Chapter 1816: The crisis deepens

If the bombings in Afghanistan and Kuwait against the US military are far away from Thailand, which is close to the Americans, and they do not feel too much, but they just feel threatened, then the serial bombings that occurred in more than a dozen casinos in Las Vegas have already told the Americans that terrorists may appear around you at any time; Your life may not be safeguarded in any way

Millions of people live in the entire city of Las Vegas, and the terrorists' empty attack with a strong warning is obviously carefully selected to ensure that the violent explosions and the flames and billowing smoke can be heard in any corner of Las Vegas

In the face of such a thing, the hapless Bush Jr. had to be carried out of the bed while he was sleeping, and the situation was so serious that if the US Government could not quickly take corresponding countermeasures and strike a strong blow to the terrorists, the United States might have ...... In fact, there are already signs of collapse.

At 8:30 a.m., George W. Bush held a news conference on the South Lawn of the White House, where he gave the strongest condemnation of the terrorist attacks

At the news conference, George W. Bush said that the US Government will absolutely not bow down to terrorists, and the arrogance of terrorists can only further irritate the American people who uphold justice and democracy.

Of course, this is all nonsense

In his next speech, Bush Jr. said that the administration will decide to comprehensively shift the country's national defense strategy to counterterrorism in the future to ensure the safety of the lives and property of the American people...... At the end of the day, rescue agencies will do their best to rescue the places where terrorist attacks have taken place, ensuring that every missing or injured person is rescued. Finally, George W. Bush said that in the next week, all government agencies, educational institutions, and other places in the United States that are qualified to fly the national flag will fly the flag at half-mast to pay tribute to the people killed in the terrorist bombing in Las Vegas.

After George W. Bush's televised speech and press conference to the whole country, a storm broke out.

The police and fire departments urgently released the figures from the preliminary investigation, which shocked everyone: more than 200 people died, more than 1,000 were injured, and more than 500 people were missing

When the news came out, all the Americans were stupid, they didn't expect that someone slapped them in the face all day long when they were still thinking about who to bully and bully to show off the military muscles of the United States and vainly try to bring the whole world into the territory of American domination

When the heavily secured Las Vegas casinos were as fragile as a piece of paper in front of terrorists, everyone almost unthinkingly believed that the government's incompetence in counterterrorism had reached a point where it could no longer be tolerated

For Americans, this terrorist attack is about how many people died, but about clearly telling Americans that terrorists have the ability to launch a large-scale terrorist attack on a city

Las Vegas, the world's leisure and consumption capital famous for gambling, tourism and shopping, became an empty city almost overnight, as if the city was a source of plague infection, and more than a million tourists from all over the world quickly fled Las Vegas, a city full of sadness and nightmares...... I'm afraid that many people have decided in their hearts that in the future of their lives, they will not come to this damn city again, and the whole city is left with only pain and panic.

If there is anyone more excited about this terrorist attack than terrorists, it is undoubtedly the media of all kinds

Internet, newspapers, television...... Almost all the media, at the speed of almost light, are grieving, or indignant, or gnashing teeth, or shooting the case, from the perspective of the people, from the perspective of the government, from the perspective of other countries, from the perspective of terrorists...... From all angles, holding a magnifying glass or even a microscope, they commented one by one.

With such a big fuss, there is naturally only one purpose, to earn clicks, sales, ratings, and advertising fees...... All media professionals understand that it may be a disaster for others, but for them, it is a feast of wealth that God has suddenly given.

All of this has exacerbated the people's fear of terrorists and their distrust of the government

Countless Americans quit their lucrative jobs, took or sold all the possessions they could take with them, and flocked to other countries...... As for which country to go to, as long as it is not a country that has frequent terrorist attacks and can guarantee the safety of one's person, life and property.

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Who did this? Countless people are speculating that the number one suspect is naturally Ben, who bombed the US Empire State Building before, blew up a US arms supply ship in Kuwait a while ago, and planned an unprecedented terrorist attack in Afghanistan. Osama bin Laden, the world's number one "terrorist tycoon", al-Qaeda.

Obviously, the terrorists behind the terrorist attack naturally couldn't hold back, and on the morning of the same day, a video speech from Qatar's Al Jazeera TV station made everyone identify the culprit of the terrorist attack: no doubt, of course. Osama bin Laden, the madman, did it.

In this video, Uncle Ben publicly admitted that this incident was a "jihad" activity planned by al-Qaeda for a long time, and claimed responsibility for the incident. In a televised speech that followed, bin Laden publicly declared that al-Qaeda had chosen the target for its next "jihadist" attack, which would be a terrorist attack that would be "unprecedented, unprecedented in scale, and with unprecedented lethality and destructiveness."

All the national dignitaries and bosses of the media industry who saw this video scolded angrily in their hearts: What a madman for him

But the Americans panicked to the extreme, because this damn guy who hated them to the extreme and was afraid to the extreme, went so far as to say that they would launch a terrorist attack on the United States in the future, and this terrorist attack was "unprecedented, unprecedented in scale, and unprecedented in both lethality and destruction".

If this morning, many people are still hesitating and have not yet decided how to go forward. When bin Laden's televised speech was broadcast by the American media to every corner of the United States at the fastest speed and through the most channels, and even could be heard on the radio in public toilets, American society, which was already restless, finally went crazy

Everyone immediately began to pack their valuable things and prepare to leave the country. Although the president said that as long as you stay at home, there is no danger, and the U.S. government and intelligence agencies will do their best to ensure the safety of the American people in the next process, but the American people obviously don't think so, in their opinion, although there are many cities in the United States, the place where terrorists launch a terrorist attack next time is indeed very likely to be a complete failure case from themselves, but do you know that the next place where those madmen launched terrorist attacks is not me? Not even my home? Can you guarantee this? If you can't guarantee it, don't stand there chirping.

Of course, as far as the Bush administration is concerned, which is now not very creditworthy, even if the US Government gives a guarantee, I am afraid that quite a number of people will not believe it.

Many people call their bosses to say they want to quit their jobs or take a long vacation, only to be surprised to find that no one answers...... Of course, they don't know that their bosses, who have been frightened by the terrorists, have already fled abroad.

The United States is too dangerous, or it is safer to go abroad.

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"Mr. President, if we can't quickly reverse the current situation, the country will be in real danger," Rumsfeld said with an anxious expression on his face at the emergency meeting, "If the people's distrust of the government is not resolved, and the people are allowed to panic like this, things will become more and more out of control." ”

"What does Rumsfeld mean is to reach a global strategic alliance against terrorism with Britain, France, Russia, and China as soon as possible, and mobilize all forces against these damned terrorists?" Bush Jr. was extremely depressed, "The problem is that we still don't know what kind of attitude they have on the Chinese side." ”,

"Mr. President, with all due respect, my suggestion is to tell the Chinese directly that if they cooperate with us, then we will fully consider their cooperation proposals, but if they do not cooperate with us, we will deal with them with all our strength after solving the current crisis, and as for the consequences, whether to become friends with us or be held by us and let them consider for themselves" Rice suddenly said.

Agree to their possible lion-to-mouth demands in exchange for their support in counter-terrorism, but at the same time give them a hard beating? Bush Jr. instantly understood what Rice meant, isn't this the diplomatic method that the US Government has been using all along, but this time the concession is a little larger, but considering the special situation facing the United States and his current administration, this kind of concession is also understandable and acceptable.

George W. Bush, who was originally inclined to do this, immediately agreed to Rice's proposal, "Okay, that's it, you guys, is there anything else you need to add?" If you don't have one, go and do the work at hand. ”

Everyone looked at each other, what else did they need to add? Just as Bush Jr. thought, everyone also believes that Rice's proposal is the best way to solve the problem now, and although it is not yet known what the effect will be, China is also a country that has a headache for terrorist forces and national separatist forces, and is full of thirst for something from the United States.

If some appropriate concessions are made at this time, everyone believes that the Chinese will be happy to help the Chinese while helping the Americans -- as for how much the Chinese can get from the United States in the end, it all depends on their own negotiating ability.

As for the matter of counter-terrorism, as long as the Chinese leaders have not been caught in the door or kicked by donkeys, they will certainly be very serious, and if they do something outrageous at this time, the Chinese government's reputation in the international community will really be stinky.

Of course, based on the experience gained from all these years of dealing with this country, which is desperate to save face, this country will definitely not do this at this time.

However, when they thought of the negotiation ability of the Chinese, everyone suddenly had a tacit smile on their faces: in their hearts, the strength of their negotiators is quite good, but the funny thing is that these negotiators from China did not use their wisdom and wisdom where they should be used, but took this opportunity to desperately seek personal interests for themselves.

Perhaps, this place is also a place where you can do your own hands and feet? At the thought of this, even Bush Jr. had an excited smile on his face...... China, what a friendly and easy country to deal with, especially their amazing officials, you give them the benefit of 10,000 US dollars, they can report your national interests of at least 100,000 US dollars, in this world, there is nothing more pleasant than meeting such a negotiation opponent.

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Americans are in a good mood, but on the other side of the Pacific Ocean in the United States, Brother Hu's mood suddenly becomes bad.

There is not much time left for himself, and when he encounters such a thing all of a sudden, Bush Jr., who is eager to solve the domestic crisis, will definitely put pressure on his side in every way in order to achieve an "agreement" between the two sides, but the problem is that there is no agreement within his own side now, and the hawks and Alice Group both sides expressed unprecedentedly strong at the same time, so that Brother Hu understands that if he cannot solve the current problems well, although he will not have a great impact on his ruling ability in the people, However, it will inevitably lead to a sharp weakening of the strength and discourse power of the academic faction, and at the same time, it will also lead to a sharp rise in the strength and discourse power of the hawks who have always been tough

If the outcome is not good, perhaps, after a few terms of office, the national weapon that has been maintained by the academics for nearly 25 years will fall into the hands of the hawks for the first time -- Hu Ge believes that the hawks must have also seen this, so the activities of the hawks have suddenly increased a lot for a while -- it will be tantamount to an unprecedented and miserable defeat for the entire academy

At present, Bush Jr. understands that he does not hesitate to let the Americans come up with something tangible and give an explanation to the top and bottom, otherwise he will definitely not be able to pass this hurdle, and the people who have been given a wide range of horizons by the Internet and have their own analytical and judgment abilities can no longer be fooled as they have been in the past. ,

As soon as he talked about the Internet, Brother Hu hated it in his heart, which bastard decided to develop the Internet in China? Maybe those brainless guys think that the Internet is actually similar to cable TV, as long as they want to show them what they want to watch, they have to watch it, and they can brainwash them how they want? But they may have forgotten at the time that the terminal of the network is equipped with a keyboard and mouse.

Now that the wisdom of the people has been opened, the beautiful era of believing what the government says and the people believe is gone, as it was ten or twenty years ago.

As soon as he thought of this, Brother Hu was so angry that his teeth itched, if it wasn't for the good things that those bastards did at the beginning, how could it lead to such passivity on his side now?

"Suzu Bell Bell ~~"

Just when Brother Hu was so angry with the guy who decided to introduce the Internet to China that he wanted to dig a grave, the phone rang suddenly.

The sudden ringing of the phone suddenly startled Brother Hu, who was caught off guard

But as soon as he saw the phone number displayed on the phone, Brother Hu's face suddenly changed in this world, the more he didn't want to come, the more he came

"Hello?" Although he was not in a good mood, Brother Hu's voice still sounded as smooth as usual.

"Hello, Grandpa Hu." Zhang Lan's voice sounded as respectful to Brother Hu as ever, "Grandpa Hu, I'm going to the United States tomorrow to arrange things over there, do you have anything you need my help with?" ”

Zhang Lan's words made Brother Hu sound even worse: where is this kid asking what he needs, he is simply forcing himself to tell himself in this way that it is time to make a decision.

"Not really." Recently, they have been pressed very tightly by Zhang Lan, although Brother Hu tried his best to control his emotions, but a trace of unhappiness and dissatisfaction was still unintentionally revealed.

Zhang Lan smiled slightly in her heart, it's okay, just know that it's okay to be angry.

"Well, if it's okay, I won't disturb your work." Zhang Lan's tone was still as respectful as before.

Is this an ultimatum? Hanging up the phone, Brother Hu fell into deep thought. After a long time, it seemed that he had finally made up his mind, and Brother Hu picked up the phone at hand, "Hey, come to my office." ”

Whether it's life or death, it's up to you this time. Leaning back on the soft chair, a hint of determination flashed in Brother Hu's eyes.

For the last time, after hanging up the phone, Zhang Lan stood up and strode out.