Ladies and gentlemen. If we cannot debate that which troubles our society, and more importantly troubles our government, then we cannot, in all honestly, calls ourselves a democracy. If we cannot question our leaders as they embark on what has been called an illegal military action, an action publicly opposed by the United States government...
Shut it down, now.
...and the countries of the United Nations Security Council...
I want it off, now!
If we cannot reasonably and intelligently query our politicians...
Shut down The Hour.
...about the rightness of an action that appears at heart to be deceitful...
Do it now.
...then we are not a free...
[Silence.]
[to Bel] You're fired.
Right. I expected nothing less.
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