[1] The series, narrated by Ron Howard, follows the Bluths, a formerly wealthy, dysfunctional family, who made their money from property development.
They then check out one of the Iraqi model homes, which is inhabited with multiple Saddam Hussein look-alikes, and Michael finds a nuclear bombshell.
Back in Iraq, Richard Shaw (Gary Cole), an undercover CIA agent, enters to arrest the Bluths.
Richard Shaw agrees to let them go, and now in a bargaining position, the Bluths are able to negotiate direct flights home, and that the treason charges against George Sr. are dropped.
"Exit Strategy" was directed by Rebecca E. Asher, and written by series creator Mitchell Hurwitz and co-executive producer Jim Vallely.
Murray also commented on how "Neither “Family Ties” nor “Exit Strategy” is perfect, but both are well-oiled machines, chugging easily through a fine assortment of callbacks, meta-textual gags, sociopolitical satire, and double entendres.
"[5] Brian Tallerico from Vulture ranked the episode 47th out of the whole series, stating that "Arrested Development often walked a fine line of ridiculousness and “Exit Strategy” stumbles on the wrong side of it a few times".