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Politically Expedient
CF Commander Wozniah knew, and heard, that the folks wearing the big pants and skirts were discussing “the most expedient way to alleviate the problem: either shoot down the plane before it enters the air space of New York City or wait and see what else the terrorists have in store.”
Besides, CF Commander Wozniah knew that, in political parlance, the word “expedient” was code for a military decision that would most effectively achieve the intended result with the least number of casualties or collateral damage. So the commander thought, Miss Prissy, the congressman and his chief of security, and the two FBI agents really are in a pickle jar, and, by gosh, it’ll be by the grace of God if they’re spared at all, which had been the reasoning behind Carlton’s outburs
