Chapter 1486 Washington’s cheers (first update, please subscribe)
When Jakarta was hit by an air raid, it was noon on the Washington side, and the wind blew over the mountains of Prussia George County in the distance. A big dark cloud. It is from there that the Patuksen River flows down and joins the Chepik River. There is a rectangular building in the CIA headquarters complex known simply as Langley.
At this moment, on the sixth floor of the building, which is the top floor, people were walking back and forth in a hurry.
CIA Director McCann rubbed his tired eyes with his fingertips, stood up, and walked to the window.
The large group of silver birch trees whose branches and leaves block the view of the Potomac River when they are in full bloom. At this time, the bare branches are already covered with young leaves. Soon, these birch leaves will turn into thick Green, by which time the Potomac River would be obscured by a canopy of trees.
Another busy day.
In the past few days since he decided to help Brazil carry out a regime change, McKeon has been staying here and rarely leaves. Sometimes, he can only take a nap during the gap between work. Now Work in Brazil has reached its final moments.
Whether it is a success or a failure, only God knows.
However, since half an hour ago, he has been receiving phone calls continuously. The calls he received came from the White House, the National Security Advisor, the Secretary of State, etc. It seemed that everyone knew his phone number.
In fact, everyone knows his number, and everyone needs to get the latest news.
Behind him sat Deputy Director for Operations Crane and Billy Babbitt, Chief of the Southeast Asia Division, who were equally tired as he was.
"So, that's all?"
McKenn asked, as if asking again would get a better answer.
But the answer has not changed. The current situation is that the president, the national security adviser and the secretary of state are all asking the CIA to provide super secret intelligence from Chang'an, to be precise, Chang'an.
Although SEA had communicated with the United States before "combating terrorist activities", and also received the consent of the White House on the issue of combating Jakarta.
But after it announced the attack on Jakarta, the White House began to worry about gains and losses again, trying to figure out Chang'an's attitude.
Will their military operations be limited to air strikes, or will they launch ground operations?
After launching ground operations, will you want to stay in Jakarta?
With the Soviet Union continually issuing resolutions at the United Nations Security Council, will he suspend military operations?
If the Soviet Union intervened, would he give in under such circumstances?
What does he have in mind?
What is his plan?
Damn, what on earth does he want to do?
But the CIA doesn't know that. In other words, the CIA does not know other information besides its official public information.
Of course, they have an intelligence station in Chang'an. In fact, Billy Babbitt once served as the chief of the intelligence station in Chang'an.
"For now, we don't have much information. In addition to official information, our local informants have also provided some intelligence. In fact, some informants themselves are semi-official contacts."
In intelligence work, there is a very important task, which is actually the penetration of allies. They will look for informants in allies, and some of the informants themselves work for the intelligence agencies of allied countries, and He has been providing information, and that information is deliberately made known to the other party.
For example, some information that cannot be disclosed through official channels.
"All intelligence points out that this anti-terrorism war is only in its beginning stage. In Chang'an, the military has formulated a detailed combat plan. They will help the local opposition defeat Jakarta. If the Soviet Union intervenes If so, they will also end immediately!”
“End immediately, just like what we did in Saigon?”
"Yes, they are doing this. According to the intelligence currently obtained, more than 5,000 SEA soldiers have entered Aceh, East Java and other places. Just like the special war we conducted in Saigon, we worked with them in the past to The opposition provided weapons, but now they have taken action themselves.”
I thought about it. Thinking about it, Billy Babbitt added:
“It’s just “special warfare” now. Just like the Soviets sent commandos to help Jakarta, they also sent special forces to conduct low-intensity operations. , if the Soviets fully intervene, they will definitely increase their intensity!"
What is intensity?
Of course the navy and air force came together.
"So, they won't stay there?"
"At least for now, they have no reason to stay there. We all know that compared to occupying a country with a population of nearly 90 million, , SEA, with a population of only over 90 million, obviously will not bear such a heavy burden. Compared with this, they are more inclined to dismember the country, just like they proposed a plan According to the plan of the Dutch, it will be divided into more than a dozen countries.”
Billy Babbitt continued:
“So, the White House’s worries are not at all. No matter what, after all, it is no longer the time to use force to change the territory!"
McKenn nodded and said:
"Even so, the problem is that their land is constantly expanding, and the White House has to worry about this problem!" Listening to what the director said, Deputy Director Klein said:
"They What they obtained from the Dutch were sparsely populated islands. They had no interest at all in places with large populations. You know, that Your Excellency hated those Javanese people in his bones and even used ships to capture them before the war. All the Javanese who immigrated were sent back to Java."
Looking at the documents on the table, Klein said in an envious tone:
"From a professional perspective, I am envious. Their principles are very simple - interests come first. If a country harms their interests, they will strike hard and solve the problem directly. But what about us?
There was nothing we could do about Cuba, which was so close at hand. When they confiscated the assets of American companies, we chose to remain silent, and then it became a forward base for the Soviet Union.
In Brazil, in the past few years, Brazil has been turning into another Cuba little by little, and nationalizing the assets of American companies is often the first step. What about us? But he was worried about his international image and chose to remain silent!
What happens with such silence? That is, Brazil will become another Cuba! ”
This is a characteristic of the period when the United States and the Soviet Union were competing for hegemony. There was a very important competition between them, which was to see whose light was stronger and brighter, and whose image was more glorious and taller.
They are all working hard to establish a better order, strive to lead more people, become leaders of this world, or win this competition
There is no need to tell anyone about this thing, just like the sun does not need to be told to anyone, others know that it is shining.
Because of this, they are particularly concerned about their image, and this is why, during the Cold War, the life of small countries was very nourishing. For the sake of their own image, the two superpowers, the United States and the Soviet Union, advocated their values. , the latter advocated their own, and in order to let others follow them, while giving a lot of aid to small countries, they also cherished their own feathers and maintained the so-called glorious image.
Of course, the biggest characteristic of the Soviet Union is that he likes to punch those who are disobedient. Apart from Budapest, Prague and Afghanistan, he is also extremely kind to those younger brothers who cannot punch hard. The ruble is huge Yes.
What about the United States?
That is also a big money-splitting thing in the world. It just likes to give allies a "bitter beating". In other words, it is more insidious and obscure.
Like what they're doing in Brazil right now.
"That is in the past. Soon, we will deal with the matter in Brazil, Jakarta..."
After thinking for a moment, McKeon said:
"Then we will Just tell the White House with a definite answer - they will not occupy Jakarta!"
"Director, in fact, I am more worried about Moscow than Changan!"
At this time, Klein expressed his worries and said:
“I am worried that Moscow will react violently. After all, as we all know, Jakarta is his little brother, and there is also the Soviet Union there. Soldiers!
If there is a fight between them, then, between them Will the conflict escalate? This is what we should worry about most."
As his voice fell, the phone rang again, and McCann took the phone, and then put it down after a while. phone, then said:
“The Russians fought back.”
McKeon looked at Klein and said:
"They launched a counterattack at the United Nations, and the Soviet representative requested that it be convened immediately. The Security Council emergency meeting will discuss the foreign invasion of Jakarta. If nothing else, they will definitely ask the United Nations to intervene. "
"It is well known that this is impossible to pass, isn't it? "
The reason why Klein said this is very simple... The United Nations is a veto. things.
“So in other words, any action in the United Nations is just for show to others. The most important thing is the reaction that follows.”
As the deputy director in charge of operations, Klein knew very well that the real competition was definitely not with the United Nations.
“Russians!”
The words stewed a bit, and he then emphasized:
“The Russians will never give up, they will definitely do something more drastic. reaction, otherwise, they will lose face. In this case, I think the possibility of the situation escalating is very high. "
"It may not be a bad thing for us. ”
As the director of the Southeast Asia Department, Bill said from the side.
“If the Russians can focus all their attention on Jakarta, then the power they invest in Saigon will be weakened. I think this should be a good thing for us.”< br>
Sometimes some crises, viewed from another angle, are opportunities for themselves. Just like now, these people suddenly realize that what happened in Jakarta is good for the United States.
(End of this chapter)