Frankly I think Obie is scared sh*tless by now. Lets face it, up until now the toughest decision he has had to make is "paper or plastic". Plus those daily threat briefing are telling him that Al Queda hates him as much as they did Bush. That is why his team blamed a nonexistent sandstorm on his failure to visit the IZ.
Look for more travels, more diversions, from Obie. He will do everything he can to escape from his new reality.