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Hey!
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Come here. Welcome back.
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Thank you.
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- Here, this one's fresh.
- Thanks.
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- Oh, look at you.
- Oh, I had a corner, so...
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No, he's lying. I had the corner.
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It's fine. I had a huge breakfast.
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Come on, we want to see
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more pictures of Joanna.
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I've sent you so many already.
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But since you asked...
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Oh, here, I'll hold your coffee.
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Thank you.
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Wow, a lot of changes since I was gone.
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Congratulations, boss.
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Don't be ridiculous.
Blake is still the boss.
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Is Kat Sandoval here?
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Oh, she's in California
wrapping up her exit strategy
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from the avocado farm.
She'll be here next week.
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But we like her?
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I mean, I've heard some things.
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She meditates now.
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I get it. I breastfeed now.
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Oh, fun fact: when your body
detects warmer temperature,
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it'll change the content
of your breast milk
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to provide more hydration for your baby.
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I don't know how I know
that. Wow, that is a cute kid.
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Oh!
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Oh!
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Oh, look at those eyes.
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You are in so much trouble.
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I know, right?
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I could do this all day, but we
have a Women Transform the World
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- conference to plan.
- Yes.
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- Yes.
- And it ain't gonna plan itself.
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Oh! That's how I know that.
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Listen, you.
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As glad as I am
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to have you back, I want to remind you
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you still have a week
left on your maternity.
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I really wanted to be here
for the women's conference.
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Something about having
a little woman of my own
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made it even more important.
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But it is weird being
away from my daughter
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so I can make the world
better for my daughter.
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Still working on that balance.
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Well, that's what grandparents are for.
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Have Joe's parents seen Joanna?
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I haven't actually told them yet.
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Oh.
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I'm not avoiding it.
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I just got superstitious
when I was pregnant.
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I mean, I kept thinking this
poor woman just lost her son.
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What if something happens to this baby?
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How horrible will that be?
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Then, since Joanna was born,
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I've been completely
overwhelmed, but I will call.
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- Today.
- Good.
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As soon as I get a minute.
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And a caffeine rush, which
I will totally pump and dump.
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Let me know when I'm over-sharing.
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I've been alone with
a baby for a long time.
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As a rule, just pull back
when you feel yourself
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wanting to share color
or texture of anything.
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Thanks, ma'am.
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Sorry, you're being
summoned to the Sit Room.
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All right. Tell Jay
to start the meeting.
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Yeah.
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Operation Tiger Claw
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launches in four days, General.
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Is that sufficient time
to finish preparations?
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Ample time, Mr. President.
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Marines, Army, including Special Forces,
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as well as several British
and Canadian battalions
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are readying as we speak.
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What about air support?
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Taliban forces
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are concentrated in Baghlan Province,
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just outside Kabul.
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Air strikes could put the Afghan
civilians at a greater risk.
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While boots on the ground
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almost certainly means
more American casualties.
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Despite these concerns,
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we're confident this is the
best and most decisive way
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to decapitate the Taliban leadership.
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And send a clear message to Russia.
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Propping up the Taliban
in an effort to destabilize
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the Afghan central government
won't be tolerated anymore.
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Which is why, despite our
significant show of force,
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we will be following the Afghan
army's lead here, General.
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In the end, it's their fight.
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None of this will matter
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if we don't also lay the groundwork
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for a credible and
effective Afghan government.
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I mean, that is, if our end goal
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is still to withdraw
U.S. troops completely.
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That is our goal, of course.
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And a decisive blow would
help us achieve just that.
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General Mackey.
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Operation Tiger Claw could
take a significant bite
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out of the Taliban's control,
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while simultaneously setting the stage
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for lasting stability in Afghanistan.
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Right.
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Let's get it done.
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Peace through strength.
It's the party line.
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Give me some good news, people.
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Molly's returned from maternity leave.
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Molly, hey.
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Welcome back. We missed you.
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It's good to be back, Dr. McCord.
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The guys were just about to catch me up.
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So Senator Beau
Carpenter is behind bars.
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His replacement has been fully vetted,
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so our immediate intel leak is over.
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If only we had anything worth bringing
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to the Senate Intelligence Committee.
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Okay, look.
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Operation Tiger Claw
launches in four days.
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Our job is to collect
as much intel as possible
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on Russian and Taliban activities.
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The problem is our most
promising Russian assets
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in the region have gone to ground.
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They got spooked when
Osip Bakunin was murdered.
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Not Matvey Sokolov.
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Oh, that's your old friend
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from the Russian
Military Academy, right?
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Mm-hmm.
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Uh...
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Yeah, his profile is perfect.
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GRU spy working as a
liaison to the Taliban.
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Yeah, when I knew him,
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Matvey had deep ideological
issues with Russia
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and the way we meddled
in foreign governments,
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particularly Afghanistan.
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Plus, he's a sucker
for anything Western.
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He used to wear Van Halen T-shirts
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under his combat uniform.
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Dylan, you've been
running point on this.
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What's your impression?
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That he's not reliable.
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His information about leadership changes
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in the Taliban were solid,
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and he did tell you that there
were more where that came from.
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But every time I try to close the deal,
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he asks for something different.
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I can't get him over the finish line.
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We could try something else.
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Stop offering him things and
put a little pressure on him.
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Tell him he's running out
of time to be useful to us.
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Or... I could talk to him.
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Doesn't he believe
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Dmitri Petrov is dead?
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And what better way to convince a man
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that the United States
government can be trusted
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than to reveal that they
rescued me from the gulag
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and saved my life?
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When I knew him, America was his dream.
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And what if he has a new dream?
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You could wind up back in
witness protection or worse.
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I do not believe he would burn me.
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M-Matvey Sokolov is a Russian spy
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who is embedded with the Taliban.
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I have to at least try to
convince him to work with us.
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It's a huge risk.
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And you have taught me, sir,
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that those are the
only ones worth taking.
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Okay.
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Get in touch with Sokolov,
tell him I want to meet.
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We'll leave for Kabul tonight.
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So I was looking at my speech
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from last year's women's conference,
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you know, checking for ideas...
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And by "checking for ideas,"
you mean you hope to reuse
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last year's speech.
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No.
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Well, I don't want to say
that parts of it are timeless,
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but that would not
be totally inaccurate.
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Except the demographics have changed.
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We have a 20% uptick in
attendance in women under 30,
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who seem to think equal pay
for equal work is a fine idea.
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Man, I'm glad you're back.
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Okay, let's just spitball these ideas,
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and we'll write my speech.
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Help you?
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I have a press briefing to
give, e-mails to catch up on,
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and breasts to pump.
How about you help me?
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Okay.
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Just so you know, I'm leaving because
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you want to get rid of me,
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not because I'm afraid
of breast-pumping.
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Whatever works.
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Just a friend thing.
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How are your parents handling this?
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It's gonna take some time,
but they'll come around.
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Well, if you're looking
for some extended family,
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I'd like to offer up mine.
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As you know, I'm half
Irish, half Pakistani,
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so it's a lot of whiplash
in the lifestyle department.
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You got drinkers and teetotalers,
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carnivores, vegetarians,
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shouters and... well, everybody shouts.
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But in a fun way.
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And they all love babies.
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Okay, I wanted to strangle you
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a minute ago,
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now I feel all weepy.
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Damn hormones.
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Think about it. Open invitation.
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Everybody needs family.
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Hello? Is this Mrs. Garcia?
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My name is Daisy Grant.
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You don't know me, but I knew your son.
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I knew Joe.
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Ma'am, I'm so sorry to bother you here.
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No, no, no, I just had to get my 30...
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25 minutes in.
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I could hear my Fitbit screaming at me
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from whatever drawer I shoved it in.
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How's your first day back going?
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Fine. Great.
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I mean, I miss her, but...
I'm talking to adults,
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I'm using my brain, and
I'm so happy to be back
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for the women's conference,
because, as we discussed,
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the fact that I have a daughter now
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makes all of these issues
even more important.
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So I don't at all
regret at all coming back
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- from maternity leave early.
- Good.
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Because, you know, it's
a privilege to have a job
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where there is maternity leave.
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But the thing is,
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I finally talked to Joe's mother.
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And she was so happy to hear from me,
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and she really wants to meet Joanna.
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And I feel like I can't say no to her
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because I'm the one who
contacted her out of the blue.
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And they live in Connecticut,
which is, like, a long drive.
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So, you know, the whole
thing is gonna be a lot,
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and I know that I just got back,
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but I need to ask for a day off.
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Daisy...
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...take two days off.
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Really?
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Take as many days as you need.
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Oh, God, I feel like I'm gonna cry.
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Yeah, you're gonna have to
get used to that feeling.
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I'm just saying,
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Afghanistan, 72 hours before
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a massive U.S. military operation.
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I mean, if you need an adrenaline rush,
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why don't you just, I don't know,
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stay home and take up race car driving?
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Our troops are about to go toe to toe
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against the Taliban rebels.
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Don't you think it'd be a good idea
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to have as much on-the-ground
intel as possible?
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Could I have that green one, please?
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Are you really confident
that Alexander can
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get this Russian operative to talk?
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Well, if his old friend
is who he says he is,
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I'll come back with information
about Taliban troop movements
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that could prove invaluable.
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Okay, literally, all I could make out
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from that sentence were
the words "I'll come back".
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Everything else just sounded
like Charlie Brown's teacher.
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What do you want me to do, babe?
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Please say it again... and mean it.
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I'll come back. I promise.
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In the meantime, why don't you look into
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that race car driving thing?
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Subtitle sync and corrections by
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You okay?
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I was just thinking...
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if I had never gone to War College or...
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or met you, if I had stayed
in the Russian military
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and been a good soldier...
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then this is where I'd be now.
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Helping to prop up an armed insurgency
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and destabilize the elected government.
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Let's just hope that Matvey Sokolov
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is as cynical as you are
about Russia's intentions here.
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I have faith Matvey has
remained an idealist.
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And if not, then, yeah, I'm
sure he still loves money.
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Daisy!
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Mrs. Garcia.
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Oh, please, call me Margarita.
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Oh, my God.
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She looks just like him.
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Yes, you know that?
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You look like your daddy.
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Oh, I'm so happy to
meet you. Come on in.
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Dr. McCord, I was told
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you would be coming alone.
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I brought an old friend to see you.
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Dim?
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Mm-hmm.
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We speak English now, okay?
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Ah.
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Down to business.
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I'm afraid we don't have much time.
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Our friend is not safe here.
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The GRU knows that Dalton is
launching a military operation.
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They have card up their sleeve.
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We need details.
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Isn't that always the way?
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If you help us, we can offer you cash
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and asylum in the United States.
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You will finally be free.
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You came all this way,
put yourself in harm's way
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to convince me to help the Americans?
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I love my adopted country, Matvey.
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I promise you, it is
everything we imagined and more.
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And the delegate from Bulgaria
suggested a mentoring program on...
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Ma'am.
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Amina Salah, the Afghanistan
Minister of Education.
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- Elizabeth. Oh...
- Ah, it's so good to see you.
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Jay.
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I hear you've been promoted.
330
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I couldn't seem to talk
her out of it. Oh, he tried.
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I'm really looking forward
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to your keynote address, Minister.
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Excuse me.
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Come on, sit down.
335
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I want to hear about
the kids and everything.
336
00:14:18,154 --> 00:14:19,053
Oh, yes.
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00:14:20,841 --> 00:14:24,644
You know, I spend my life
fighting for girls' education,
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and Saba wants to take a
gap year before university.
339
00:14:27,848 --> 00:14:30,016
That's not so bad.
340
00:14:30,017 --> 00:14:32,952
Stevie took time off from
school, and she's fine.
341
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How are the wedding plans?
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Not happening.
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Details are unclear.
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- I'm sorry.
- Well...
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she's bouncing back.
346
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I hear her giggling on the phone.
347
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Oh, who knows.
348
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Life goes on after a heartache.
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It's a good lesson for all of us.
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I recognize the theme
from your keynote address.
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- So you saw the draft?
- Yeah.
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It's not too provocative?
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The world needs to be provoked.
354
00:15:01,081 --> 00:15:03,249
Yes.
355
00:15:03,250 --> 00:15:07,719
Well... better with words
than with drone strikes.
356
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I want to assure you that...
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this military operation is being planned
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down to the smallest detail.
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Every precaution
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is being taken to avoid
any civilian casualties.
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I am sure.
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If there were a diplomatic solution,
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believe me, I-I would...
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It is hard to negotiate
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when 68% of the country
wants Sharia law.
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68? Wow.
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The problem is,
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too many people do not remember
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what it was like before.
370
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My mother wore short skirts.
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She went out, she danced,
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she served on her school board.
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I know you've... heard
it too many times before,
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but... we hope this action
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will help bring real
stability this time.
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If we can just give them a taste
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of the Afghanistan that my mother knew.
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Or even moderate Islamic rule.
379
00:16:06,680 --> 00:16:08,214
But these days...
380
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...that can be a contradiction in terms.
381
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Ma'am. Sorry. You're urgently
needed in the Sit Room.
382
00:16:12,987 --> 00:16:15,722
- Okay. Thank you.
- Yeah.
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00:16:15,723 --> 00:16:18,623
- Oh, I hate to cut this short.
- Of course.
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Thank you for having me here.
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00:16:23,030 --> 00:16:25,297
It's an honor, Amina.
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00:16:27,867 --> 00:16:30,094
According to Matvey
Sokolov, the Russians have
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a Taliban loyalist
embedded in the Afghan army.
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General Nawroz Arezou.
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00:16:35,935 --> 00:16:38,636
He's a decorated and respected
leader in the Afghan army.
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But once we launch Operation Tiger Claw,
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he plans to order his
troops to stand down.
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Why would they be loyal to
him and not their country?
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He's a strong leader, he's charismatic,
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and most of the men under his command
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come from villages that
are loyal to the Taliban.
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How many men does Arezou have under him?
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Uh... 30,000.
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That's 20% of the Afghan forces.
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Without General Arezou's
troops on the field,
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Afghanistan has no hope
of rooting out the Taliban.
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We'll lose this battle.
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Along with more American lives.
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00:17:16,920 --> 00:17:18,322
Good day, President Sharza.
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00:17:18,323 --> 00:17:21,500
Please tell me you have news
concerning General Arezou.
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Arezou was arrested at his residence,
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00:17:23,703 --> 00:17:26,598
and I've already placed
General Piruz Hashmi
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in charge of his command.
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00:17:28,267 --> 00:17:32,137
You are confident that he can
take charge of Arezou's troops?
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00:17:32,138 --> 00:17:34,806
I have full confidence
in Hashmi's loyalty,
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00:17:34,807 --> 00:17:36,308
and it will be as if this, uh,
411
00:17:36,309 --> 00:17:38,209
terrible interruption never happened.
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00:17:38,210 --> 00:17:40,125
I appreciate your positive report,
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President Sharza.
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We'll, uh, be in touch.
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00:17:42,976 --> 00:17:45,242
Of course, Mr. President.
416
00:17:48,281 --> 00:17:50,549
I feel like he's trying
to raise the price
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on something I don't even want to buy.
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00:17:52,685 --> 00:17:56,488
I have to admit that my
confidence in this mission
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has been shaken.
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00:17:57,991 --> 00:17:59,858
Before we proceed,
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we should at least know
how the Taliban turned
422
00:18:02,362 --> 00:18:05,297
one of the top generals in
the Afghan central government.
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00:18:05,298 --> 00:18:07,933
And if there are any other
traitors in their midst.
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00:18:07,934 --> 00:18:09,968
I agree.
425
00:18:09,969 --> 00:18:12,337
Which means, Bess...
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00:18:12,338 --> 00:18:13,872
I know.
427
00:18:13,873 --> 00:18:16,173
Henry's staying in Afghanistan.
428
00:18:17,709 --> 00:18:19,711
One of the hardest
things about Joe's death
429
00:18:19,712 --> 00:18:22,547
was knowing that he would
never get to have children,
430
00:18:22,548 --> 00:18:25,817
that I would never get to see
his face in my grandchildren.
431
00:18:25,818 --> 00:18:28,120
So when I got your call,
432
00:18:28,121 --> 00:18:30,322
it felt like a miracle.
433
00:18:30,323 --> 00:18:33,492
Though I admit, for a fraction
of a second I was worried
434
00:18:33,493 --> 00:18:36,261
you might turn out to be
some kind of scam artist.
435
00:18:36,262 --> 00:18:38,297
You know, one of those people
436
00:18:38,298 --> 00:18:40,933
who prey on widows for their money.
437
00:18:40,934 --> 00:18:42,301
I totally understand.
438
00:18:42,302 --> 00:18:44,536
I mean, you're a woman alone...
you can't be too careful.
439
00:18:44,537 --> 00:18:47,940
And then I remembered...
you loony old woman,
440
00:18:47,941 --> 00:18:49,975
you don't have any money!
441
00:18:51,811 --> 00:18:54,279
Anyway, the minute I saw Joanna,
442
00:18:54,280 --> 00:18:57,048
I knew she was his.
443
00:18:58,150 --> 00:19:00,519
Joe was so handsome, wasn't he?
444
00:19:00,520 --> 00:19:01,787
Yes.
445
00:19:01,788 --> 00:19:04,089
He got his looks from his father.
446
00:19:04,090 --> 00:19:05,724
He died when Joe was young.
447
00:19:05,725 --> 00:19:07,326
Did he tell you?
448
00:19:07,327 --> 00:19:10,729
Well, he didn't... say exactly how old.
449
00:19:10,730 --> 00:19:12,631
Just three.
450
00:19:12,632 --> 00:19:15,267
Dan was in the military,
Persian Gulf War.
451
00:19:15,268 --> 00:19:18,236
He was killed by friendly fire.
452
00:19:18,237 --> 00:19:21,038
Such... bad luck.
453
00:19:22,240 --> 00:19:24,843
Would you like to see a picture of him?
454
00:19:24,844 --> 00:19:27,245
Of course.
455
00:19:31,616 --> 00:19:33,284
Hi.
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00:19:37,389 --> 00:19:41,159
If you expect me to bow down
to the great United States,
457
00:19:41,160 --> 00:19:42,728
you will be disappointed.
458
00:19:42,729 --> 00:19:44,129
The United States?
459
00:19:44,130 --> 00:19:46,365
General, you betrayed your own country.
460
00:19:46,366 --> 00:19:49,201
No. I was honoring
the will of my people.
461
00:19:49,202 --> 00:19:52,938
They are sick of weak and
corrupt central government.
462
00:19:52,939 --> 00:19:55,140
No more Western puppets.
463
00:19:55,141 --> 00:19:57,475
The people want Islamic law.
464
00:19:59,111 --> 00:20:01,747
And who reached out to you?
465
00:20:01,748 --> 00:20:03,015
The Taliban leadership?
466
00:20:03,016 --> 00:20:04,549
What does it matter?
467
00:20:04,550 --> 00:20:06,918
In the Baghlan Province,
the Taliban are everywhere.
468
00:20:06,919 --> 00:20:09,187
They're our neighbors and friends.
469
00:20:09,188 --> 00:20:10,589
We have tea together.
470
00:20:10,590 --> 00:20:12,657
What did your friends offer you
471
00:20:12,658 --> 00:20:14,626
to drop your guns for them?
472
00:20:16,863 --> 00:20:19,097
You think I can be bought.
473
00:20:19,098 --> 00:20:21,199
Of course you do.
474
00:20:21,200 --> 00:20:23,502
Because where you come
from, everyone and everything
475
00:20:23,503 --> 00:20:24,936
is for sale.
476
00:20:24,937 --> 00:20:26,671
I see you have daughters, General.
477
00:20:26,672 --> 00:20:30,208
What do you think it'll be
like for them under the Taliban?
478
00:20:30,209 --> 00:20:32,377
No more school, no more freedom,
479
00:20:32,378 --> 00:20:34,080
an arranged marriage when they're 16...
480
00:20:34,081 --> 00:20:35,087
You are mistaken.
481
00:20:35,088 --> 00:20:37,682
My daughters will go to school,
482
00:20:37,683 --> 00:20:39,717
and then to work.
483
00:20:41,053 --> 00:20:43,321
General, we both know the Taliban
484
00:20:43,322 --> 00:20:45,390
will never allow that to happen.
485
00:20:45,391 --> 00:20:48,026
They already have.
486
00:20:48,027 --> 00:20:51,096
Yet again, the U.S.
is leading from behind.
487
00:20:51,097 --> 00:20:53,698
But now you are so far back,
488
00:20:53,699 --> 00:20:57,335
you can't even see which
direction the world is headed.
489
00:20:57,336 --> 00:20:59,604
He actually said that?
490
00:20:59,605 --> 00:21:01,406
The Taliban will educate his daughters?
491
00:21:01,407 --> 00:21:04,109
And let them work. It's
not your mommy's Taliban.
492
00:21:04,110 --> 00:21:07,179
Henry, if they're
offering these concessions,
493
00:21:07,180 --> 00:21:08,880
it could completely change
494
00:21:08,881 --> 00:21:12,451
the political calculus in Afghanistan.
495
00:21:12,452 --> 00:21:14,252
We need to know if Arezou
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- is on the level.
- At the risk of being reminded
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00:21:16,689 --> 00:21:19,357
that the U.S. does not
negotiate with terrorists,
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00:21:19,358 --> 00:21:20,926
I'm gonna throw out a name.
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00:21:20,927 --> 00:21:23,061
Akbar Haq Raquib.
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00:21:23,062 --> 00:21:24,796
The Taliban foreign minister.
501
00:21:24,797 --> 00:21:26,498
He wanted to defect.
502
00:21:26,499 --> 00:21:28,600
But when he turned us down,
he stayed with the group.
503
00:21:28,601 --> 00:21:30,769
He could absolutely
confirm Arezou's story.
504
00:21:30,770 --> 00:21:33,170
Back channel with the Taliban.
505
00:21:34,372 --> 00:21:36,575
I mean, is Dalton gonna think I'm crazy
506
00:21:36,576 --> 00:21:38,777
just for even suggesting it?
507
00:21:38,778 --> 00:21:40,312
To my way of thinking,
508
00:21:40,313 --> 00:21:43,315
a peaceful solution is worth
sounding a little crazy.
509
00:21:43,316 --> 00:21:45,317
When are you coming home?
510
00:21:45,318 --> 00:21:47,184
I'm leaving right now, babe.
511
00:21:57,395 --> 00:21:58,597
Okay.
512
00:21:58,598 --> 00:22:02,334
"Ava in a Kia Soul will
be here in one minute."
513
00:22:02,335 --> 00:22:05,137
I guess I better use my time wisely.
514
00:22:05,138 --> 00:22:06,938
- Very smooth.
- Aw...
515
00:22:14,012 --> 00:22:17,349
Hey, um, not a big deal,
516
00:22:17,350 --> 00:22:19,251
but are you ever going
to tell me where you were
517
00:22:19,252 --> 00:22:20,784
for the past couple of days?
518
00:22:22,454 --> 00:22:26,324
It's just... we've never talked about
519
00:22:26,325 --> 00:22:28,860
whether we're seeing other people.
520
00:22:28,861 --> 00:22:29,995
Are you seeing other people?
521
00:22:29,996 --> 00:22:32,764
Yes, I'm...
522
00:22:32,765 --> 00:22:34,199
I'm seeing your father.
523
00:22:34,200 --> 00:22:35,834
I was at a conference with him...
524
00:22:35,835 --> 00:22:37,335
- Stop.
- ...the other night.
525
00:22:37,336 --> 00:22:40,038
I never believed that stuff
about working together.
526
00:22:40,039 --> 00:22:42,140
Oh...
527
00:22:42,141 --> 00:22:43,475
Hey...
528
00:22:43,476 --> 00:22:45,309
That looks ridiculous.
529
00:22:47,345 --> 00:22:50,482
Aw, I wish it wasn't a school night.
530
00:22:50,483 --> 00:22:51,883
Wait, school? I...
531
00:22:51,884 --> 00:22:55,020
I thought you were
working at the White House.
532
00:22:55,021 --> 00:22:56,821
I will explain it to you tomorrow night.
533
00:22:56,822 --> 00:22:58,356
- We're still on, right?
- Yes.
534
00:22:58,357 --> 00:22:59,991
My sister's working... I checked twice.
535
00:22:59,992 --> 00:23:01,726
And I will cook for you.
536
00:23:01,727 --> 00:23:04,829
Should I be scared?
537
00:23:04,830 --> 00:23:06,831
Not of the food.
538
00:23:06,832 --> 00:23:08,600
Okay. Good night.
539
00:23:08,601 --> 00:23:09,868
- Will you send me that picture?
- Mm-hmm.
540
00:23:09,869 --> 00:23:11,535
Okay.
541
00:24:06,370 --> 00:24:09,207
Uh, Henry, we've got a problem.
542
00:24:09,208 --> 00:24:11,156
Matvey Sokolov's extraction team says
543
00:24:11,157 --> 00:24:13,125
he didn't show at the
rendezvous point today.
544
00:24:13,126 --> 00:24:14,993
Agents waited for 20 minutes
545
00:24:14,994 --> 00:24:17,229
before taking off without him.
546
00:24:17,230 --> 00:24:18,696
I was afraid of this.
547
00:24:19,731 --> 00:24:22,501
His intelligence was good,
he wanted to come to the U.S.
548
00:24:22,502 --> 00:24:25,871
He wouldn't turn me in to the Russians.
549
00:24:25,872 --> 00:24:27,471
At least not willingly.
550
00:24:29,508 --> 00:24:31,476
Okay, call the Kabul
office and have them send
551
00:24:31,477 --> 00:24:33,678
a fire team to Matvey's apartment.
552
00:24:34,913 --> 00:24:36,048
Is there something else?
553
00:24:36,049 --> 00:24:37,149
No, sir.
554
00:24:37,150 --> 00:24:38,883
I'll get on the phone with Kabul.
555
00:24:43,322 --> 00:24:46,191
Amina, we received intelligence
556
00:24:46,192 --> 00:24:50,963
indicating the Taliban might
be open to peaceful negotiations
557
00:24:50,964 --> 00:24:53,966
in exchange for a seat
in your government.
558
00:24:53,967 --> 00:24:57,469
President Sharza asked if
NATO and the United States
559
00:24:57,470 --> 00:24:59,237
might be open to talks.
560
00:24:59,238 --> 00:25:02,741
The United States is going
to negotiate with the Taliban?
561
00:25:02,742 --> 00:25:05,677
Back-channel communications
between Sharza's administration
562
00:25:05,678 --> 00:25:07,980
and members of the Taliban have begun.
563
00:25:11,116 --> 00:25:14,853
I realize this must
sound like a compromise.
564
00:25:14,854 --> 00:25:18,090
"Compromise" is not
the word I would choose.
565
00:25:18,091 --> 00:25:20,292
I understand.
566
00:25:20,293 --> 00:25:24,562
At least 68% of my
country will welcome this.
567
00:25:25,731 --> 00:25:27,599
Most of whom probably have no idea
568
00:25:27,600 --> 00:25:29,401
that they are giving up democracy,
569
00:25:29,402 --> 00:25:34,740
personal freedom and, of
course, women's rights.
570
00:25:34,741 --> 00:25:36,908
And they won't miss these things
571
00:25:36,909 --> 00:25:38,310
because they've never had them,
572
00:25:38,311 --> 00:25:40,544
and now they never will.
573
00:25:42,247 --> 00:25:45,651
You mentioned the possibility
of a moderate Islamic state.
574
00:25:45,652 --> 00:25:48,086
The whole reason these
talks are happening
575
00:25:48,087 --> 00:25:51,289
is because we learned there's
a faction of the Taliban
576
00:25:51,290 --> 00:25:53,325
that is open to education.
577
00:25:53,326 --> 00:25:55,360
But do you know the kind
of education they mean?
578
00:25:55,361 --> 00:25:59,564
Girls swaying over the Qur'an in burkas
579
00:25:59,565 --> 00:26:02,534
for ten hours a day while a
male teacher instructs them
580
00:26:02,535 --> 00:26:04,136
from behind a curtain.
581
00:26:04,137 --> 00:26:07,239
We'll negotiate for a real education.
582
00:26:07,240 --> 00:26:11,777
The Soviets. Pakistan. The Taliban.
583
00:26:11,778 --> 00:26:14,345
Now the United States.
584
00:26:15,947 --> 00:26:18,216
Every "new solution" is hardest
585
00:26:18,217 --> 00:26:22,320
on the one group that has
the least power already.
586
00:26:22,321 --> 00:26:24,256
They took more and more away from us
587
00:26:24,257 --> 00:26:27,693
until we were literally
under house arrest.
588
00:26:27,694 --> 00:26:30,796
- Mutilated for going out alone...
- I know.
589
00:26:30,797 --> 00:26:32,431
You can't possibly.
590
00:26:32,432 --> 00:26:36,301
What I do know is that
open societies where women
591
00:26:36,302 --> 00:26:39,638
and the disenfranchised
have fundamental rights
592
00:26:39,639 --> 00:26:41,540
mean a better life for everyone.
593
00:26:41,541 --> 00:26:44,810
It is what I fight for every day, Amina.
594
00:26:44,811 --> 00:26:47,612
But it doesn't come from guns,
595
00:26:47,613 --> 00:26:49,514
and it doesn't come from drone strikes.
596
00:26:49,515 --> 00:26:51,983
It comes, as you said, from words.
597
00:26:51,984 --> 00:26:55,854
We have an opportunity to talk,
598
00:26:55,855 --> 00:26:58,090
and I think it's good
that we're taking it.
599
00:26:58,091 --> 00:27:01,359
You know what would give me hope?
600
00:27:01,360 --> 00:27:04,429
If a woman, one woman,
was in those talks.
601
00:27:04,430 --> 00:27:07,599
Because she would understand
better than anyone else
602
00:27:07,600 --> 00:27:11,636
what the price of peace should be.
603
00:27:11,637 --> 00:27:14,805
We have paid it so many times.
604
00:27:18,210 --> 00:27:19,845
Matvey and his girlfriend,
605
00:27:19,846 --> 00:27:21,546
or maybe just some woman
606
00:27:21,547 --> 00:27:23,148
on the worst date of her life,
607
00:27:23,149 --> 00:27:24,883
were shot in his apartment.
608
00:27:24,884 --> 00:27:28,053
ME at the scene estimated
they'd been dead 12 hours.
609
00:27:28,054 --> 00:27:30,322
Must have gotten to them
within hours of our meeting.
610
00:27:30,323 --> 00:27:32,324
I had been communicating
with him for months.
611
00:27:32,325 --> 00:27:34,659
They could have been on to
him by the time you got there.
612
00:27:34,660 --> 00:27:37,129
They were tortured.
613
00:27:37,130 --> 00:27:39,965
They found a car battery and electrodes
614
00:27:39,966 --> 00:27:41,867
next to their bodies.
615
00:27:41,868 --> 00:27:43,902
Poor girl, she didn't have any intel.
616
00:27:43,903 --> 00:27:45,670
She was just in the wrong place
617
00:27:45,671 --> 00:27:47,405
at the wrong time when the
Russians kicked the door in.
618
00:27:47,406 --> 00:27:50,207
Alexander, can I talk to you a minute?
619
00:27:53,345 --> 00:27:55,046
Listen, if you need to
take the rest of the day...
620
00:27:55,047 --> 00:27:58,517
No. I mean, I'm fine, thank you.
621
00:27:58,518 --> 00:28:02,988
But there is something you need to know.
622
00:28:02,989 --> 00:28:05,122
I was followed last night.
623
00:28:07,526 --> 00:28:08,994
Why didn't you mention this sooner?
624
00:28:08,995 --> 00:28:11,329
At the time, I hoped I
was just being paranoid,
625
00:28:11,330 --> 00:28:15,367
but... if-if Matvey was tortured,
626
00:28:15,368 --> 00:28:18,402
and if he gave me up...
627
00:28:20,539 --> 00:28:23,608
Um, I've got the license
plate number of the car.
628
00:28:23,609 --> 00:28:26,044
Okay, get it for me. I'll run it.
629
00:28:26,045 --> 00:28:28,419
You're absolutely certain
this information is correct?
630
00:28:28,420 --> 00:28:31,416
Henry's office reached out
to their asset in Kabul,
631
00:28:31,417 --> 00:28:34,286
who's connected to Akbar Haq Raquib,
632
00:28:34,287 --> 00:28:39,391
and he confirmed... the
Taliban want to negotiate.
633
00:28:39,392 --> 00:28:42,327
So just like that,
Operation Tiger Claw morphs
634
00:28:42,328 --> 00:28:45,030
from a military offensive
against the Taliban
635
00:28:45,031 --> 00:28:46,765
to... peace talks?
636
00:28:46,766 --> 00:28:49,319
Maybe the Taliban are
as weary of fighting
637
00:28:49,320 --> 00:28:50,587
as everyone else.
638
00:28:50,588 --> 00:28:53,789
In exchange for peace, I
assume they have a few demands?
639
00:28:56,125 --> 00:28:58,561
They want a role in
the central government.
640
00:28:58,562 --> 00:29:01,731
It's a compromise that
has worked in the past.
641
00:29:01,732 --> 00:29:04,634
In Ireland and South Africa.
642
00:29:04,635 --> 00:29:06,936
Say what you will about their methods,
643
00:29:06,937 --> 00:29:10,273
the Taliban aren't global jihadists.
644
00:29:10,274 --> 00:29:12,183
They could be satisfied with a voice
645
00:29:12,184 --> 00:29:14,352
in their country's leadership.
646
00:29:14,353 --> 00:29:16,354
Yes, but what about the people
647
00:29:16,355 --> 00:29:17,822
they're ostensibly leading?
648
00:29:17,823 --> 00:29:19,958
After all this time, we
can't just open the door
649
00:29:19,959 --> 00:29:22,627
and invite the enemy in
without a popular consensus.
650
00:29:22,628 --> 00:29:24,429
A recent human rights poll found
651
00:29:24,430 --> 00:29:27,666
that approximately 68% of
the country favor Sharia law.
652
00:29:27,667 --> 00:29:31,169
I-I know. I was surprised, too.
653
00:29:31,170 --> 00:29:33,538
The Afghan people have
been living with a chaotic,
654
00:29:33,539 --> 00:29:37,242
weak and corrupt government
for so long that, uh,
655
00:29:37,243 --> 00:29:39,778
the Taliban is starting
to look good by comparison.
656
00:29:39,779 --> 00:29:41,780
Well, if that's so, sir,
657
00:29:41,781 --> 00:29:44,115
then maybe it's time for us to finally
658
00:29:44,116 --> 00:29:45,649
get off the merry-go-round.
659
00:29:47,519 --> 00:29:50,188
Walk me through it, Bess.
660
00:29:50,189 --> 00:29:52,123
The Taliban would agree
661
00:29:52,124 --> 00:29:54,859
to recognize a democratically
elected government,
662
00:29:54,860 --> 00:29:58,630
of which they would be
an active minority party.
663
00:29:58,631 --> 00:30:00,932
Women would have access to education,
664
00:30:00,933 --> 00:30:04,436
and the ability to work, but not drive.
665
00:30:04,437 --> 00:30:06,838
So we're talking strict Islamic law
666
00:30:06,839 --> 00:30:08,273
as oppose to Sharia?
667
00:30:08,274 --> 00:30:09,674
That's something.
668
00:30:09,675 --> 00:30:11,743
It is.
669
00:30:11,744 --> 00:30:14,813
There's one hard line
in the sand for them:
670
00:30:14,814 --> 00:30:16,548
no women running for office
671
00:30:16,549 --> 00:30:18,649
or serving in the new government.
672
00:30:24,824 --> 00:30:26,624
And we were doing so well.
673
00:30:26,625 --> 00:30:28,626
Kind of puts the lie to their request
674
00:30:28,627 --> 00:30:30,261
for free elections, doesn't it?
675
00:30:30,262 --> 00:30:32,397
Look, I'm not happy about it, either,
676
00:30:32,398 --> 00:30:34,966
but other countries have
declared independence
677
00:30:34,967 --> 00:30:37,302
and labeled themselves free
678
00:30:37,303 --> 00:30:39,938
while neglecting to give
their female citizens
679
00:30:39,939 --> 00:30:41,973
an equal voice.
680
00:30:41,974 --> 00:30:43,875
This country we're
standing in, for instance.
681
00:30:43,876 --> 00:30:46,077
A mistake that was eventually corrected.
682
00:30:46,078 --> 00:30:47,212
And I have every hope
683
00:30:47,213 --> 00:30:49,914
that Afghanistan will do the same.
684
00:30:49,915 --> 00:30:51,381
Eventually.
685
00:30:59,958 --> 00:31:01,393
Gather the NSC.
686
00:31:01,394 --> 00:31:02,761
I want all opinions on the floor
687
00:31:02,762 --> 00:31:04,785
- for discussion.
- Yes, sir.
688
00:31:10,028 --> 00:31:14,031
All right... all right.
689
00:31:14,032 --> 00:31:17,767
Most of the decisions
that get made in this room
690
00:31:17,768 --> 00:31:19,435
are difficult.
691
00:31:19,436 --> 00:31:21,371
This one is no exception,
692
00:31:21,372 --> 00:31:24,607
so... let's go one at a time, hmm?
693
00:31:24,608 --> 00:31:26,109
Mr. President.
694
00:31:26,110 --> 00:31:27,715
This is our chance
695
00:31:27,716 --> 00:31:30,251
to strike a significant
blow against the Taliban.
696
00:31:30,252 --> 00:31:32,420
Why would we stand down
and make concessions
697
00:31:32,421 --> 00:31:33,888
when we're winning?
698
00:31:33,889 --> 00:31:34,989
Are we winning?
699
00:31:34,990 --> 00:31:37,659
It doesn't always feel like that to me.
700
00:31:37,660 --> 00:31:39,827
All due respect, sir,
701
00:31:39,828 --> 00:31:42,163
I agree with Gordon. It's premature
702
00:31:42,164 --> 00:31:44,032
to consider negotiating
with the Taliban.
703
00:31:44,033 --> 00:31:47,201
"Premature" after almost
two decades of war?
704
00:31:47,202 --> 00:31:49,737
We need to use military force
705
00:31:49,738 --> 00:31:52,340
so we can create the
political leverage we need
706
00:31:52,341 --> 00:31:54,475
for a sustainable political solution.
707
00:31:54,476 --> 00:31:56,611
And how many other armies
708
00:31:56,612 --> 00:32:00,229
have made that same calculation
only to wind up mired for years?
709
00:32:00,230 --> 00:32:02,122
And what if the people of Afghanistan
710
00:32:02,123 --> 00:32:04,124
have identified a
solution for themselves?
711
00:32:04,125 --> 00:32:06,026
Two-thirds of them favor Taliban rule.
712
00:32:06,027 --> 00:32:09,229
Or have we not yet evolved from
telling the rest of the world
713
00:32:09,230 --> 00:32:11,815
- how to run their lives?
- I understand that you swim
714
00:32:11,816 --> 00:32:14,652
in a vast universe of gray
area, Russell, but there are
715
00:32:14,653 --> 00:32:16,854
some of us that can still see a clear
716
00:32:16,855 --> 00:32:19,657
and distinct line between
what's right and what's wrong.
717
00:32:19,658 --> 00:32:22,192
Well, now you're just
trying to hurt my feelings.
718
00:32:22,193 --> 00:32:23,594
Madam Secretary,
719
00:32:23,595 --> 00:32:25,462
you can't possibly favor a plan that,
720
00:32:25,463 --> 00:32:27,498
if it was implemented
here, would have you
721
00:32:27,499 --> 00:32:29,800
cleaning out your desk.
722
00:32:29,801 --> 00:32:31,602
Oh, and that is assuming
723
00:32:31,603 --> 00:32:34,471
there was a man willing
to chauffeur you home.
724
00:32:34,472 --> 00:32:37,308
Even the Saudis came to their senses
725
00:32:37,309 --> 00:32:40,210
and agreed to let women
drive, for God's sake.
726
00:32:40,211 --> 00:32:43,047
That's a concession I
hope we can still win.
727
00:32:43,048 --> 00:32:44,949
But they are holding the line
728
00:32:44,950 --> 00:32:47,418
on keeping women out
of the new government.
729
00:32:47,419 --> 00:32:49,286
It is "take it or leave it."
730
00:32:49,287 --> 00:32:50,821
And you're encouraging us
731
00:32:50,822 --> 00:32:52,022
to take it.
732
00:32:52,023 --> 00:32:54,558
I'm trying to... not lose sight
733
00:32:54,559 --> 00:32:57,595
of the compromises the
Taliban has already made.
734
00:32:57,596 --> 00:32:59,463
Ones that would have been unthinkable
735
00:32:59,464 --> 00:33:01,764
a decade ago.
736
00:33:03,200 --> 00:33:05,669
Women's education and employment
737
00:33:05,670 --> 00:33:08,639
coupled with a strong
democratic government
738
00:33:08,640 --> 00:33:13,076
can be the seeds that grow
a more progressive society.
739
00:33:13,777 --> 00:33:16,180
They have to start somewhere.
740
00:33:16,181 --> 00:33:18,882
And what do we tell
our Gold Star families?
741
00:33:18,883 --> 00:33:21,251
The ones who have made
the real sacrifices.
742
00:33:21,252 --> 00:33:23,520
"Sorry, but the insurgents
that killed your child,
743
00:33:23,521 --> 00:33:25,856
"they're gonna be running
things in Afghanistan now.
744
00:33:25,857 --> 00:33:27,257
Thanks for your service."
745
00:33:27,258 --> 00:33:29,026
Sir...
746
00:33:29,027 --> 00:33:30,794
it is my recommendation that we proceed
747
00:33:30,795 --> 00:33:32,863
with Operation Tiger Claw as planned.
748
00:33:32,864 --> 00:33:34,898
Taking the diplomatic path now
749
00:33:34,899 --> 00:33:36,567
will only lead
750
00:33:36,568 --> 00:33:38,802
to Afghanistan returning to the haven
751
00:33:38,803 --> 00:33:40,804
for terrorists that it was in 2001.
752
00:33:40,805 --> 00:33:42,139
We'll be right back
753
00:33:42,140 --> 00:33:43,974
where we started, sir... on a decline
754
00:33:43,975 --> 00:33:46,275
to theocracy and despotism.
755
00:33:49,446 --> 00:33:51,748
Thank you all for your input.
756
00:33:52,449 --> 00:33:54,784
I'll let you know my decision.
757
00:34:04,762 --> 00:34:07,630
We don't have to agree on this one.
758
00:34:09,967 --> 00:34:12,469
Look, I get it.
759
00:34:12,470 --> 00:34:14,538
You helped plan this operation,
760
00:34:14,539 --> 00:34:17,141
and you have faith in
what it can accomplish.
761
00:34:17,142 --> 00:34:19,443
I'm not blinded by the bars, Elizabeth.
762
00:34:21,179 --> 00:34:24,148
Doesn't it strike you as ironic,
763
00:34:24,149 --> 00:34:27,551
the two of us in this building talking
764
00:34:27,552 --> 00:34:30,154
about a historic decision
765
00:34:30,155 --> 00:34:33,057
that could deny a generation of women
766
00:34:33,058 --> 00:34:35,292
this same opportunity?
767
00:34:35,293 --> 00:34:37,761
Of course I can appreciate that.
768
00:34:37,762 --> 00:34:40,698
And I also appreciate
that we are both thinking
769
00:34:40,699 --> 00:34:42,765
about the greater good.
770
00:34:43,767 --> 00:34:47,771
Where you see a tiny
window to negotiate...
771
00:34:47,772 --> 00:34:50,674
I see a wedge...
772
00:34:50,675 --> 00:34:53,477
where we can finally pry open the door
773
00:34:53,478 --> 00:34:55,912
and liberate half a country.
774
00:34:58,182 --> 00:35:00,651
That's me...
775
00:35:00,652 --> 00:35:03,820
thinking about the greater good.
776
00:35:07,257 --> 00:35:08,659
Henry.
777
00:35:08,660 --> 00:35:10,561
Thanks for coming by.
778
00:35:10,562 --> 00:35:12,429
Your assistant said it was urgent.
779
00:35:12,430 --> 00:35:17,201
Yeah. I got word that you
are running a license plate.
780
00:35:17,202 --> 00:35:19,136
Yeah. Alexander Mehranov
781
00:35:19,137 --> 00:35:21,205
thought he was being
followed last night.
782
00:35:21,206 --> 00:35:23,207
We were concerned it was the Russians.
783
00:35:23,208 --> 00:35:26,809
He was being followed,
but not by the Russians.
784
00:35:28,212 --> 00:35:31,215
It was CIA, Security Division.
785
00:35:31,216 --> 00:35:33,851
It's standard operating
procedure when an agent
786
00:35:33,852 --> 00:35:36,552
completes a stint in rehab.
787
00:35:38,155 --> 00:35:41,225
I should have been informed
you were surveilling my agent.
788
00:35:41,226 --> 00:35:43,894
Fair point.
789
00:35:43,895 --> 00:35:48,297
So did they see any suspicious behavior?
790
00:35:49,333 --> 00:35:52,503
This is the work Mehranov
signed up for, Henry.
791
00:35:52,504 --> 00:35:55,706
The United States government
is completely within its rights
792
00:35:55,707 --> 00:35:59,109
to keep an eye on agents who
could present a security risk.
793
00:35:59,110 --> 00:36:01,612
I assure you Alexander's not a risk.
794
00:36:01,613 --> 00:36:04,748
And his work on
Afghanistan is essential.
795
00:36:04,749 --> 00:36:06,549
Understood.
796
00:36:07,417 --> 00:36:09,386
I'll call off the dogs.
797
00:36:09,387 --> 00:36:12,122
But let me know if anything changes.
798
00:36:12,123 --> 00:36:14,258
And I mean anything.
799
00:36:14,259 --> 00:36:16,293
Is there anything else?
800
00:36:16,294 --> 00:36:17,895
No.
801
00:36:17,896 --> 00:36:19,762
Thanks.
802
00:36:20,531 --> 00:36:21,998
Mm-hmm.
803
00:36:39,750 --> 00:36:42,286
Okay...
804
00:36:42,287 --> 00:36:44,388
I did pick up pierogi...
805
00:36:44,389 --> 00:36:46,423
and I do know that "pierogi" is plural,
806
00:36:46,424 --> 00:36:49,193
so there's no "S"...
but I got a lot of them,
807
00:36:49,194 --> 00:36:51,895
and it's not because I don't
think you can cook, it's...
808
00:36:51,896 --> 00:36:53,230
I've just never had them,
809
00:36:53,231 --> 00:36:55,365
and-and they made me
think of you, so...
810
00:36:55,366 --> 00:36:56,867
I-I still haven't...
811
00:36:56,868 --> 00:36:58,869
- haven't made anything...
- Well, perfect.
812
00:36:58,870 --> 00:37:01,470
I got meat and potato.
813
00:37:04,975 --> 00:37:06,109
Hi.
814
00:37:06,110 --> 00:37:07,610
Hi.
815
00:37:08,345 --> 00:37:09,313
Can, um...
816
00:37:09,314 --> 00:37:11,281
can-can we sit down for a minute?
817
00:37:11,282 --> 00:37:12,950
Can I talk to you?
818
00:37:12,951 --> 00:37:14,184
Yeah.
819
00:37:14,185 --> 00:37:17,086
I was actually about
to say the same thing.
820
00:37:24,995 --> 00:37:27,463
Why don't you go first?
821
00:37:28,632 --> 00:37:30,599
Okay. Um...
822
00:37:32,269 --> 00:37:35,339
All right. I don't
think I realized, um...
823
00:37:35,340 --> 00:37:37,207
how bad I was feeling about myself
824
00:37:37,208 --> 00:37:39,610
after the breakup with Jareth.
825
00:37:39,611 --> 00:37:41,979
But...
826
00:37:41,980 --> 00:37:44,014
with you, I, um...
827
00:37:44,015 --> 00:37:46,550
I feel like myself again.
828
00:37:46,551 --> 00:37:49,887
So... whatever this is or isn't,
829
00:37:49,888 --> 00:37:52,189
or-or... will be,
830
00:37:52,190 --> 00:37:55,125
I just wanted...
831
00:37:55,126 --> 00:37:58,194
I just wanted to thank you.
832
00:37:59,730 --> 00:38:01,297
Okay.
833
00:38:02,032 --> 00:38:03,966
Your turn.
834
00:38:07,938 --> 00:38:10,206
It can wait.
835
00:38:28,625 --> 00:38:30,093
Is it time?
836
00:38:30,094 --> 00:38:32,062
No. We still have a few minutes.
837
00:38:32,063 --> 00:38:33,597
But I have some news.
838
00:38:33,598 --> 00:38:35,299
I'm afraid to ask.
839
00:38:35,300 --> 00:38:37,401
President Sharza accepted
840
00:38:37,402 --> 00:38:39,736
the terms offered by the Taliban,
841
00:38:39,737 --> 00:38:42,239
and the U.S. has backed the deal.
842
00:38:42,240 --> 00:38:43,840
The military operation
843
00:38:43,841 --> 00:38:47,476
is officially off the table for now.
844
00:38:48,779 --> 00:38:51,648
And how soon before
you pull your troops out
845
00:38:51,649 --> 00:38:53,383
and leave us to our fate?
846
00:38:53,384 --> 00:38:56,086
There's a three-year plan
to make sure that the Taliban
847
00:38:56,087 --> 00:38:58,155
hold up their end of the agreement.
848
00:38:58,156 --> 00:39:00,157
We won't leave if they don't.
849
00:39:00,158 --> 00:39:01,992
You'll have a revised constitution
850
00:39:01,993 --> 00:39:04,294
of moderate Islamic rule.
851
00:39:04,295 --> 00:39:06,697
Women will still be educated,
852
00:39:06,698 --> 00:39:10,000
they can work, vote,
control their own finances,
853
00:39:10,001 --> 00:39:13,070
but there is one point
we couldn't move them on.
854
00:39:13,071 --> 00:39:16,506
Women will not be able to
hold government positions.
855
00:39:16,507 --> 00:39:18,941
At least... not yet.
856
00:39:22,647 --> 00:39:24,547
Of course.
857
00:39:25,248 --> 00:39:26,717
It's a place to start.
858
00:39:26,718 --> 00:39:28,552
Please don't sell me on this right now.
859
00:39:28,553 --> 00:39:31,588
I suppose this is my last speech
860
00:39:31,589 --> 00:39:34,391
as Minister of Education.
861
00:39:34,392 --> 00:39:36,526
Uh, excuse me, Madam Secretary.
862
00:39:36,527 --> 00:39:38,461
We're ready for you.
863
00:39:39,463 --> 00:39:43,066
And now, to introduce
our keynote speaker,
864
00:39:43,067 --> 00:39:45,602
we bring you a very special guest
865
00:39:45,603 --> 00:39:49,506
and an inspiration to women everywhere.
866
00:39:49,507 --> 00:39:53,176
Please welcome to the Women
Transform the World conference,
867
00:39:53,177 --> 00:39:55,545
Secretary of State
868
00:39:55,546 --> 00:39:57,913
Elizabeth McCord.
869
00:40:01,786 --> 00:40:04,888
That's you, Madam Secretary.
870
00:40:04,889 --> 00:40:07,189
Go.
871
00:40:23,106 --> 00:40:26,943
I meet a lot of survivors in my work,
872
00:40:26,944 --> 00:40:29,646
people who have seen some of the worst
873
00:40:29,647 --> 00:40:32,516
this world has to offer,
874
00:40:32,517 --> 00:40:34,684
and the quality they all share
875
00:40:34,685 --> 00:40:37,788
is the ability to
believe in the coming day
876
00:40:37,789 --> 00:40:40,991
even in the bleakest dawn.
877
00:40:40,992 --> 00:40:46,329
Amina Salah has seen many
bleak new dawns in her country,
878
00:40:46,330 --> 00:40:49,066
through a violent revolution,
879
00:40:49,067 --> 00:40:52,002
communism, Soviet occupation
880
00:40:52,003 --> 00:40:54,471
and a brutal civil war.
881
00:40:54,472 --> 00:40:56,506
She had an opportunity to escape
882
00:40:56,507 --> 00:40:59,209
before the Taliban came to power,
883
00:40:59,210 --> 00:41:01,611
but she stayed, earning a bachelor's
884
00:41:01,612 --> 00:41:03,680
and then a law degree
885
00:41:03,681 --> 00:41:05,282
from Kabul University.
886
00:41:06,751 --> 00:41:11,088
And as she watched a generation
of girls denied access
887
00:41:11,089 --> 00:41:14,591
to a basic education,
Amina dedicated her life
888
00:41:14,592 --> 00:41:17,761
to giving them the same
opportunity she had.
889
00:41:17,762 --> 00:41:19,262
In her tenure
890
00:41:19,263 --> 00:41:21,865
as Afghanistan's Minister of Education,
891
00:41:21,866 --> 00:41:24,601
she's worked tirelessly to give faith
892
00:41:24,602 --> 00:41:27,537
to a new generation of girls
893
00:41:27,538 --> 00:41:30,373
that a new day is coming,
894
00:41:30,374 --> 00:41:34,644
one that may feel bleak and cold now,
895
00:41:34,645 --> 00:41:37,881
but will one day be warm and broad
896
00:41:37,882 --> 00:41:41,483
and include everyone under the sun.
897
00:41:42,252 --> 00:41:44,054
I'm reminded of a quote
898
00:41:44,055 --> 00:41:46,656
from one of our own
keepers of the faith,
899
00:41:46,657 --> 00:41:49,226
Susan B. Anthony.
900
00:41:49,227 --> 00:41:50,861
"We shall someday be heeded,
901
00:41:50,862 --> 00:41:54,164
"and everybody will
think it was always so,
902
00:41:54,165 --> 00:41:56,700
"just exactly as many young people today
903
00:41:56,701 --> 00:42:01,138
"think all the privileges
which woman now possesses
904
00:42:01,139 --> 00:42:03,373
"always were hers.
905
00:42:03,374 --> 00:42:05,542
"They have no idea
906
00:42:05,543 --> 00:42:10,847
"how every single inch
of ground she stands on
907
00:42:10,848 --> 00:42:13,483
"has been gained by the hard work
908
00:42:13,484 --> 00:42:18,722
of some little handful
of women in the past."
909
00:42:18,723 --> 00:42:21,391
Or, in our case, the present.
910
00:42:21,392 --> 00:42:25,128
Please welcome Afghan
Minister of Education
911
00:42:25,129 --> 00:42:28,261
and my dear friend, Amina Salah.
912
00:42:39,407 --> 00:42:47,007
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