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in a struggle against the Soviet
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I do not wish to seem melodramatic
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but I do wish to impress upon you
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a lesson I learned with bitter tears
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and great sacrifice
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The Soviet understands
only one language
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action
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Respects only one word
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Force
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I concur with General Taylor
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I recommend air strikes
followed by invasion
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perhaps
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proceeded by an ultimatum
to dismantle the missiles
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If that is militarily viable
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So it appears we have three options
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Number one, a surgical air strike
against the missiles themselves
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Two, a much larger air strike
against their air defenses
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along with the missiles. And three
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invasion
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So we're certainly gonna do number one
We're gonna take these missiles out
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It seems to me we can't wait very long
:21:52
We should at leat
be making those preparations
:21:54
We're preparing to
implement all three options
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Though I must stress again, sir
there are risks to the strikes
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without the follow-on invasion
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You want to be clear, Mr. President
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that we've definitely decided
against a political track
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Dean
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How does this all play out?
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Your first step, sir
will be to demand that the Soviet
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withdraw the missiles
within 12 to 24 hours
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The will refuse
:22:23
When they do
you will order the strikes
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followed by the invasion
:22:27
They will resist and be overrun
:22:29
They will retaliate against another
target somewhere else in the world
:22:33
most likely Berlin
:22:35
We will honor our treaty commitments
:22:37
and resist them there
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defeating them per our plans
:22:43
Those plans call for
the use of nuclear weapons
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So...
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what is the next step?
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Hopeful cooler heads will prevail
:22:57
before we reach the next step