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Chapter 670 Script and Director and the Real Purpose
"What does this matter have to do with the military?"

Five minutes ago, Mr. President was still looking forward to a new day, but five minutes later he was already showing signs of a headache, "If the boat is gone, I will send someone to find it. I really don't understand what this has to do with the military."

He refrained from swearing, and the military representative submitted a "Navy Expansion Plan" to the President's Cabinet and the Ministry of Defense early in the morning, which directly made Mr. President's head buzz.

Major disarmament Up to now, only heard of the reduction of the army, but not of the expansion.

Besides, there is no need for the Federation to expand. There is no possibility of war breaking out in the world in a short period of time. Even if it breaks out, it has nothing to do with the Federation. It is obviously a bit inexplicable for the military to appear at this time.

The Minister of Defense stood in front of Mr. President's desk. He looked at the report in his hand, and then spread his hands, "Yesterday, a cargo ship from the Federation went missing in Amélia..."

Mr. President nodded impatiently, "I know, but what does this have to do with the military?"

The Secretary of Defense was a little embarrassed, "The military..." He quickly changed his words, "The Navy thinks this is probably a trick of some countries, they want to see our jokes, our cargo ships are at the home of the Federation The door will be lost, and the whole world will think our navy is nothing more than that."

"Even if we can defeat Gafla's fleet!"

After saying these words, the tone of the Minister of Defense lowered slightly, not as passionate as before, "Moreover, the navy's establishment is still a defensive establishment during the period of escapism, and it is a bit difficult to use."

When the president heard this, he flipped through the expansion plan on the table, and the room fell into a brief silence.

The navy's point of view is that it is now the golden age of the federal navy's development. In the past, in order to prevent misunderstandings from some countries, the federation only had a half-complete naval formation.

One official formation and one reserve formation. After the naval battle, in order to prevent other countries from considering the Federation as the main defensive enemy, the Federation did not expand the navy. This also means that the navy's establishment has always maintained the size of the escapism period.

The era of escapism is a thing of the past. At that time, the military and soldiers were not valued by society. There was no way to do it. But now the navy is clearly strong, and the federal policy has changed from conservative to radical. Some things must be changed.

For example, expansion, after the expansion, there will be more captains, more school officers and even more generals, this is the key!

After all, it’s about power.

There are three or five generals in a full formation, which is already a fucking lot. With so many officers waiting to be promoted to generals, how can they be promoted if they don't expand?
Moreover, the commander-in-chief of the navy with only one formation and the commander-in-chief of the navy with many groups are different in every respect.

Therefore, it is naturally not surprising that the Navy put forward this expansion request.

More than half an hour later, Mr. President had finished reading the report. He closed the report, put his fists on his chin, and thought seriously.

He was able to gain a firm foothold and the military did give a lot of help. Of course, this is also due to Truman, who is the bridge connecting the military.

The military gave him help, so he should give back. This is the way the federal president is an official——those who give me help should give back twice as much.

If someone doesn't follow this rule, he won't be voted next time.

Mr. President is still thinking about being re-elected, so it is impossible for him to give up the military, but the expansion now seems a bit...too radical.

This is not something as simple as arbitrarily approving and sending it to Congress for discussion, but the attitude of the entire international community must be considered.

The expansion of the navy means the strengthening of the maritime military, which means that there are more strike forces that can traverse the Atlantic Ocean, which has formed a terrible force deterrent to all countries along the Atlantic Ocean.

What if these countries unite?
What if they go one step further and form a military alliance?
It's all fucking thinking, it's not that simple.

Mr. President looked up at the Minister of Defense, "What do you think?"

The Minister of Defense pursed his lips and did not express his position, but at this time he did not express his position is the biggest statement, which means that the position of the Ministry of Defense has been biased towards the military.

"You guys are really going to make trouble for me!" Mr. President complained very bluntly. He couldn't refuse directly. After all, the support of the military is very important, and he couldn't directly agree, which may bring additional political problems. risk.

After deliberating for a moment, he said, "Report to Congress for discussion!"

There are more smiles on the face of the Minister of Defense. The Federal Ministry of Defense and the military belong to two institutions, but they overlap. Approving the expansion of the Navy means that the Federation will have some more generals, and some previous generals will also have the opportunity to go further. .

People from the Ministry of National Defense can jump back into the army and stay up to a higher level. People in the army can also jump into the Ministry of Defense to accumulate civilian work experience and lay a solid foundation for promotion to senior generals in the future. This is beneficial to everyone matter.

After watching the Secretary of Defense leave, Mr. President drank the coffee he had planned to savor slowly in one gulp. He needed something to wake himself up, or calm down.

Agree, but don't push, it seems a bit stupid, but this time period is too sensitive.

He not only wants to stabilize the support of the voters he has already won, but also does not want to lose the support of those conservative voters. Any blind decision before the result is out is stupid, and he must be careful.

With Mr. President's approval, the matter of naval expansion was included in the process. At the same time, a large number of federal newspapers began to promote an issue-is it necessary for the federation to show its strength to the world?
From the "Union Daily" to "Entertainment Daily", whether it is a serious current affairs and political publication, or the kind of lace tabloids that chase gossip and supplement girls all day long, they all began to ask this question.

We are already so powerful, so should we let others know.

One of the core events that promoted this incident was the disappearance of the freighter.

To be honest, if there is no promotion of public opinion, 90.00% of the people in the federal society would not care about the disappearance of a freighter, because those have nothing to do with their lives, not at all.

There are no family members or belongings on the freighter, and they will not be moved when they hear the news.

But when this matter is raised to the level of a country's face and whether a country should show its strength, which involves national dignity and national self-esteem, the upsurge it brings has ignited public opinion.

You know, people have had enough of escapism in the past few years, and it turns out that escapism is worthless, so retaliatory activism begins to prevail, and people are more radical than ever.

"60.00% of the [-] people think that disarmament should be stopped and the current navy should be expanded, and additional warships should be sent to protect the federal merchant ships from being harassed and harmed by pirates."

"20.00% of the people think that the current situation should be maintained, and the excessive show of force should not cause misunderstandings among neighbors..."

The results of the polls in Lynch’s readers’ newspapers were filled with uncontrollable smiles, “The strength of the federal people from the inside out is showing, and the future will be a better future.”

Sitting around him were high-ranking officers in navy uniforms, including two generals.

Everyone had smiles on their faces, clearly pleased with how the whole thing moved.

Lynch's aircraft company is actually just a link, a node, and its value is to give the Navy and members of Congress more opportunities to contact.

What really allowed Lynch to get the friendship of the navy was the plan he presided over to promote the expansion of the navy.

When he proposed the plan, Mr Truman knew the Navy couldn't refuse.

Guarded by some low-ranking naval officers in the middle is a vice-admiral. He has been working as a lieutenant for almost 20 years, and he has not had a few years.

I thought that in this life, I could only retire with the rank of lieutenant general in the end, and then live the rest of my life with regrets, but I didn't expect that there would be such a chance in the end!
Once expanded, the generals within the navy will more or less have certain job changes, from colonel to brigadier general, brigadier general to major general, major general to lieutenant general, lieutenant general to... admiral!
Of course, if you want to promote this matter, you must get the consent of 60.00% of the members of the military committee of the Congress, and more than 50.00% of the members of the Congress vote in favor. It is not easy to do this.

Due to historical and political issues, the military was very unpopular in the past. It was generally similar to the kind of "cannot defend the country and make contributions". Under the distorted propaganda of politicians, people don't like soldiers, and they don't want their families to join the army. .

So the Navy did not consider this matter at first, until Lynch mentioned his ideas and plans, which had a high success rate, and the whole thing did not require other people to pay a penny. Lynch lobbied Congress to agree Navy expansion.

Facing such a friend who is rich, willing to establish a relationship with the military, and has great influence, how could the navy reject him.

Not to mention that Mr. Truman also played a key role in this. As the political spokesperson launched by the Navy, his attitude can also affect the choice of the Navy to a large extent.

"Mr. Lynch, do you think we have a chance to succeed?" The lieutenant general made no secret of his desire, and the question he asked was also fruitless.

The major general and other school officials around him all looked at Lynch with fiery eyes. This was the moment they were most looking forward to in the past ten years.

Lynch nodded without hesitation, "As long as I follow my script, the Navy can expand before the presidential election."

"Gentlemen, once we get the opportunity to expand before the presidential election, it means that we will be able to carry out a second expansion during Mr. President's tenure. At that time, the size of the Navy will far exceed any time since the founding of the United States. "

"This will be the most glorious era of the Navy!"

(End of this chapter)