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Chapter 1360 It’s not shameful to admit defeat (Second update, please subscribe)

It's sunny in the spring in Washington.

The cherry blossoms are in full bloom. Tourists from all over the world are there to enjoy the beautiful cherry blossoms.

There are cherry blossoms in front of you and an obelisk in the distance.

With the arrival of the Cherry Blossom Festival, even the subway cars are painted with cherry blossoms. In short, at this time of year, cherry blossoms fill the entire Washington. Even the White House is no exception.

Although there are no cherry blossom trees in the White House, there is a photo in the Oval Office of the presidential family at this year's Cherry Blossom Festival. However, unlike the smiling faces in the photo, Kennedy's expression was very serious at this time.

"Mr. President, we must consider a realistic problem. In Africa, the Soviet Union's agent Murerer in Congo has occupied a large area of ​​land. In Southeast Asia and Vietnam, Saigon's rule has been seriously threatened. Armed personnel infiltrating from the north are continuously entering the south."

Secretary of Defense McNamara pointed to the wall chart and said:

"Mr. President, we must realize that all regions, including Cambodia, are under threat. The infiltration from the other side of the Iron Curtain is threatening the entire free world. They have seen the conflict between us and NBC, so they are taking this opportunity to increase their offensive. If we do not take decisive action, then in the future we will have to face the threat of losing the entire Southeast Asia..."

"If NBC loses the entire Southeast Asia, will it be a mere decoration?"

Although he was the Attorney General, more often than not, Robert played the role of the President's aide. Whether he was successful in this role is not the question, but one thing is certain: Robert was Kennedy's most staunch supporter. After all, they were brothers.

"NBC will stop their invasion."

"Mr. President, NBC may or may not. When their core interests are not threatened, they will choose to remain silent, let alone now..."

He cast his eyes towards the silent president and said:

"Now their power has been somewhat weakened, and this weakening has come from the free world."

Although this was not an accusation, it sounded harsh to Kennedy, who knew what the Pentagon meant.

When the White House and the new official residence were in conflict in Congo, the Pentagon did not support the White House. In the view of those generals, since NBC's attitude was so firm, they should give in.

After all, there is no need to push helpers to the enemy's side.

Those generals totally disregarded the White House's reputation!

The generals supported the "multilateral nuclear plan", but when faced with pressure, they immediately backed down.

If the White House also gives in, the outside world will only see Kennedy giving in, and will not see the Pentagon dragging its feet behind the scenes.

Whenever Kennedy thought of this, he was filled with a thousand curse words.

What does the Pentagon mean now?
Are you blaming him?

Accuse him of weakening NBC?

Fuck!
Those guys in the Pentagon are always like this - always hoping that the White House will take the blame.

Just like Cuba!

In fact, after the "Bay of Pigs Incident", Kennedy began to doubt the Pentagon's judgment, and after the "Cuban Missile Crisis", he doubted the Pentagon again and no longer believed it.

But... sometimes, even if you don't believe it, it's just like this.

"So what do you think we should do now?"

"Restore aid to NBC, Mr. President."

Restore aid to NBC!
When he heard these words, Kennedy's expression became more and more interesting.

At the end of last year, it was Kennedy who found a few excuses to suspend aid to NBC. Even the 103 F4 fighter jets promised during the Cuban crisis last year were temporarily terminated by him.

As for this "temporary", no one knows how long it will last. However, only a few months have passed and the Pentagon is already asking for the resumption of aid. This is simply... a slap in the face!

Kennedy was naturally extremely unhappy with such a slap in the face request, because it was not only a slap in the face, but also meant that he had given in to NBC.

Even if we put aside the setback of the "multilateral nuclear plan", the experience of being retaliated in Congo alone made Kennedy extremely unhappy.

Not only did they suffer losses in Congo, but they also had to restore the interrupted aid.

If this kind of thing gets out, how will the leader of the free world still have any face left!
In response to the Secretary of Defense's suggestion, before Kennedy could speak, Robert said bluntly:
"If we restore aid to them, will we lose out in Congo?"

McNamara glanced at Robert, and although his expression did not change, he couldn't help but complain in his heart.

"If you two brothers had been a little more decisive, how could you have suffered losses in Congo? Isn't it because you couldn't make up your mind that you suffered losses in Congo?"

If the two brothers are determined, the Pentagon will not be able to make up its mind. After all, the Pentagon is not crazy.

Fighting NBC?

That's an ally!

Even if they have to fight, they will definitely fight with NBC and the Soviet Union. In fact, the Pentagon is very entangled in the issue of NBC. On the one hand, they naturally hope to control NBC's nuclear arsenal. On the other hand, they are very aware of how naive this idea is. Since NBC's attitude is so firm now, it is best to try to win over this ally.

But the Kennedy brothers were acting too impulsively, and this kind of impulsiveness would obviously harm the interests of the Pentagon.

After thinking for a while, McNamara said:
"What we need now is to mend the relationship between the two countries. Mr. President, the previous misunderstanding has ended. We need their cooperation on many matters! As for Congo..."

McNamara said, looking at the president's brother.

"Congo is just Africa, and there is only a conflict between the United Nations and the local armed forces. What does the United States have to do with it?"

This means pretending to understand while being confused. In fact, sometimes you need to pretend to be confused in international affairs.

It's rare to be ignorant!

After making the Pentagon's attitude clear, McNamara turned his attention to Dean.

The Secretary of State also followed suit.

"Mr. President, I think it is necessary to repair our relationship with NBC. After all, we cannot push NBC into the arms of the Soviet Union."

And it's not just NBC, it's also the UK.

Facing the Secretary of State's answer, Kennedy's expression became more colorful. Now he finally felt what it meant to shoot himself in the foot.

After a long while, he said:
“Well, military aid to NBC can be restored, but NBC is now far more economically advanced than many European countries. They even export fighter jets to European countries such as Germany and the Netherlands.

How could such a NBC possibly continue to need our assistance?
Well, we should use our aid to places that need it more. Like Vietnam, like South Korea. NBC? They don't need it anymore..."

What is being petty?

What is certain is that Kennedy was definitely petty.

After the Cuban Missile Crisis, the director of the CIA was fired, and a group of generals in the Pentagon were fired.

When it comes to holding grudges, Kennedy is definitely a man with a little book!
I also often look through it to remind myself not to forget.

It is possible to restore the previous established aid, but in the future, it is definitely impossible to give them milk powder from the United States.

As soon as De Kennedy finished speaking, Robert continued, "Yes, Mr. President, in the past decade or so, they have used American milk powder to raise their children. But Americans themselves cannot enjoy free milk powder. We don't need to use American taxpayers' money to raise those foreigners. It's time to stop all this."

I have to say that this pair of brothers cooperated really well.

After hearing the decision of the president's brother, Dean's expression became a little complicated.

He did not speak, but cast his eyes to the vice president who was standing beside him. The vice president remained silent as before and did not express any opinions, but from the slight change in his expression, one could feel that the vice president was also extremely dissatisfied.

The brothers' current decision is not based on the president's standpoint, but on a personal standpoint!
After Dean and McNamara left, Robert looked at the president who remained silent and said:
"John, they have not considered the White House's position at all. Our concession to NBC now will be understood as our weakness."

"Weakness...weakness of the White House."

Kennedy shook his head and said.

"All they care about is the interests of the Pentagon. They... are not trustworthy at all! Robert, all of them... are not trustworthy. If we hadn't restrained them, they would have destroyed the world long ago!"

Ever since the Bay of Pigs incident, Kennedy has been extremely distrustful of the Pentagon and the CIA.

The Pentagon and the CIA's concealment of intelligence during the Cuban Missile Crisis made him angry. He used the excuse of wrong decision-making to carry out a major purge of the two departments, which worsened the relationship between the two sides.

Now, the disagreement over NBC, in Kennedy's view, was simply the Pentagon fighting back.

"From the beginning to the end, they did not support investing in Congo. In fact, they tried to use our failure in Congo to hit us and use the failure in Congo to hit my reputation... This is just the beginning of the conspiracy, Robert!"

Looking at his brother, Kennedy said:

"The Pentagon, the CIA, and some other departments are very unhappy with us. Ever since I rejected their attempt to start a war, they think we are hindering their plans. NBC...is not important!"

Sitting on the swivel chair, Kennedy frowned, took out a cigarette from the cigarette box, lit it, took a deep puff, and then said:

"Robert, do you think we can trust that guy Hoover?"

"Hoover..."

Robert thought for a moment and said:

"John, you know, that guy threatened us with our photos. He is not a reliable guy!"

Listening to his brother's answer, Kennedy frowned and just smoked silently, his eyes full of reluctance...

(End of this chapter)