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Clips from Madam Secretary - South China Sea (S03E03)

This is why they were being

"This is why they were being"

Madam Secretary

so aggressive with the Ocean Relief activists,

"so aggressive with the Ocean Relief activists,"

Madam Secretary

why they hacked the server.

"why they hacked the server."

Madam Secretary

They wanted to keep the world in the dark

"They wanted to keep the world in the dark"

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until the missiles could be deployed.

"until the missiles could be deployed."

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Why didn't we know about this until now, General?

"Why didn't we know about this until now, General?"

Madam Secretary

We could never get close enough

"We could never get close enough"

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So you're telling me we owe this

"So you're telling me we owe this"

Madam Secretary

game-changing intelligence coup

"game-changing intelligence coup"

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to a lucky break from Scooby and the gang?

"to a lucky break from Scooby and the gang?"

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Unbelievable.

"Unbelievable."

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And if the launcher is already there,

"And if the launcher is already there,"

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the missiles are only days away from delivery.

"the missiles are only days away from delivery."

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DALTON: This is a massive escalation.

"DALTON: This is a massive escalation."

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And China needs to know that it won't stand.

"And China needs to know that it won't stand."

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From the server you tried to destroy.

"From the server you tried to destroy."

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But we'll come back

"But we'll come back"

Madam Secretary

to the cyber warfare another time.

"to the cyber warfare another time."

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You've got bigger problems right now.

"You've got bigger problems right now."

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Do I? Because I have no idea what you're talking about.

"Do I? Because I have no idea what you're talking about."

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It was a mistake that your military

"It was a mistake that your military"

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didn't loop you in.

"didn't loop you in."

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Because...

"Because..."

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with your close personal ties to the American government,

"with your close personal ties to the American government,"

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that we will never permit those missiles to be deployed.

"that we will never permit those missiles to be deployed."

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It is not for the United States to tell us what is permitted.

"It is not for the United States to tell us what is permitted."

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On your own territory.

"On your own territory."

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But let's... let's put a pin

"But let's... let's put a pin"

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in the sovereignty stuff for now.

"in the sovereignty stuff for now."

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Because if your neighbors find out

"Because if your neighbors find out"

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that you secretly planned to settle this issue at gunpoint,

"that you secretly planned to settle this issue at gunpoint,"

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I think they would be more than supportive

"I think they would be more than supportive"

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of the U.S.'s response.

"of the U.S.'s response."

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And what sort of response might that be?

"And what sort of response might that be?"

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China's deployment of that missile launcher

"China's deployment of that missile launcher"

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And our response, therefore,

"And our response, therefore,"

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will be equally violent and upsetting.

"will be equally violent and upsetting."

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I am shocked

"I am shocked"

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that I was not made privy

"that I was not made privy"

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to such a drastic step on my government's part.

"to such a drastic step on my government's part."

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I knew that you would be troubled.

"I knew that you would be troubled."

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If I were to offer some suggestions

"If I were to offer some suggestions"

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what might they be?

"what might they be?"

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Well, for starters,

"Well, for starters,"

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we've looked into it, and we're not giving the pandas back.

"we've looked into it, and we're not giving the pandas back."

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Sir, that bogey's coming around for another pass.

"Sir, that bogey's coming around for another pass."

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It's coming in too low, sir!

"It's coming in too low, sir!"

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All stations, brace for impact.

"All stations, brace for impact."

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(loud boom)

"(loud boom)"

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The Chinese pilot buzzed the Morris,

"The Chinese pilot buzzed the Morris,"

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flew too low and clipped the tower.

"flew too low and clipped the tower."

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So far, three sailors have died and 16 others are wounded.

"So far, three sailors have died and 16 others are wounded."

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NSC and Joint Chiefs are waiting in the Sit Room.

"NSC and Joint Chiefs are waiting in the Sit Room."

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I told the networks that you wanted airtime

"I told the networks that you wanted airtime"

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to address the nation later this evening.

"to address the nation later this evening."

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Evans already has his campaign pumping out tweets. The ghoul.

"Evans already has his campaign pumping out tweets. The ghoul."

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Sir, when I spoke to Minister Chen

"Sir, when I spoke to Minister Chen"

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hours before this incident, he seemed prepared

"hours before this incident, he seemed prepared"

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to accept our terms.

"to accept our terms."

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"Seemed" being the operative word.

""Seemed" being the operative word."

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I'm saying...

"I'm saying..."

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the wheels turn slowly over there.

"the wheels turn slowly over there."

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So the leadership was still digesting

"So the leadership was still digesting"

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the message we sent Chen when this incident occurred?

"the message we sent Chen when this incident occurred?"

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Tragically, yes.

"Tragically, yes."

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GENERAL KOHL: With all due respect,

"GENERAL KOHL: With all due respect,"

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an accident caused by reckless aggression

"an accident caused by reckless aggression"

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isn't much different from an attack.

"isn't much different from an attack."

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They're holding our citizens, attempting to put missiles

"They're holding our citizens, attempting to put missiles"

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into the SCS.

"into the SCS."

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How much more provocation do we need?

"How much more provocation do we need?"

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To do what, exactly?

"To do what, exactly?"

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- Respond in kind. - A few days ago,

"- Respond in kind. - A few days ago,"

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you were lobbying for a harder line against China.

"you were lobbying for a harder line against China."

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You really think they've changed their stripes since then?

"You really think they've changed their stripes since then?"

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Of course not, but I do think that the pressure

"Of course not, but I do think that the pressure"

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we put on them was effective.

"we put on them was effective."

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So let's-let's be smart.

"So let's-let's be smart."

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I mean, if we can get them

"I mean, if we can get them"

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to back down in the South China Sea,

"to back down in the South China Sea,"

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that is a huge win for global stability,

"that is a huge win for global stability,"

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but if we stumble in to some military conflict,

"but if we stumble in to some military conflict,"

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once that starts, no one knows how that's gonna end.

"once that starts, no one knows how that's gonna end."

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We have to take a beat before we retaliate.

"We have to take a beat before we retaliate."

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Take a beat to do what?

"Take a beat to do what?"

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Talk to President Li.

"Talk to President Li."

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I think China's about to blink.

"I think China's about to blink."

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My advice is we let them.

"My advice is we let them."

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What makes you so sure

"What makes you so sure"

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Flash of a feeling, at best.

"Flash of a feeling, at best."

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SANTANGELO: Dr. McCord.

"SANTANGELO: Dr. McCord."

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What a coincidence.

"What a coincidence."

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Good evening.

"Good evening."

Madam Secretary

How about we take a walk?

"How about we take a walk?"

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Your friend did you a favor.

"Your friend did you a favor."

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Yeah, how's that?

"Yeah, how's that?"

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We spoke to Ray Merchant.

"We spoke to Ray Merchant."

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Had a good, long talk with him.

"Had a good, long talk with him."

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And, frankly, you were right to bring him to our attention.

"And, frankly, you were right to bring him to our attention."

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The man has... issues.

"The man has... issues."

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But he's not our guy.

"But he's not our guy."

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How can you be sure?

"How can you be sure?"

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Is he unbalanced? Probably.

"Is he unbalanced? Probably."

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Still obsessed with your wife?

"Still obsessed with your wife?"

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Maybe, but this is what we know:

"Maybe, but this is what we know:"

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The night your house was hacked,

"The night your house was hacked,"

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multiple witnesses put Merchant

"multiple witnesses put Merchant"

Madam Secretary

at a campsite in the Blue Ridge Mountains

"at a campsite in the Blue Ridge Mountains"

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with no Internet access.

"with no Internet access."

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He could have paid someone.

"He could have paid someone."

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You've seen his house.

"You've seen his house."

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and steal your son's computer?

"and steal your son's computer?"

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No.

"No."

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But I'll tell you what he's more than capable of.

"But I'll tell you what he's more than capable of."

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Suing the next person that shows up

"Suing the next person that shows up"

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about his relationship with your wife.

"about his relationship with your wife."

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Suing...

"Suing..."

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or maybe worse.

"or maybe worse."

Madam Secretary

I understand. Thank you.

"I understand. Thank you."

Madam Secretary

Go home, Dr. McCord.

"Go home, Dr. McCord."

Madam Secretary

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