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sending to Egypt can’t be quickly replaced.”
     
    “Mr. Minister, Egypt has been a good friend, she has lived up to her treaty obligations. We are the only country who has come to her aid. America, India, even China have turned her down. All are afraid of angering the Caliphate. We will honor our treaty and support our friend. We will because it’s the right thing to do and it will show us how the Caliphate will come after us. By helping defend Egypt, we’ll be hurting the Caliphate. Anything that hurts the Caliphate helps us. Every one of their tanks we destroy is one less they can send against us. Weakening them at the Egyptian border delays their attack on us.”
     
    “But sir, can we afford to give them all of the military aid we’re providing them?”
     
    “Most of what we’re giving them is our cast offs.”
     
    “Are we, at least, getting paid for it?”
     
    “Oh yes, in gold.”
     
    “In that case, I withdraw my objection.”
     
    “I thought you might. We’re going to get a ringside seat to watch how our enemy fights, we’ll get to test our weapons over Egypt’s land without putting our people at risk.”
     
    Smiling the Finance Minister nods his head, “When is the first payment arriving?”
     
    “It’s downstairs under guard, would you like to see what one billion dollars in gold looks like?”
     
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    After the Russian Ambassador leaves the Oval Office, the President of the United States of America sits behind the Resolute desk wondering what could possibly go wrong next. This isn’t how she was expecting her Presidency to go. Her phone buzzes,
     
    “WHAT?!”
     
    “Madam President, you have a caller on line one. I think you need to take this call.”
     
    “Why do you think ‘I need to take this call’ when I’ve already said NO calls!”
     
    “Because he claims to have a video of your husband and two of New York’s highest paid escorts which he’s going to release to the media if you don’t speak with him right now. He said to tell you, it’s no big thing.”
     
    “Damn Bill, I told him to be careful! How many times do I have to bail his ass out of hot water? Put the blackmailer on. Get the FBI to trace the call, maybe we can grab the recording or take him out before he releases it.”
     
    “Yes, ma’am, line one.”
     
    A very angry President lifts the handset yelling into it, “Hello, who is this?”
     
    “The person who’s going to destroy your husband’s legacy and your name with his. Not only do I have a video of him in bed trying to get it up with two escorts, but, once drunk, he talks a lot of shit about you. How is your real lover, Huma?”
     
    “What do you want to kill the video?”
     
    “I don’t want anything; I’m going to enjoy crushing you. I just wanted you to know where the blade that’s going to slice and dice you came from.”
     
    “Who are you?”
     
    “Someone who knows a lot about many of the people who disagreed with you, how they suddenly had fatal accidents or killed themselves. I think it’s best if you don’t know who I am. Since I know you’re trying to track my call, I’ll say goodbye for now. I’m sure we’ll be talking again soon. I’m going to enjoy watching you squirm. I’m going to laugh and celebrate after you’re forced to resign in disgrace.”
     
    Click.
     
    Hillary throws a crystal paper holder across the room, Huma rushes in, “Is something wrong?”
     
    “Get me my husband. I don’t care where he is, find the asshole and get him on the phone. He never could keep his pants on.”
     
    “Yes, ma’am.”
     
    “Don’t forget about later, I’m really going to need to be with you tonight.”
     
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    Two days before the planned attack on Egypt, the Caliphate sends their last demand,
     
    “Mr. President, we have received another formal demand from the Caliphate, they are offering us forty-eight hours to stand down and accept their terms to join the other nations of the