Riley Hale: When the time comes that we have to go to war
against Utah, we are really going to kick ass, you know?
Terry: Clyde, what exactly does a suspitious truck look like?
[Deakins has just killed a man face to face for the first
time.] Deakins: I don't see what the big deal is, I really
don't.
Riley Hale: Wow. Endangered dirt.
Vic "Deak" Deakins: Would you mind not shooting at the thermonuclear
weapons?
Deakins: Battle is a highly fluid situation. You plan on your
contingencies, and I have. You keep your initiatives, and
I will. One thing you don't do is share command. It's never
a good idea!
[On whether to disclose the loss of a stealth bomber.] Giles:
Listen, we are making a big mistake. Aviation Week has guys
sitting in lawnchairs up there recording all this, and they're
gonna know one took off last night and they're gonna know
that it didn't come back. Aviation Week is gonna report this
to the press and we are gonna look like huge fools. It's better
if we tell the truth.
Riley Hale: You're out of your mind. Vic Deakins: Yeah. Ain't
it cool? Riley Hale: I'm serious, Deak, your mind has taken
a walk off the map. Vic Deakins: Maybe. But I'm still gonna
kick your ass.
Giles Prentice: I don't know what's scarier, losing a nuclear
weapon or that it happens so often ther's actually a term
for it.
Deakins: Everybody dies, Kelly. I'm as good as a reason as
any.
Giles Prentice: Just for the record, I'm not entirely a civilian.
I was a lieutenant in the ROTC at Yale.
Riley Hale: It's the nukes. I know you love having the power
of god at your fingertips.
Pritchett: You assured me everything would go smoothly! Vic
Deakins: Everything is going smoothly, I assure you.
