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Chapter 788 I am peace-loving (Second update, please subscribe)
I talked about the "Jakarta threat theory" for a long time.

What for?
Of course, it was to launch a military attack on Indonesia. At this point, Truman still understood Li Yi'an - as long as there was an opportunity to expand, he would definitely not miss the opportunity.

But there is no good or evil in the Cold War, only success or failure. In order to defeat the enemy, it doesn't matter even if you cooperate with the devil.

Besides, in front of those devils, Nanyang is just a pure little cutie.

However, Truman was wrong... Li Nian liked expansion, but he would never expand blindly. Just like in Surabaya, Mindanao, and Malaya, he could exercise great restraint.

"Harry, you know, I'm a peace-loving person!"

Anyone who has seen the performances of later American presidents knows how to show their peace-loving side. Just like Okuriz, he not only "loves peace", but also won the Nobel Peace Prize. This is also recognized as a peace-loving person. That's it.

As a peace lover, after winning the award, Okurizi donated the prize money to the U.S. military in order to express his love for peace in recognition of its contribution to "world peace."

Well, that’s also a form of love.

In fact, Li Yian almost has the same love style.

"If a war is launched rashly, besides damaging one's own image and wasting national power, it is extremely cost-effective. To deal with the expansion of Soviet Russia, my suggestion is to use "agents" to deal with them, but not to use force directly."

After they invaded Afghanistan, the Americans depleted Soviet Russia's wealth in Afghanistan without spending a single soldier. They even spent only 100 million U.S. dollars on their own, mostly relying on billions of U.S. dollars donated by Gulf oil tycoons. In the end, when the debilitated Soviet Russia had to withdraw from Afghanistan, it soon came to an end for itself.

It does not matter whether Afghanistan is the graveyard of empires. What is important is that as long as there is support from major powers, Afghanistan can be the graveyard of empires, and Vietnam will also be the graveyard of empires. The same is true for other regions.

"The agent is to support the opposition within Indonesia, such as the Acehnese people in northern Sumatra. They have always been dissatisfied with Indonesia's rule. In addition to the Acehnese, there are many opposition forces within them. If they can If an uprising is launched with external support, then the Indonesian authorities will not only have no power to export to the outside world, but will fall into a state of exhaustion. In order to help its allies stabilize the situation, Soviet Russia will inevitably increase its assistance to Indonesia, and this will lead to A large amount of Soviet Russia's resources were wasted in Indonesia..."

"So what is an 'agent'?"

When saying this, Li Yian even glanced at Truman. Obviously, he did not realize the resources wasted by the United States on the peninsula, nor would he have thought that in a few years, the United States would fall into the quagmire of the Vietnam War, let alone the United States. It almost lost its wings because of Vietnam. If the United States didn't have more resources and didn't damage its roots, maybe it would be a beautiful game.

What was the greatest lesson from the Cold War?
But anyone who can use an agent to do so will never do so in person.

In fact, it is a proxy war, but now the United States and the Soviet Union do not have this awareness, and they end up themselves at every turn.

But what about Soviet Russia?

History has proven time and time again that it is not only stupid for a big country to end directly, but it will also directly bury itself if it is not careful.

Therefore, after learning the lesson from Afghanistan, the simplest and most effective way is to stand behind the scenes and use the opposition to charge into the battle. It doesn't matter if there is no opposition. You can create opposition.

In the following official meeting, after Li Yi'an explained how to use the opposition to overthrow the rule of Jakarta, Truman and other American officials were all as serious as students. "Considering the various conflicts within Indonesia, with the intervention and help of external forces, it is a high probability that a war will break out within them. Although this will take a certain amount of time, the results will definitely be very significant."

After Li Yi'an finished speaking, Secretary of State Dean Acheson asked.

"Your Excellency, the Dutch military operations in the East Indies ended in failure. From an outsider's perspective, since the Dutch military operations failed, how could it be possible to overthrow Jakarta just by relying on internal opposition?"

"It is precisely because of the failure of the Dutch military operation that it tells us that direct armed intervention will inevitably suffer backlash. In this case, supporting the opposition is the option with the least cost and the best effect!"

Although Dean Acheson and others do not fully agree with Li Yian's judgment, compared to them, Li Yian is definitely more qualified to talk about Southeast Asian issues than them.

"Of course, relying solely on the opposition will definitely not succeed. Sometimes it requires some external help, such as air strikes against government forces at the right time and for the right reasons."

Li Yi'an paused for a moment. In another world, the NATO countries' export to Libya relied on supporting the opposition and then air strikes all the way to help smooth the way for the opposition!

"Of course, this air strike must be combined with the size of the ground opposition. It can only be used when they are enough to threaten Jakarta and its internal dissatisfaction has accumulated to a critical point. Otherwise, external interference will only promote its internal unity. But no matter what, Once you make a decision, you have to make up your mind. The current situation in Indonesia is quite complicated, and I would like to give two opinions.”

"Politically, support the local opposition and encourage them to break away from Jakarta. When it comes to military intervention, remain cautious. Once the relationship between Jakarta and the local area gets out of control, then provide weapons to the opposition to promote civil war. If necessary, Provide direct support to the opposition to ensure the defeat of the Jakarta authorities.”

While Li Yian was explaining, the materials prepared in advance had been distributed and handed over to Truman and other American representatives.
"What you see in front of you is the population distribution of Indonesia. It can be seen that the core of the entire Indonesia is two adjacent islands, Java and Sumatra. This is the core of the East Indies and its most powerful place."

At present, the population of Indonesia has exceeded 70 million, of which the population of Java Island is approaching 50 million. A country with such a large population is definitely a threat to Southeast Asia. Therefore, in any case, from the perspective of geopolitical security, it must Remove the threat.

When Truman and the American officials were looking at the materials and illustrations, Li Yian's words attracted their attention again.
"Indonesia's fall to Soviet Russia is equivalent to a big country with a population of 70 million falling to Soviet Russia. This is what we have to think about. In order to prevent similar things from happening again, my suggestion is to help the opposition defeat Jakarta. , we can adopt the method of partition and divide it into several independent countries to avoid the situation of being too big to lose. "

Many people, including Truman, nodded, but Dean said.

"Your Excellency, the Netherlands actually had a similar plan back then. They even created an Indonesian federation composed of more than a dozen small countries, but their attempt ultimately failed. How can it succeed now?"

Facing Dean's inquiry, Li Yian said slowly.

"Power! In the past few years, Jakarta has continued to take back local power, which has aroused dissatisfaction within it. Their move has made the plan more feasible. After all, no one will Give up power."

Finally, looking at Truman and others, Li Yian made a big picture of them.

"In short, through support for the opposition and limited intervention, this will fundamentally change the situation in Southeast Asia. After Indonesia returns to the free world, the next step is to replicate the success in Indonesia. Ultimately, we will Cut off the clutches of the Russians here.”

(End of this chapter)