Two coups in a single day... no one could have imagined such a thing.
The region was relatively stable compared to other countries on the continent.
Two strategic nations had changed leadership so quickly that the world had no idea how to react.
Far away, inside the Oval Office at the White House.
The American president had called an emergency meeting with his advisers.
The room was silent. Everyone could feel the tension in the air.
Finally, the president spoke:
"How could something like this happen so suddenly without our field agents warning us? What are our intelligence agencies even doing? Where the hell is the CIA?"
All eyes turned toward the CIA director. He wiped the sweat off his forehead and replied:
"Sir… just minutes after the coup in Geria was announced, we lost contact with all our agents on the ground."
People began looking at each other. Both coups were clearly more complicated than they had thought. Ignoring their stares, the director continued:
