The Art of War III: Retribution

Sun Tzu was one of the first to discuss

that you must have superior strength to win in battle.

Strength of mind, strength of will, strength of body.

The more you bleed in training, the less chance of dying in combat.

Your body is the only weapon that can mold to your own design...

and therefore, must be treated as an instrument of combat.

You must always be prepared

because often the enemy is unknown and unforeseen.

These teachings have become known as "The Art of War."

I'm sorry, sir. You can't...

They're waiting inside, Mr. Zimmer.

In today's world, the art of war is an ever-evolving entity.

One has to adapt in order to protect the interests of the state.

Rules cannot be as restrained.

Moral judgments must be deferred for now.

Gentlemen, Mr. Zimmer.

Good morning, gentleman.

I know you have a flight back to Washington,

so let's make this brief.

Mr. Zimmer, I hardly need to remind you

my people on the hill require maximum disruption

- between the two parties involved. - I am assured that will be the outcome.

The true art of war is deception.

You could be sure that behind every assassin's bullet throughout history

stands a government hungry for power.

A government not afraid to sacrifice the lives of innocent civilians.

Samad, son of Safah.

Today, you will be in paradise.

Pardon me.

We must exact punishment

for those who supplied weapons to our enemies.

Death sends a message.

Samad, son of Safah.

Today, you will be in paradise.

Go.

Go.

If war is truly an art,

then the canvas must reflect the ugly reality

of the deaths caused by it.

What of the others, Makeen?

They're how we show our pain.

Death sends a message.

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What are you staring at, buddy?

- Back to your airplane, Mr. Zimmer? -

Yes, the deal is done.

Jason, fire it up. It's about to get hot.

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Assassination is a necessary evil.

One man must die so that many will live.

Out of nowhere. Out of nowhere.

There's some smoke coming from the car. There's smoke.

Get out of there.

You wanna kill? Not on American soil.

Jesus, Shaw. What about the fucking code?

Relax, the job's done.

Are you okay?

I need the paramedics. Code 3, Fifth and Main, now.

Hey, it's gonna be all right, man.

It's gonna be all right. Look here. Look here.

You know who did this to you? You see him?

Hey, hey, come on. Come on.

Hey, look here. I'll take a look.

I'm gonna take a look. It's gonna be all right.

- Jesus! -

Move a fucking finger and you're dead.

Today, you will be in paradise.

Stay here, J. Let me handle this.

Huh? No, I'm coming with you.

No, it's gonna be better if I do this alone.

- Why? - Because I said so.

Shaw, we're supposed to be a team. If you're gonna take some heat, so am I.

Not this time.

- You gotta trust me on this one. - Yeah.

Stay here. I'm gonna take the heat on this one.

Come in.

I'm not happy, Shaw.

What the hell happened?

What's the problem? Is this about the arms dealer?

The heat is coming down on this one, Shaw.

We don't like when that happens. You know that.

Yeah, I know.

You're a means to an end

and an end to whoever you're traced back to.

You feel me, Shaw?

Yeah, I know the drill.

You want me to take out the trash, just don't want me to see it collected.

We wanted the trash removed,

not incinerated in the middle of Downtown Los Angeles.

Islamic extremist? I stopped the terrorist attack.

You need to start reading the articles

and stop just looking at the pictures, Gaines.

I put you on this guy, and 24 hours later, he's toast.

That ain't how we operate.

It's dangerous for everyone,

even you.

I worked for the past three secretary generals,

and I never got questioned.

It was all for the best interest of everyone involved.

Fighting fire with fire is the only method.

Don't lecture me, Shaw.

We dictate what the hell your purpose is.

No more front-page theatrics, you got it?

Oh, yeah, I got it. Anything else?

Yes.

There's a meeting in South Korea tomorrow night.

The only players we've identified so far are Kim and Jung.

Jung's a North Korean operative,

and from what we can gather, Kim is a facilitator for the Russians.

Facilitator of what?

Jung's after an operational nuke.

There's a UN summit in Seoul in three days.

Radicals from the North wanna detonate it during the summit.

Why?

Well, there's been talk of reunification between the North and South.

Obviously, these are people who don't wanna see that happen.

You want them taken out?

It's a preliminary meeting.

Our intel indicates the exchange won't take place until later.

That gives us a chance to identify everyone involved

including the Russian seller.

And then what?

Then we remove the threat.

Everything you need to know is inside that folder.

We've already got a secure building fully equipped in downtown Seoul

for you to use as a base of operations.

I'll be there prior to the summit. Contact me after you get the intel.

There's a plane waiting for you and your team at Shannon Field.

But remember, Shaw,

do nothing until we identify the players and recover the prize.

I mean it.

Shaw.

Good luck.

Luck has nothing to do with it.

- Let's go. - How'd it go?

- It went. - Was he pissed?

Not too bad. How's your Korean?

We're taking a little trip.

And, J. Lo, don't get too excited about going into action.

This job is not what you expect.

Everything else in life, you fall, you get a chance to get back up.

- You fall here, you fail. - Mm-hmm.

- You're dead. - Uh-huh.

- Do you understand? - I understand.

- I am not gonna let you down. - I know you're not. Come on.

The key to success in battle is knowing the enemy

and the enemy's plans.

A well-informed warrior is a victorious one.

Come on, come on, come on. Where are you?

- - Two is on site.

Shaw, where's your boy Jason?

He at the safe house getting intel on the summit.

I thought he'd be coming into the field tonight.

Yeah, what's the deal with that, Shaw?

No, he's still too green. He don't got this killer instinct yet.

Kid's gonna be heartbroken.

The kid's gonna stay alive. I decide when he's ready.

Yes, sir.

Look, shut the fuck up before I have to kill both of y'all.

Roger that.

All right, let's get chilly.

Looks like our party's arriving.

All right, I got a visual. This is what we waiting on. Let's go.

That's more like it.

Two has repositioned.

Are we on visual yet?

One is in position. Are you getting the feed?

Okay, everybody. This is what we've been waiting for.

Looks like the party's getting started.

Our middle man has just showed up.

One, give me a visual on whoever's talking so I can link the voice transmission.