Chapter 1802 Lao Mei had to slap herself in the face?

"How's the U.S. side preparing?" After weighing all the places, Zhang Lan finally confirmed with Alice again.

"There is no problem with the think tank, and the work of convincing those members of Congress is underway...... In fact, we don't need to convince them at all, in the face of such a matter related to their own vital safety and interests, even if we don't say it, they know what they should do, even if it is for their own sake. "Alice was very confident.

"Well, the United States should move faster, and move faster in other aspects, a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, if you don't follow this opportunity to clean up the United States, even I look down on myself." Zhang Lan pursed her lips with a solemn expression.

"Don't worry, there will be absolutely no problems, you can now think about your retirement." The little girl said playfully, very sure of what was about to happen.

For the little girl, everything is under her control.

"Well, I know," Zhang Lan nodded, knowing that everything was in the hands of the smiling little girl in front of her, but after thinking about it, she still told the girl, "Be careful, the more this time, the more we should be cautious." I won't say anything else, congratulations in advance. ”

"Don't worry" enjoying the strong concern in Zhang Lan's words, the little girl was coquettish.

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There is no doubt that Ben. Osama bin Laden suddenly jumped out and slapped Bush Jr. in the face, making the whole United States furious

All the Americans suddenly realized that if they didn't wipe out the damned terrorists, they could sit at home and watch their watchdogs bite people everywhere and bully them, and even their own houses would be set on fire, and their watchdogs would be in danger of being beaten and lame

It's scary

When he was in the ups and downs of the world, his own home was set on fire, and he was lit twice in succession, and even his own guard dog was lame...... The American suddenly felt that his face had been completely lost, and he was simply jerked on the left side of his face for a while, and then jerked his right cheek again

Even for the sake of their own face, the matter of counter-terrorism has become the only major issue that Americans must solve now, and any American president who dares to refuse to solve this matter first will make Americans who already feel uneasy not hesitate to hand over from the presidency to kick down

If this incident happened even half a month later, Americans would not be depressed, and the choice would be broader, but on the contrary, after the United States just made a decision to embarrass China, this matter immediately appeared, coincidentally like the Americans just spit a mouthful of phlegm at the feet of the Chinese to disgust the Chinese, and China immediately backhanded is a heavy slap

So much so that the degree of coincidence of this matter, if not for Ben. Osama bin Laden popped up at this time, and the U.S. intelligence community was again interested in Ben. Osama bin Laden knew the bottom line, and the US government even extremely suspected that the Chinese had done it.

What to do?

George W. Bush, who rarely smokes, smoked his cigar abnormally this time, and the entire conference room was filled with smoke, and the efficient ventilation system could not disperse the smoke in the conference room in time. Of course, this effect is not only the result of George W. Bush alone, but the entire conference room, except for Rice, everyone is anxiously spewing clouds and fog.

"I insist on solving the problem of counter-terrorism first, and I don't think anyone will have any doubts about that." Rice, the only non-smoker, once again expressed his opinion, "I insist that if you want to fight terrorism on a global scale, you must get the cooperation of the Chinese, and this has been proven." I have always found it incomprehensible why this discussion is taking place now, and as long as I am not stupid to fight against terrorism and wage an economic war with the Chinese, I know that we must immediately end this war with the Chinese that has not yet begun, and win the Chinese's support for the US anti-terrorism cause. ”

"As for whether there will be an economic war with the Chinese, is there any doubt about the situation that the United States is facing now?" Regarding the things to be discussed today, Rice expressed extreme puzzlement, "We cannot do without the support of the Americans in the matter of counter-terrorism. For us, if we want to perfectly solve the problem of counter-terrorism and solve the current panic psychology, we must exchange the support of the Chinese in the matter of counter-terrorism. Since you want to exchange the support of the Chinese in this matter, then you still have to fight an economic war with the Chinese? I feel ......",

Speaking of this, Rice spread out his hands and shrugged helplessly, with an expression of "expressing incomprehension and incomprehension of this".

"But, Miss Rice, for us who were the first to make a war statement, what would the people think of us if we decided to lift the economic sanctions against China first? What will other countries think of us? What will be the international influence of the United States? "Commerce Secretary Don. Evans retorted.

Although he also knows that the most important thing for the United States right now is to fight terrorism, since the economic sanctions policy against China was proposed by himself, wouldn't he be slapping himself in the face if he canceled this policy at this time? …… Now that it is certain that the lifting of economic sanctions against China and the move to joint cooperation with China in counterterrorism will be inevitable, it is necessary to have a symbolic argument even for the sake of one's own face.

Facing this guy who was even a little shameless for the sake of his own face, Rice didn't bother to argue with him, shrugged his shoulders, and turned his head directly...... If everyone had followed the logic of this bastard, how could the international status of the United States of America be what it is today? Of course, face is very important, but when there is a conflict between face and their own interests and security, fools know what they should choose.

"I insist on carrying out this anti-terrorist operation," Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld, who had not spoken much, finally opened his mouth after taking a deep breath of cigarette, "The plan is not as fast as the change, and when things change, if we still do not know how to act according to the predetermined plan, the reality will unceremoniously slap us in the face, which has been proved by countless facts." Of course, face is important, but if you are ousted by angry people because you want to save face, it will be more than worth the loss...... Angry people who feel that their personal safety is at stake will not care about our face. ”

Along with Rumsfeld's last joking remark, a chuckle broke out in the conference room, and the tense and tense atmosphere eased a lot.

"If this is not enough, stopping this economic war with the Chinese that has not yet begun will not immediately gain the support of the Chinese in the US global anti-terrorism cause," Rice took the opportunity to put forward his own supplementary opinion, "To Mr. Wei, I want to remind you that China today is no longer the country we bullied as much as we wanted twenty years ago, or even ten years ago, and now their economic aggregate has jumped to the third place in the world." ”

"Just like the issue of face that Mr. Evans just raised, our previous actions on the Taiwan issue and the economic sanctions against China have aroused the disgust and anger of the entire country that is probably the best face in the world Chinese Chinese...... For the Chinese, if we want to gain their support for the cause of counter-terrorism, we must make the Chinese themselves feel that they have face in this matter. ”

Although no one spoke, everyone actually agreed with Rice's point of view in their hearts, and the dealings between the Chinese and the present are actually not once or twice a day, two days, and it is somewhat clear about the strange and completely incomprehensible ideas of the politicians of this country: for this strange government, in many cases, the issue of face is more important than everything

Of course, in the vast majority of the time, having face means that they have taken advantage and reaped benefits, so the problem of face is not just something that can be solved with a few good words.

"So...... Miss Rice thinks what should we do to make Chinese feel that they have face and are willing to cooperate with our anti-terrorism cause? Bush Jr. asked appropriately.

"I think this requires..., first, to suspend small actions on the Taiwan issue, so that the damned Chinese can see that we want to ease relations between the two sides, and we in the United States have no intention of interfering in their Chinese internal affairs; Second, take the initiative to cancel the economic sanctions policies that were previously formulated, so that the Chinese can see our sincerity; Of course, just these two points, for the Chinese who are now getting bigger and bigger, these are not enough, they also need to give them some benefits, as for what this benefit should give, you need to discuss together. After explaining his thoughts, Rice very cleverly exchanged the option to George W. Bush. ,

Bush Jr. was very satisfied with Rice's clever move.

"Since everyone agrees that cooperation with the Chinese is now necessary for the sake of U.S. strategic security, I have reservations about my personal opinion," said Commerce Secretary Don Brown, an old-fashioned conservative figure. Evans, after listening to Rice's words, couldn't help frowning, a look of dissatisfaction, and first expressed his position of disagreeing but reserving his opinion, "But Ms. Rice's three suggestions seem to be a bit much, right?" In my opinion, as long as the first and second articles are implemented, the Chinese should feel very satisfied and satisfied. ”

This pig, the lackey of the Morgan family, all the people secretly cursed Evans in their hearts: Hasn't this pig realized that this incident was provoked by us on our own initiative, does this pig think that as long as we first adopt a moderate policy toward China, the Chinese will be grateful to Dade for coming up?

"Then Mr. Evans, if you were deliberately stumbling and then viciously slapped in the face, and then the person who tripped you and slapped you viciously suddenly found that he was short of money in his pocket, and wanted to borrow some money from you, and then pulled you up with a smile, patted the dust on you, and said a few words to you apologetically, would you forgive him? Will you lend him the money? Rice asked suddenly.

"How could it be" Don. Evans said immediately, looking at Rice's expression as if he were looking at a fool, "Am I a fool?" I won't even forgive him until that bastard doesn't make enough of it, and I'm going to lend him money? When my brain is broken? ”

Who are the people sitting in this room? When Rice said this, everyone already understood what Rice wanted to say, and they all let out a low chuckle. Evans probably drank too much last night, and still hasn't woken up, and he hasn't realized what Alice means for a while.

"Of course, I'm very sure you won't do it, because your brain isn't broken, but," Rice smiled and spread her hands, "since you won't do this, then why do you think the Chinese will do it?" Or does Mr. Evans think the Chinese have broken brains? ”

It's true that you're smart, but don't take others for fools either. Rice looked at Don. Evans, with such an expression.

The others couldn't help but burst into laughter, and even George W. Bush couldn't help but laugh.

Tang Dynasty. Evans knew that he had been tricked by Rice just now, and stood up angrily and wanted to reason with Rice, but looking at the playful faces of everyone when they looked at him, he immediately realized that he had fallen into one of Rice's traps, and if he refuted it, he was slapping himself in the face, in that case, he would really lose face

After a period of depression, Don. Evans had to sit down angrily again, feeling extremely depressed: this is a big shame, why did he fall for this slut so carelessly?

Everyone is not stupid, and how to choose at this time, everyone naturally knows very well in their hearts: if you want to get Chinese support in this matter, can you still get less benefits...... Think about how much support and sacrifice the United States made in order to support the anti-Soviet cause of the Afghans for democracy and freedom? But the United States of America, which has made such great sacrifices for the cause of democracy and freedom in Afghanistan, has even cultivated the United States of America. Osama bin Laden, the damn white-eyed wolf

The thought of this question makes Americans feel resentful. Of course, they would never consider what they are doing in Afghanistan to be aggression against the Afghans.

"Well, if there is no objection, then then we will have to make contact with the country that has a good face to the point that we cannot understand, and who has no questions to add?" Bush Jr. lightly scratched twice on the paper and asked everyone.

Tang Dynasty. Evans, a guy who has always been at odds with him, has hit such a big head, so the rest of the people should know how to choose, right? A smile appeared on Bush Jr.'s face, and he was very satisfied with the results of today's meeting.

"Nope."

"We support that."

"Yes."

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Everyone responded in a burst of gossip, and the decision to cooperate with China in the global anti-terrorism cause was adopted at a speed of several pieces.

Finally got it done, and a smile appeared on Bush Jr.'s face: Although the crisis of this terrorist incident is very grim for itself, it is not without opportunities, and the opportunity is to face the terrorist crisis, and the people are most concerned about their own security. can be forgiven. ,

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"Congratulations, Mr. President." Standing on the South Lawn of the White House, looking at the helicopter whose rotors had begun to rotate and was about to carry Bush Jr. back to his farm, Rice said to Bush Jr. with a smile on his face.

"Thank you, Rice, you are my most reliable assistant." Looking at Rice fixedly, Bush Jr.'s face was full of emotion: At the critical moment, his assistant is still reliable.

"It's nothing, if this matter is not resolved, I will not be able to settle well." Rice waved her hand and urged George W. Bush to get on the plane quickly, "Hurry up and get on the plane, Ms. Laura should be in a hurry." ”

"Yes, I think so." Hearing Rice talk about his family, Bush Jr. smiled on his face, gave Rice a grateful hug, turned around and quickly stepped onto the "Marine No. 1" helicopter that had been prepared.

Looking at the "Marine Corps One" helicopter slowly rising into the air, Rice did not move for a long time.

In fact, at the first moment of the terrorist attack in Port Ashhuba, George W. Bush's entire staff team and think-tank staff realized that the economic sanctions against the Chinese might end without a hitch.

As the world's third economic power, the world's fourth military power, and one of the five permanent members of the United Nations, the United States' global anti-terrorism cause cannot be separated from the support of Chinese, or in other words, if the United States' global anti-terrorism cause does not have the support of Chinese, it will definitely become more and more anti-terrorism.

However, the problem is that Americans can't slap their mouths so directly, and the face of the American world sheriff is also indispensable, and how to achieve a win-win situation between face and interests is a problem that Rice has been thinking about these days.

In the previous communication, Rice put the three choices facing the United States in front of Bush Jr. one by one, the first choice is to engage in this war on terror while confronting China; second, to temporarily abandon confrontation with China and engage in its own war on terror; The third option is to unite with China and gain China's support to jointly wage the war on terror.

How to choose?