'Pressure' shows why Eisenhower trusted scientists over blowhards—and why we should too - Alternet
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'Pressure' shows why Eisenhower trusted scientists over blowhards—and why we should too - Alternet

Source:AlterNet
Author:Matthew Rozsa

At one point in “Pressure,” meteorologist James Stagg (Andrew Scott) explains to General Dwight D. Eisenhower (Brendan Fraser) that an impending storm will make it impossible for the Allied troops to successfully invade Normandy as planned. As he attempts to …