Chapter 1071 The United States’ Response

It’s no wonder that Paulus is in such a bad mood. Yesterday, an agency survey stated that if the president cannot properly handle this issue, the entire American people will launch a series of demonstrations. If the opposition parties make a fuss out of this

, I may be the first American president to step down before completing his term. The past few years have been the most glorious moments of my life, and I am about to step down just because of such an unexpected incident? How is this possible? I am

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 this president obviously trying to find himself as a scapegoat? But after he steps down, those outside will

Can they be separated? I'm afraid it's not that simple, right? People may have other ideas, and I can't tell.

President Paulus actually understands that some things cannot be solved by the resignation of that damn director. For example, right now, he may really be in danger of stepping down, but he still needs to maintain it if he can. He has not yet

I got the news over there. If Mr. Anderson supports me, then I will not be in any danger. People? Freedom? These two words are sacred when spoken in my own mouth, but are they really the masters of the United States?

?No, the real masters are the five major families.

"Have the specific losses been calculated?" the president asked the Secretary of Defense after seeing the damn director walk out.

"Mr. President, the losses have been calculated. All our nearly 6,000 people in Panama were killed, and none of them survived. It involved the U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force, U.S. Marine Corps and dozens of special forces. There were also 1,000 casualties among American expatriates.

Most of the remaining people are American staff in the Panama Canal Zone. All our military facilities in the Canal Zone have been destroyed. There is nothing left that can be used. Moreover, the entire Panama Canal Zone has been destroyed. If we want to restore

Before the war, nearly 60 billion US dollars would be needed. This does not include the money to re-prun the canal. If you want to make the canal navigable again, the money required will be an astronomical figure." The Minister of Defense is also thinking about it one by one.

I was sweating profusely, and 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 when it was really destroyed, I realized how important it was. When the news came back, the three major U.S. stock indexes began to fall across the board, especially shipping.

The industry then spread to almost all ocean transportation-related industries, falling 5% for the whole day, and the entire U.S. financial market was gloomy.

Paulus had been mentally prepared before, but when he heard this guy say this, his heart still skipped a beat. It seemed that things were not as good as he thought. It would be very difficult to keep his position after such a big change.

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"Mr. President, these losses are all superficial, and some are hidden. Our two fleets used to be able to merge through the Panama Canal, but now we have to go for nearly more than a month.

"Our strategic maneuver time will undoubtedly increase a lot, and the combat effectiveness of the United States will decline. Moreover, this year's economic decline is an unchangeable problem. Our military expenditure calculation may not pass." The Secretary of Defense said with a grimace.

, this is the most important thing. Don’t look at the hundreds of billions of dollars in the American budget every year. It seems to be a lot. In fact, it is not enough at all. If we reduce military expenditures, we will not be able to update equipment. Even recruiting personnel will be difficult.

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"I understand. You should go out first and ask the people from the Ministry of National Defense to prepare a detailed information and then hand it over to the 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 was most concerned about now was not this, but how long he would be in office. The greater the losses, the greater the chance that he would step down.

The Secretary of Defense actually despises the president. In the Secretary of Defense's heart, he is thinking about the interests of the entire United States. He is not a selfish person. It doesn't matter even if he steps down, but this danger must be brought to everyone's attention.

Americans have seen that the United States is still the world's most powerful country, but the damage to the Panama Canal will greatly reduce the combat effectiveness of the United States. Whether it is traveling through southern South America or southern Africa, the connection between the American Atlantic Fleet and the Pacific Fleet will be reduced.

Adding time, everyone knows that the most important thing in a 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 your own private interests. I think we should hold a meeting of lawmakers overnight. We must tell them about this matter. We Americans are facing a challenge. I must let them know that we are tightening our grip."

If we 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 for the first time in his life, he contradicted his superiors, making him

He knows that at this time, he should put the interests of the country before his own private interests, otherwise he will be a complete villain.

It's a pity that the president is a complete villain. He and the Minister of Defense are definitely two different people. At this moment, he looked askance at the Minister of Defense in front of him. Is this still his confidant? What does this guy mean by these words?

Members are meeting? Can they hold a meeting at this time? In that case, they will step down immediately, and they will immediately find a new president. They will never let such a thing happen to him. Has the guy in front of him betrayed him? These words are hostile

What did the people in the party ask him to say? 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 at present should be the one in front of him.

What a guy, no wonder he asked himself to hold a meeting. This guy is planning everything for himself and has never thought about my future. You want to rely on me to get to the top? No way.

"I'm asking you to get out. You have to understand that now that I am still the president, what are my personal interests? I have always put the interests of the United States first. You don't need to say anything more. I thought we have been friends for so many years."

You will know me very well. I didn’t expect that you don’t know me at all. You doubted me so much. It disappoints me so much. Convening a meeting of congressmen will cause panic and will make the current chaotic United States even more chaotic. I don’t know.

What are your intentions? In short, I will not convene a meeting in advance." After the president said this, he rolled his eyes at this guy and went out directly. What he has to do now is to get the support of the Skull and Bones Society.

But everything that happened in this office has already been on Anderson's desk. Everything this president has done is really disappointing. The interests of the Skull and Bones Society have always been tied to the United States.

Patriotic people have always been favored by Anderson and the Skull and Bones Society. Unpatriotic people cannot be here, especially in a position like the president. This is really a worrying thing, so I didn’t wait for the president’s call.

, Anderson ordered the Speaker of Congress to convene Congress.

And there are only two issues discussed in Congress this time. One is the issue of military expenditures. Because the Panama Canal incident has affected the strategic maneuverability of the US military, next year’s military expenditures will increase by another $70 billion to purchase large strategic aircraft.

The second topic is the impeachment of the president. This guy is no longer suitable to continue to be president. All he needs is a cemetery of more than ten square meters. Such a selfish guy will not be treated well by Mr. Anderson.

At the Skull and Bones Society branch in Washington, Anderson arrived here early in the morning because the Panama incident has affected the entire United States. Even a calm old guy like this has to start showing up and meet with some so-called big shots in American politics. As long as this guy

With a smile still on his face, those guys wouldn't have too many thoughts. Otherwise, these guys might guess one by one that the Skull and Bones Society might have been chosen by others overnight, and so far, they haven't.

No one was found.

"President, news has come back from the Capitol Hill over there. Our people have passed high military spending totaling 850 billion U.S. dollars. Although it was a little difficult, it was still passed, and the president's impeachment case was unanimously voted.

Passed, the interim president is also appointed by Secretary of Defense Mr. Higgins according to your instructions. He will deliver the inaugural speech at the White House tonight." The confidant secretary said respectfully, knowing clearly that the man in front of him is the leader of the United States or the entire Americas.

Wang, everything is in the mind of the old man in front of me.

"Very good, have our people in Panama come back? Should there be some news about cooperating with those in the US government in the investigation?" Anderson knew that his ability to control the United States was still fine, and he didn't have to worry about things there.

, but the affairs in Panama need to be concerned by oneself. The affairs there can be said to be the only thing beyond one's control in the past few years. The death of so many people is secondary. At most, some people will protest, and oneself

I don’t care about that. The most important thing is that the Panama Canal is gone. This will be a huge disaster for the entire United States. Moreover, through this matter, the restless forces in South America will rise again, and they will have to suppress them bloodyly.

Now, we must not let them all get up.

"President, the people who went to Panama have returned. What we can know is that this matter was not done by the indigenous people of South America. They are not that capable. Our analysts finally concluded that only three companies can do this.

One of them that can do it is the Russian government or the Chinese government, but we feel that we can rule out their motives for doing this. The last person to suspect is the energy group, but they don't seem to have such military strength, and we also found out

As for Li Er's whereabouts, it turns out that he returned to China, returned to Shanghai, and had a meal with his father at the airport a few days ago." A confidant said, in fact, most of the suspects were

Everyone is suspicious of the Energy Group, because this is the organization's biggest enemy, but there is no intelligence to show that they have such a strong military strength, and according to some people's descriptions, there are fighter jets. Although the Energy Group has them in Africa

aircraft, but how did they get to America? Without an aircraft carrier, they would definitely have refueled in the middle. There should be a record of it at any airport in any country, but there is no one now.

Anderson smiled strangely. In fact, he was not sure who did it. The Russians and the Chinese had wanted to destroy this place for a long time, but if they wanted to do it, they should have done it long ago, but they were all on the surface.

If they want to mobilize the troops like that, they should have news. After all, they have their own people within them. It shouldn't be them. This is the last one left. Although there is no

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 it can produce such strength, what level of military strength does the energy group have? The most puzzling thing is those planes and them

How was it shipped? Was it parts shipped? Was it assembled again in Panama? That should be it.

"Answer the call from China, and I'll see what our former friends have to say about our affairs." Anderson didn't care what time it was in China. He felt that he needed to communicate with Li Cong. This was not a

Little things.

Although it was already past ten o'clock, Li Cong and Mr. Li Er had not rested and were still chatting. When they heard the call from Anderson, Li Cong and his son were not surprised. They just felt that the call might be

Came a little late.

"My dear friend, we haven't chatted for a long time. Recently I learned that you caused quite a stir in ***. Is your health okay?" Anderson seemed to be facing a real friend of his, without any concern at all.

Any anger, if it were someone else who destroyed one of his military bases and transportation arteries, it would be nice not to scold him at this time, let alone talk like this.

"Haha, how can I, a young man, have health problems? You should pay attention. Well, we are all acquaintances. No need to say these useless words. I think you must ask me about Panama.

Yes, right?" Li Cong always speaks so directly, but what he doesn't understand is how come these foreigners have learned to speak in roundabout ways?

"Of course, although I don't have any evidence in my hand, I think this matter must have something to do with you, right?" Anderson became nervous after saying that. What he said next might cause a world war. If Li

If he admits it, he will probably start taking military action against Li Cong. If he doesn't admit it, he will have to investigate. This result is what he must want.

"Has something to do with me? Are you kidding me, Mr. Anderson? You should know that I am just a businessman. Although I also have some arms, but who am I compared to you? This Panama incident is not a small matter. I

You don’t know the strength in Africa, which is tens of thousands of troops at best. If this incident had happened in Africa, you would have doubted me, but now we are in America. I don’t need to tell you how far in between? I have

Such a strong transportation capacity? Besides, many of my oil tankers need to pass there, will blowing up the Panama Canal do me any good?" Naturally, Li Cong would not admit it and kept emphasizing his reasons.

But Anderson didn't think so in his mind. He didn't find anything from Li Cong's answer, because it was a standard answer, but subconsciously he felt that Li Cong had something to do with this matter.

"Really? Since that's the case, I won't disturb Mr. Li. It should be night over there. Goodbye." Anderson has already received his revelation, and there is no point in talking about it anymore. But even if Li Congzhen admitted it just now,

Now, do I really dare to face the opponent of the energy group? From my heart, I really want to, but from an intellectual point of view, it is not possible.

This energy group is not a country, it is a company, but it is not an ordinary company, so it cannot be sanctioned as before. It must be done slowly. It has its own industries all over the world. First of all, it must impose sanctions on itself.

Let’s start with the United States. This is where we have the strongest power. We can definitely get them out of here, just like we did when we left China.

"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 hung up the phone and knew that his industry in the United States would definitely be damaged.

The old guy Anderson won't show any mercy when it comes to suppressing people.

"No problem, father, I've almost rested at home, and I also want to see what kind of methods this old guy will use to deal with us. Our most important industries in the United States are hotels and entertainment industries. What's the big deal?

We just don't want it anymore, but I will definitely make their energy industry disappear. In the end, it is still our profit." Li Er said with confidence. On the one hand, it is just some auxiliary industries, and on the other hand, it is the main thing.

, it can be seen naturally.

Li Cong nodded. The future life should not be so easy. If Americans want to fight with him, he must show absolute toughness. These Americans are not stupid ***, and he must not
Chapter completed!