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General Bowen is explaining that initial airstrikes against Qumar will be key to defeating them. These strikes could be done within six hours of the president's authorization. They would wipe out much of Qumar's military, they would be unable to prevent a subsequent invasion by American forces. Although their targets were all military, as smart as American weapons had become, they couldn't rule out civilia deaths. Many of these military bases housed the wives and children of Qumari soldiers. President Bartlett checked the clocks on the wall. It was 11:14 pm D.C. time. That meant it was 8:14 am in Qumar. Those children were eating breakfast. If he gave the order, they'd still be in school when the American bombs ended their young lives. At the Qumari embassy Shariff trys to make arrangements to leave and return home. His sources tell him that the American military is preparing for something, they're just not sure what. Perhaps they've figured out that Ishmael, a Qumari citizen, is involved. They might even know of Shariff's involvement. Shariff knows war is likely, he needs to be home to help lead his people. His prime minister was a fool to try and ally with these infidels. Soon, he will have no choice but to follow Shariff's advice, to fight the inevitable holy war. And if he doesn't, Shariff will simply have to take power himself and lead the Qumari people to glory. Shariff's advisor has found one pilot who is willing to fly them home despite the law, provided the price is right. From her cell, Zoey plots how to escape. The cage is electric, every time Zoey touches it, she gets an electric shock, things become darker. So far, she can't think of anything, but she continues to work on it. CTU works on finding her, but so far nothing. Milo Pressman finds something odd. He's been observing traffic cams from the time of Zoey's abduction. A number of cameras were disabled at 9pm, and returned at 9:30. Milo passes the intel along to Nadia and Chapelle. Chapelle instructs him and Chloe to find out who was controlling these cameras. Finally, they have a lead. At the White House lawn, many people put pictures of Zoey at the gate, along with flowers. A few ministers, rabbis, imams, and others are praying for Zoey's safe return. One of them is Richard Hellar. Although he disagrees with Bartlett and Hellar's policies, he knows Zoey a little. He wants no harm to come to this innocent girl. Richard simply leaves a few flowers at the gate and walks away.
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