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to come home right now.

I'm gonna take his place.

Right now, I just walk his dog.

Waffles.

I don't have a picture of the dog,

but it's white and fluffy

and about this big.

Or... well, actually it's about...

Sir?

No, I know what you said.

I'm sorry, sir. Yes, I'm just...

I just thought you should know

that Ned Chipley is here again.

What?

He's saying that he'd like to...

Is that Master Sergeant Jenkins?

That he'd like to take the place of...

Paul Delgado.

Paul Delgado.

Tell him about the dog.

And he has a dog.

- Named...

- Named Waffles.

Thank you.

Master Sergeant Jenkins

will see you now.

Thank you, ma'am.

What's this all about, son?

Al-Qaeda is alive and well, sir.

Okay. What's this about, specifically?

Paul Delgado would like to come home.

And I'll take his place.

That's...

That's not how it works, Ned.

You just can't take someone's place.

A military outfit is about cohesion.

It's about uniformity, it's...

Stop writing and listen to me.

- Ned...

- What is that?

Can I have this, sir?

Ned... why do you wanna

join the Marines?

And don't quote the brochure,

just tell me in your own words.

I hate terrorists, sir.

And I want to save lives.

- Save lives?

- Yes, sir.

Shut the door.

Let me tell you something.

Have a seat.

I'll give you the poster already.

There's an old saying.

Here, give me one of those cards,

I'll write it down for you.

It says...

"An immature man

wants to die nobly for a cause,

but a mature man

wants to live humbly for one."

What that means, Ned,

is we're in danger at home.

We need good people

looking after things here.

I mean, sure,

everybody wants to put on

a uniform and be a hero,

but... the real heroes

are the ones looking after

their fellow citizens

here on the home front.

The home front.

Didn't you say Al-Qaeda

was alive and well?

Yes, sir.

Then there's bound to be sleeper cells

everywhere.

Right under our noses, even.

Chances are, they're gonna keep

attacking us where we live,

at the malls, at the supermarkets.

We need good people

looking after things here.

Special Operatives, if you will.

You want me to be a Special Operative?

Absolutely.

- So I'll be a Marine? - Uh... - A Special Operative.

- Marine Special Operative.

No. Don't tell people

you're a Marine, Ned.

You don't wanna compromise

yourself or this office.

Can I have a gun, sir?

Weapons draw

the wrong kind of attention.

What can I have then,

besides that poster?

Okay.

Be very careful with these, Ned.

On them are the 52 biggest

terrorist threats in the world.

Saddam is the Ace of spades?

Those are the men you're looking for

and anyone associated with them.

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