The West Wing (TV Series)

20 Hours in America: Part II (2002)

Anna Deavere Smith: Nancy McNally

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• Nancy McNally : Leo.

  Leo McGarry : Nancy.

  Nancy McNally : Yeoman Fitzwallace

  Percy Fitzwallace : Dr. McNally

  Nancy McNally : Let's attack.

  Leo McGarry : Who?

  Nancy McNally : Qumar. Let's recommend to the President that we attack.

  Leo McGarry : Why?

  Nancy McNally : 'Cause I've had it!

  Percy Fitzwallace : I don't think the UN is going to let us do it for that reason.

  Nancy McNally : That's 'cause you're a sissy. You want peace in the Middle East? Give me a pair of third generation ICBMs and a compass. You got B-2 Spirit stealth bombers over Qumar right now, as if the Qumari Air Defense System requires stealth capability. Just fly in at night and while you're at it could you order the USS Louisiana to fire off a D-5 Trident just to see if it works? What's the worst that could happen?

  Percy Fitzwallace : Is she talking to me?

  Nancy McNally : Yes!

  Percy Fitzwallace : Well 98% of all living organisms within a seven mile radius would die instantly in a torrent of fire.

  Nancy McNally : Admiral Sissymary...

• Josiah Bartlet : The happy fun group.

  Leo McGarry : We have reason to believe that in the next 48 hours the Qumari rescue team will announce that they've recovered a military-issue Israeli-made parachute.

  Josiah Bartlet : They're just allowed to make things up now?

  Nancy McNally : As long as we won't step up and say it was us, they do.

  Josiah Bartlet : They know it was us, right?

  Leo McGarry : Yeah.

  Josiah Bartlet : Is that what you think we should do?

  Nancy McNally : Me?

  Josiah Bartlet : Yeah.

  Nancy McNally : No, I don't. I am, however, beginning to lean towards reducing our nuclear arsenal one at a time if you know what I mean, sir.

  Josiah Bartlet : What about you?

  Percy Fitzwallace : Well, I'm with Dr. Strangelove on keeping our military secrets secret.