ills ▁one ▁and ▁takes ▁his ▁wal let . ▁She ▁is ▁able ▁to ▁ste al ▁money ▁from ▁an ▁AT M ▁using ▁his ▁account ▁card . ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁R ex all ▁is ▁rendered ▁com at ose ▁when ▁the ▁White ▁House ▁is ▁bom bed ▁by ▁Sa udi ▁Arab ian ▁terror ists ▁in ▁ret ali ation ▁for ▁an ▁accident al ▁mis fire ▁of ▁an ▁orbit ing ▁las er ▁can non ▁that ▁was ▁intended ▁to ▁strike ▁Lib ya , ▁but ▁strik es ▁the ▁Sa udi ▁oil fields ▁instead . ▁Near ly ▁every ▁successor ▁in ▁the ▁hierarchy ▁to ▁the ▁presiden cy ▁is ▁killed ▁in ▁the ▁attack , ▁leaving ▁only ▁the ▁liberal ▁Secretary ▁of ▁Agricult ure , ▁Howard ▁N issen , ▁alive ▁to ▁take ▁the ▁post ▁of ▁president . ▁N issen ▁proves ▁to ▁be ▁an ▁effective ▁leader , ▁ending ▁years ▁of ▁scattered ▁global ▁wars ▁being ▁fought ▁by ▁R ex all ' s ▁P AX ▁Peace ▁Force ▁and ▁sending ▁troops ▁to ▁South ▁America ▁to ▁fight ▁the ▁destruction ▁of ▁the ▁rain for ests ▁by ▁ren eg ade ▁cattle ▁industrial ists . ▁ ▁Mar tha ▁dec ides ▁to ▁join ▁P AX ▁and ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁fight ▁in ▁South ▁America . ▁There , ▁she ▁experiences ▁the ▁physical ▁and ▁psych ological ▁horror s ▁of ▁combat , ▁falling ▁victim ▁to ▁a ▁chemical ▁weapon ▁that ▁perman ently ▁turns ▁her ▁hair ▁bl onde . ▁She ▁disco vers ▁a ▁plot ▁by ▁her ▁command ing ▁officer , ▁Lieutenant ▁Stan ford ▁Mor etti , ▁to ▁destroy ▁large ▁patch es ▁of ▁the ▁rain for est