activa-t Chapter 223 The Colonel's Question
Chapter 223 The Colonel's Question
Faced with such direct words, President Bush was at a loss for words for a while. He was used to being complimented by others and being used to low profile in front of him.
But the person in front of him was completely different. Although he didn't mean to disrespect him, it was more like the soldier was reporting the battle situation to his commander. He didn't have that kind of bureaucratic style, and he seemed very straightforward.
Soon the assistant on the side saw the president's embarrassment, and quickly pointed to the second position next to the president's left hand and said.
"Mr. Colonel, please sit here, we still need to wait for the arrival of the Pentagon and the people from Congress, so you can sit here and talk to Mr. President about the situation first."
The assistant's words eased the embarrassment, and Colonel Carl didn't say anything, and sat directly on the position where the other party pointed, and then began to talk about his own opinions, he said.
"According to the information we have now, there seems to be a split within the wizard. A wizard named Grindelwald has gathered quite a strong force."
"Began to rebel against the Supreme Council established by Mr. Augustus, you can understand the Supreme Council as their government, and there is a rebellion within them."
"At the same time, according to my observations, things have reached a critical point. We have only two choices now. One is to prove that human beings are still the masters of this planet after paying huge sacrifices in the battle."
"The second is to compromise, and then survive under the rule of those monsters."
Although Colonel Carl's words were rather tactful, he still expressed his own opinion, which is to start a war with wizards.
Upon hearing these words, President Bush immediately shook his head and said seriously.
"No, we have to figure out who is our friend and who is our enemy, but in this chaotic situation, once we start a full-scale war with that group of people, we will face huge losses."
"You must know that the world is not what it was two years ago. The world has undergone tremendous changes. Smartphones and the Internet, as well as the bilateral cooperation that supports all of this, the joint exploration of science and magic."
"Our lives and our economy have been forcibly bound together, and I think there are many people who would object to the suggestion of going to war. There should be other solutions now."
Seeing that the president rejected his proposal, Colonel Ka did not argue, and at this moment, other people from the Pentagon and Congress also arrived at the scene one after another.
They took their seats according to the positions indicated by the secretary, and then took out their respective documents to prepare for the meeting. Many of them turned their attention to Colonel Carl, because only his front was empty.
But soon their eyes turned to the president, and President Bush said loudly when he saw that everyone had arrived.
"Gentlemen and ladies, our country is facing its greatest crisis since the Civil War. The entire country is deeply torn apart, and this rift is not only in the United States."
"And it has begun to expand to the democratic world around the world, and as the leaders of the democratic world, and the defenders of democracy around the world, I think we have to do something to save this."
"I think everyone should be aware of the importance of this meeting, so I hope everyone can speak freely and give their insights."
After the president's speech, representatives of the Ministry of Economy and the Ministry of the Interior spoke, he said.
"Based on the information obtained so far, it is not a very optimistic thing to get rid of the dependence on the wizarding group in a short period of time."
"The 21st century plan for magic technology we propose is to use the technology and technical power of democratic countries headed by the United States in the first 21 years of the 20st century, combined with newly discovered supernatural abilities."
"To carry out a comprehensive upgrade of our country's financial manufacturing and high-tech industries, this capital and the industry have invested tens of billions of dollars in this. It is impossible for them to agree to completely cut off from the wizarding group."
"And the cost of forced secession is also very high. The Ministry of the Interior and economic experts have calculated that this may lead to an economic recession that lasts for more than 10 years."
"And put us at a very disadvantaged position in future international competition."
Just as the representative sat down after speaking, representatives of Congress and the public opinion circle also stood up and spoke.
"Looking at the current situation, the comments on the Internet and in various newspapers have shown very serious polarization in states with a majority of Democrats. This is a serious attack on this matter."
"They call this the worst price to pay for America's recovery since the Civil War, demand compensation for all victims, and demand an account and retaliation from the government."
"However, in the southern part of the United States and many agricultural states, people have another view on this. They generally believe that it is the personal behavior of that mysterious person."
"Individual behavior should not be raised to the height of the group. At the same time, some extreme voices claim that the destruction of New York, a city full of obscenity, materialism and finance, is God's punishment."
"The Democratic Party in Congress has also been operating. They are trying to launch a vote of no confidence in the president, but at present, they do not have much confidence."
After speaking, the representative also sat down immediately, handing over the congressional documents in his hands to the president's private secretary.
It wasn't until the president had checked everything that the next representative of the Pentagon, General McMillan, stood up and spoke.
"Different from the identities of gentlemen and ladies, as soldiers, our first consideration is what to do after the outbreak of war, so today you see a strange face."
"Colonel Carl, he is the main person in charge of the safe project. He is the talent we have cultivated from the beginning to deal with this situation. His troops have also been studying tactics and tactics to deal with this situation."
"So I want to give him my right to speak and let him show us whether we have any chance of winning against those freaks under the current situation."
After speaking, General McMillan returned to his seat, and Colonel Carl stood up. He looked around with a flat expression, but all the participants within his gaze lowered their heads.
The sense of oppression brought by the colonel is too strong. For these government officials who sit in the office all year round, the aura seems a bit too strong.
After looking around for another week, Colonel Carl said in his trademark calm voice.
"Before I give an overview of our armed forces, I would like to ask everyone here a question, are you afraid of war and don't want war, or are you worried that we will lose?"
"Or maybe you are just afraid that this war will destroy your beach resort in Florida, or the luxury villa in the suburbs of Los Angeles."
"Let me change another example. If the battlefield is not here, can you include war in your options?"