Volume VII Chapter 973 Presidential Warrant
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At the Elysée Palace in Paris, a meeting of the French cabinet is being held under the chairmanship of Sarkozy. The reason for this emergency cabinet meeting www.biquge.info Pen Fun Cabinet was the US Air Force in the Persian Gulf, which had already shown signs of failure.
The French political axe feared that once the Persian Gulf War ended, Somalia would not give up its retaliation for the French attack on Somalia proper. Think of the Somali Strategic Air Force, which has a stealth and a large range and bomb load, which could appear anywhere in France at any time, and could drop bombs on your roof while you sleep...... That's where fear comes from.
It is impossible for France, which is difficult to ride a tiger, to make peace with Somalia on this, because the price of that must be a great benefit paid by the French political axe, and France, which has already lost two warships and many warplanes, cannot be so cowardly and boneless.
If it continues to fight hard, France will face the ever-present Somali Air Force attack. Does France want peace anymore?
The group of sub-cabinet members in the cabinet quarreled endlessly, and there were both the main war faction and the main peace faction. The main war faction is naturally a French right-wing staunch, and secondly, they also have a very obvious French pride of Gallic blood, unwilling to admit defeat and sue for peace with a small East African country, which is similar to surrender, and their pride and arrogance in their bones will never allow them to do so.
The Lords and factions, on the other hand, are more sensible and see that it will definitely not be beneficial for France to continue to fight with Somalia at the moment. Originally, there were not many contradictions and conflicts between France and Somalia, but because of repeated accidents and some wrong foreign policy decisions, the contradictions and conflicts between the two sides escalated and further accumulated to the current point.
Among them, there is a lot to do with the 'short-sightedness' of some French dignitaries. Of course, according to past practice, there is nothing wrong with those actions and decisions, bullying weak and small countries is an effective way for big countries to increase their strength and seek benefits, but in the end, it is found that small countries and weak countries are not easy to mess with, and if they rush to go down, they will break a few big teeth, and it will become a joke.
Moreover, it is not said that every member of the cabinet is acting in full accordance with President Sarkozy's opinion, after all, there are also struggles and entanglements of interests within the French political axe, and many cabinet members represent the interests of the French consortium. Under the threat of Somali warplanes, it was those consortia that France lost the most. In a country that is always under the threat of attack, what is the business development to talk about? I'm afraid that except for the manufacturer who sells the urn is the happiest, everyone else will cry.
For the consortium, the face of the French political axe is not worth a few dollars, especially when it conflicts with their own interests, and it is normal for the cabinet members they support to propose an armistice, which is in the interests of the consortium.
The mutual attacks between the two factions have turned the cabinet meeting into a market like a wet market, and Sarkozy was overwhelmed and had to order the meeting to be ended.
After the meeting, Sarkozy left several of his descendants behind, along with Defense Minister Moran, who was not part of Sarkozy's group. Now France is at war, and it is impossible to exclude the Minister of Defense, no matter what the major events.
"My opinion is that the war cannot be ended, that the contradictions between us have been settled, and that we still want Libya, that we have to complete the Mediterranean plan, and that we have to fill the gap in the power of the United States moving eastward, and that these are related to the present and future interests of France, and there is no room for any compromise on our part." Sarkozy looked at five or six cabinet members and spoke first to set the tone.
"However, the Persian Gulf conflict has already shown signs of ending, and the victory of the Third OECD will completely change the world pattern, and the defeat of the United States in the war, the weakening of its influence, is also an opportunity for France to rise, and if France makes the wrong decision at this time, France will lose this golden opportunity. Gentlemen, you may now express your opinion and tell me, how can the victory of France be guaranteed if the fight continues? ”
Several members of the cabinet looked at each other, Sarkozy did not show such an obvious attitude in the cabinet meeting before, but if it continues to fight, the risk that France needs to take is too great. It is true that in this Somali war, France won the victory and gained benefits, but once the war was lost or stalemate, France's losses were also amazing, at that time, the French people living in the shadow of the Somali air raids, would they still be allowed to stay on the stage?
"We just need to hold on for three months! I have already had a telephone meeting with the President of the United States, and we have agreed on some matters of cooperation. The United States will supply France with new missiles of the kind that appeared in the Persian Gulf War in three months, and at that time, we will no longer be worried about the threat of the Somali strategic air force! What we have to do is not fail or step down even if we do not fail within three months. Sarkozy understood the thoughts of his subordinates and once again revealed an important piece of news.
The eyes of several cabinet members lit up, even Minister Moran, the United States can shoot down the new missiles of the French strategic air force, the countries that are greedy are not one or two, even if other countries do not have a conflict with Somalia, but the performance of the Somali strategic air force has made everyone feel heavy pressure. With such effective counter-missiles, the threat to the Somali Strategic Air Force would be minimized.
"President, I propose a surgical tactical nuclear strike on Somalia. Surgical operations on Somalia's main military targets and targeted removal of Somalia's counter-attack capabilities with tactical nuclear weapons. "Defense Minister Moran first made a proposal.
However, this proposal caused panic among several other cabinet members, tactical nuclear strike? Prior to this, nuclear weapons had only appeared twice in actual combat, and tactical nuclear weapons, with the development of technology, similar to neutron bombs, shock wave bombs and other small nuclear weapons that reduce collateral damage the weakest, tactical nuclear weapons will be the nuclear weapons that are most likely to be used in actual combat in war. The surgical removal of specific enemy targets with such tactical nuclear weapons, which have a yield ranging from tens of tons to 1,000 tons, is also a kind of buffer and warning before a nuclear war breaks out after a fierce conflict breaks out between nuclear-armed states.
"It's not going to work...... It will definitely lead to a nuclear war! ”
"God, Minister Moran, you are bringing France to destruction......
Several cabinet members raised opposing opinions one after another, and even glared at Moran. They are also just a bunch of politicians, representing the interests of a certain group in France, France exists, they have only lived a good life, France is gone, then everything is over.
In the world, the only countries that really have the strength to carry out surgical tactical nuclear strikes are the United States and Russia, and the other nuclear-armed countries have only that potential. The United States and Russia have a vast territory, strong counter-strike capabilities, and enough strategic nuclear weapons to carry out a tactical nuclear strike against a small nuclear-armed country, and after the other side has carried out a limited nuclear counterattack, a direct strategic nuclear strike will send the other side back to the Stone Age. As for countries such as Britain, France, India, and Pakistan, the ability to resist attacks is very weak, and the strategic nuclear strike capability is also limited, and the ability to defend itself is insufficient.
Now that the Somali strategic air force can pull out its hand, if France uses nuclear weapons first, whether tactical or strategic, it could provoke a nuclear counterattack from the other side. God, I can't imagine what it would be like to have Paris or even the Élysée Palace destroyed by nuclear bombs, it would have been maddening.
"If we don't, how can we delay for three months? Is it with Paris, Marseille. Does Lyon turn into ruins in exchange for three months? Or announce surrender? Moreover, if a tactical nuclear strike is carried out against France, the other side may not have the courage to carry out a nuclear counterattack, after all, the collateral damage of tactical nuclear weapons has been minimized, and some residual pollution or damage capabilities will return to normal in a few days at most, and the affected area is small, and the impact on the local environment is not so large. And after we acted, we already represented the warning attitude of the French political axe, at that time, whether it was the useless Americans, or the cowardly British, or the despicable Russia and China, they would come out to stop it, and at this time, we could temporarily stop the war and return to the negotiating table for three months, and after three months, we would discuss how to solve the Somali problem. ”
Secretary Moran's so-called tactical nuclear strike plan is also a bait to catch the onlookers Britain, Russia, and China, as well as the United States, which has plans to withdraw. Bringing these countries in and putting pressure on Somalia. Forcing Somalia to return to the negotiating table will not only save the face of France's political axe, but also buy time for France to buffer.
Of course, a tactical nuclear strike would also be extremely risky, because no one knows whether the 'East African devil' would launch a nuclear retaliatory action against France despite the world's opposition.
There are risks and opportunities, and Minister Moran closed his mouth and squinted his eyes out the window after making his suggestion, as if what he had just said was not what he had said.
Several other cabinet members also had their eyes wandering, and the proposal was put forward, and it was up to you to decide President Sakzi.
Sarkozy suddenly felt a heavy pressure on his shoulders, and the last thing he wanted now was to go home and ask his supermodel wife to give him a good massage to relieve the pent-up fatigue. But he can't, he still has ambitions, and he will continue to be active in French politics and lead France to strength, with the ultimate goal of replacing the United States.
This decision is not good, and if the worst happens, he will be a sinner in France. If a global nuclear war is further provoked, then he is the sinner of the whole world.
Sarkozy's face is constantly changing, his eyes are like a kaleidoscope, and all kinds of complex and changeable emotions in his heart are also flickering. After a long time, the French president finally made a decision.
"Then do it according to Minister Moran's advice, and I will sign the presidential warrant!" Sarkozy said this sentence with all the strength of his body.
(To be continued)