Chapter 1199 – I object

“What can I really do?” Allen Wilson, full of emotion, threw himself headlong into Bokina’s arms, the only place where he could feel a trace of warmth in the midst of this materialistic world.

After a watery trip to India, it was quite normal for the permanent undersecretary to decide to take a break in Brussels, and by the way, he could also talk to his honorable German guest about the matter of Anglo-German cooperation, which could be said to be a double win.

The EEC meeting was naturally under the sole control of the widely respected Foreign Minister, Rab Butler.

The Dragoon Sisters also knew that their man, who had been running around for the last two months because of the knock-on effects of the Cuban Missile Crisis, was doing his best to show endless tenderness and allow him to navigate the world without leaving his home.

“Finally, no fight.” Bogina long breath, once the full-scale confrontation of the Federal Republic of Germany to bear the brunt, the two sisters do not want to years of accumulation into nothing.

“The main direction is not going to fight. Even the Federal Republic of Germany is now the front line, NATO simply has no room to retreat.” Alan Wilson shook his head slightly, “Even if they really want to confront, they will choose the secondary direction to go to war. That way the United States won’t have any scruples either.”

In terms of the importance of today’s world, Asia is indeed a secondary direction, not to say it’s a bird in the hand but not even close. Otherwise, the Soviet Union should have put the four major European clusters in the Far East instead of Europe.

“Will war still break out in India?” Anna asked, looking up at the man blearily, innocence in her eyes.

“It won’t. India is strong enough.” Alan Wilson shook his head and said, after this war South Asia had formed a ring of offshore balancing ground, with Pakistan checking and balancing a reputable power, and a reputable power checking and balancing a certain power.

This kind of balance is quite stable, although Alan Wilson said India is a rotten wall, but such a big country to protect itself, a big country will not be and this shrew endless entanglement.

After this battle, in the free world, a big country was honored as the most offensive enemy, the world peace and order of the spoiler, there is no one. If it weren’t for the lack of foreign communication, more than 5,000 sanctions would have been arranged.

Unbeknownst to Alan Wilson, Rab Butler was in need of his professional advice on this very subject.

He was still lecturing the Dragoon Sisters, stating that the situation in Europe looked dangerous but was in fact stable, “You may not believe it, but in the event of an outbreak of a nuclear bomb, even without the United States, Britain and France would be enough to keep the Soviet Union from starting a war. The French especially thought so.”

“Moscow, Paris and London, are all within range of each other.” Bogina rolled her eyes, then suddenly said, “What if we use sausage-slicing tactics, constantly testing NATO’s bottom line?”

“The Federal Republic of Germany is the front line, and NATO simply doesn’t have much sausage to slice? There is very little room for strategic ambiguity in Europe. It’s not as good as the Asian side to talk about.” Alan Wilson shook his head, cut the sausage? Cut the Federal Republic of Germany? Or Italy and Sweden?

The current NATO simply does not have the opportunity to tolerate mistakes, that is not a few decades later, Ukraine is gone, NATO will not lose anything, in the direction of Europe, cut sausage tactics are not likely to be fulfilled in the current standoff situation.

Even in later years, dozens of NATO members, in addition to the United States, but also Britain, France, Germany and Italy are considered the main four countries, the other member states are simply to make up the numbers, not as much as during the Cold War period of the Warsaw Pact’s Romania, Bulgaria’s role in the big.

The Asian side of the degree of freedom on the majority, and with the current mainstream public opinion, that very offensive than the Soviet Union is more aggressive country once the wind blowing, will certainly cause the United States to react.

Although India was beaten to death this time, but not for nothing, before the war India is known for nonviolence and non-cooperation, indeed set up an image of a peace-loving country.

Its reputation was thousands of times better than that of its rivals, and it was only natural that the opinion of the free world would adopt the Indian side of the war report. The fact that India has been whacked only serves to reinforce the image of its neighbor as an aggressive country.

Of course India won’t be able to play big brother in the Third World, but in the eyes of the free world, what happened to India will only raise the stakes in assessing the danger of its rivals. The seemingly farcical forward policy of India’s defense minister Menon was not just noticed by the UK, it’s not like it was a covert operation, it was out in the open.

The Pentagon then assessed that India would surely be taught a lesson, and now that the lesson was over, the Pentagon would use the example, to show Washington that it had been correct in its judgment that this country was more belligerent than the Soviet Union, such as by taking a firm stance in confronting it, even if it meant war.

In the Geneva Conference, North Vietnam left the U.S. with the impression that it was heavily influenced by one of the major powers. In the eyes of the Americans, North Vietnam was a puppet, and if there was any trouble, there must be a mastermind behind the tomb.

Alan Wilson can come to a conclusion, with the current mainstream public opinion of the North and South Vietnam of this understanding. Once the friction between North and South Vietnam escalated, the U.S. intervention in the Vietnam War did not even need to mobilize public opinion, and there would be no real opponents, and it would be easy to pay for action, not to mention that the army certainly conducts wars in order to make quick money.

In short, the more the main direction, the more the two camps will be deadlocked on each other, and the other will not dare to act rashly. On the contrary, the secondary direction is more prone to accidents, and it is also easier to fight.

In Europe, because the Soviet Union is too strong, NATO will not take the initiative to provoke each other, in Asia will not have to be so polite, the United States indiscriminate bombing is also more open, there will be no psychological burden.

As the old saying goes, “Pick the soft one and squeeze it,” is as realistic as the fact that India is no longer taken seriously by many countries.

Rabo Butler ended the EC foreign ministers meeting, Allen Wilson also topped a trip to New Delhi soil and water, just recovered from the excuse appeared.

Seeing Allen Wilson with a look of overwork, Rabob Butler naturally had no doubts about what the water and soil argument, “Allen, is the body better?”

“A little better, but still a little uncomfortable.” Comfortable it was, but Alan Wilson wasn’t lying, he wasn’t in much better shape than he had been in New Delhi. Didn’t Anna say that? He’d lost weight now.

“There’s not much to talk about in the EEC, the only thing that’s a little troubling is that France emphasized its independence at the EEC meeting, and the Germans have expressed their approval. We are in communication with France and Germany.” Rab Butler said something about the aftermath of the Cuban Missile Crisis and then the conversation turned, “But as you know, Britain is more concerned about India.”

“I am certainly aware of that, Minister.” Alan Wilson nodded, what’s wrong with that, hasn’t mainstream world opinion always been on India’s side? Now there did appear to be a slight change, and that slight change was nothing more than ridiculing India’s fighting prowess.

Mocking public opinion doesn’t seem to be worth any fuss, and even if it does have an impact, you won’t see the effect for a few years.

Think India knows shame and courage? That it will be able to make a clean breast of its past? Anyway, Allen Wilson is not convinced, he is to see what is the situation in the latter days of India, basically can be considered, there is no change.

“Some voices, especially American allies, argued that Britain should make some practical contribution, such as closing down the Shannon.” Rab Butler hesitated and spoke up about it.

“Hm? I’m against it!” Millions of Cao workers clothes and food depend on, Alan Wilson said in a deep voice, and then his brain turned sharply while thinking, “Minister, the United States foreign policy than us, or lack of the overall situation in terms of mature consideration, this is also this time the Cuban Missile Crisis, so that France is extremely dissatisfied with the place. This dissatisfaction, as you have already seen at the EEC meeting, both Germany and France are now very enthusiastic about independence.”

Seeing Rab Butler nodding his head, Alan Wilson put his heart down, “The so-called sanctions, blockade, is actually a stupid approach that is not very productive, the sanctions start, and then we have to wait for the other side’s reaction, which in essence has given the other side the initiative of the development of the situation, what can we do? It’s just awkward waiting, what if the other side doesn’t react?”

“Then are we going to increase the sanctions? Then Minister, we have taken out the only chip in our hands first, what other cards are there to raise the stakes in the future? None, come to think of it.”

“Is Britain going to prove its bravery by stabbing towards its own body and splashing the other side with blood for the sake of so-called justice? With all due respect, that’s not bravery, and it’s not in keeping with Britain’s long-standing philosophy of diplomacy. In response to this kind of suggestion, even if I can understand it, Jardine, Swire, and even the British Hong Kong government may not be able to understand it.”

Alan Wilson emphasized, word for word, that it was a serious act of self-harm, and if it was a voice from within Britain, he now wished that Rabble Butler had informed him who he was, a man whose reliability he doubted.

“Uh, it’s just a suggestion, and it’s one I don’t appreciate.” Rab Butler managed to be persuaded, “India is important, but so is Xiangjiang, and Britain is not going to cut off her right hand just because her left hand is sore, stupid, very stupid.”

“The minister is so incredibly wise.” Alan Wilson breathed a sigh of relief, “I will expound Britain’s stern position to the American side, and I will personally attend the exchange meeting in terms of intelligence.”

A day later, Allen Wilson left for Washington, coincidentally, Ingrid Bergman had something to go to the United States, and the two of them traveled together again inadvertently, and spent a few days in the United States in a world of two.

Communication with Dulles was never easy, and Allen Wilson emphasized the two-way role of the window. There was no such thing as the other side seeing us and us not seeing them, rather if the window was closed things could become dangerous instead.

“Mr. Dulles, I’ve heard that Cuban cigars command a high black market price in the United States.” Allen Wilson handed the other party a box of Cuban cigars and sighed, “This is the direct consequence of one-sided antagonism.”