President Truman's Meeting

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   TRUMAN: So, what have we got?
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   BRADLEY: It's a mine field, Mr President,
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   BRADLEY: pure and simple.
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    BRADLEY: For Iran,
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    BRADLEY: for Britain,
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    BRADLEY: possibly for the whole free world.
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    TRUMAN: McGhee?
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    MCGHEE: Agreed.
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    MCGHEE: The Iranians want the heads of all Brits. And anyone perceived as a friend of the Brits.
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    MCGHEE: Including us.
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    MCGHEE: Grady in Tehran
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    MCGHEE: calls the situation, and I quote -
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    MCGHEE: 'most explosive'/
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    TRUMAN: And Britain?
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    ACHESON: They're seriously poised to invade.
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    ACHESON: That oil company is their country's
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    ACHESON: single biggest income source.
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    ACHESON: Lose it, and
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    ACHESON: their whole economy starts teetering.
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    ACHESON: They'll stop at nothing to get it back.
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    TRUMAN: We've got to jump in now or it's all going to explode.
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    MCGHEE: Beg pardon, Mr. President,
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    MCGHEE: jump in and do what?
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    MCGHEE: If we tell Britain to back off, we'll just get into a fight with them.
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    BRADLEY: Which, if it spirals out of control, could split the whole Western Alliance.
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    TRUMAN: (connecting the dots) Leaving the Soviets unopposed in Europe.
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    BRADLEY: Exactly, sir.
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    TRUMAN: Hoo boy.
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    TRUMAN: And if we were to just let Britain invade?
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    TRUMAN: Then what?
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    BRADLEY: Among other things,
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    BRADLEY: the Soviets would be highly motivated
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    BRADLEY: to step in on Iran's side.
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    ACHESON: The Soviets vs. the West.
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    ACHESON: God knows how many countries would get sucked into that fight.
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    BRADLEY: World War Thr--
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    ACHESON: Tst!
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    ACHESON: Omar, let's not --
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    TRUMAN: (sounds of frustration)
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    TRUMAN: The point is,
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    TRUMAN: we're screwed
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    TRUMAN: no matter
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    TRUMAN: WHAT we do!
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    ACHESON: I see one slim option, sir
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    ACHESON: very slim.
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    ACHESON: First,: we press Britain to stand down
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    ACHESON: just for now.
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    ACHESON: Draft a letter to Atlee personally.
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    ACHESON: Hope to God we can stall him.
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    TRUMAN: And?
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    ACHESON: Then we work quickly:
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    ACHESON: pry open even a small window
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    ACHESON: for dialogue.
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    ACHESON: We then step up as mediators
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    ACHESON: and hammer out a deal
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    ACHESON: for everyone.
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    MCGHEE: (skeptical) A window for dialogue? Meaning get Mossadegh to agree to talk to the Fraser gang?
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    ACHESON: Yes.
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    BRADLEY: Ugh!
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    BRADLEY: Are you
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    BRADLEY: DREAMING, Dean?
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    BRADLEY: Even if we could get a diplomat safely
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    BRADLEY: into Tehran right now
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    BRADLEY: --which is doubtful--
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     BRADLEY: who in the world's good enough
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     BRADLEY: to cajole Mossadegh
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     BRADLEY: into THAT?
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