They're on your side.
-Really? It was hard believing that a few minutes ago.
Sir, you can't delay any longer.
There are no rabbits left in this hat.
-I'm not prepared to accept that.
-You're going to have to, sir.
The ambassador's waiting.
Looks like your boy's got himself in trouble.
-My boy? -Bartlet.
He's been President Bartlet for six years.
Hasn't been "boy" for about 50.
Israel is never gonna meet with Farad.
Why should they? They have him surrounded in the West Bank.
What does Bartlet think they'll do? Knock on the door, say: "I'm so sorry about all the tanks and stuff, but.
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want to come to America, have a chat and sort this out?" -Where are you from? -Belfast.
You guys are the model of how to work things out over there.
-We are, actually.
-The Israelis have a right.
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to protect themselves.
-They oppress people for self-rule.
They're soldiers trying to keep their sisters from getting blown up.
-You Jewish? -You anti-Semitic? Thinking the Palestinians have a point is anti-Semitic.
Anyone who thinks the Jews don't after being chased and exiled.
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and persecuted for centuries is either an idiot or a fool.
Probably both.
Madame Ambassador.
-Mr.
McGarry.
-Pleasure.
Good to see you.
-Thank you.
-Please.
Admiral Fitzwallace was a great man.
-All Israelis mourn his loss.
-Thank you.
Israel cannot agree to attend a summit with Chairman Farad.
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while our citizens are being brutally murdered every day.
Whether we like it or not, Farad is in charge.
The U.
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has sought regime change in dictatorships around the world.
Is Israel to be held to a higher standard? Israel was created to be a land free from oppression.
Whether the land is rightly Palestinian, Israeli, Jordanian or Judean.
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the people who live in the territories are oppressed.
By their leadership, by the neglect of Arab neighbors, and yes, by Israel.
I'm sorry, Mr.
President.
Chairman Farad is interested in only one thing: murdering Israelis.
And apparently he's decided it's now time to start murdering Americans too.
We won't participate in any discussions which include Chairman Farad.
If you'll excuse me, sir.
C.
J.
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J.
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Republicans are going to the White House to meet with the president.
-What will they say? -They'll do what they always do.
Express unanimous and unqualified support of the president's policies.
It's not just the Republicans.
Democrats don't understand why the president is.
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wringing his hands when the Israelis send tanks.
We're working with leaders of both parties.
They know the president will act.
Chris.
No, they don't, C.
J.
Neither do the American people.
Gallup is saying 82 percent support military action in response to Gaza.
The president doesn't make security decisions based on opinion polls.
Chris.
Will the Israelis participate in a summit with the Palestinians? Israeli officials are saying they won't if Farad is invited.
We're discussing the specifics of any possible talks with members of the Palestinian authority and the Israeli government.
-C.
J.
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-Anything from Josh? -Yeah.
Donna's back in surgery.
Something about a pulmonary embolism.
-Margaret.
-60 Minutes is gonna run an interview.
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with Christine Korb.
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C.
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-See if you can reach Josh.
-We need to get to Alicia DeSantos.
The president doesn't want us hauling out a widow.
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like a political lawn ornament.
-I can call.
-You don't have to let him know-- -Not today.
-I got enough problems.
-What's the president doing, Leo? A summit? He's already got a Nobel Prize.
What's he need a second one for? -Bookends? -The speaker's here.
Let the president's office know.
Then show him in.
He brought half of Congress with him.
Don't think they'll all fit.
Mr.
Speaker.
Nice to see you.
Richard, David, Leslie.
Sheila, surprised to see you running with this crowd.
-It's not a partisan issue.
-A show of unity would be.
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helpful to the White House.
-The president is in the Oval.
-He'll be right with us.
-Have you listened to the radio? -I've been a little busy.
-Have you been listening to the radio? -Oldies? Traffic? -The nation's taking.
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these peace talks badly.
People believe you sent congressmen.
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into harm's way.
-The same right-wing turkey basters.
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who said I faked MS to get the sympathy vote in the last election? Nice to see you.
Please sit down.
Members of Congress were killed, Mr.
President.
Instead of seeking justice.
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you're inviting them to play dodgeball at Camp David.
You're ignoring the sacrifice they made for their country.
-I'm trying to honor it.
-You're appeasing terrorists.
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by rewarding them with a peace summit.
If the issue here is congressional consultation, we can assure you that-- Mr.
President.
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you have to go on national television, admit your mistake.
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and retract those invitations.
You've insulted these men and their memories.
You have to put this summit back into the cereal box it came in.
I didn't come here to play games.
I am trying to find a way to make peace.
And when I do, you can go on TV and explain why you're against it.
Israeli sources indicate that Prime Minister Zahavy remains reluctant to meet with Palestinian Chairman Farad.
The Israeli Defense Minister-- Ms.
Moss was experiencing shortness of breath and chest pain.
Her chest CT revealed a blood clot in her right lung.
She asked if she could see you before we put her under.
-Me? -No.
Mr.
Lyman.
I just talked to the doctor.
They said it's no big deal.
Yeah, it's stylish, huh? He tell you what they were gonna do? It's gonna be a snap.
Yeah.
Don't be.
You're gonna be fine, okay? Okay, Donna.
Here we go.
The strike force can launch in six hours.
It's two hours to the targets in Syria, same to Gaza.
Air-to-ground smart munitions against both.
Back on the deck in four hours.
Intel still has Khalil Nasan at the same location in Gaza? Yes.
We have to hope he stays there till mid morning.
Good.
-You'll talk to him? -Yeah.
We lose track of Nasan now, who knows when we pick him up again? Thank you, general.
--President Bartlet, in particular, his approval rating is slipping in light of his support of peace talks.
-Leo? Do you have a moment? -Sure.
I encouraged the president to pursue a meeting with Mukarat.
I should have anticipated Chairman Farad-- Did you bury a mortar shell on a roadside in Gaza two days ago? -No.
I feel in hindsight-- -The president heard.
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what he wanted to hear, and went where he wanted to go.
He's over 21.
Don't flatter yourself.
You're not changing the course of history.
I won't take up any more of your time.
He doesn't like chaos.
We bomb some apartment building in Gaza or a camp in Syria.
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there'll be consequences, and we can't tell him what they're going to be.
Will we get drawn into a war in the Middle East? Will suicide bombers be climbing onto buses in Passaic, New Jersey.
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instead of Tel Aviv and Haifa? Excuse me, Leo.
The president's asking for you and Ms.
Harper in the Oval.
The president's looking for answers, and we don't have them.
No idea is too stupid or outrageous.
Party clowns, piñatas.
I'd build a mosque out of Jell-O if I thought.
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I need ideas, new ideas.
Come on.
Just throw things out, and we'll see if anything comes of it.
I think we need to shift the conversation back to the military-- Come on.
Who else? -Is the FBI any closer to--? -I'm serious.
Farad and the Israelis.
How to get them in the same room together.
Previous peace plans focused on getting Chairman Farad to crack down on.
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-That's not powerful.
-He picks a fight with Hamas.
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-No idea is too stupid or outrageous.
-We let Farad come to Camp David.
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-No, no.
Be realistic.
-Realistic or suicidal? -No one cares to end the violence.
What if we can add credibility to the summit? Something the Palestinians and the Israelis could buy into? -Really stupid ideas? -Yes.
Absolutely.
We ignore everything that's happened in the last 24 hours.
Yesterday, Farad was cooperating with us, planning to arrest Nasan.
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Then Israelis surrounded.
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His people in Gaza refused.
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Tell him if he wants a summit, he has to arrest Nasan.
Show that he's serious about punishing terrorists.
How's he supposed to do that.
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when his compound is surrounded by Israeli tanks? Farad was never gonna do it himself.
The Palestinian Authority was.
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waiting to proceed.
-Israelis turned off his power and cell.
Get him a new one.
They won't stop the American consulate from giving him one.
-They might.
-A cell phone.
He can use mine if he wants.
-You're right.
It's a stupid idea.
-Why? Who cares if he has a phone? He's not gonna punish Nasan.
He's rounded up terrorists before.
He walks them past Al Jazeera for show.
Puts them on house arrest in a palace.
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with a squash court and high-speed Internet.
-Tell him he must turn Nasan over.
-He won't do it.
-How do you know? -His followers think Nasan's a hero.
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for blowing up Americans.
He turns the guy to Satan? If he says no or equivocates, we go public, say we wanted Farad.
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for a summit, we identified the killer, but he refused to turn him over.
We look reasonable, measured.
He has no one to blame but himself.
If he does turn over Nasan, we go to the Israelis and say, "Hey, look.
He's serious this time.
" Can it work? -No.
-No.
-Maybe.
-Maybe.
Somebody get the man a cell phone, and tell him to expect a call.
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Thanks, everyone.
-Thank you.
-Thank you.
-Leo.
You're okay with--? -Coordinate with State.
Thank you, Mr.
President.
Congress is drafting a resolution demanding that you take military action.
Yeah.
Sir.
The Lincoln Battle Group will be in position sometime tonight.
They're awaiting your go order to strike Nasan and the Syrian camps.
-What? -We can't wait for Farad.
The risk of losing Khalil Nasan is too great.
We have intel linking Iran to the martyrs.
It's sketchy in spots.
It's a compelling case.
I recommend you include Iran in the attacks.
General Alexander went ahead with plans for these bombings? -At your request.
-I said I'd consider it when the time.
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was appropriate.
I didn't ask-- He was trying to anticipate your eventual needs, sir.
At my urging.
Mr.
President, please.
Congress, the Joint Chiefs, the American public, your own staff.
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everyone disagrees with your assessment of the situation.
Killing Palestinians isn't going to make us feel safer.
They'll kill more, then we'll have to kill more.
-It's Russian roulette with a loaded gun.
-We can't allow terrorists to murder.
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They're deliberately provoking us, Leo.
They know that we'll retaliate.
They've studied us.
-They want us to overreact.
-This isn't overreacting.
-It's the appropriate, balanced-- -Tell me how this ends, Leo! Start something that may have repercussions on American.
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foreign policy for decades, but you don't know how it ends! We don't always know how it ends! The Lincoln will be in position in a few hours, and then you are going.
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to have to give the go-ahead for the bombings.
Or what? Let me know when Chairman Farad calls.
I'll be in the residence.
Thank you, Mr.
President.
It's late.
I'm sorry.
Did I wake you? No.
Still nothing? Maybe I'm wrong.
-Maybe.
-You think so? -Am I that predictable now? -You were always that predictable.
I could do what they want, make everyone feel better for a few days.
Some nice aerial shots of things blowing up on CNN, a few charred bodies.
-It would be a hell of a lot easier.
-You want easier? I want Fitz to walk through my door tomorrow.
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You think they got a chance this year? -Who? -Celtics.
They still need a big man and a reliable point guard, but.
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-For a moment there, I was worried.
Hey.
I got the last two packages of peanut butter crackers out of the machine.
It was that or an old egg salad sandwich.
-Thought you went home.
-Pass up the 16th Street smorgasbord? I wouldn't have been able to sleep anyway.
I'm catching up on some work.
You're gonna need some water.
Maybe a fire hose.
Or a local reservoir.
How the hell do we always get dragged into these things? Why can't I sit on my patio, barbecue chicken and drink a Diet Dr.
Pepper? -You gonna finish those? -Be my guest.
You ever think: "If we're in charge, this country's in a hell of a lot of trouble"? -Till I spend time with the other guys.
-Got a phone to Farad.
-The president's talking to him now.
-I'm afraid that's unacceptable.
If your security forces were to capture Nasan, we want him.
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turned over to us.
-The crime was committed -in the Palestinian territories.
-Territories aren't a state.
Trying Nasan in an American court shows there are other means.
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of seeking justice than Israeli missile strikes.
This point can also be made in Palestinian court.
What Palestinian court? It's three men with loaded pistols and a Magic 8 ball.
Mr.
Chairman, capturing Nasan and turning him over to us.
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would demonstrate to the Israelis and the world you're tough on terror.
You fight for the Palestinian cause and don't randomly attack Americans.
It would demonstrate that the Palestinians are incapable -of administrating justice themselves.
-Americans were killed, chairman.
This falls under our jurisdiction.
Even if you were to detain Nasan, we would ask that you extradite him.
Mr.
Chairman.
These are difficult questions.
Perhaps they should be a topic of discussion of our talks at Camp David.
There won't be any talks if Khalil Nasan isn't delivered into U.
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custody.
Mr.
President, that makes things very difficult.
-Perhaps, then, Mr.
President -Sorry.
we will not be able to meet.
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Chairman, if your security forces were to detain Nasan.
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and then turn him over to us secretly.
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we'd be happy to say that he was apprehended by the FBI.
Mr.
Chairman? I will discuss it with members of my government.
-And you'll seriously consider it? -I will discuss it.
-Thank you for your time, Mr.
Chairman.
-Thank you, Mr.
President.
-Was that a yes or a no? -"Members of my government"? He was talking about two sock puppets and a Beanie Baby.
-He won't do it.
-He was considering it.
He was distracted, looking up Nasan's number to warn him to get out of Gaza.
There's no evidence linking Nasan to Farad.
-We haven't interrogated him yet.
-Now all Palestinians are terrorists? -lf the kaffiyeh fits.
-That's enough.
Thank you, everybody.
Go home.
Try to get some sleep.
Thank you, Mr.
President.
-Now what? -We wait.
-The Lincoln Battle Group is almost-- -We wait, Leo.
So you fly halfway around the world on a moment's notice.
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to rush to a woman's bedside when the White House is facing off.
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a Biblical apocalypse.
-We work together.
-Past dalliance gone bad.
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or tragically unconsummated love kept at arm's length by.
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Puritanical American workplace ethics? What the hell are you talking about? There was this girl when I was 16, no, 17.
This when you were a bagman for the IRA? She was mad about me.
Worshipped me, really.
And I liked her.
But I was off to university in Dublin, and she was gonna stay in Belfast.
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working in her dad's shop.
-This is taking too long.
-Isn't this taking too long? -But she wrote to me.
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every single day.
And she called on the weekends.
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and she was always there.
And I took her for granted, you know? Mr.
Lyman.
-How's she doing? -We encountered a few difficulties.
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during the procedure.
She lost a lot of blood.
We had to transfuse and call in a vascular surgeon to repair it.
-Is she gonna be all right? -She's still unconscious.
When she's stable we'll send her for an MRI.
Between the anemia and low blood pressure.
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she may have suffered hypoxic brain injury.
Decreased oxygen delivery can result in brain damage.
They had to do some sort of operation, and there were complications.
I spoke to Josh.
He's pretty upset.
-Can you get me Donna's parents? -Yes, sir.
We've heard nothing from Chairman Farad in over seven hours.
General Alexander's waiting in the Sit Room.
The Lincoln Carrier Group is in place.
-Excuse me, Mr.
President.
-What do you need, George? Our FBI team in Gaza was contacted by the Palestinian security forces.
They have Khalil Nasan in custody, and they'd like to turn him over to us.
-Did it pass? -House was 317 to 116.
Senate 62 to 37.
"Whereas acts of treacherous, unprovoked violence have been.
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That's gonna be all of it.
"Whereas inaction further threatens the national security of these United States.
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and there can be no peace in the Middle East if such acts are.
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sanctioned and committed.
Whereas the president has both the authority.
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and the imperative to address and prevent acts of terror against the U.
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" The president has the authority and the imperative? -That doesn't sound bad.
-The Oxford Debating Society's way.
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of telling the president to get off his ass, do something, you feckless wimp.
-Is she here? -Yes.
The prime minister's waiting.
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-It passed? -Yes, sir.
-How many Democrats against us? -Too many.
-But we swept the Vermont delegation.
-Right? -Actually, no.
-"The authority and the imperative"? -Yes, sir.
They want peace, but I have to blow something up? They're willing to haggle on the peace part.
That usually worked in the past.
How's my tie? -I would've worn the blue.
-Get the prime minister on the phone.
Ms.
Harper, head on in and look unhappy.
Toby, I want you to call every Democrat that supported this resolution and say.
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if they ever want White House support.
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for another rubber-chicken fundraiser.
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they'd better start singing a rousing chorus of "Hail to the Chief.
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in their pockets for the time being.
You don't believe in this, Leo, and they're not gonna wanna do it.
I can't have them picking up any signals from you that we disagree.
No, sir.
So Fields voted for it? Yeah, and Blinken, Worthington, Goffman.
-Wow, Goffman? -Sue Bordan 's on here too.
She's in a tough race with a knuckle-dragging D A from Lake Forest.
-Donna any better? -You on with Josh? They can't tell if there's neurological damage for a couple days.
-How is she? -They won't know for a couple days.
Sir.
Oh, God, really? I don't have a pacemaker or anything.
-Turn it off now, sir.
-Okay, sure, lieutenant.
-Who are you talking to? -Nurse Ratched.
I gotta go.
I'll call back in a couple hours.
The Palestinian Authority has detained Khalil Nasan.
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and is prepared to turn him over to our FBI.
Farad's promised to turn over terrorists before.
It's a show of good faith on Chairman Farad's part.
An example of his renewed willingness to address the peace process.
Mr.
Prime Minister.
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the territories are undermining your legitimacy as a modern democracy.
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and sapping your moral authority in the eyes of the world.
Farad is beholden to the very forces that wish to push us back into the sea.
It's not a negotiating point for him.
It's a religious and moral imperative to take back all of Israel for Palestine.
Sir, you cannot hold yourself out as the Promised Land.
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while occupying the territories and oppressing other peoples.
Our Arab citizens enjoy the most freedoms of any Arabs in the Middle East.
The Palestinians are oppressed as opposed to whom? We don 't stone women who refuse - to wear headscarves in Tel Aviv.
-Sir, Chairman Farad's seen.
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you're almost done building the fence in the West Bank.
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he'll lose half the Jordan Valley to settlement.
If you agree to come to a summit with Farad.
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and he still refuses to reach an agreement.
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the United States is willing to publicly support Israeli actions.
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to secure your homeland.
Including the building of the fence.
Eli, why not sit down and talk again? If Farad turns over this terrorist to you I will take the offer to my cabinet.
-Thank you, Mr.
Prime Minister.
-Good afternoon, Mr.
President.
-Madame Ambassador.
-Mr.
President.
I think we got ourselves a ball game.
Have you ever been to NSF Thurmont before? Camp David? No.
No, I haven't.
-Ever been on Marine One? -No.
No, I haven't.
-Like helicopters? -No, not really.
I get airsick.
Okay.
You can sit with Will.
I want you to stay here, hold down the fort.
I'll call you when things heat up.
Of course, Mr.
President.
-You still think this is a mistake.
-Yes, sir.
I do.
As soon as the Palestinian delegation is on the ground at Andrews.
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give Alexander the go.
-Sir? Tell the general to hit the Ein Hawa camp near Damascus.
-What about Iran? -I've looked at the intel file.
I'm still not convinced.
You get something more.
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show it to me and we'll discuss it.
-Thank you, Mr.
President.
-Will Bailey.
-You guys do s 'mores -and strategic planning last night? -Missiles and marshmallows.
President loves a campfire.
I should warn you, his horror stories.
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are about the Crusades.
-Well, so is the morning paper.
The Palestinians are wheels up.
-They do s 'mores? -Great way to stop the summit .
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before it starts.
Food with the consistency of industrial sealant.
-Leo's looking for you.
-Get him up at Camp David.
He's not at Camp David.
He's in his office.
I thought you went with the president.
Couple of loose ends.
We want the press corps down here.
Not the Cozy Inn? He doesn't want either side negotiating in print.
-Walk them through a daily schedule.
-No pool spread? They go to Camp David, all they're gonna see are tinted windows.
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and enough furrowed brows to start a Yiddish theater group.
They're ready for you.
We'll have an announcement in a couple of hours.
-What announcement? -I'll find you when it's time.
-How far? -I only have lungs for five miles.
Buy you a carton of Luckys.
You can stay in bed next time.
So much for permanent press.
Prep group's about to start up on the lower porch.
Mr.
President.
They're on their way.
Did you come to a consensus? Toby would give half his salary for a piece of asphalt he could use.
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to pummel the State Department.
-Give me that.
-What's the sticking point? -What isn't? If we can't agree.
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Okay.
Ten hut.
Go get them, Cassius.
-Mr.
Prime Minister, welcome.
-Mr.
President.
-Maya, good to see you again.
-Mr.
President.
Madame Galit.
-Defense Minister Mazar.
-Where are we, general? Special Forces are in place to paint the target.
The planes are on the deck.
TVD are in place.
Tomcat 215, you are good to go.
Roger, Tomcat 215.
-Speed wind.
-Copy that.
First wave includes radar jamming Prowlers, a Hawkeye.
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in-flight refueling and an S3 Viking.
-How long to the targets? They're at mach 1.
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They'll be dropping ordinance in 90 minutes.
-Round two.
-Ten hut.
Prime Minister Mukarat.
Thank you so much for coming.
-My pleasure.
-It's a pleasure to meet you, sir.
-Chairman Farad, welcome.
-Mr.
President.
-Chairman.
-Please join us here.
They're 30 minutes out, sir.
Do we have the go? That's a go.
You going up to Camp David later? Maybe tomorrow.
Sir, I hope the president knows how lucky he is to have you.
Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming.
Fleeing his headquarters in Khan Unis, Nasan was apprehended by FBI agents working with Israel defense forces as he attempted to cross into Israel yesterday.
He's the suspect in the terrorist bombings of four U.
S.
citizens including two congressmen and the retired chairman of the Joint Chiefs.
Nasan is a long-time supporter of Hamas, the Khanjari Martyrs and its military splinter wing, "Light of Abudaka.
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Uzma Khalil, and Shahab Khalil Josh.
is wanted for a 2002 car bombing in Nazarene, and a 1999 bombing.
Josh.
Josh.
Hey.
You're awake.
Your mom is here.
Colin took her downstairs for some.
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I don't know, for some schnitzel or something.
You're still here.
Yeah.
I'm still here.