The thunderous ROAR of another F-16 SCREAMING outside. The entire
room shakes. The GENERAL gets up and looks out the window.
GENERAL:
I don’t have a lot of time. Just cut to the chase. Are we any safer?
CLARK:
It’s a matter of perception, sir.
GENERAL:
(turns and glares at her) Are you fucking kidding me? If I want a philosophy lesson I’ll go to the Sorbonne. KISS, Lieutenant.
CLARK:
Kiss?
GENERAL:
KEEP IT SIMPLE STUPID. This is the military, we deal in black and white, not grays. All I want is an assessment of where we are with the Al-Qaida Anti-Terrorist Program?
CLARK:
Yes, sir. That’s what I’m trying to do.
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