The West Wing (TV Series)
War Crimes (2001)
Gerald McRaney: USAF Gen. Alan Adamle
Quotes
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[Leo has just been told that a target he bombed while in Vietnam was civilian]
Leo McGarry : Why did you tell me that?
USAF Gen. Alan Adamle : Because you could be charged and tried for a war crime.
Leo McGarry : [long pause, very distraught] WHY did you tell me that?
USAF Gen. Alan Adamle : All wars are crimes.
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Sam Seaborn : [Sam's interrupting Leo and Gen. Adamle's discussion of war crimes and the international tribunal] If you're in the middle of something, I can come back.
USAF Gen. Alan Adamle : We're eliminating genocide. What are you doing?
Sam Seaborn : Eliminating the penny. So, I'll come back