Gen. Stillmore Quotes in Iron Eagle II (1988)

Gen. Stillmore: [watching mission slides noticing Sinclair coming in the room] Pull up a chair! This is one hell of a mess isn't it? I know you've done your best, General, but in light of this catastrophe I'm going to have to recommend that this mission be canceled. It all seemed harmless enough at the time didn't it? Russian Military General, U.S. Defense secretary they get together. They figure a small tactical force would save more lives than the plan we offered them. Hell anyone could buy that, huh? But then they decide on this joint-forces bullshit cause they think it'll get us a little further down the road to detente'. That's when I had to part company. You more than anyone Sinclair, you can see how that road leads to disaster.

Sinclair: You set us up didn't you?

Gen. Stillmore: What are you saying?

Sinclair: You know damn well what I'm saying. You had the deck stacked against us from the get go. You sent me the biggest bunch of misfits you could find. Knowing full well they couldn't get along with each other much less the Russians.

Gen. Stillmore: You're out of your mind.

Sinclair: Am I? I got proof right here.

[holding up a file]

Sinclair: It's Major Bush's file. Open it.

Gen. Stillmore: Now look here...

Sinclair: Open it!

Gen. Stillmore: What the hell am I supposed to find in here?

Sinclair: Something that's not in there. Bush's medical record. I called his former C.O., told me all about it, said Bush has acute claustrophobia in tight terrain. That's something you boys conveniently left out of his flight record. He should never have been chosen for this mission! How could you do that?

Gen. Stillmore: What would you've done you self-righteous son-of-a-bitch? Put us in bed with the Communists? Somebody's gotta do what's right for this country!

Sinclair: Yeah. Well. I'm sure Stratford is gonna want to hear that.

Gen. Stillmore: Hear about what? That you failed? Ha! He knows that. Anything else you tell him it'll be your word against ours. You really think he's gonna listen to a one star General put out to pasture?

Sinclair: May I be dismissed, sir?

Gen. Stillmore: Gladly!