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GEN. JAMESON: Hate to ask this of you Bif, but it’s from
the supreme command -- they wonder if you might
postpone your vacation a short while.
GEN. YEAGER: Why?
GEN. JAMESON: We've got a situation at Rockland,
Pennsylvania. The Pentagon started downsizing the base
and we think they may have uncovered some financial
irregularities vis-̀-vis General Sorkin's weapons
procurement system -- .
GEN. YEAGER: What kind of irregularities?
GEN. JAMESON: (unblinking) ) Somewhere in the
neighborhood of sixteen billion dollars.
GEN. YEAGER: That is a high number of irregularities.
GEN. JAMESON The General’s financial numbers may be
popping out due to reports the President intends to
downsize the entire United States Air Force back to a
branch of the Army --.
GEN. YEAGER: Never happen. They're dreaming.
GEN. JAMESON: Maybe. But with these two things
combined, General Sorkin might go off the deep end. Bad
news on a base that is an active nuclear attack response
on stand-by.
GEN. YEAGER: Why don't you send in Special Forces?
GEN. JAMESON: We already have.
GEN. YEAGER: And?
GEN. JAMESON: They never came out. General Sorkin
has got hold of communications.” (beat) ) -- Bif, as a last