The SAOC is enshrined in statute, Senator Truman.
Perhaps, but in any event the GM has
explicitly stated that the "events" described by you in your office thread did not take place. Thus, for all intents and purposes related to this game, there is no uprising in the Pacific for the federal government to respond to. You are of course free to believe that an army of hobgoblins is marching on Nyman if you so desire, but the State Department should not commit $50,000 dollars to respond to an "event" that never happened.