Chapter 1690 – The End of the Special Relationship

Non-interference, this attitude was what the free world wanted, this was the dream of the free world for decades, this time it was finally realized during the tenure of Map Head.

U.S. Secretary of Defense Dick Cheney was visiting London to communicate with Britain for the summit that would be held soon, and at this time, he couldn’t help but dance around when he heard the news, “He can be a great man.”

“I think, we can talk to the Swedish side and give him the Nobel Peace Prize.” Alan Wilson suggested with a smirk, “His feats are completely comparable to Sakharov, Solzhenitsyn, and even beyond, and it’s a reward he’s earned, isn’t it?”

Solzhenitsyn was the winner of the 1970 Nobel Prize for Literature, and Sakharov was the winner of the 1975 Nobel Prize for Peace, and both men were awarded the prize because they were, of course, anti-Soviet.

By comparing these two men to Maphead, Alan Wilson had of course already rubber-stamped Maphead’s move.

“The Honorable Sir, couldn’t be a better idea.” Cheney clapped his hands, the current Secretary of Defense, who could be described as a war monger before his family’s power was uprooted by King Know It All, was full of approval at this point, “Perhaps we will be able to see with our own eyes the moment when our longtime enemy admits defeat.”

If once upon a time, the United States of America on the map head of the various policies there are still skeptical, this time the Soviet Union’s stance, at least can put this suspicion to dispel most of the doubts, Hungary’s parliamentary system of significance to the point, almost indescribable, in order to the country’s institutions, the Soviet Union had been personally in the Polish military operations, and now finally loosened his lips.

That was the moment that made Cheney feel like victory was at hand, “I wonder what people in the future will think of the Soviet Union’s confrontation with us over the decades.”

“That is indeed a question.” Alan Wilson didn’t know the answer to that question either, but let him say what he did say, and that was that the armed forces that had taken so much time and effort hadn’t worked was a cautionary tale, and the lesson learned by those who came after them was never to be afraid of a face-to-face fight with the U.S. military.

The United States, as the current hegemon, has countless so-called allies in its hands that it can use to sacrifice, and it is perfectly fine to sacrifice them to buy time for the U.S. itself, and if a challenger builds a military force with the goal of defeating the U.S., it better have actually used it once on the battlefield, otherwise what’s the point of building such a military force?

Cheney didn’t think much about it still continuing, “On the issue of European security, the US still always respects the views of the UK, and of course, the same goes for other allies.”

“The relationship with the United States is at the center of British foreign policy.” Alan Wilson with an unwavering tone, in fact, the heart does not think, and even still calculating, the current Cold War victory is in sight, the United Kingdom and France, two countries, there is no U.S. garrison, the strength of the United States is also still not to be underestimated, to be able to grab how much interest.

I have to say, Alan Wilson always take for granted that the interests of France and the United Kingdom is the same, life is difficult, but also can not think of some good things? He was also a loser in his previous life, and it is normal for him to have this mentality.

After the conversation with Cheney, Alan Wilson went to Downing Street 10 to comfort Mrs. Thatcher to go, the current prime minister of the British Empire in fact, Cheney’s visit is very important.

But apparently Cheney did not give the Iron Lady the eucalyptus she wanted in terms of the special relationship between Britain and the U.S. Now that it has come to this, Mrs. Thatcher should also know that the special relationship between Britain and the U.S., which was incidentally very hot during the Reagan years, has in fact ended.

Even Reagan for the platform of the old Bush, the special relationship advocated by this predecessor is not hot, looking at Mrs. Thatcher’s expression of reluctance, Alan Wilson knew that Cheney’s statement still did not let the Iron Lady dead heart, will soon be held at the NATO summit, it is estimated that Mrs. Thatcher will also fight for.

To this kind of unwillingness, Alan Wilson pretended not to know, and did not mention, conveyed the importance of the NATO summit, but also took the initiative to mention, “Margaret, I will go with you at that time.”

The supreme authority at this point, the words were soft, the gaze was affectionate, and it seemed that in the Iron Lady’s bad mood now, and is not ready to give another stick.

For Mrs. Thatcher’s fight, Alan Wilson heart door clear, is nothing more than want to take advantage of the summit in Brussels, and the old Bush for the final fight.

Brussels, Alan Wilson has been there many times, go again to accompany Mrs. Thatcher to participate in the summit is no problem at all, this attitude makes Mrs. Thatcher extremely surprised, “I thought you came over to laugh at me.”

“The problem between us is just a different perspective on the national interest.” Alan Wilson walked to Mrs. Thatcher’s back, directly embraced the Iron Lady continued, “now this time, how can I still quarrel with you, the international situation needs the British up and down the unity of mind.”

Mrs. Thatcher a curled up, the place that had not been touched by anyone else after marriage was covered by a palm, the frightened Iron Lady directly curled up, “Enough, don’t go too far.”

“Sorry.” Alan Wilson had a look of impulsive remorse, this was of course nothing more than an act, how much sincerity he had depended on his own acting skills, “In any case, I also hope that I was wrong in my judgment, or else, perhaps the UK is going to have to pay a huge price for the adjustment of the US’s foreign policy.”

Alan Wilson definitely did not hope in his heart that he was the one who had made an error in judgment, German unification was not a big problem for the United States, but it was a rather big problem for Britain. There was no question that Britain rightly did everything it could in the matter of preventing German unification.

A few days later, Alan Wilson has accompanied Mrs. Thatcher arrived in Brussels, this time the NATO summit, Mrs. Thatcher can be said to have done all the homework, hoping to be able to establish with the old Bush is not inferior to and Reagan’s personal relationship, as a way to solidify the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

But the attending US President George W. Bush, gave Mrs. Thatcher a clear response, not only changed the same position as before with Britain on the issue of short missile, made concessions to the Federal Republic of Germany, and put forward a comprehensive and substantial reduction of conventional armaments in Europe; gave up the position of not negotiating with the USSR on the reduction of short missiles; and even no longer insisted on the decision of making immediate modernization of the short missiles, and he agreed with the German Chancellor, Mr. Kohl’s proposal to postpone the modernization of the short missile. He agreed to German Chancellor Kohl’s proposal to postpone the modernization of short-range missiles until later, and so on.

Mrs. Thatcher was taken by surprise, and began to have a feeling of being betrayed, which almost overturned everything that Mrs. Thatcher and Reagan had originally insisted on, and the new president told Mrs. Thatcher without a doubt that this round of the Anglo-American special relationship, was over, and that the current administration believed that Germany’s attitude was much more conducive to the maintenance of European security.

After Bush Sr. had taken a stand, Mrs. Thatcher’s reasoned argument became irrational, and the toughness used in domestic politics became out of place at such an international meeting.

“It’s still the United States ah.” Listening to the venue inside the report out of the diplomat conveyed, Alan Wilson relaxed, the hardness of President Bush lamented, like this embarrassment to Mrs. Thatcher, or the Americans to do the most suitable, see, this is the advocate of the special relationship between Britain and the United States of America’s downfall.

At this time the summit venue, the old Bush’s speech has not ended, excited German Chancellor Kohl, called the United States in Europe’s leading partner, which made Mrs. Thatcher such as a thunderbolt, a long time can not say words, which is the relationship between the United States and Germany, on top of the special relationship between Britain and the United States.

This kind of speech, already let show tough Mrs. Thatcher extremely embarrassed, the iron lady seems to feel, the heads of state at this time to look at their own eyes are not good intentions, and, if the same in Brussels cabinet secretary general know, certainly again to scold her.

Hall of the British Empire’s prime minister, at this time in the face of Alan Wilson before, has occurred in the heart of fear, and now the old Bush to prove in action, Alan Wilson has always been on the Anglo-American special relationship of the tone of the high, in fact, but not enthusiastic is justified, compared to Margaret Thatcher’s frequent visits to the U.S. fell as if it had become a joke.

“Do you think the problem is only here?” After the meeting, Alan Wilson changed to a cold face, and then took out a piece of information, “I heard that there are a lot of citizens of the GDR, has appeared in the territory of Hungary, and Hungary has just announced that it is going to open the border with Germany, do you think that these citizens of the GDR, is going to go where? Not to mention that the standard of living in the GDR was already quite a bit higher than in the GDR, and with something like this, even if the GDR wasn’t rich, with a population several times that of the GDR, the Bonn side could have mobilized a huge amount of supplies to start the seduction.”

“This is the real serious problem, if the GDR also can not stand up, to think that German unification is still an impossible thing to happen?”

Mrs. Thatcher was stunned and immediately replied, “Can’t America see the danger of two world wars? There is also the Soviet Union, which had a garrison in the GDR. Since German unification was achieved under Bismarck, Germany has been swinging back and forth between unpredictable aggression and self-doubt. Germany’s immediate neighbors, such as the French and Poles, were far more acutely aware of this than Britain, just not the Americans; and the same concern often caused Germany’s immediate neighbors to resist the urge to extricate themselves from seemingly insensitive rhetoric. The Soviets actually realized this, although they kept silent because of their need for credit and investment from the Bonn side. Most of them insisted that Germany should not become a great power capable of sacrificing others for its own benefit. The real cause of German anxiety is the extreme agony of self-consciousness.”

“It’s just the two of us, so let’s not use such rhetoric. The Soviet garrison in Eastern Europe has begun to withdraw, and the United States, separated by an Atlantic Ocean, now has a population of over two hundred million, not Britain with only sixty million and almost as many as France.”

Alan Wilson retorted directly, “Didn’t you always think Maphead was stupid, couldn’t he have been stupid for once over the reunification of Germany?”