He was confronted with making the most important decision of his lifetime.
Holding the highest office in the land didn’t help. If he chose one way he could easily regret it when it turned out to be an overkill. On the other hand going in the other direction could easily lead to it being seen that he hadn’t done enough to resolve the situation. He’d had a number of discussions with his closest advisors and found to his annoyance that their views came in at around fifty-fifty. He knew he had to be absolutely positive that the decision he made was the right one. A great many lives would depend on what he decided.
He went outside, confirmed that there was no one around, slipped his hand in his pocket and took out a coin.
He tossed it.