In his speech trying to get reinstated, Jimmy says he'll try as hard as he can to be worthy of the name McGill. He hasn't even left the building, or finished the paperwork to be reinstated, when he asks for a DBA form to stop using that name. Not a word that comes out of his mouth is ever sincere and I love to hate it.
yes, let's cut a swathe out of this planet because time travelers say we'll be enemies in 400 years. somewhere heavily populated? strategically important? culturally important? no, central florida. also a bunch of completely open ocean. that'll show 'em. oh but actually this is just a test. we're still working on our real weapon, and we're impatient I guess. gotta give them a sampler right away. sure hope it doesn't result in them figuring out who we are and stopping the real weapon. this is a fantastic plan and definitely not just a half-assed way to shoehorn stakes into the show for a post-9/11 audience.