Chapter 92: Stanley's Inauguration
Crowds of demonstrators gather in front of the White House every day, and the future of the Barack administration is getting bleaker and bleaker under the bombardment of media reporters. Pen? Interesting? Pavilion wWw. biquge。 info
There is a lack of fear of a government that will step down in two weeks, or in the United States, once public opinion is shaped, the government is rarely seen by the agitated public.
In their view, the government is nothing more than a splinter in the power of the state, which is necessary to maintain social stability, but it plays the role of a villain, and it seems that nothing more.
Unlike the Chinese government, which is the embodiment of the state in a sense, once the government collapses, the form of existence of the state will be chaotic; The main body of the state in the United States is the Congress, that is, the Congress, and it does not matter if the government collapses, and even to a certain extent, the collapse or even shutdown of the government has become a bargaining chip for various forces in Congress to blackmail the rulers to compromise.
So the disgruntled people have no scruples about a lame villain government that is clearly about to get out of fashion, and they do everything they can to ridicule the compromise of the Barack government and the seizure of the Ticonderoga-class cruiser in various social forums and in the media, and some bold people even directly describe Barack as a socialist, calling him an undercover agent of the other camp, and taking the opportunity to criticize him for his previous compulsory health care policy and gun control policy.
The families of the detained soldiers also came to besiege the White House every day, and the increasingly declining Barack government gradually came to an end, and it seemed that it was about to be nailed to the pillar of shame, becoming the worst president in the history of the United States.
After two days of silence, Barack finally seemed to be unable to hold back in front of reporters, another off-script speech that Barack is good at, but this time Barack's wording was extremely tough, not only publicly dismissed a deputy commander of the Pacific Command with leadership responsibilities, and a sergeant major of the first class who served as an adviser, but also apologized for his previous decision-making mistakes, and frankly admitted that his weakness was the main reason for the detention of the Ticonderoga-class cruiser.
The crowd was in an uproar, and many intuitively sensed that President Barack's attitude seemed to be about to change.
Is it due to the pressure of public opinion?
Perhaps!
But the change has left some strategists feeling inappropriate.
So two weeks before he stepped down, President Barack made his second "mistaken" decision.
This decision is the unmeasured toughness staged after weakness!
In the eyes of outsiders, the reason why Barack did this was to make up for his previous losses, but in the current situation, his change is undoubtedly inappropriate. Some people vaguely felt that a sturdy war horse was breaking free from the reins little by little, and began to slowly lose control.
Then, in the next few days, the US offensive changed suddenly, and the change of one side will inevitably lead to the change of the other, and the war of words between the two sides disappeared, and the initial pressure of public opinion turned into a military deployment of substantial significance.
The US military is pressing the border, and all kinds of advanced weapons are constantly deployed to China's periphery, and the intention of intimidation is self-evident.
Not to be outdone, China's side also began to deploy troops after a short period of silence, and a large number of medium- and long-range and even ballistic missiles entered a state of readiness.
The international community was in turmoil, and all kinds of calls for restraint continued to be sent to the parties, but the Security Council was suspended because both parties were its permanent members.
Some people began to cheer and call for a harsh lesson to the other side, but many more began to be full of worry, after all, after the excitement, they came to their senses and suddenly realized that both sides were large and large countries, and once a real fight broke out, no one would be the winner.
Fears of war loom over the Pacific Ocean, and the impact on the lives of people in both countries is already being felt.
Those who had participated in the demonstrations before began to regret that war was an exciting game when it did not come, and it seemed that people were eager to try, but when it was really possible, they began to hesitate and be afraid.
The stock market is plummeting, and Wall Street is in misshape.
Against this backdrop, the vast majority of people have actually repudiated Barack's toughness.
"It seems that the weaker Barack is more reassuring......"
"My life can't be the same anymore, it's a mess now!"
"I don't want my brothers and children to go to war, and it would be a disaster to go to war with a country as huge as China!"
After experiencing an almost crazy stimulus, public opinion has gradually returned to a rational direction, and mainstream public opinion is more inclined to peace.
At this time, Barack, who "provoked the war", was gradually abandoned by the people, because his two mistakes almost destroyed the peace of the United States.
Fortunately, he is about to step down, and people hope that Stanley, who will come to power in a few days, can bring different changes to everyone. At least China and the United States cannot continue to confront each other, this is the voice of many people.
January 19, 2017, the last day before the presidential transition of the United States.
Stanley officially stepped into the map room of the White House, in the solemn map room, the outgoing Barack, the chief justice of the Supreme Court, and other dignitaries were already present, and the "Bible" for the oath was also prepared, which would be a "dress rehearsal" for the oath to be taken at noon tomorrow.
Stanley saw Bell with a tired face, nodded at him, and said solemnly, "History will remember your contributions." ”
"I hope so......" Berak smiled faintly.
Stanley said no more, and then the scene resumed solemnity, and went through the process of taking the oath and the speech according to the procedure.
January 20, 2017, noon.
The day of the inauguration of the President of the United States.
Early in the morning, Stanley, who attended the church's morning prayer service, accompanied by outgoing President Barack and others, led a team to Capitol Hill, which was already crowded and television stations from all over the world were ready to broadcast the event live.
"I solemnly swear that I will faithfully perform my office as President of the United States and do my utmost to observe, preserve and defend the Constitution of the United States." Laying his hands on the Bible, Stanley calmly swore an oath under the auspices of the Chief Justice, "May God help me!" ”
In his inaugural address, Stanley said in front of a crowd of reporters: "In my opinion, history is like a voluminous book, and every day we fill a page with ambitious actions. More than 200 years later, the book has turned a new page, and the world has continued to unfold, and to this day, another chapter has been opened to account of a glorious episode of unity, diversity and generosity. ”
At the end of the speech, Stanley was soon surrounded by reporters.
When asked about the conflict between China and the United States, Stanley made it clear that there would be no war, and that he would use practical actions to mediate and get back the seized Ticonderoga-class cruisers from China. This was followed by the announcement of plans to personally lead a delegation to China in the next few days.
The reporters present were all suppressed by Stanley's resolute demeanor, and soon the spotlight flashed, recording the confident smile on Stanley's face.
"We have no ill will towards anyone, we do good deeds for all, we uphold righteousness that is guided and discerned by God, to dress the wounds of nations, to accomplish all that is possible to achieve and maintain a just and lasting peace between us and all nations." -- The Associated Press quotes President Lincoln.
"I firmly believe that the only thing we have to be afraid of is fear itself!" ――CNN。
"A new president will open up a new situation!" - Reuters.
"The world situation changes again, and the new president will visit China vigorously!" -- Interfax.
"China and the United States will work together again!" -- AFP.
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China quickly responded to Stanley's kindness: "Welcome to Stanley and his visit to China!" ”
Everything seems to have changed for the better with the fall of Barack and the assumption of authority from Stanley in the United States.
But will everything go so smoothly? The world always seems to like to play jokes with people who are so full of faith, but they can easily break their faith.
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A laboratory in the northern United States, on the outskirts of Harrisburg, the capital of Pennsylvania.
It is a military-backed biological laboratory whose primary purpose is to preserve the virus, bacteria, and other diverse microorganisms that exist on Earth. Of course, this laboratory is not only a strain and virus storage room, but also an important task of this laboratory, and to some extent, the number of new viruses that mutate here every day is also considerable.
The laboratory has strict ventilation and shielding measures, and there is theoretically no risk of leakage.
There was a clang, and the two soldiers who were patrolling saw through the thick window that a staff member in a white lab coat in the laboratory had fallen to the ground, which was not a big deal, and the two soldiers looked at each other and smiled softly.