Executive Power 9-12

At the beginning of chapter 12 we open up to the fancy extravegant Oval Ofiice. Mitch Rapp and Kennedy are sitting in a sofa when President Hays, his political advisor, Jones, and General Flood walk in. Mitch and Jones are describe to have not such a hot history. They have been at each others throats since Hayes came into office. At this meeting, Hayes hears about the failed mission in the Philipines. Kennedy makes it clear that the purpose of this meeting was to inform the President that Assistant Secretary of State Amanda Petry ( who had full knowledge of the plan) released the mission to an uninformed Ambassidor Cox in the Philippines. This would have seemed as a harmless case of wrong communication, but Cox along with Gneral Moro of the Philippines have been paying these terrorist money so they will not attack them. This in turns angers the General and the ambassodor that American missions were following through unaware to them on their own soil. So, it seems childish but they wait for the SEAL's attack at night and they fight back killing two soldiers.