The West Wing (TV Series)

War Crimes (2001)

Gerald McRaney: USAF Gen. Alan Adamle

Quotes 

• [Leo has just been told that a target he bombed while in Vietnam was civilian] 

  Leo McGarry : Why did you tell me that?

  USAF Gen. Alan Adamle : Because you could be charged and tried for a war crime.

  Leo McGarry : [long pause, very distraught]  WHY did you tell me that?

  USAF Gen. Alan Adamle : All wars are crimes.

• Sam Seaborn : [Sam's interrupting Leo and Gen. Adamle's discussion of war crimes and the international tribunal]  If you're in the middle of something, I can come back.

  USAF Gen. Alan Adamle : We're eliminating genocide. What are you doing?

  Sam Seaborn : Eliminating the penny. So, I'll come back