One of my favorite movies of all time is “Patriot Games,” based on the novel by Tom Clancy and starring Harrison Ford. Ford plays Jack Ryan, who has ordered a hit on a terrorist training camp in North Africa.
In an amazing scene, Adm. James Greer, played by James Earl Jones, invites him into the control room, where they are able to watch the action as it is happening.
When the operation is finished, with its requisite destruction of the camp, Greer turns to Ryan, and, in a grim voice, says: “It’s over.” He sighs and walks away.