Someone remind me again why Hodges is doing this in the first place?
I'm trying to figure it out too. They KNOW he's the one responsible for everything so his credibility is gone. Everyone will know he was behind it and three bio-weapons, no matter how powerful are going to help him.
I tihnk the lead merc here gave us a clue... sort of a uber-personal rights, govt=bad issue".
I don't think so. As said, he is a patriot. He isn't doing it for himself, he's doing it for the good of the country. Alison is weak and her policies invite danger, so he's trying to demonstrate exactly how weak she is by staging a massive terrorist attack. He'll go to prison, or die, but she'll have no choice but to reverse course in the face of massive public outrage or resign.
Improving domestic security would be the most important part of the legislative agenda. Congress would quickly pass legislation reestablishing STU as an independent agency, not under the authority of the executive branch, and legitimizing Bauer's more extreme methods. She wouldn't be able to veto it without losing whatever popularity she had left, and Congress would probably have enough votes to override a veto, anyway.
At the same time, her policy of refusing PMC contracts would likely be reversed. Starkwood would be ripped apart, yes, but there are many others to take it's place. Improving security requires manpower, and the extra manpower has to come from somewhere. PMCs can provide personel and can help train local law enforcement.
Hodges cares more about America than he does about Starkwood, and he's willing to sacrifice both himself and Starkwood to provide the impetitus to shore up US security at home and abroad.
The day the US govt allows a business to bring in it's own independent military force into the country is the day Jack Bauer dies of a cold.
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