The West Wing: NSF Thurmont
Good lines from The West Wing the other night.
"Are you suggesting that we use the attack on our congressional delegation as a pretext to attack another country we don't know to be responsible?" Listen Here
"Killing Palestinians isn't going to make us feel safer. They'll kill more of us, then we'll have to kill more of them. It's Russian Roulette with a fully loaded gun... Why would they do it? Why would Palestinians murder American government officials? They never have before. They're deliberately provoking us Leo. They know we'll have to retaliate... Tell me how this ends Leo. You want me to start something that may have serious repercussions on American foreign policy for decades." Listen Here
"I'm trying to find a way to make peace. And when I do you can go on TV an explain why you're against it." Listen Here
The writing for the first 2 episodes of the 6th season is truly remarkable. In a world where there seem to be no "right" answers your story lines have given light to many answers that could and should be looked at. I am not saying that we should use a tv drama as a guideline to peace talks and foriegn policy, but listen to the tone of the words in these episodes. It's as close to peace as we have come in many many years.