Justice League Unlimited (TV Series)

Flashpoint (2005)

Robert Forster: The President

Quotes 

• J'onn J'onzz : [after the Watchtower remotely fires on Earth]  Mr. President, I know this looks bad.

  The President : Is that supposed to be some kind of Martian humor?

  J'onn J'onzz : No, sir.

  The President : I need some answers, J'onn. Why exactly did the Justice League destroy a high-security R&D facility?

  J'onn J'onzz : All appearances to the contrary, the Justice League did not fire the binary fusion weapon.

  The President : Sure looked that way from down here.

  J'onn J'onzz : It was activated remotely by person or persons unknown.

  The President : I'd like to believe you, J'onn.

  J'onn J'onzz : We've never given you any reason to doubt our word, sir.

  The President : Even so, I've repeatedly expressed my strongest disapproval of you guys having that space cannon floating over everybody's head.

  J'onn J'onzz : If we'd had it during the Thanagarian invasion, we might have avoided a great deal of suffering. We don't intend to be caught unprepared a second time.

  The President : I don't wanna have this argument again. You're not holding a strong hand right now anyway. My people are investigating this incident. You guys have saved the world more times than I've shot under par, so we give you a lot of slack, but if it turns out you are responsible, the full weight of the United States government is coming down on you. Got it?

• The President : I'm surprised to hear from you, Amanda. My boys at NSA are reporting that you're dead.

  Amanda Waller : We had a security breach at Cadmus. I had the facility scrubbed and moved per standard protocol. The Justice League fired on an abandoned facility.

  The President : So there were no casualties?

  Amanda Waller : Not for lack of trying.

  The President : We don't know that for sure yet.

  Amanda Waller : This was retaliation, sir. Pure and simple. We captured the Question, they bust him out, and an hour later, it's death from above.

  The President : If you're right, it's our worst fears realized.

  Amanda Waller : Yes, sir. What are you gonna do about it?

  The President : I'm weighing my options.

  Amanda Waller : Mr. President, if we're where I think we are, Cadmus is your only option.

  The President : I'll let you know, Amanda. Stay on high alert.