Oscar was alarmed to hear Sosik sound so despondent. Clearly Sosik had been spending rather too much time at the Senator’s bedside. Bambakias became ever more fluent and compelling as his grip on reality faded. "All right, Leon. I agree with that diagnosis, I concede your point. I am with you all the way there. But let’s face it—nobody’s going to invade the United States. Nobody invades national boundaries anymore. So what if some idiot Emergency committee misplaced some ancient radar? Let’s just ignore the problem."