Power struggles within the administration over the Haiti coup intervention, pitting Bartlet's moral resolve for military/diplomatic action against staff concerns over political optics and re-election risks.
Power struggles within the administration over the Haiti coup intervention, pitting Bartlet's moral resolve for military/diplomatic action against staff concerns over political optics and re-election risks.
Events in This Arc
In the tense Situation Room, Nancy briefs President Bartlet—entering with Leo—and assembled officers on Operation Swift Fury: a daring LHA-launched helicopter assault to evacuate Americans and Dessaline from the Haitian …
In the tense Situation Room, Leo anxiously monitors Operation Swift Fury as Cobras secure positions and Dragon lifts off with 53 Americans and Dessaline, sparking collective relief and applause. Abrupt …
After Bartlet storms out dismissing Haiti optics concerns, Josh and Toby linger alone in the Oval Office, their fatigue surfacing in dark humor about gauging the First Lady's seething fury …