Chapter 1269 Calling the Maine

There is no need to look further than Chapter 1,269 of the British Civil Service Text Volume: Calling for the Maine. Maxwell Taylor has already made a judgment. He must intervene to stabilize the situation. If it is too late, it will be too late.

Religious strife, political factions, and police corruption have eroded the country in turn, and are no less destructive than the growing guerrilla insurgencies supported by its northern neighbors.

Before Diem's ​​death, even those who supported a coup to oust him admitted that the certainty that his successor would be able to stabilize the political situation was only 50% at best. However, even this estimate turned out to be overly optimistic.

Within ninety days, South Vietnam has had two coups. If the United States does not help, the future of this country is simply unimaginable. This is different from the Korean Peninsula. The Korean Peninsula is extremely easy to cut off the influence of the North, but the Indochina Peninsula is not. Easy, North Vietnam can completely subvert South Vietnam in a detour.

After this visit, Maxwell Taylor not only did not relax at all, but his mood became heavier and heavier. What action should be taken? Will this operation include the involvement of the U.S. Air Force and Army? Is it possible to launch an attack on North Vietnam? Will doing so pose the risk of war with a major country? At the highest level, what would be the economic, military, political, and personnel costs of such a plan?

Will the United States succeed in the end? If the chances of success are extremely small and the costs are extremely expensive, should other options - such as neutralization and evacuation - be carefully and seriously studied?

Thinking of this, Maxwell Taylor suddenly woke up. He actually had the idea of ​​retreating. Not to mention whether this would lead to criticism, first of all, he couldn't even pass the Pentagon level.

He should not have such thoughts, but should strengthen his belief, come up with a plan that is best for the interests of the United States, and guide the government to make decisions that are most beneficial to the Pentagon.

Or without further ado, after learning about the situation, Maxwell Taylor embarked on a return journey, returning to Washington to inform Lyndon Johnson of the current predicament.

"If South Vietnam does not launch a strong counterattack, in the eyes of other Asian countries and important countries in other regions that are threatened by communism, South Vietnam will not only be a test of the firmness of the United States, but also a test of the United States' handling of "national liberation" A special test of "war" capabilities. As far as Asia is concerned, the matter is extremely obvious. For example, for Japan, the escape of the United States and its recognition of the rule of pro-Soviet forces will seriously affect people's confidence. In short, any country threatened by the left in the future will undoubtedly have reason to doubt whether we will hold them accountable to the end. Even, theoretically speaking, this situation may exist even in remote parts of Latin America. It might happen."

Otherwise, Americans have innovative ideas and can extend the affairs of Southeast Asia to Latin America.

However, considering the changes in Cuba, it is not unreasonable to call it alarmist or call it anything.

Alan Wilson doesn't have clairvoyance, but he can still know what's going on in Washington. Do you need to go through the Five Eyes Alliance? It's not necessary at all. Just look at the front page headlines of the New York Times and you will know that the situation in South Vietnam is heating up rapidly in the United States. This is certain. sense of pre-war mobilization.

Before 1941, the UK occupied most of the monthly headlines, and until last year, the UK occupied the top spot for two months. Although most of the time, the spotlight of the New York Times has been on the Soviet Union, this month, North Vietnam, a corner of the world, appeared on the front page of the New York Times, which obviously sent a certain signal.

"The next time it appears in the headlines, it may be the Falklands War." Alan Wilson couldn't help but sigh, yesterday is like passing away, and once it is gone, we, the British, can't even compete with North Vietnam.

But this is also a good thing. Appearing on the headlines of the New York Times is obviously a manifestation of the United States treating a country as an imaginary enemy. Isn't there a saying that the one who values ​​you most is your enemy. Just like in the ten years after 2008, a certain country dominated the headlines of the New York Times for fifty-seven months.

If he hadn't had other things to do today, he would have given the Americans a few words, but he really didn't have time. He took some data and went to No. 10 Downing Street to talk to Prime Minister Eden about maternity leave benefits.

"We have obtained a result from public data from France and even the Soviet Union. The so-called maternity leave, or maternity subsidy, has no benefit to the country except increasing expenditure."

Alan Wilson took out two documents and placed them in front of Aiden, "Among the countries that implemented subsidies, there was no obvious change in the birth rate. The most important thing is that the UK's fertility rate did not decrease, at least it was higher than that of the French. It was completely There is no need to adopt additional subsidies, it is a very short-sighted and useless effort.”

If you want data on the free world, Alan Wilson has it. If you want data on the Soviet bloc, he also has it. They are all public data. The population data of the Soviet Union after the war was originally a secret. But in the past few years, as postwar children have grown up, the Soviet Union’s population data has been made public.

"The reason why the local population has not changed significantly is because of immigration. British citizens immigrated to Australia or North America. This is completely different from the trend of French immigrants from abroad. The age group of local citizens has not worsened." Alan Wilson said with confidence, "Instead of worrying about the local population problem, it is better to worry about the population growth problem in Malaya."

Not to change the subject, but the UK's population is really not a serious problem, at least compared to other countries in Europe, it is not a big problem.

In fact, the Conservative Party is not keen on welfare or anything like that. The so-called maternity benefits were only discussed at cabinet meetings. Aiden just asked Whitehall to come up with some data support as usual, and Alan Wilson naturally came up with data support.

He really feels that it is useless to use money to buy children, and it is not as useful as making women unemployed.

The country with the highest fertility rate in the free world now is the United States, which is at the stage when the working class is at its strongest. Living in a big house, driving a big pickup truck, a man working can afford a life with a wife, two children and a dog.

This is not to brag about the United States. The current proportion of American women working is 20%, which means that 80% of American women are just housewives and provide superior logistical support to their husbands.

Just like the Cabinet Secretary also has a woman with the same status as his wife to provide logistical support.

The United States is really powerful now. A family only needs one man to work to meet all expenses. This kind of life will not be broken until Reagan comes to power and kills everyone. Anyway, in the 21st century, the United States has achieved gender equality to a certain extent. Women are finally no longer housewives. The proportion of women participating in the work has reached 78%, which is higher than that of women in a certain large country.

The current situation in the UK is similar. The difference between the UK and the US is in size, not per capita. After all, female role models like Pamela Mountbatten are in the minority.

Otherwise, why has Malaya surpassed the British mainland in terms of industrial indicators? The Malayan colony is the real equality between men and women. We, the British, are a backward country and we know how to objectify women.

"Indeed, based on these data, we don't have a big problem." Aiden was very satisfied with this answer. The Conservative Party was not keen on using money to buy welfare. The matter was discussed and settled.

"It's really not a big problem." Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief. He once again stood on the opposite side of the working people, but right and wrong have nothing to do with morality.

What if I offend a woman? Do they dare to rebel? He has never heard of any rebel force that is dominated by women.

The British side can only care about fertility issues. It is not like a city on a hill full of military virtues. It has already begun to think about its next opponent.

When Maxwell Taylor returned to the United States, he did not go to the White House first, but first went to the Pentagon to discuss the South Vietnam issue with the military generals. The result of the discussion was a final memorandum, "In the interests of the security of the United States, "Preventing the loss of South Vietnam is of paramount importance."

"But the president's attitude is more conservative and far less enthusiastic than the Republican candidates." A general asked his doubts, which are also common doubts in the Pentagon.

"We need an unquestionable reason to intervene." Discussion of the situation in South Vietnam immediately began.

"My friends, this problem is actually very simple. We only need one USS Maine." A naval admiral said confidently, "If the United States is attacked by North Vietnam, I believe that no matter who is the president, they will not be able to stop the attack. Regime retaliation for America’s contempt.”

In 1898, the Cuban revolution became more and more violent, so the United States sent the USS Maine warship to the port of Havana on the pretext of protecting American citizens in Cuba, but actually to protect the sugar cane plantations and sugar mills owned by the Americans. , putting pressure on Spain. However, the Maine suddenly exploded while stationed in Havana Harbor.

Regardless of the reason, the sinking of the Maine was a perfect excuse for the United States to declare war on Spain. The Pentagon needs such an excuse now.

"A good idea, Tokyo Bay cruise has such conditions." This suggestion was put forward, and it immediately aroused approval, and the conference room was filled with a lively atmosphere.

In order to safeguard the safety of the free world, sometimes everyone doesn't mind being a villain once. This is all to better protect the majority of good people.

Maxwell Taylor went to the White House after this meeting to indicate that evacuation seemed unacceptable. This had been the case on several earlier occasions and this time was no exception. Since the coup, there had been no doubt that South Vietnam's The situation is seriously deteriorating. Over the past month, the government's weaknesses have become extremely apparent. Riots and uprisings sponsored by North Vietnam were increasing,

While Maxwell Taylor was chanting in the White House, other people naturally arranged for another Maine to happen. Everyone performed their duties without delaying each other.

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