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leave the rest here. I’m going to go outside to meet their commander and compare notes. I’m wondering if they know something we should be aware of because they brought armor. I’m hoping it’s for show and not to fight off a threat they have an indication of. Don’t leave the house and stay away from the windows, yes I know the windows are armored, just do me a favor and stay away from them until I return. Damn I hope this doesn’t mean Grameniko has some Spetsnaz near by. Sir, I told you we should have taken out all of their senior leaders and not just the head. The Russian leadership is like Medusa, a head of snakes.”
    “Colonel, go ahead and meet their commanding officer, then let me know what they know. If there are Spetsnaz after me again, we’ll have to discuss another layer of defense, their last attack almost cost me my house. Colonel, one more thing, please tell their commander that if his Abram’s destroys my new driveway, it’s coming out of his pay.” Both men laugh as Grover heads out of the door to speak with the men who recently arrived. They almost bump into each other at the front door. Grover heading out and the Captain about to ring the doorbell. The two men look at each other and lunge into a bear hug. President Brownstone thinks to himself, Obviously they know each other, which is a very good thing.
     
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                  In Beaverton, Oregon, the Smith family is sitting together in their family room. A fire is burning in the corner fireplace which provides the room with a glow and warmth to fend off the very cold evening. Snow continues to fall adding to the eight inches that has been falling all day. A few days ago the Smith family were media darlings; they were the stars of a television program that highlighted the differences between the LSA and USA. One family from each country was selected out of tens of thousands of applications submitted. The Smith family was selected to represent the LSA. Live broadcasts were recorded from their home every other day. The Smith’s two children became instant stars in their schools and around the world. Scott, who's 14 and his sister Sissy, 7, loved the attention. Sissy even got a new puppy after complaining on international television she wasn’t allowed one. The world thought it was unfair that the LSA government refused to allow everyone who wanted a pet the ability to own one. After a mass uproar, the LSA government rescinded their rules, and a puppy was delivered to Sissy. The puppy quickly became a handful, no one in the Smith family knew how to train a puppy. None had ever owned a dog before. Joan, one of the Wolf News Network’s sound engineers, provided the training necessary for Sharon, Sissy’s mother, to finally agree that Sissy could keep the puppy after the program ended. Scott looked towards his father asking, “Dad, is there going to be a war? If there is, will it come here? Is everything going to change for the worse? Will there be bombs and killing like our history videos show?”
                  “Scott, I don’t know if there’s going to be a war. No one sane wants a war. Wars are bad; wars destroy property and kill people; they don’t really resolve the problems that caused them. Since they don’t resolve the underlying problems, many times wars ended only to quickly restart again. A war today between the USA and us would be horrible. I can’t think of anything that would be worse. Everyone on both sides will be affected.”
                  Scott continues, “Dad, when the USA cut off our power, didn’t they declare war on us? I learned that embargos are an act of war. The USA embargoing our electrical power is an act of war so wouldn’t you say we’re technically at war with the USA now?”
                  “Scott, I think you may be correct while my heart hopes you’re wrong. A war against the USA would be very bad. The last time someone attacked the USA