No matter what the U.S. government or that mysterious organization does next, nothing can change one thing, and that is the carnival of public opinion!
Whether it is the attack on the White House or the rescue of the president, it is the biggest whirlpool of public opinion this year. Almost everyone is expressing their own opinion. Today, there are two voices in the American public opinion field. One is naturally the traditional power of the United States.
——Start a war!
This voice is loud, and many Americans feel unsafe. After all, even the White House, the center of the United States, has been captured by terrorists. So where is the safest place in this country? This strong sense of insecurity makes many people choose
Support the United States in retaliating against this terrorist attack.
And North Korea naturally became that target!
Many people are calling for war against North Korea.
But this voice has encountered an obstacle, and that is the attitude of North Korea's neighboring countries.
Will Russia allow the United States to launch a war against North Korea?
Can China allow it?
Just think about it and you know you can't.
It is impossible for them to turn the Korean Peninsula into a forward base for the United States, and Japan and South Korea are not willing to do so either.
For Japan, North Korea is indeed a security threat to them, but war is not an option they want. After all, North Korea is too close to Japan, and their missiles can threaten the Japanese mainland at any time. Japan has never thought of going to war.
South Korea's unification has put itself under threat.
Not to mention South Korea. If a war breaks out, they will be the first to be affected. Don't think that South Korea, like China, always longs for reunification. For many Koreans, they are exactly opposed to reunification.
The development of South Korea is abnormal. The large chaebols preside over the entire South Korean economy. As a result, the economic dividends have not been enjoyed by the majority of the people at the bottom. The social resources provided by the Korean people at the bottom are already very scarce. South Korea is the most stressful place in the world.
One of several countries. If the peninsula is unified, it will inevitably tilt South Korea's economy to lag behind North Korea in development, leaving less resources for the South Korean people. (This can be seen in West Germany after the merger of the two Germanys.
Economic assistance to East Germany)
This has led to many Koreans, especially young people, not being enthusiastic about the reunification of the peninsula, and even being very repulsive towards it.
Well, what good will it do to them if the United States attacks North Korea?
No, not only would they have to go through war, but they would also have to bear the consequences of subsequent reunification.
So the country with the most serious opposition is South Korea.
Even though South Korea played a disgraceful role in this matter, it had to stand up and oppose it.
Therefore, the voice of launching a war in the United States is very loud, but among the upper-class people who really control the fate of this country, they all have a conservative attitude towards war. After all, North Korea... what are the benefits of defeating it?
That is a poor and desperate barren land. Even the food needs external assistance. It costs a lot to capture it, but not much can be obtained. It even has to face interference from two big countries!
Even the United States feels frightened when faced with the alliance between China and Russia.
War means are not cost-effective.
Another voice in the public opinion field is more interesting.
They are reflecting.
Reflect on why the United States is the most vulnerable country to terrorist attacks in the world.
There has never been unreasonable hatred in this world. If the United States is really doing well, who would be so full that they would cause trouble to the United States?
So what happened to the United States?
So a group of people began to reflect.
This reflection is terrible.
The United States has always had a strong anti-war mentality. This trend of thought has been very popular in the United States since the Vietnam War.
They believe that the reason why the United States is targeted in various ways is that it launches too many unjust wars. Although the United States often says that they attack a country to liberate those countries, in fact, they only bring chaos and war.
Other than that, nothing was brought.
Iraq and Afghanistan both confirm this.
Except for Saudi Arabia and a few small countries, no country in the entire Middle East has a favorable impression of the United States.
And it is precisely these people who have become the main force of terrorists.
As a result, many people began to intensify their efforts to call for the withdrawal of U.S. troops from those places, and some even became more radical. They wanted the U.S. to withdraw its troops from all over the world.
This is of course impossible. The international social order led by the United States relies on the establishment of overseas troops stationed in all transportation hubs around the world. This is the guarantee of American hegemony. Without these, what would the United States do?
Depress the whole world?
Without the guarantee of force, the U.S. dollar is worthless.
In short, public opinion was very lively during this period.
In order to calm these public opinions, President Benjamin, who had just undergone surgery, had to give a speech in the ward.
This may be the most bizarre presidential speech in the entire history of the United States.
Benjamin started working without even removing the various tubes on his body.
There is no other way. Although he called for reforms and reductions in military spending, he never thought about a global withdrawal of U.S. troops. He is always the president of the United States and must prioritize national interests.
His reforms are to reduce defense spending, replace force with diplomacy, and invest more money in people's livelihood, so as to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor and increase the employment rate.
While Benjamin was speaking, Kay and Margaret were outside the ward.
"Thank you, Kay." Margaret was really, really grateful to Kay, even though Kay shot Benjamin. But Margaret was not an ordinary woman. In her opinion, Benjamin could be rescued without too much trouble.
Big damage is the biggest victory.
"You're welcome...by the way, how long do you want to keep me?"
After this incident, Kai never returned to Los Angeles. It was not that he didn't want to leave, but Margaret and Benjamin's very enthusiastic efforts to persuade him to stay, which delayed his trip again and again.
Margaret and Benjamin both had lingering fears about this incident, and at the same time they were extremely distrustful of the security around them. After all, the facts are there, the White House was easily breached, and the president almost died in the White House. This level of security,
No one can rest assured.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! And due to the previous terrorist attack, basically only one Banning died in the White House Presidential Guard... Even though the Secret Service has repeatedly emphasized that they will send out elites
Protect the safety of the president, but this requires the trust of the president and his wife.
But the president's safety could not be left unprotected, so the couple thought of Kai.
They hoped that Kay would stay with them for a while, and Margaret even thought about asking Kay to be their personal bodyguard. However, this decision was protested by the Secret Service and several other departments, and even the big bosses in Congress were persuaded.
President, don’t make the Secret Service look too ugly. After all, if the President really does this, he will undoubtedly tell the people that he, the President, does not believe in the government. This is a very serious political incident and will greatly damage the morale of the people.
So Benjamin had no choice but to give in. He was the highest official of the government. If he didn’t even believe in the government, how could the people still have trust in the government?
As a condition, Benjamin asked Congress to authorize him to lead the new team of the Secret Service and his Guards.
Congress has not forced this point.
They can't force it, so what can they say? The White House has been breached. Doesn't the president believe that there is something wrong with the original team?
So Benjamin sent his most trusted Banning and Davis to reorganize the Presidential Guard. Their loyalty has been tested, and Duke has also been absorbed into the Presidential Guard. Another thing is Duke's ex-girlfriend
...The woman who turned Duke away has now been investigated because she actually left her job moments before the attack.
Although she herself said that it was her boss, the agent in charge of the White House Department of the Secret Service, who gave him leave.
But now all the Secret Service agents in the White House are dead... and there is no place to verify it.
In short, under the guiding ideology of rather trusting what she has than trusting what she doesn't, she went on vacation. As for when she will come back.
That's not clear.
Of course, the president's wife is indispensable for this, but she does have loopholes and is a problem.
It will take time to form the new Presidential Guard, so Margaret hopes that Kay can serve as temporary security during this period.
"Kay... Banning and the others need time. I know this is troublesome for you, but I don't trust anyone now. I can only trust you."
After all, he is a friend, and it’s really hard for Kai to refuse. Although he thinks that this kind of attack will happen again, but what to say? The President of the United States, this is the most popular target in the world. Basically, those countries that are unhappy with the United States will
Make him a target.
"Okay...but I can only stay for a week at most. I still have a lot of things waiting for me in Los Angeles."
In fact, had it not been for the attack on the White House, public opinion would still be in Los Angeles. After all, the war that took place in the United States was boring enough for Americans to talk about it for many days. But now the White House has stolen the limelight in Los Angeles.
But the problem is that being robbed of the limelight cannot solve the problems Los Angeles needs to face now. The Los Angeles police are still working overtime.
So one week is the limit.
Benjamin was very busy. He had just given a televised speech. Before the live broadcast equipment in the ward could be removed, Old Edward came to the ward with several military personnel. Old Edward is now the Deputy Minister of Defense in charge of acting ministerial responsibilities.
Because Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan is still recovering from her injuries in the hospital, among the hostages held hostage, she and the president were the only ones seriously injured. The others were not involved in Sebers's secrets, so nothing happened except that they were
Except for the few unlucky guys who were shot.
From the look on Old Edward's face, you knew that this was something serious, so the president's temporary guards soon ordered those who were still cleaning the live broadcast equipment to leave the ward immediately.
Margaret did not enter the ward. Although there is no such thing as a harem intervening in politics in the United States, generally speaking, no one would like the president’s wife to be too involved in these confidential matters. After all, it is the president who is elected, and the president’s wife is
By the way. (There are exceptions. For example, President Carter’s wife will attend her husband’s ministerial meetings, and Clinton’s wife also participates in state affairs, but most presidential wives are unlikely to get involved in these matters)
But Kai was left behind.
Old Edward glanced at Kay and then at the President.
"Margaret is a little nervous now..." Benjamin looked helpless. After experiencing this kind of thing, no one can look at it calmly, including Benjamin, but it's just not as obvious as Margaret: "
And I trust Kai, he's proven himself. If it's too confidential, I'll let him out."
Old Edward didn't say anything. Kai was also an acquaintance of his.
What he was going to say next was indeed a secret, but it didn't matter to Kai.
"Our men examined the body of the female terrorist and found something."
That is Zero. The strange thing about Zero was Kai who took the initiative to talk about it. This is why the military immediately carried out an inspection on Zero's body.
Benjamin knew why Edward didn't insist on letting Kay go.
So he asked Edward to continue.
"The woman's body had traces of modification. Our scientists found traces of genetic engineering and a large number of drug modifications on her body. They concluded that this is a quite mature modification technology! Although it cannot be confirmed yet
This kind of modification is not universal, but we believe that our enemy will never have only one such modified human warrior."
Benjamin frowned. He had actually been thinking about launching this terrorist attack.
There are many suspected targets, including a bunch of terrorist organizations in the Middle East and countries in the world that hate the United States. There are too many countries that are capable of doing this.
But if you think about it carefully, every suspect has one reason or another to prove that they did not do it.
For example, those terrorist organizations in the Middle East have good motives and are very willing to destroy the United States. But the problem is that these people can only use AK47 and RPG as weapons. They do not have this technology at all, nor do they have the ability to cause such a big thing.
The same goes for those countries that hate the United States. Most of them are living miserable lives. For example, several countries in South America are suffering from domestic inflation and are struggling to survive. They just don't have the ability to think about it.
And those countries that have the ability to do it don't have that big of an incentive.
For example, among the other four members of the Five Permanent Members, China and Russia both have such capabilities. In fact, Russia can only say that it hates the United States, but it does not hate it to the point of blowing up the entire United States. On this point, the United States and the Russians have a lot of understanding.
Know the deviation.
Because of Cold War propaganda, many Americans believe that Russia hates them and wants to destroy them.
But for the Russians, the most important thing for them now is development and getting Russia back to where they think it is. They have no interest or time in destroying the United States for the time being.
Not to mention China in this world, China in this world is an exquisite isolationist. Except for their own sphere of influence, they rarely express their opinions on the affairs of other countries. The United States has always regarded them as enemies, but China is just like the United States.
It's a bit indifferent. It was completely forced upon the United States because it needed such an enemy after the collapse of the Soviet Union.
But the top US officials know very well that the Chinese are not interested in them.
And even if the two countries are malicious towards the United States, they will not use this method. International rules have their own way of playing, and terrorism is too low. No normal country will use this method.
So after going around, Benjamin himself was confused and couldn't figure out who had this ability and his motive.
"About this female transformer...Kay, do you have anything to add?"
In fact, even if Benjamin doesn't keep Kai, Edward will talk to Kai about it later. They hope to know the performance of this kind of modified human being and how to deal with it.
"That woman... her fighting ability is pretty good, but her shortcomings are obvious. Once she starts fighting, she loses her mind and has no rules at all. It is not difficult to deal with her. A well-trained team can cooperate to kill her. If the opponent's
If people are transformed to this extent, there is nothing to worry about."
