An Acceptable Loss

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Libby.

Libby.

Libby.

You did amazing work.

I knew I could count on you.

Peace or terror!

What a morning.

Students, welcome to Course number 422, cap 23

Understanding Contemporary Warfare.

I apologize for the hullabaloo

you may have encountered entering the building

but it was a one-off, I can assure you.

As you may or may not be aware

Professor Shimka, who was scheduled to teach this course

suffered a heart attack some weeks back.

In his stead, we are honored

to have secured the services and talents

of one of the most brilliant and innovative minds

in American foreign policy today, Elizabeth Lamm.

Elizabeth received her BA from Princeton

and her Ph.D. from the University of Chicago.

Fluent in French, Japanese, Pashtu..

Winter break, I'm getting the left hip replaced.

End of the school year, the right one.

Already, I've had both knees worked on.

I have the best orthopedic guy, if you're ever in need.

- Not yet, anyway. - Willa?

Oh, how did it go? How crazy was it?

Were arrests made?

Campus cops handled it with aplomb

a very pleasant surprise.

Wouldn't you agree, Elizabeth?

Yes, security was excellent.

Gracious, my manners.

Everything's moved so fast

I forget you've only just arrived.

Elizabeth, this is Dee.

Elizabeth.

Without Dee, the office would come to a grinding and very messy halt.

Whatever you need, just let us know.

Thank you. I will.

Martin!

There he is, my phantom roommate

the international man of mystery.

- Jordan. - Where you've been?

Like, I know we've only known each other

a short time, but I worry.

It's my nature, right?

I'm like my Jewish grandmother that way.

Just, uh, just shoot me a text, or something.

"Great seeing you too, Jordan."

Thanks for givin' a shit.

You're right, I could've fallen in a lake and drowned.

- No one would ever have known. - Thank you.

Hey, any time, roomie.

And this is you.

I'm afraid it's rather Spartan in terms of creature comforts.

It's perfect, actually.

Well, it may not be Foggy Bottom

but welcome to academia.

Once everyone gets to know you, Elizabeth

I think you'll find we have a good bunch of folks here.

Hearts are in the right place.

It's fine.

I'm used to it. Really.

October 21st, 1805

Napoleon's Navy, under the command

of Admiral Pierre de Villenueve

is wiped out by the British Fleet

under the command of Admiral Horatio Nelson.

This engagement, known as the Battle of Trafalgar

establishes Britain's dominance

of the high seas for the century to come.

Surprisingly, such a stinging defeat

does little to deter Napoleon.

If anything, his obsession

with crossing the Channel

only grows after Trafalgar.

- Am I interrupting? - Not at all.

Couple of housekeeping matters.

Would you prefer using your own email for correspondence?

Or I can set you up with a department address?

Neither.

I'm old school that way.

- Really? - Really.

- I prefer hard copies. - Okay.

Can I have your cell number for the office?

Don't have one.

You don't have a cell phone?

No, I don't.

Home phone number.

Sorry.

Well, how do you communicate with the world?

Slowly.

It's all so close, isn't it?

The pieces, the stars

they are aligning.

What a view you have here.

Majestic.

The entire compound is just breathtaking.

Thank you. It's been in my family for generations.

I don't really like the lake.

Too many bugs, water's too cold, no sand.

I know, right? Poor me.

You're having doubts.

By that definition, the US military uses WMDs every day

and theoretically could be prosecuted by foreign governments

if they were to adopt a similar law.

For example, the N67 hand grenade

is a fragmentation device with an explosive charge of 6.5 ounces.

So, it qualifies as a WMD on two counts.

Dannisha?

When you say "Prosecuted

by foreign governments"

you mean prosecuted as war criminals.

That exact definition, that wording

I believe, is a matter for the courts to decide.

Does a figure this polarizing earn the right

to be given a platform like this just for her notoriety?

Some will say yes, uh, some will say no.

Some will say she shouldn't even be walking free.

But you have to look to the GU administration

for the real reason behind this.

Money.

- Oh, fuck. - What the fuck?

Now, Martin, you show up now?

Just leavin'.

What, hold, we can go in my room. You don't have to...

No, I'm out of here. Thanks.

What was he doing in the dark like that?

This is what I've been saying.

I am concerned much of the analysis is unsubstantiated.

Some will say it's all circumstantial.

But that's nonsense. Do you think it's circumstantial?

No, I do not. But wanting to believe something...

Do you realize that Pearl Harbor

to V-J Day was less than four years?

A world at war, and we ended it..

...just that quickly?

This thing has been going on since the turn of the century.

We have turned a side show into the main event.

But the response has to be specific, surgical.

I do think we need to take into account the reactions, both at home and abroad.

Doesn't it bother you that the idea

of American exceptionalism is an anachronism?

Of course.

We're a rudderless ship

where just getting by is enough.

And Los Angeles certainly showed how tenuous even that is.

If Maleki's tire does not blow out

if the CHP does not pull over

if Maleki does not panic.

If, if, if!

An if prevented a catastrophe

that would've made 9/11 look like a footnote.

Now, I don't sleep well at night knowing that.

We have to win this war. Total victory.

Thanks for coming on such short notice.

So you want all of these changed?

Plus the mudroom and back door.

I wanna add more locks there, too.

A different key for each.

Okay.

You have a robbery?

No.

Not happy with your alarm system?

No, it's fine.

If you want cameras, I have a guy.

No cameras.

Thanks.

I'll get to it.

Sorry if I, uh, spooked you guys last night.

- Is he... - No, Neal is gone.

Hey, uh, if we want this roommate thing to work out

we need to communicate a little bit better.

- You know what I mean? - Uh, yeah.

So if you have a problem with my bringing Neil back here...

Uh, I don't, I don't have a problem with that.

- Okay, so what is your problem? - I don't have a fucking..

I don't have a fucking problem.

Look, Martin, we don't really know each other.

I've got the sense you're one of those extremely gifted, self-motivated types.

Your test scores, the Ivy League pedigree, the awards.

Frankly a little intimidating, but I applaud all that, seriously.