Nine hundred and fiftieth IX cynicism
Unlike before, he was very confident in facing reporters, this time Reagan was embarrassed and embarrassed when he first appeared. This time, it was the most difficult time since he ascended the throne of the United States. Otherwise, he would not have spoken with Nixon every day and searched for a good way to escape.
The American media can really kill people. Nixon had to step down sadly because of the Watergate incident. Nixon is still troubled by the original one. If he couldn't survive this time, his fate would definitely not be stronger than Nixon.
In fact, before that, the White House had already started internal strife in the past few days, and no one was willing to come out to fight the thunder. Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberg made a noise saying that he had already commented on the risky action in a memorandum of the National Security Council: "This matter is ridiculous." CIA Director William Joseph Casey said that he had no effect.
As for Reagan's deputy Bush, he was also trying his best to avoid having anything to do with this matter. No one would want to be pushed out to thunder! But each of them knew that sooner or later one person would come out.
"I feel very sad that something like this happened. It was some basic information that caused the problem today, but I have to say that no one would have thought that Libya would do such a hooligan behavior. This is very consistent with my mad dog evaluation to Gaddafi. The United States must not compromise on this matter, that's it." Reagan said seriously with a serious face.
Reagan also finally chose to find a high-ranking official with a high status to sacrifice. Of course, he had to overcome today's difficulties first. In addition to the instability of internal and media, Reagan's current situation was also the actions of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union controlled all Americans in Libya, which made Reagan, who had just completed the Golden Canyon Operation, very embarrassed.
Logically speaking, when the United States had just completed the Golden Canyon Operation and won a great victory, it should be a time for morale to be greatly boosted, but before this was taken advantage of by the United States, the Libyan hostage crisis followed up with the victory. Reagan's move to restore American morale was not only ineffective, but also aggravated the suspicion of American public opinion.
After Reagan finished speaking, reporters from major American media took turns to ask questions, one by one, and even pointed directly at the fundamentals. From the necessity of military operations to the safety of American hostages, they besieged the US president like a cannon. Time magazine claims to be the most powerful figure in the world.
"We will communicate with the Soviet Union and rescue our people without damaging the image and interests of the United States." Reagan said this sentence almost with a flushed face. Now the Soviet military forces have intervened, which is different from when Libya faces the United States itself. Don't think that it's just a police corps, with only two thousand people. But this is the problem of two concepts, the problem has changed from Libya to the Soviet Union.
Even if Reagan wants to commit suicide and prepare for armed rescue, no one will agree. The United States can attack Libya without any scruples, but it will never use military means to try whether the Soviet Union can fight.
Faced with the situation of the Soviet armed forces in Libya, Reagan must talk to the evil empire in his eyes. For the president who is trying to revive the United States, no one can know the embarrassment and discomfort in his heart.
The Soviet Union never opposed any country's pro-Soviet. Old imperialism is an ally of the United States. The Soviet Union could only rely on countries with good development in the Third World to catch up. In addition, the Soviet Union stood on the Arab side in several Middle East wars, so the relationship between the two naturally became more and more harmonious. Of course, Libya was not important in the eyes of the Soviet Union, and Gaddafi's pro-Soviet policy was not very obvious.
But since this Golden Canyon Operation, Libya has become very important and is already a place worthy of the Soviet Union's focus, and it will not just support itself. The Soviet Union's Middle ASEAN countries, Egypt, Syria, and Iraq also sent armed forces to Libya. This is the openly three countries to help the Arab brothers resist the US invasion.
On the surface, this was Gaddafi's use of his personal friendship to win the support of the Arab brothers and welcomed an Arab coalition of more than 20,000 people. At least in terms of momentum, it also gave Libya a chance to breathe. The Soviet Union has stated that Libya's actions have nothing to do with the Soviet Union, and this is an internal matter of the Arab countries.
In the capital of Libya, US Secretary of State George Prat Schultz has led a team to this desert country. It was a week after Operation Golden Canyon, and it was finally completed after repeated requests from Soviet Foreign Minister Gromiko. At this time, all American public opinion was concerned about the hostage incident. Even George Prat Schultz himself did not want to come and wipe his butt, and had to come.
Of course, Schultz has a reason not to come. Even if the United States is caught by the Soviet Union, it cannot move. As the US Secretary of State, he will not only suffer from hostility from the Libyan people, but also in danger of his life.
The most important thing is that Schultz came here this time to serve as a supporting role for Gromiko, and used his position as US Secretary of State to help Gromiko. Who would like to do this? From another perspective, Gromiko was unwilling to come, but what can I do now?
"About the issue of the hostage crisis in Libya, we will fully respect Libya's will. First of all, it is definitely wrong to use hostages to threaten a country. The Soviet Union will also communicate with Libya. Everything is based on the rescue of ordinary people. Of course, while we respect Libya, we also respect the US position. Maybe this must be a difficult negotiation, but I will do my best to resolve this crisis. I believe this is also Mr. Schultz's idea."
Gromiko's words made Schultz next to him feel very uncomfortable, and in the end he could only express his position. From today on, even if he would not stay in Libya every day, he would attend negotiations here every once in a while. He was basically tied up here until all the American hostages were released.
Chapter completed!