President Bartlet's moral and political dilemma: whether to treat the Khundu slaughter as a crisis that demands U.S. intervention (and accept the human cost) vs. the operational, diplomatic, and political constraints that counsel caution.
President Bartlet's moral and political dilemma: whether to treat the Khundu slaughter as a crisis that demands U.S. intervention (and accept the human cost) vs. the operational, diplomatic, and political constraints that counsel caution.
Events in This Arc
Leo interrupts the Oval Office rehearsal with a terse security briefing: government forces in the Republic of Equatorial Khundu have massacred civilians in Bitanga and as many as 200 Induye, …
In the Oval, a small domestic moment — Bartlet changing his mind about an inaugural Bible — is abruptly overshadowed by harsh policy reality. Leo brings up an oddly poetic …
In the Situation Room, General Wendall's interrupted update becomes a turning point: he confirms the 82nd Airborne has completed the takeover of Bitanga Airport. The room erupts in relieved applause …
After a brisk, political briefing with Leo about tax rollout headaches, Bartlet brusquely shifts into crisis mode when Ambassador Tiki arrives. He announces U.S. forces have taken Bitanga airport and …
President Jed Bartlet quietly clears the room and joins Leo McGarry and Admiral Fitzwallace in a private, high-stakes briefing. Intelligence locates the three captured Marines near Bitanga; Leo warns that …
A tide of relief in the Situation Room—confirmation that Halley, Rowe and Hernandez are back—turns instantly into a political and moral crisis when Fitzwallace receives a terse note: Red Haven …
In the Mural Room, Leo McGarry quietly breaks the families' unbearable suspense by announcing a successful Delta Force extraction — the three Marines are alive and en route to Ramstein. …