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''Executive Orders'' is a political and military thriller novel by Tom Clancy . It was published in 1996 . Following the events of '' Debt Of Honor '', Jack Ryan is sworn in as President Of The United States minutes after becoming Vice-President. With most of Congress , the Joint Chiefs Of Staff of the U.S. military, much of the senior staff of the Executive Office Of The President , the Supreme Court , and all but two members of the Cabinet dead in a terrorist attack, Ryan is left to represent the United States Of America virtually all by himself. The novel follows Ryan as he deals with various hardships and crises, ranging from domestic and foreign policy, to reconstituting the House and Senate, a challenge to his legitimacy by his Vice-Presidential predecessor, scandal-tainted Ed Kealty, and a brewing war in the Middle East . When the President of Iraq (never named, but implied to be Saddam Hussein ) is assassinated by a member of his own security detail, the leader of neighboring Iran , Mahmoud Haji Daryaei, takes advantage of the resulting power vacuum and consolidates the two nations into one called the United Islamic Republic . With assistance from India and the People's Republic Of China , the UIR forms a plan to conquer the oil and religious wealth of Saudi Arabia and transform itself into a superpower. Following a series of terrorist attacks designed to cripple the United States, including a Biowarfare attack using the Ebola virus, the UIR goes to war against the Saudi and Kuwait i forces and the few uninfected American units rushed to the region to stand by them. Ryan restricts Travel to reduce Virus spreading. He also orders the country into Martial Law during this time. In a matter of days, with the combined strength of the Kuwaiti, Saudi Arabian, and American armies, they begin to seriously damage the UIR's military resources, soliders, and morale by destroying two entire divisions of the UIR's army. Eventually, the triumvirate of the three countries win the War . In a surprising move, President Ryan calls Ding Chavez and John Clark into a secret mission. They set up a laser guidance device in an apartment facing Daryaei's home, allowing US aircraft to target a precision bomb upon it. Simultaneously, during a press conference, President Ryan shows the destruction of Daryaei's residence on live national television and tells the international community that they will only hurt those who are specifically responsible for attacking America. Afterwards, the American people accept their new President, and he concedes that he will in fact run for Election to a term in his own right. The Book is so named because President Ryan governs by issuing Executive Order s, as opposed to working with Congress to pass Legislation or deferring to state and local governments. This is because most of Congress, as well as the Supreme Court and most of the cabinet were killed in the same terrorist action which elevated Jack to the Presidency. In particular, acting on advice of his wife (a doctor) in regard to the biological weapon threat, Jack restricts travel by executive order. In a move designed to embarrass and undermine Jack's presidency, outed Vice-President Ed Kealty files a lawsuit alleging Jack did not have that power. While he won the case, Ed Kealty ended up losing his claim on the Presidency, as the court named Jack Ryan both by name and by the title of President of the United States. |
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