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Collingwood said, pacing agitatedly hack and forth. "Call Andrews and see if there's even a possibility of cobbling something together in the next couple of days. Our fearless leader didn't say when he expects to be attacked, did he, by any chance?" |
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Like many Pentagon officers, the Chairman disliked Cole Caidin, who was reputed once to have said that he "loathed" the military. "I'm told that bad temper is what got our commander in chief in so deep, that and his aching tooth. Sort of like the theory that Woodrow Wilson got us into World War I because his feet hurt all the time. And just think how much more you can pry out of Congress next year if he's right. Remember, our boy is up for reelection next November. Can't you just see the headlines now? 'Unprepared!' shouts the New York Times. 'Unconscionable!' yells the Washington Post. We might even be able to convince the bean counters that Star Wars should be revived." |
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"Caution is the watchword," Collingwood said, smiling. Then he sobered. "Let's get to work. We've got a crisis on our hands, even if it is only practice. One day, you wait and see, one day it'll be all too real." |
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