Blackstone Code Chapter 672: No fools, or all fools

On TV, the host asked a congressman the question, "Why did our navy win the Gafras, yet still be provoked by pirates?"

This is also the question that all the federal people want to ask the most. Not long ago, the federal people were cheering for the victory of the naval battle, and they firmly believed that the Federation had stood up.

But it was immediately disgraced by some pirates. This is not a good phenomenon, and some people began to doubt whether the Federation's navy was really as invincible as people imagined.

To use the front page headline of one newspaper, "What the **** happened to us", we can beat Gafra, but can't do anything against some pirates.

The guest on the sofa looked solemn. He lowered his head slightly and pondered for a moment, and then gave an answer of his own, "Our navy is very strong, but the number is very small..."

"In order to make ourselves appear harmless when we were immersed in the environment created by escapism in previous years, we did not expand our military during the war."

"Afterwards, the war that spread to the world began to end. As we all know, there were no winners in this war, and our government at the time promoted a large-scale disarmament program in order to meet the needs of the international community." /

"It was true that people at the time thought differently than they are now. It would be ridiculous to look at the past with our current eyes. To prove that we were not the 'aggressors' and the initiators of the war, we interrupted ourselves hands."

"The Navy has always had only one complete formation, and it has not changed since then."

"From what I understand, almost all naval warships have their own jobs. Except for the two warships of the Preton pirate group that are still fleeing, the other light warships are serving some large voyage trade as escort.”

"In other words, in this pirate hijacking incident, we did not do well enough, but the reason we did not do well was not that we couldn't beat these pirates, but that we didn't have enough warships."

The host is a very intellectual woman, in her early thirties, with short hair, which is relatively rare nowadays, and looks very capable.

She wears a pale pink shirt with a blue collar and a pair of light wide-neck slacks, which have been trending since the beginning of summer this year.

These outfits, along with some small accessories, complement her expression, giving her a... intellectual beauty.

"We don't have enough warships?", she repeated, "Why don't we build more warships?"

The interviewed member laughed, "This is the historical reason before, in order to reassure our neighboring countries and some powerful countries, so we can't have more formations, and we can't have more warships ."

The hostess seemed to understand, "So now this is our problem, we can't take care of everything?"

She then raised another question, "So now, as you said, these are all problems left over from history. Will we consider solving them through this incident?"

"Or is it that the federal government continues to maintain the current situation in order to maintain this image of being harmless to the outside world. I remember that the army has been disarming in recent years, and losing the ability to protect itself can really make everyone feel right. Are we safe?"

The congressman shook his head. "Honestly I'm not sure, it depends on what our country and society need us to be."

"If people continue to fear war and military action as much as they used to, Congress will not be able to pass any proposal to strengthen our own military capabilities."

"Secondly, it depends on whether other members of Congress have similar ideas to you and us."

"Respect is not because we are polite, but because we have the strength to be respected."

The hostess is very keen to capture some key words, "You mean, there are still people who are against the expansion of the army?"

"Why are there such stupid people, would anyone give up using force against us because we don't have military power?"

"I remember that in this world war, the invaders never changed their minds because the invaded country had no military power..."

Members spread their hands, "People are very complicated..."

The effect of the TV program is very good, and I don't know if this TV program broadcasts similar interview content, in short, the entire federal society understands a point.

It's not that the federal navy has no way to deal with those pirates, but that the federal navy is simply unable to take care of all aspects.

In these interviews, both the moderator and the invited guests continued to criticize what the Conservative Party had done in the past, as a way to inspire people to deflect hatred.

They will transfer their hatred of their cowardice to the Conservatives through various statements on TV programs, triggering a kind of "it's not that I am cowardly, but the political party and social environment at the time made me cowardly" idea.

As long as this kind of idea comes in, people will start to hate the Conservative President and his escapism, and in order to prove that they are not escapist lackeys, they will stably stand with Progressives and Radicals on some big issues. Pi's side - I'm so radical, how can I be an escapist lackey?

This kind of retaliatory social behavior pushed public opinion to its peak in just two days, and there were even "spontaneous" demonstrations in some places, demanding that the federal government expand the navy and army in order to maintain world peace make a contribution.

The scale and momentum of the parade may have been even greater if it had not been considered that the surrounding countries had been frightened for a few days, and that Emperor Gaevra had started smashing things again.

It is said to be spontaneous, but in fact, there are interest drivers behind it. For example, some shipping companies that can manufacture warships, such as some military industrial groups that produce and sell naval guns, have spent a lot of money on incitement Public opinion and organized demonstrations.

In this way, the time has come to the third day.

"We already know the sea area where the other party is located, and the navy is ready to attack at any time, but now there is still a question, how should we treat those hostages..."

In Mr. President's office, the head of the task force, a colonel civilian officer of the Department of Defense, is reporting on the progress of the matter, "If we are to take care of the safety of those hostages, the process of exchanging the hostages for ransom is Essentially, the attack can only be launched after we have secured the safety of the hostages."

"But there is a chance we won't be able to get that money back, and it's likely to be lost in battle."

"If we don't consider the safety of the hostages, when we lead the other party out, we will apply saturated firepower to cover..."

Mr. President suddenly raised his hand to stop him, "Federal citizens' lives are worth more than money, please stop discussing ideas like giving up the lives of hostages, exchange money with them, and solve them after ensuring the safety of the hostages."

The colonel nodded and stopped talking. The president has the power to use his prerogative to launch a short-term military operation beyond Congress, so in this military operation that does not require the consent of Congress, the president has the highest level of authority .

"Work hard, Colonel, we will hold a press conference first, waiting for you to hear good news from the front lines, don't let me, everyone in the Federation down..."

After hinting that the Colonel could leave, Mr. President stood up, took a few steps back and forth on the rug of the world map in front of his desk, then looked at Truman, who was standing aside, "Thanks for reminding me, Otherwise it will cost me a lot of points."

"I have communicated with other people that you can go back to work after this incident is over."

Mr. Trueman was a little surprised by this news. He thought he would take another vacation, but he didn't expect to be back so soon.

Actually, there is no way to do this. It's summer now, which means that the election is only a few months away.

And not long ago, Mr. Truman once again proved his worth by preventing Mr. President from choosing the worst option, so Mr. President increasingly believes that he needs Mr. Truman by his side more than ever .

The president of the Federation is not an omniscient and omnipotent saint. Let's not discuss whether anyone can steal God's theocracy to become omniscient and omnipotent. In fact, many presidents are not as capable as most of the people under him.

Whether a politician can become the president of the Commonwealth has nothing to do with his personal ability. It needs to refer to the supporters behind him and whether he can act.

If he wants to stay in this position for a long time, he must have some capable people to help him~IndoMTL.com~ and also his own confidant.

Mr. President valued Truman very much. The latter not only has extraordinary intelligence and intelligence, but he is also a representative of the military. Except for the occasional petty temper, almost every item is the best.

He could not give Truman back to work first, and the latter could be by his side anyway, but he did it anyway, because the partnership period of the two was not just the past few years, but the next eight years.

At this time, Mr. President made no secret of his ambitions. His goal was to be a ten-year president and a powerful president, so he needed people from non-consortium to help him even more.

"I thought I would have to wait for a while, you know, those people are not so easy to talk to." Mr. Trueman replied with a smile, the "those people" in his mouth were the ones he had offended before people.

At this time, Mr. President made a different statement than before, with some rare contempt in the smile on his face, "Actually, you are more capable than me, but you don't want to do something you don't want to do. It's just a matter."

"It takes some skills to communicate with those people, as long as you learn these skills, you will find that they are not much smarter than fools!"