re: Zero Dark Thirty - "can't you put a camera in these trees?"

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Gandolfini was great, that line didn't bug me though. Seemed like what someone with a lot of cats to herd might ask in a briefing. "Is he there or his he not f#%king there?!?"

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I don't have a specific memory of that scene or having a problem with that question.

I used to dabble in that business, and decisionmakers just want as much information as possible before approving a mission - the more dangerous the mission, the more confirmation they want.