Civil‑military/policy dispute: military advocates urge rapid kinetic response while analysts and senior staff press for analytic restraint to avoid catastrophic escalation — a strategic tug-of-war over appropriate national response.
Civil‑military/policy dispute: military advocates urge rapid kinetic response while analysts and senior staff press for analytic restraint to avoid catastrophic escalation — a strategic tug-of-war over appropriate national response.
Events in This Arc
Immediately after Zoey's abduction the White House snaps into operational lockdown: Secret Service roadblocks, bridge closures and an Ops Center wired to the FBI, CIA and Diplomatic Security. Leo demands …
An unidentified Beech Baron triggers a hair-raising operational scramble that turns an abstract policy split into a live test of presidential command. Nancy argues for immediate diplomacy with Qumar; Admiral …
Outside the White House, a fatigued Leo shares a small, human moment with his secretary before flipping into operational mode. He orders Charlie to freeze all nonessential executive paper and …