Section 1071 The U.S. Response
Section 1. The Response of the United States
It is no wonder that Paulus is in such a bad mood. Yesterday, an agency survey indicated that if the president fails to properly handle this issue, the people of the entire United States will carry out a series of demonstrations. If the opposition party makes a fuss about it , I may be the first American president to step down before the end of his term of office. The past few years have been the most glorious moments of my life, and I am about to step down because of such a sudden incident? How can this be? Self is absolutely intolerable.
Twenty-four hours? What can you do in twenty-four hours? The director of the CIA seems to have seen the moment when he pulled the trigger. Isn't the president clearly looking for himself as a scapegoat, but if he steps down, those people outside will be dispersed? I'm afraid it's not that simple, right? People may have other ideas and they may not be sure.
President Paulus actually understands that some things cannot be solved by the damn director stepping down. Just like now, he may really be in danger of stepping down, but if he can maintain it, he still needs to maintain it. According to the news over there, if Mr. Anderson supports him, then he will not be in any danger, people? free? Those two words are sacred in one's own mouth, but are they really the masters of America? No, the real masters are those five big families.
"Has the specific loss been calculated?" the President asked the Secretary of Defense after seeing the damn director walk out.
"Mr. President, the losses have been counted. All of our nearly 6,000 people in Panama were killed, and none survived. The U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Navy 6 Corps, and dozens of special forces were involved. The rest of them, most of them are American staff in the Panama Canal Zone. Our various military facilities in the Canal Zone have all been destroyed, and none of them can be used. Moreover, the entire Panama Canal Zone has been destroyed. If you want to restore Before the war, it will cost nearly 60 billion U.S. dollars, not including the money for re-trimming the canal, and the money needed to make the canal navigable again will be an astronomical figure." The Minister of Defense also has grains on his head Beads of sweat, I almost fainted when I saw this report.
In the past, I only knew that the Panama Canal was very important to the United States, but now I realized how important it was when it was really destroyed. When the news came back, all three major stock indexes in the United States began to fall, especially shipping. The industry then touched almost all industries related to ocean transportation, which fell by 5% throughout the day, and the entire financial market in the United States was gloomy.
Paulus had been mentally prepared before, but he still felt a bit stunned when he heard this guy say this at this time. It seems that things are not as good as he thought. It is very difficult to keep his seat after such a big change up.
"Mr. President, these losses are all superficial, and some are hidden. Our two fleets were able to meet through the Panama Canal in the past, but now we have to go for nearly one more month. ,
Our strategic maneuvering time will undoubtedly increase a lot, and our US combat effectiveness will decline, and this year's economic decline is an unchangeable problem, and our military budget calculation may not pass. "The Secretary of Defense said with a bitter face, this is the most important thing, don't look at the hundreds of billions of dollars of the Americans' annual budget, which seems to be a lot, but in fact it is not enough at all. If you reduce military spending, you will not be able to update your equipment. Even recruiting personnel is also a difficulty.
"I see, you go out first, ask the people from the Ministry of Defense to prepare a detailed document, and then give it to those people in Congress, they can do whatever they want, I can't control it, I need to be quiet." The president said feebly that what he is most concerned about now is not this, but how long he will be in this position. The greater the loss, the greater the chance of himself stepping down.
The Secretary of Defense actually despises the President very much. In the Secretary of Defense’s heart, he is thinking of the interests of the entire United States at the moment. He is not an independent person. It doesn’t matter even if he steps down, but this danger must be let go. All Americans see that the Americans are still the most powerful country in the world, but the damage to the Panama Canal will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the United States. Whether it is going to southern South America or southern Africa, the connection between the US Atlantic Fleet and the Pacific Fleet It will increase time. Everyone knows that the most important thing in war is time. Maybe an hour or even a minute will increase the weight of victory.
"Mr. President, now is not the time to look at one's own interests. I think we should hold a congressional meeting overnight. We must tell them that we Americans are facing a challenge. I must let them know that we are Le Tighten our belts and don't do other things, we must first ensure our strongest military strength." The military style of the Minister of Defense did not frighten this guy, but contradicted his superior for the first time in his life. Let him know that at this time, the interests of the country should be put above his own interests, otherwise he would be a complete villain.
It's a pity that the President is a complete villain. He and the Minister of Defense are definitely two people. At this moment, he is squinting at the Minister of Defense in front of him. Is this still his confidant? What does this guy mean by saying these words, calling all MPs to a meeting? Can we have a meeting at this time? In that case, they would step down immediately, and they would immediately find a new president. They would never let such a thing happen to him. Could it be that this guy in front of him has betrayed him? Those words from the rival party told him to say these words? Yes, if he steps down, the military crisis he mentioned will make those congressmen immediately choose a military tough president, and the most suitable person in the two parties should be the guy in front of him, no wonder he will let himself go The meeting was held, this kid is planning everything for himself, he has never thought about my future at all, you kid want to rely on me to take the position? impossible.
"I let you go out. You have to understand that I am still the president. What is my personal interest? I have always put the interests of the United States first. You don't need to say anything. I thought we were friends for so many years. You will know me very well. I didn’t expect you to know me at all. You doubt me so much. I am so disappointed. Holding a parliamentary meeting will cause panic and make America even worse. I don’t know you I don't have any intentions, anyway, I won't call the meeting in advance." After finishing speaking, the president gave this guy a blank look, and went out directly. What he needs to do now is to get the support of Skull and Bones.
But everything that happened in this office is already on Anderson's desk. Everything this president has done is really disappointing. In fact, the interests of Skull and Bones have always been tied to the United States. Patriotic people have always been favored by Anderson and the Skull and Bones. People who are not patriotic are not allowed here, especially in the position of the president. It is really a worrying thing, so I didn't wait for the president to call. , Anderson ordered the Speaker of Congress to convene Congress.
Moreover, there are only two issues discussed in Congress this time. One is the issue of military expenditure. Because the Panama Canal incident will affect the strategic mobility of the US military, next year's military expenditure will increase again by 70 billion US dollars for the purchase of large strategic aircraft. The second issue is the impeachment of the president. This guy is no longer fit to continue serving as president. All he needs is a cemetery of more than ten square meters. Such a selfish guy will not be welcomed by Mr. Anderson.
Washington Skull and Bones branch, Anderson arrived here early in the morning, because the Panama incident has affected the entire United States, even this old guy who is as calm as he has to start showing up, to meet some so-called big shots in American politics, as long as this guy With a smile on his face, those guys won't have too many thoughts, otherwise these guys may guess one by one that the Skull and Bones may have been picked by others overnight, and until now No one was found.
"President, news has been sent back from Capitol Hill over there that our people have passed a total of 850 billion U.S. dollars in high military spending. Although it is a bit difficult, it is still passed, and the president's impeachment **Passed, the interim president is also in accordance with your instructions, Mr. Higgins, Secretary of Defense, and he will give an inaugural speech at the White House tonight." The confidant secretary said respectfully, he knew that the person in front of him was the United States or the entire country. The king of America, everything is in the mind of this old man in front of him.
"Very good, have our people in Panama come back? There should be some news about the cooperation with those people from the US government in the investigation?" Anderson knew that his ability to control the United States is still not a problem, and he doesn't need to do things over there. I am worried, but the affairs in Panama need to be taken care of by myself. The affairs over there can be said to be the only one out of my control in the past few years. The death of so many people is secondary. At most, it is just some ordinary people protesting. I don't care about that, the most important thing is that the Panama Canal is gone, which is a huge disaster for the entire United States, and with this incident, those restless forces in South America should rise again, and I have to suppress bloody again After a while, we must not let them all get up.
"President, the people who went to Panama have come back. What we can know is that this matter should not be done by the indigenous people in South America. They don't have such great skills. Our analysts finally concluded that there are only three companies that can do this matter." The one that can be done is the Russian government or the Chinese government, but we feel that we can rule out their motives for doing this. The last suspect is the energy group, but they don’t seem to have such military strength, and we don’t Found Li Er's whereabouts, it turned out that he returned to China, returned to **, and had a meal with his father at the airport, which happened a few days ago." The confidant said, in fact, among all the suspects Most people are suspicious of the energy group, because this is the organization's archenemy, but there is no information to show that they have such a strong military strength, and according to some people's descriptions, there are fighters. Although the energy group is in Africa has their planes, but how did they get to America? Without an aircraft carrier, they will definitely refuel in the middle. There should be a record at any airport in any country, but there is no such thing now.
Anderson smiled strangely. In fact, he was not sure who did it. The Russians and the Chinese wanted to destroy this place a long time ago, but if they wanted to do it, they should have done it long ago, but they are all on the surface. If they want to mobilize troops like that, they should also have news. After all, they have their own people inside them, and it shouldn't be them. This is the last one left, although there is no one. Evidence, but judging from the intention, it should be them.
But if it was really them, I'm afraid Anderson wouldn't be able to sleep. This is a large-scale military operation. If they can afford such strength, how far is the military strength of the energy group? The most puzzling thing is how did they transport those planes, could it be the parts they transported? Arrived in Panama and assembled again? That should be it.
"Give me a call from China, and I'll see what our former friends say about our affairs." Anderson didn't care what time it was in China, he felt that he needed to talk to Li Cong a, isn't it? a trifle.
Although it was past ten o'clock, Li Cong and Master Li Er didn't take a break and were still chatting. Hearing that it was Anderson's call, Li Cong and his son were not surprised at all, but they just felt that the call might It's a little late.
"My dear friend, we haven't chatted for a long time. Recently, I know that you have made a lot of trouble in Japan. Is it okay?" Anderson seemed to be facing his own friend, without any anger Well, if it was someone else who destroyed one of his military bases and connected the main artery with A, it would be good not to scold at this time, let alone talk like this.
"Hehe, how can I have health problems as a young man, but you should pay attention, well, we are all acquaintances, so don't say these unnutritious words, I think you must ask me about Panama Right?" Li Cong always speaks so directly, what he doesn't understand is how these foreigners have learned to speak around the bush?
"Of course, although I don't have any evidence in my hand, I think this matter should have something to do with you, right?" Anderson became nervous after speaking, and what he said next might lead to a world war. If Li If he admits it, he might start to take military action against Li Cong. If he doesn't admit it, he will have to investigate it himself. This result is what he must want.
"Is it related to me? Are you kidding me, Mr. Anderson, you should know that I am just a businessman. Although I also have some arms, what am I compared to you? The incident in Panama this time is not a small matter. I You don’t know the strength in Africa. At best, there are tens of thousands of troops. If this incident is in Africa, you should doubt me, but now it’s in America. I don’t need to say how far it is in the middle? I have Such a strong transportation capacity? Besides, many of my tankers need to pass through there. Is there any benefit to me by blowing up the Panama Canal?" Li Cong naturally would not admit it, and kept emphasizing his reasons. But in Anderson's head, he didn't think that way. He didn't find anything from Li Cong's answer, because it was a standard answer, but in his subconscious, he felt that Li Cong had something to do with this matter.
"Really? Since that's the case, I won't bother Mr. Li. It should be night over there. Goodbye." Anderson has already got his own revelation, and it's meaningless to continue, but even if Li Congzhen admitted just now Now, do you really dare to face the opponents of the energy group? From the heart, I really want it, but from the rational point of view, it is impossible.
This energy group is not a country, it is an enterprise, but it is not an ordinary enterprise, so it cannot be sanctioned as before. It must be done slowly. It has its own industries all over the world. Let's start with the United States. This is the place where we have the strongest influence. We can definitely let them get out of here, just like we left China back then.
"Son, it looks like we are in trouble. You can't stay in China anymore. Go to the United States to minimize our losses." Li Cong, who hung up the phone, also knew that his industry in the United States would definitely be hit. Suppressed, the old guy Anderson will not be lenient.
"No problem, father, I have almost rested at home, and I also want to see what kind of means this old guy will use to deal with us. Our most important industries in the United States are some hotels and entertainment industries. Big deal We just don’t want it, but I will definitely let their energy industry disappear, and we still make money.” Li Er said confidently, on the one hand, it is only some auxiliary industries, and on the other hand, it is the main thing , it can be seen naturally.
Li Cong nodded. The days to come should not be so easy. The Americans are going to fight with him, and he has to show absolute toughness. These Yankees are not those stupid Japanese, and he must not lose Yes, if you lose, you will be in danger of being destroyed. h
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