Following Portugal's humiliating exit from Africa and its crushing defeats on all fronts, the question arises: where are the officials? The most critical question now concerns the allies—specifically Spain, which failed to intervene; having acquired the Algerian capital for a mere dollar, it did not fight to defend it. Spain is now observing a truce with Algeria amidst a secret alliance between them. Will Spain stab Portugal in the back, or is it preparing a major campaign to return to Africa?