How we cite our quotes: All quotations are from Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb.
Quote #4
TURGIDSON: (on the phone) Well look, baby, I can't talk to you now. My president needs me. Of course Bucky would rather be there with you. Of course it isn't only physical. I deeply respect you as a human being.
The fact that Turgidson stops for a chat with his mistress while in the War Room is pretty funny, but what do you think the movie is saying about the guys in charge of waging war? Is it showing them as juvenile and irresponsible?
Quote #5
TURGIDSON: Mr. President, if I may advise, under Condition Red it is standard procedure that the base be sealed off, and the base be defended by base security troops. Any force trying to enter there would certainly encounter very heavy casualties.
FACEMAN: General Turgidson, with all due respect for your defense team, my boys can brush 'em aside without too much trouble.
The first shots fired of WWIII aren't between Soviets and Americans; it's between Americans and Americans. We have to mention one of our favorite visual gags in the film: the "Peace is our Profession" signs all over the base during the attack.