Of course, Americans cannot trust the government because of their urinary nature, and in Manhattan, a place where people gather, there are always onlookers who dare to eat melons at the cost of their lives. These people filmed the whole process of Shen Kai stopping the missile! Most of these videos were shot on smartphones and are the work of ordinary people. The few high-definition photos were taken with professional photography equipment. These were precious materials taken by reporters hiding inside the building. A few professional photographers, despite the flames of war, were surprised to capture the complete set of high-definition photos!
So the question is, if it is just an ordinary missile, does a legendary figure like the Spirit Knight need to personally take action?
You must know that there were not too many missiles in the sky over Manhattan that day, and even a bunch of them fell down from the plane! Not to mention missiles. Not to mention, the Spirit Knight also asked Tony to disassemble something from the missile. Does an ordinary missile require such a noble ancient hero as Shen Kai to expend so much effort to deal with it? What's more, in the end, the Spiritual Knight put it away.
So Hua Dian was discovered!
So the official suffered another embarrassing loss. They can't explain it, and they can't explain it at all. How can they explain it?
Are you talking about that god who can open up the world with one move and steal their American missiles?
Who do you think is going to reply to such idiotic remarks?
Hesitating that the official did not speak out, the discussion about nuclear bombs actually became popular again on the original basis!
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Benjamin sat in the President's Office and watched the news media's lengthy reports on this matter. His face was so dark that he almost turned into a black brother.
The other people sitting in the office had similar expressions.
"Now... tell me, how should I explain this to my people?" Benjamin did take the overall situation into consideration this time, cleared the ground for many people, and even bet on his own political career. His polls were very good. , his re-election is basically safe, no one can compete with him!
But now, in order to safeguard the overall situation, he can only stand up and tell lies!
This will have a huge impact on his re-election! What's worse is that he can't punish anyone explicitly for this! This is so fucking outrageous.
The whips of both parties were present in the office, and their faces were solemn. Although the two parties compete on the surface, they are actually a left-hand game. The two parties in the United States are very different from political parties in other countries. First of all, the two parties do not actually have clear-cut political platforms.
To put it simply, they are all spokespersons for capitalism, and no one represents a certain social class. So even though the two parties are arguing very lively, in fact, compared to those political parties in other countries with real political platforms, their relationship is as good as honey mixed with oil!
But the problem is that this kind of good relationship can bring stability to American politics, but at the same time, it also causes class solidification.
From the founding of the People's Republic of China to the present, more than two hundred years later, elite politics has not only not been broken, but has become more stable.
This has also led to American politics becoming more and more distant from ordinary people, and the people's passion and willingness to participate in politics have become less and less. This can be seen from the decreasing number of voters in the United States year by year.
Of course, that doesn't mean they won't compete for power. This stuff is the instinct of politicians.
But this time, the whips of both parties unanimously acted as lobbyists to persuade the president to come out to help clear the ground.
This is why Benjamin is so happy.
There is no way that the president's influence in the political arena is not as good as that of the big guys from both parties. There is no way that the president will get out after serving his full term. But as long as there are no big surprises, those big guys from the two parties still have huge power. , this power is not public, but hidden under the government and invisible to the public.
It can even be said that except for a few of the past US presidents, most of them were just elected to look good, but in fact... they were just puppets on strings.
The shadow government in many urban legends is not groundless.
Someone said, you are talking nonsense, why do the big guys from both parties speak to SHIELD? Is SHIELD so awesome that it can intervene in Washington's power game?
Of course that's impossible.
This is a red line. If SHIELD really dared to do this, it would have been split up long ago.
The nuclear bomb thing is really... too big.
Once it's revealed, it's definitely not just SHIELD who will take the blame!
First of all, a question, where did S.H.I.E.L.D.’s nuclear bombs come from?
This needs to be explained!
Given by the US government?
Very serious consequences!
Made it yourself?
The consequences are more serious!
Stolen from when the Soviet Union collapsed?
The consequences are still very serious!
This matter will undoubtedly create a political storm!
No one knows how many people will die because of this storm. At least the two whips dare not think about it.
The two parties themselves may not be affected by this storm, because the two parties have been playing the game of drumming and passing the flowers for so many years, and it is conceivable that they will continue to play. But for people in the two parties, this is not necessarily the case.
No one wants to pay for this incident. ,
So they came forward to persuade the president and came out to clear the ground.
Of course, this doesn't come without a price. The price is that Benjamin will rarely receive support from both parties! At the same time his re-election will be guaranteed.
As for how to guarantee... Haha, it really shouldn't be too simple. Anyway, the candidates are all nominated by the two parties, and whoever they choose to be a candidate is eligible to compete. When the time comes, just throw in a few cannon fodder.
What? No one wants to be cannon fodder?
Haha, then you have underestimated the presidential election. For some less outstanding politicians, being nominated as a candidate of both parties is definitely a rare qualification. At least they can greatly increase their exposure.
It’s not like you won’t be able to vote in the presidential election if you don’t win.
Failure once or twice does no real harm.
It's a pity, it's a nice thought, but... Americans have always found joy in resisting authority.
If we really allow this kind of remarks to continue to develop, maybe something will happen!
In any era and in any country, there is no shortage of political speculators!
If someone really raises his voice, Benjamin's political career may really come to an end!
"Mr. President, please believe us, we will give you a satisfactory answer." The two whips know what the president needs, and he is pushing the envelope.
He needs more substantial support!
The two party whips don't mind that much, because politics isn't always like this.
"That's good!" President Benjamin's personal resources are naturally impossible to compare with these two party leaders who have been working hard for many years. These big guys not only represent themselves, but also have extremely large connections and interest groups behind them. If we really talk about controlling public opinion, the government is the younger brother to these big bosses!
Again, they don't just represent themselves.
"I can put this issue aside for now, but there is a problem that we must solve!"
Although Benjamin didn't say specifically, everyone knew what he was talking about.
The whips of both parties stopped talking. They are not professionals on this matter, so they need professionals to describe it.
"Ms. Carter, I now hope you can give me an assessment. Can the United States still trust SHIELD?"
There are four so-called professionals, the Director of the CIA, the Director of the FBI, military representatives and Ms. Carter!
Ms. Carter is a legend. No one will deny this. Therefore, Ms. Carter will never have any status in Washington in this life. Everyone will treat her with courtesy, but will not give her the power commensurate with her status.
No one is stupid. If such people really get involved in playing politics with them, it will destroy the balance too much.
Of course, things are a little different now.
First of all, Captain changed from a god back to a human, and the dead Captain America was invulnerable! No one would accuse a dead person, and no dead person would come out to compete with them for power. So they made Captain America a god. But God will not appear in front of people, they should be in church. Now that the captain is back as a human being, he no longer has divinity.
Although the captain's influence is still terrifying, it is not invulnerable at least.
In addition, there is a difference only when there is comparison.
In Captain America's time, the only one who could compete with him was the Red Skull.
But the Red Skull is the villain! He naturally stands out!
But what about now?
Gods are everywhere, but their superpowers are not as good as those of dogs.
Although it's an exaggeration, Captain America is really... quite ordinary among these superheroes.
In addition, since we noticed that S.H.I.E.L.D. began to gradually escape from the control of the US government, the traditional American entertainment industry broke out, decentralization!
So Ms. Carter once again appeared in the White House openly.
When Carter heard the president's inquiry, he felt mixed emotions in his heart.
Because once upon a time, she had also thought about the Cosmic Rubik's Cube.
It was just that due to the technical means at the time, she failed.
It's just that she didn't expect that Nick Fury would do the same thing and succeed, but it was just a big mistake.
But she still said what needed to be said.
"SHIELD... When an organization becomes big, it will naturally make its own development its top priority. This is inevitable." This sentence is an excuse.
Just like the FBI was just a simple police organization when it was first established. However, in order to grow its own strength, the FBI committed many crimes, especially during the Hoover era. It was really unscrupulous. Sometimes, the interests of an organization or a department are not actually consistent with the country in which it is located.
The most obvious example is the CIA drug trafficking. In order to expand its influence in South America and fight against the red forces, the CIA often supports the anti-government armed forces, but supporting those anti-government armed forces and guerrillas requires money!
Where does the money come from? Ask the government for it?
Haha, anyone can do the job of giving money, so why does it have to be done by the CIA?
So the CIA started to do evil. They started drug trafficking, transporting drugs from South America to the United States in exchange for funds. Then use the funds to support the anti-government organizations and guerrillas they want to support.
It can be said that the CIA has been responsible for the proliferation of drugs in the United States since the 1980s.
But is this consistent with the United States’ own interests?
Of course not.
But the CIA still did it. Because his duty is not to fight drugs, their duty is to carry out various subversive activities in other countries! Only by doing its essential work well can the CIA continue to receive more funding.
Combating drugs is the job of the Drug Enforcement Administration.
The same is true for SHIELD. Are their interests consistent with those of the US government?
It's impossible even to think about.
"But it is undeniable that part of SHIELD is rotten and must be purged!"
Carter's next words were much colder. There was nothing she could do. She was now the head of the Shadow Bureau. If she wanted to develop, she had to attack her competitors.
Many law enforcement agencies in the United States have overlapping powers, and the competition between them is even more fierce.
Why is the FBI arresting the CIA? The local police are working with the FBI, and the Drug Enforcement Administration is working with the CIA. Very common.
For a period of time, the New York Police Department and the New York supervisor of the US Federal Bureau of Investigation had a fierce competition and tense relationship. The confrontation between the FBI and the New York police was exciting. They catch each other's people, fish and fight against each other, which is very exciting, and the two sides will also make a dispute because of a little conflict. In the end, the Department of Justice had to personally take action and transfer the New York director of the FBI and the New York Police Chief to finally calm down the dispute. But even so, the two departments still don't like each other.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has to argue with the CIA every year. It is said that the CIA has to go to the Drug Enforcement Administration every year to recruit people, because those people are from the CIA...
Quite magical.
But it's also normal.
Overlapping powers, who has more and who has less? How to divide? Of course I have to grab it! If you don't rob others, they won't appreciate you. Instead, it will make your colleagues and subordinates unhappy, so why not fight?
So does Carter.
If the Shadow Bureau wants to develop, it must attack S.H.I.E.L.D.
And when Carter looks back at SHIELD today, she has discovered a darkness she didn't know existed. She doesn't know where this darkness comes from, but the best way now is to weaken S.H.I.E.L.D.!
In order to minimize the impact.
Ms. Carter's statement was quickly supported by several other professionals.
Again, they all want to enter the field that SHIELD is responsible for, so how can they be so unreasonable as to give SHIELD some eye drops?
Other bigwigs also agree.
There is no way, those politicians in New York are crazy. If the federation does not give a reasonable explanation, these people can directly promote the independence referendum.
This is not intimidation.
The national system of the United States is a federal system. Although it is more centripetal than the Confederacy, the Constitution gives independent powers to the states. Lincoln and the Southern Civil War were technically unconstitutional, but who cares, Lincoln won anyway.
This means that things are fine in normal times. Everyone knows the benefits of reunification. The unified United States is the largest country in the world. If it splits... who will give you a state? Everyone can restrain themselves even if there is some friction.
But this time is different.
The rich people and politicians in New York were almost scared to death!
They were almost all sent to heaven!
"I think I understand what you mean." Benjamin nodded with satisfaction.
Just kidding, he is also the President of the United States! If he comes out to take the blame, can he really get some benefits and let it go?
Don't even think about it, SHIELD must get the punishment it deserves!
