OPEC

OPEC surges into Oval Office crossfire as Bartlet skewers Sam's SPR defense, warning this oil cartel—poised nations clutching petroleum spigots—will unleash punishment on America for daring to tap reserves amid skyrocketing prices. Skepticism crackles: if prices truly pain them, why throttle output? Their veiled threat coils around US energy gambits, exposing fragile market detente where supply cuts or surges become geopolitical hammers, Bartlet's piercing gaze unmasking their profit-guarding machinations in silent Josh's shadowed presence.