Joe also marked the reactions of the men in the room and weighed it against the intelligence they had gathered by monitoring communications and interactions within the key groups in Guatemala. On our situation map, one of the dots changed to red. The President's changed to green.
"What was that?" I asked, "Why did you change them? Rafael just basically told the President he wasn't good enough to be president and you switched him to our side."
"Based on his reaction and other available data, President Arroyo is relieved to have the pressure taken off. He has been handcuffed in his position and has made compromises that bother him. He will almost certainly work toward our goal if we approach him correctly."
Dad brightened a little, leaning forward, "So we don't need Rafael. We don't need another president. We can use the one already in power."
