The Drone Queen

Homeland 4×1

& Saul: If we’d known in 2001 we were staying in Afghanistan this long, we’d have made some very different choices. Right? Instead, our planning cycles rarely looked more than 12 months ahead. So it hasn’t been a 14-year war we’ve been waging, but a one-year war waged 14 times.

& Aaron: We’re trying to win a contract here.
    Saul: Wasn’t it Trollope who said the best capitalist is someone who’s greedy and honest?

& Martha: I saw the kill list after 9/11. Do you know how many names were on it? Seven. Including Bin Laden and Al-Zawahiri. You know how many names are on it today? Over 2,000. It’s Alice in fucking Wonderland. You don’t even have to be a terrorist anymore, apparently. You just have to look like one.

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& Saul: It’s just, I really screwed up today.
    Mira: Then unscrew yourself.

& Sandy: What’s Signals saying?
    Quinn: Well, there’s heavy traffic on social media sites and cellular services, so no doubt about it. We’re gonna have street demonstrations later on.

& Quinn: Yeah, well, I know what that’s like.
    Carrie: What?
    Quinn: Checking names off a kill list for a living.
    Carrie: It’s a job.
    Quinn: Doesn’t bother you?

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