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Clips from Madam Secretary - Break In Diplomacy (S03E03)

This can't be something

"This can't be something"

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the rest of the Filipino government really wants.

"the rest of the Filipino government really wants."

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China's disapproval rating there is 65%.

"China's disapproval rating there is 65%."

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Hell, we almost ended up in a war with China

"Hell, we almost ended up in a war with China"

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including the Philippines.

"including the Philippines."

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Now Andrada's just giving it all away?

"Now Andrada's just giving it all away?"

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BECKER: The Filipino people

"BECKER: The Filipino people"

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self-obsessed strongman.

"self-obsessed strongman."

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Now they're paying the price.

"Now they're paying the price."

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just like any other so-called strongman,

"just like any other so-called strongman,"

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he isn't strong at all.

"he isn't strong at all."

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He's just insecure and weak, without any good policy ideas,

"He's just insecure and weak, without any good policy ideas,"

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so he has to bully his way into power

"so he has to bully his way into power"

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and force himself on women

"and force himself on women"

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to feel powerful...

"to feel powerful..."

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I'm guessing this isn't just you working things out, Bess.

"I'm guessing this isn't just you working things out, Bess."

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Andrada can't be liked by people

"Andrada can't be liked by people"

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who actually know him, not even his inner circle.

"who actually know him, not even his inner circle."

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We should reach out to his advisors.

"We should reach out to his advisors."

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There have to be some who aren't happy with this change.

"There have to be some who aren't happy with this change."

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But if I might suggest something more aggressive.

"But if I might suggest something more aggressive."

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We have a good enough relationship

"We have a good enough relationship"

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with their military to reach out in confidence.

"with their military to reach out in confidence."

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It's a moderate transgression of protocol,

"It's a moderate transgression of protocol,"

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but I think it's worth the risk.

"but I think it's worth the risk."

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Let's contact their military's chief of staff.

"Let's contact their military's chief of staff."

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BECKER: Yes, sir.

"BECKER: Yes, sir."

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(door opens)

"(door opens)"

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MO: Hot off the presses.

"MO: Hot off the presses."

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Did they authenticate Ian's handwriting?

"Did they authenticate Ian's handwriting?"

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Perfect match.

"Perfect match."

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We even got photo confirmation of him making the drop.

"We even got photo confirmation of him making the drop."

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Took him long enough, huh?

"Took him long enough, huh?"

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He wants to meet tomorrow.

"He wants to meet tomorrow."

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I'll go.

"I'll go."

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Of course.

"Of course."

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It's good news. What is it?

"It's good news. What is it?"

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If we went ahead with that raid, I could've gotten Ian killed.

"If we went ahead with that raid, I could've gotten Ian killed."

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Ultimately, it was the director's call.

"Ultimately, it was the director's call."

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Go easy on yourself.

"Go easy on yourself."

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(sighs)

"(sighs)"

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Let's go over the meeting protocol.

"Let's go over the meeting protocol."

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Yeah, let's do it.

"Yeah, let's do it."

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I can assure you that President Andrada's decision

"I can assure you that President Andrada's decision"

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to pivot away from the United States

"to pivot away from the United States"

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is not one that is shared by our military.

"is not one that is shared by our military."

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I appreciate that, General.

"I appreciate that, General."

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Can you give us any insight into

"Can you give us any insight into"

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President Andrada's fascination with China?

"President Andrada's fascination with China?"

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Only that he seems

"Only that he seems"

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unshakable in this new friendship.

"unshakable in this new friendship."

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And, unfortunately, he has unilateral powers

"And, unfortunately, he has unilateral powers"

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to destroy the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement

"to destroy the Enhanced Defense Cooperation Agreement"

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General, is there a cabinet member or...

"General, is there a cabinet member or..."

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trusted advisor who can convince him

"trusted advisor who can convince him"

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that China will not operate in the Philippines' best interest?

"that China will not operate in the Philippines' best interest?"

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I can assure you, Madam Secretary,

"I can assure you, Madam Secretary,"

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that all avenues have been explored.

"that all avenues have been explored."

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My colleagues and I have serious

"My colleagues and I have serious"

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security concerns with China's gain in power.

"security concerns with China's gain in power."

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It is our feeling that we are at a critical juncture,

"It is our feeling that we are at a critical juncture,"

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one that requires critical action.

"one that requires critical action."

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If I may speak candidly, Mr. President,

"If I may speak candidly, Mr. President,"

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Go ahead, General.

"Go ahead, General."

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We have good reason

"We have good reason"

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to believe that newly elected Vice President

"to believe that newly elected Vice President"

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Thea Navarro does not share President Andrada's desire

"Thea Navarro does not share President Andrada's desire"

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for Chinese friendship.

"for Chinese friendship."

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Should something happen to the president,

"Should something happen to the president,"

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we have been assured that, with President Navarro,

"we have been assured that, with President Navarro,"

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we could all go back to our valued relationship

"we could all go back to our valued relationship"

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and an alignment of power

"and an alignment of power"

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We have a plan in place, but it can only be carried out

"We have a plan in place, but it can only be carried out"

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We will have to talk

"We will have to talk"

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and get back to you, General Purisima.

"and get back to you, General Purisima."

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Of course.

"Of course."

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We will wait to hear.

"We will wait to hear."

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ELIZABETH: Just to confirm we all heard the same thing,

"ELIZABETH: Just to confirm we all heard the same thing,"

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that was a clear offer for a covert assassination.

"that was a clear offer for a covert assassination."

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Okay.

"Okay."

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I know we're not really having this conversation,

"I know we're not really having this conversation,"

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but if we were, getting rid of Andrada

"but if we were, getting rid of Andrada"

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is certainly the cleanest solution

"is certainly the cleanest solution"

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to all our problems.

"to all our problems."

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Stopping an alliance that would give China

"Stopping an alliance that would give China"

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a stranglehold on the Asia Pacific,

"a stranglehold on the Asia Pacific,"

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potentially leading to military conflicts,

"potentially leading to military conflicts,"

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costing thousands, maybe millions of lives.

"costing thousands, maybe millions of lives."

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Worse things have been perpetrated

"Worse things have been perpetrated"

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in the name of keeping the balance of power.

"in the name of keeping the balance of power."

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Again, if this were a real discussion.

"Again, if this were a real discussion."

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lean toward a progressively less democratic government,

"lean toward a progressively less democratic government,"

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and who knows what kind of autocratic

"and who knows what kind of autocratic"

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abuses of power he'll carry out next?

"abuses of power he'll carry out next?"

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All we would have to do is let nature take its course.

"All we would have to do is let nature take its course."

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The lion eats the wildebeest...

"The lion eats the wildebeest..."

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and we just sit at home,

"and we just sit at home,"

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watch it all on the nature channel.

"watch it all on the nature channel."

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Unless their military decides that they should be in power.

"Unless their military decides that they should be in power."

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Then I don't know what the Filipino people

"Then I don't know what the Filipino people"

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will have, but it won't be a democracy.

"will have, but it won't be a democracy."

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I mean, not to mention

"I mean, not to mention"

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this could destroy our credibility. I...

"this could destroy our credibility. I..."

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The risk of exposure is limited to the people in this room.

"The risk of exposure is limited to the people in this room."

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I-I don't think that's a serious consideration.

"I-I don't think that's a serious consideration."

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Yeah, well, famous last words.

"Yeah, well, famous last words."

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ELIZABETH: Sir, are we done

"ELIZABETH: Sir, are we done"

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saying the unthinkable?

"saying the unthinkable?"

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We need to walk away from this option.

"We need to walk away from this option."

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and find some skeletons in his closet.

"and find some skeletons in his closet."

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Considering Andrada's character

"Considering Andrada's character"

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and behavior, maybe if we dig deeper

"and behavior, maybe if we dig deeper"

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we'll find something to leverage him with.

"we'll find something to leverage him with."

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What, petty bribes, girlfriends, coarse rhetoric?

"What, petty bribes, girlfriends, coarse rhetoric?"

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No one cared.

"No one cared."

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I agree it's a long shot, but...

"I agree it's a long shot, but..."

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isn't anything worth trying

"isn't anything worth trying"

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(Dendera laughs)

"(Dendera laughs)"

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Oh, and here she is in her little snowsuit.

"Oh, and here she is in her little snowsuit."

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Oh...

"Oh..."

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