«The Russian occupation of Crimea has challenged Mr. Obama as has no other international crisis, and at its heart, the advice seemed to pose the same question: Is Mr. Obama tough enough to take on the former K.G.B. colonel in the Kremlin? It is no easy task. Chancellor Angela Merkel of Germany told Mr. Obama by telephone on Sunday that after speaking with Mr. Putin she was not sure he was in touch with reality, people briefed on the call said. “In another world,” she said.»
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COLONEL
Now he's crossed into Crimea
with this [...] army of his,
that worship the man like a god,
and follow him every order, however
ridiculous.
GENERAL
...in this war, things get confused out there.
Power, ideals, the old morality,
and practical military necessity.
But out there with these natives,
it must be a temptation to be God.
Because there’s a conflict in every
human heart between the rational and
irrational, between good and evil.
And good does not always triumph.
Sometimes, the dark side overcomes
what Lincoln called the better
angels of our nature. Every man
has got a breaking point. You
have and I have them. [...]
has reached his. And, very
obviously, he has gone insane.
WILLARD
(carefully)
Yes, sir. Very much so, sir.
Obviously insane.
COLONEL
When you find
the colonel, infiltrate his team
by whatever means available, and
terminate the colonel's command.
WILLARD
(to General)
Terminate...the colonel?
GENERAL
He's out there operating without
any decent restraint, totally beyond
the pale of any acceptable human
conduct. And he is still on the
field commanding troops.
CIVILIAN
Terminate with extreme prejudice.»