We need a welcome mat, not a row of tanks.
4 seconds sound clip from the Mars Attacks! (1996) movie soundboard.
You can hear this line at 00:31:05 in the Blu-ray version of the movie.
Quote context
[...]
- General, they're sending coordinates.
- Pahrump. It's in the Nevada desert.
- Yes, sir. I can have my troops there at 0800 hours, sir.
- Mr. President, we must not send these people the wrong message.
- We need a welcome mat, not a row of tanks.
- What the hell are you talking about?
- You can't have Martians running all over Nevada!
- You're right, general. Thank you, sir.
- The situation needs to be supervised. Absolutely, sir.
- General Casey... you think you can handle it?
[...]