The Siege of Jadotville Page #2

I had a call from Khrushchev earlier.

He reminded me

of the UN's refusal to send in troops

when Lumumba asked me to.

It's amazing how good an atheist is

in inflicting guilt.

Meanwhile,

they're building a wall in Berlin.

I know.

Kennedy called.

What did the Sun King of Camelot

have to say?

We can't do anything

in Berlin, Vietnam or Cuba,

but we can defuse the Congo.

And I want you to go.

Put an end to General Tshombe's antics.

- Send him a message.

- Excuse me?

I want you to be our man on the ground.

But this thing, this...

could lead to another world war.

Yes, and everybody sees that.

So the man who stops it

will get a lot of credit.

We'll make up a plan.

What kind of plan?

One with a lot of moving parts

that requires a man astute

and hard-headed enough to pull it off.

We each have our part to play in history.

Yours is happening right now, Conor.

I believe I can...

accomplish the mission, sir.

Good, Conor.

Good.

The United Nations

are going to send

more peacekeeping troops,

so I need your assistance,

General De Gaulle.

And what will you give in return?

It's in all our interests that the mining

companies continue their operations.

My old rival

would have nationalized

everything you own.

If I lose power, it might still happen.

Your American friends wouldn't like that.

Okay, I will send you

1,000 of our best former legionnaires.

The mining companies

will hire them as security officers,

but you will give the orders.

Katanga thanks you for that.

Tell Katanga it's a pleasure.

All right, lads. Everybody out.

Boys, you're supposed

to rehydrate. It will be fine.

Lads.

Picture.

Cheese!

You're gorgeous.

Calling it a compound is a joke.

We've got exposure on three approaches.

Overlooked from the south.

And there's a road splitting it in two.

We're wide open.

Okay.

Do we have shovels?

We do.

Have the men up for drill at 0600.

Yes, sir.

Dr O'Brien, how was your flight?

Very pleasant, thank you, General.

We have a lot to talk about.

We do. May I introduce General Raja?

- Welcome to the Congo, sir.

- Good to meet you.

Tshombe has crossed the line.

We need to stop him.

We're beyond the point of no return.

You are therefore authorized to implement

Operation Morthor immediately.

I have decided

we should take aggressive action

to reclaim key buildings held by Tshombe.

There's a time for talking,

a time for being tough.

This is the latter.

Your soldiers have the distinction

of being the only troops

with any real military experience.

The others will be looking to them

to set an example.

Show them how decisive you can be.

This place is amazing.

This is some job.

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