Maj. Robert Dapes Quotes in Cuba (1979)

Maj. Robert Dapes: Why were those people shot?

Capt. Raphael Ramirez: Perhaps they tried to escape.

Maj. Robert Dapes: From what?

Capt. Raphael Ramirez: From being shot.

Maj. Robert Dapes: But how did they know they were rebels?

Capt. Raphael Ramirez: Because they tried to escape.

Maj. Robert Dapes: Well, wouldn't you?

Capt. Raphael Ramirez: Of course.

Maj. Robert Dapes: Are you a rebel?

Capt. Raphael Ramirez: If I try to escape, I am. Wasn't it the same in Malaya? You didn't know them till they ran.

Maj. Robert Dapes: No, it wasn't!

Capt. Raphael Ramirez: Very well, you're here to teach us!

[Ramirez is shot dead.]

Maj. Robert Dapes: [confronting a woman guerilla] It's a girl! I want to question her.

Capt. Raphael Ramirez: Yes. First you, then she is 'questioned' by the sergeant and each of the men as many times as possible, and then two or three days later she is taken and shot. It would be much kinder to shoot her now.

Maj. Robert Dapes: [to bellboy in cheap hotel] I want a room with water which is sometimes hot. If there's a bath to put it in, I wouldn't mind.

Gen. Bello: Major, tell me what your favorite weapon is, and I'll get it for you, whatever it is.

Maj. Robert Dapes: Brains!

Maj. Robert Dapes: Even a blind eye can be poked out.