:12:01
That leaves 65%,
with the worst part of the job over.
:12:04
Let's say another 25%
in actually taking the Ant Hill.
:12:08
We're still left with a force
more than adequate to hold it.
:12:11
You're saying that more than
half my men will be killed.
:12:14
Yes, it's a terrible price to pay, Colonel,
but we will have the Ant Hill.
:12:20
- But will we, sir?
- I'm depending on you, Colonel.
:12:23
All France is depending on you.
:12:29
Am I amusing you, Colonel?
:12:32
I'm not a bull. I don't need a flag
waving to get me to charge.
:12:35
I don't like comparing
our flag to a bullfighter's cape.
:12:38
I meant no disrespect to our flag.
:12:40
Patriotism may be old-fashioned,
but a patriot is an honest man.
:12:43
Samuel Johnson had something else
to say about patriotism.
:12:47
And what was that, may I ask?
:12:50
- Nothing, really.
- What do you mean?
:12:52
- Sir, nothing important.
- When I ask a question, it's important.
:12:56
- Now who was this man?
- Samuel Johnson, sir.
:12:58
What did he have to say about patriotism?
:13:01
That it was the last refuge of a scoundrel,
sir. I'm sorry, I meant nothing personal.
:13:06
You're tired, Dax. You're very tired.
:13:09
It's you who is exhausted, not your men.
:13:12
And it's my fault. I've given you
one impossible task after another.
:13:15
- You need rest.
- I haven't said...
:13:17
You never would, so you aren't
going to have any say-so about it.
:13:21
As from now, I'm ordering you
on indefinite furlough.
:13:23
General, you can't do that to me.
:13:26
Not to you, Dax. For you.
:13:28
- For your good and the good of your men.
- The good of my men, sir?
:13:31
If a commanding officer lacks confidence,
what can we expect of his men?
:13:35
I don't want to relieve you, but
I must have your enthusiastic support.
:13:39
Not once have you said
that your men can take the Ant Hill.
:13:44
We'll take the Ant Hill.
:13:48
If any soldiers in the world can take it,
:13:51
we'll take the Ant Hill.
:13:54
And when you do, your men will
be relieved and get a long rest.