24 (TV Series)

Day 2: 11:00 p.m.-12:00 a.m. (2003)

Dean Norris: General Bowden

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• President David Palmer : My understanding is it will take between eight and ten weeks to call up reserve troops and redeploy forces for a full scale ground assault in the region

  General Bowden : Yes Sir, we have the resources in place to initiate a "rolling start" immediately

  President David Palmer : "Rolling start"?

  General Bowden : Surgical strikes, against early warning radar, and anti aircraft installation followed immediately by precision bombing of targets that will severely degrade their military and telecommunications capabilities

  President David Palmer : And theses first strikes will be underway by the time I address the nation this morning?

  General Bowden : When are you scheduled to go on the air Sir?

  President David Palmer : Six hours from now

  General Bowden : We'll be ready Sir

• General Bowden : Casualty estimates in the initial air campaign are minimal: a dozen at the most

  Lynne Kresge : What about the ground campaign?

  General Bowden : There are numerous scenarios, depending on obviously how long the campaign lasts, if chemical or biological weapons are deployed against our troops which frankly I think they will be

  President David Palmer : Ok taking all that into account, and then give me a number General

  General Bowden : Simultaneous ground assault against the three countries which lasts five weeks which will result in ten to thirty thousand American casualties

  President David Palmer : [after rubbing his head]  and if China and Russia enters the conflict against us?

  General Bowden : There's no "outer limit" to that Mr. President but it's an unlikely scenario. They'll want to insinuate themselves to control the oil fields