Political Capital 2022

POLITICAL CAPITAL 2022 This scenario directly follows the events of the two scenarios "Hell in the Backyard" of the 2022 series. It is recommended that you play both scenarios for proper context on the events of "Political Capital". Two weeks have passed since the skirmish in the Caribbean, the missile attacks in Colombia, and the Brazilian ground invasion of Ecuador and Venezuela. Almost immediately after the first shots were fired, media outlets and the general public in the states was horrified and confused by the actions of their ally, firmly believing that everything had been fine before. Civil investigations in the matter were quickly blocked by the Department of Defense, but nevertheless a leak in the government confirmed that the attack against Venezuela had been greenlighted by American brass. The prodigious scandal that followed was rivaled only by that of Richard Nixon, and the current POTUS was similarly backed into a corner. Allegedly, an attack from Brazil was seen as a possibility since the 80's, and the likelihood of such an event increased by the year in the eyes of several intelligence circles and leadership. It was now public common knowledge that on at least three occasions, analysts, officers and other military experts had been thrown out of meetings and conferences in the Pentagon after suggesting such a scheme, once under the threat of termination. Such backwards methodology could only point to a severe problem within the military political apparatus, and the public was furious. Calls for impeachment were heard from coast to coast, which began to abate once several high-ranking officers and politicians were sacked, and only then the lull in the storm was temporary. Meanwhile in South America, the Brazilian military sang an entirely different tune. The shock caused by the Brazilian fleet in the Caribbean and missile strikes throughout South America had exceeded all expectations. The eagle retreated to its nest and decided to protect its territo