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Oil, War and an American Cigar

Oil, War and an American Cigar

War is looming, President Truman has to make a choice or face World War III..

v.02 of this great scene

Ricardo Pozas

April 21, 2023
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  1. Scene 3 Panel 2 Dialog So what have we got?

    SAM mod08 pozas Page 4/114
  2. Scene 4 Panel 1 Dialog It's a mine field, Mr.

    President SAM mod08 pozas Page 5/114
  3. Scene 4 Panel 3 Dialog For Iran, for Britain, possibly

    for the whole free world. SAM mod08 pozas Page 7/114
  4. Scene 5 Panel 6 Dialog Agreed. The Iranians want the

    heads of all Brits. SAM mod08 pozas Page 13/114
  5. Scene 5 Panel 8 Dialog Grady in Tehran calls the

    situation, SAM mod08 pozas Page 15/114
  6. Scene 10 Panel 2 Dialog and their whole economy starts

    teetering. SAM mod08 pozas Page 31/114
  7. Scene 12 Panel 2 Dialog We've got to jump in

    now or it's all going to -- SAM mod08 pozas Page 36/114
  8. Scene 13 Panel 1 Dialog Beg pardon, Mr. President, jump

    in and do what? SAM mod08 pozas Page 39/114
  9. Scene 13 Panel 2 Dialog If we tell Britain to

    back off, SAM mod08 pozas Page 40/114
  10. Scene 13 Panel 3 Dialog we'll just get into a

    fight SAM mod08 pozas Page 41/114
  11. Scene 13 Panel 6 Dialog if it spirals out of

    control, SAM mod08 pozas Page 44/114
  12. Scene 13 Panel 7 Dialog could split the whole Western

    Alliance. SAM mod08 pozas Page 45/114
  13. Scene 14 Panel 2 Dialog Leaving the Soviets unopposed in

    Europe. SAM mod08 pozas Page 47/114
  14. Scene 16 Panel 3 Dialog And if we were to

    just let Britain invade? SAM mod08 pozas Page 53/114
  15. Scene 17 Panel 2 Dialog the Soviets would be highly

    motivated to step in on Iran's side. SAM mod08 pozas Page 56/114
  16. Scene 18 Panel 1 Dialog God knows how many countries

    would get sucked SAM mod08 pozas Page 57/114
  17. Scene 25 Panel 1 Dialog I see one slim option,

    sir SAM mod08 pozas Page 77/114
  18. Scene 27 Panel 2 Dialog First,: we press Britain to

    stand down just for now. SAM mod08 pozas Page 84/114
  19. Scene 27 Panel 3 Dialog Draft a letter to Atlee

    personally. Hope to God we can stall him. SAM mod08 pozas Page 85/114
  20. Scene 29 Panel 2 Dialog pry open even a small

    window SAM mod08 pozas Page 90/114
  21. Scene 30 Panel 2 Dialog We then step up as

    SAM mod08 pozas Page 92/114
  22. Scene 30 Panel 4 Dialog and hammer out a deal

    for everyone. SAM mod08 pozas Page 94/114
  23. Scene 31 Panel 2 Dialog Meaning get Mossadegh to agree

    to talk to the SAM mod08 pozas Page 96/114
  24. Scene 33 Panel 2 Dialog Even if we could get

    a diplomat safely into Tehran right now SAM mod08 pozas Page 103/114
  25. Scene 34 Panel 2 Dialog in the world's good enough

    to cajole Mossadegh into that? SAM mod08 pozas Page 107/114