If Zero refused to retaliate, he would find himself replaced very quickly.
At the very least, impeaching and trying the creep would take several days. With DC a smoking ruin, I don't see that happening quickly from inside a bunker.
40 posted on 02/08/2015 7:36:10 PM PST by Carry_Okie
(Those who profess noblesse oblige regress to droit du seigneur.)