:54:02
You and I are both old men and we've
seen these disasters come and go.
:54:07
Now, our problem is to make
this one go...
:54:10
...and make it look good.
:54:12
I must remind you, sir,
that I was at Santiago Bay...
:54:15
...when this president
was running up San Juan Hill.
:54:19
We'll have to do more than
just look good this time.
:54:22
Well, what did you
have in mind, exactly?
:54:27
Military intervention.
:54:29
Yes. We are at this moment the most
powerful naval force in Tangier harbor.
:54:36
Well, I don't see what that
has to do with anything.
:54:39
We are a major power at this moment.
We carry the biggest stick.
:54:44
Just how many men
do you have, captain?
:54:47
- Two reinforced rifle companies, sir.
- Well, you see, the sultan of Morocco...
:54:51
...has three foreign regiments in Fez.
- That's right, sir. They're at Fez.
:54:57
The bashaw has only his
household cavalry and guard here.
:55:02
The power lies with the bashaw.
:55:08
Who is this boy?
:55:10
Let him go on.
:55:14
We'd be as useless chasing Raisuli as
the redcoats on Bunker Hill.
:55:20
And the sultan, if I'm correct in my
assumption, will not meet his demands.
:55:25
Yes, go on.
:55:26
The sultan is not the power.
The real government is here.
:55:30
That's right.
:55:32
It would seem quite obvious, sir.
:55:34
We must seize the government
and make our own negotiations.
:55:37
- Seize the government?
- At bayonet point!
:55:48
I certainly would like to see
that old son of a bitch at bayonet point.
:55:53
But it's ridiculous.
It's outrageous. It's lunatic!
:55:57
Yes, isn't it, though?
I should think Teddy would love it.