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The supreme authority who has not yet realized the seriousness of the problem is still commenting on this wedding, and must admit that there is such a thing as temperament. Diana looks like a Jedi beauty?

It seems to be a little bit worse, and I can't look at the photos when I was a child, but at this time, Diana with short hair and a white wedding dress is the focus of the world.

This reminded Alan Wilson that Her Majesty and Monroe had seen each other before, and in the same photo, Her Majesty was not inferior at all. Later, he asked Monroe, and the sexy goddess also admitted this, admitting that at the time The one who was overwhelmed was himself.

"I seem to see a Shura field." Following the wandering eyes of the crown prince, Alan Wilson caught sight of the crown prince and his wife, Camilla, one of the ladies of the same status, and couldn't help but express his feelings.

A small hand went up from under the left rib and then twisted it. Although Alan Wilson was suffering from pain, Tai Shan collapsed in front of him and looked at the richest woman who stretched out his hand without changing his expression. He asked gently, "My dear, what's the matter?"

"No, it's nothing." Pamela Mountbatten, who was treated tenderly, was rather embarrassed. She didn't have the demeanor of the richest man outside. She just heard the man's smug Shura field, and thought she was standing between his wife and sister-in-law. , I couldn't help but reach out.

"It's fine." Alan Wilson stretched out his hand and hugged his wife into his arms. Almost immediately he felt Princess Margaret on the other side was like a volcano erupting. At that time, but now there are so many cameras and cameras in the crowd, so naturally they can’t do this. They blinked at the sister-in-law and said at the same time, “The fairy tale about Cinderella joining the royal family reminds me of the story of knights and princesses.” The story of the scientist who won a beautiful woman with his true talents and knowledge many years ago is also a topic that citizens talk about."

Then the Supreme Authority proudly puffed up his chest, with a smile on his face as if he was the biggest winner of this wedding of the century.

200 million London citizens crowded the streets and alleys, and the BBC broadcasted it globally in 33 languages. Seven hundred million people around the world were waiting in front of the TV to witness the whole process of the wedding. Everything seemed to complement each other so well.

After the wedding, the battleship Vanguard, which returned from Malaya, took on the role of the royal yacht, carrying the newlywed crown prince and his wife on their honeymoon trip.

Inside the battleship Vanguard, there are also gifts prepared for Diana by the richest woman, brand-new fashions and gorgeous jewelry. This is not a big expense for the richest woman. When Pamela Mountbatten was a teenager, she received a Civil servants have a handful of diamonds, and the concept of wealth has been shaped.

Among the gifts like the hill, there is also a letter from Alan Wilson, expressing good wishes to the newlyweds. The second half is the itinerary, where to go, and the paragraphs that demonstrate the influence of the British Empire, but the atmosphere is dignified Diana was very happy to see this, holding the arm of the crown prince with a smile on her face, "Ms. Pamela is too generous, I don't even know how to express my gratitude."

The princess was not dissatisfied with the cabinet secretary's direct arrangement of the itinerary. In her opinion, she was happy to follow her husband no matter where she went.

The battleship Vanguard has been modernized and refitted, and the apron is still kept on the deck. It is the last batch of battleships in the world. After careful maintenance, safety is not a problem at all.

The crown prince and his wife started their honeymoon trip. Alan Wilson still has to serve the country. Princess Margaret made such a big sacrifice as a concubine. He also had to give some compensation for the scene.

"Your family is happy. I brought Rose like an outsider." The sister-in-law expressed dissatisfaction with her legs and looked directly at the supreme authority below.

Huh... Blowing on the spatula, Alan Wilson, who is worthy of all-rounders, the all-round pacesetter, the man who supported the British Empire, put away the spatula and replied, "Don't say that, you know I never thought about it that way , if your crown prince nephew has my two skills, you don't have to worry about it."

He is so busy every day, and he has to pay attention to health issues, but health problems are indeed a big problem. If Turing is not old now, he is worried about whether this widely respected scientist may be in danger of contracting AIDS , But fortunately, the five elites of Cambridge are now dying, and those who are about to retire are about to retire, so there should be no such risk.

"A mysterious disease has appeared in the United States, and its main route of transmission is in the gay community. You told Turing to be careful about this problem." Alan Wilson said, "We are still following up on this disease to prevent a major health crisis."

"If you put on your trousers and talk, you can be more confident." Taking a peek at the handle, Princess Margaret said in a weird way.

Alan Wilson, who is really worried about the royal family every day, not only cares about the British royal family, but also pays attention to the royal families of other countries. He just drove to visit the Egyptian crown prince who was studying in the UK two days ago, and today he will receive the visit to the United States and then return to China Here comes the Iraqi king who is friendly to Britain again.

Faisal II, who came to the throne in [-], has been in power for [-] years, but he is not very old. He was only four years old when he became king, and he was much younger than Alan Wilson in age. Now that Ren Wilson has enough qualifications, he has started to meet face-to-face with his peers and even some of the next generation.

Now Iraq also has a parliament. After all, there are not many complete monarchy countries, but Iraq under the rule of Faisal II is similar to Thailand's political model.The royal family will not let go of military power. It is too difficult for Iraq to implement a complete constitutional monarchy. After all, Shiites are the majority of the population, and the royal family is Sunni.

After Faisal II visited the United States this time, he came to the United Kingdom on his way back to hope to get the support of the United Kingdom. Alan Wilson can guess how Mrs. Thatcher answered.

Turning around, Alan Wilson asked Faisal II if there was no turning point and he must listen to the Americans to solve the problem.

The two have met, and the Mountbatten Group has a good relationship with the monarchy, even Thailand, and of course Iraq is no exception.

Faisal II hesitated for a moment, and replied with a straight-forward attitude, "In fact, there has always been anti-British thinking in the kingdom. The British attitude in several Middle East wars has eased this thinking. But at present, Iraq needs an outlet to the sea, but the British army Just staying in Kuwait, many nationalists have always hated Britain and believed that Kuwait is part of Iraq. In addition to Iran’s reason for inciting Shiites in the south, this is also a real problem facing the kingdom, if Iraq takes action against Kuwait where British troops exist.”

"It's so naive. If Kuwait and Iraq are merged, Iraq will be a country that has the right to speak in the Middle East in both military and energy. Saudi Arabia will stand aside. Even if Britain agrees, the United States will not agree." Alan Wilson shook his head. "You think it's Britain that's holding Iraq back? It's all the major powers today."

Since Faisal II was honest, Alan Wilson was also honest, because Saddam did not come to power in this world, and some things were avoided, and there were also some things that could not be avoided at all.

The Kingdom of Iraq also has its own will. For example, the Kingdom of Iraq and the Kingdom of Jordan are actually one family. At least at this time, the two royal families still treat problems as a family.

After failing to fight for Saudi Arabia, the Hashemite family still wanted to lead the Arab nation and set the direction of expansion in Syria, but later Syria became a republic and was heavily supported by the Soviet Union.

The westward estuary plan had to be put on hold, and the Kingdom of Iraq could only think of a way to the south, which was almost the same as Saddam's idea.

Faisal II wanted to try to seize the coastal areas of Iran to solve this problem, so that he would not have to stare at Kuwait where the British army exists.

"Should I thank His Majesty the King?" Having said all this, what else can Alan Wilson say, but he still reminded, "Based on the comparison of the population and area of ​​​​the two countries, it is certain that Iraq will fall into a protracted war." Unfortunately, the current military strength of the Kingdom of Iraq is far from enough. The advantage of the Kingdom of Iraq lies in the navy, and it is because the warships sold by the United States have not arrived.”

The four nearly [-]-ton destroyers ordered by Pahlavi seem to have been sold to Deception Island in the end, and the Kingdom of Iraq has the Giant-class aircraft carrier formation that the United Kingdom sold earlier.

As for the air force, although the Kingdom of Iraq fought Israel in the Middle East War, it has no advantage over the Iranian Air Force. The F14 fighter jets have been included in the Iranian Air Force. Of course, one of them has fled to Afghanistan and has been controlled by the Soviet Union.

At present, the foreign exchange reserves of the Kingdom of Iraq are 70 billion pounds and 200 billion U.S. dollars, which are more than 400 billion U.S. dollars.But the Kingdom of Iraq has only 20 troops. If it falls into a long-term war, Russia is famous enough, right? Can 20 troops fill Ukraine?

Iran is nearly three times larger than Ukraine, and its population is twice that of Ukraine. Is this a problem that 20 troops can handle?

Alan Wilson said directly, "Iran's military potential is far greater than Iraq's. To lock Iran's military potential, it is necessary to use the navy. Iraq's navy and air force must be strengthened, and Jordan must protect Iraq's rear. Military and diplomatic preparations Do it. Domination of the sea will definitely require an aircraft carrier, and there are two Eagle-class aircraft carriers, I don’t know if His Majesty the King is interested.”

Now the UK needs a fiscal surplus. In the past, Alan Wilson would definitely not sell heavy aircraft carriers in exchange for good financial figures, but now it is different. If Faisal II wants to fight, he will sell it if he does not sell it to other countries. UK sells.

As for the army, the British Challenger tanks are not equipped enough, but there is still a way. There is a country with an equally strong military industry system that can solve the problem of Faisal II.

Chapter 560, The Man Behind the Prime Minister

The British Army currently has more than 800 Chieftain tanks, which have been replaced with Chobham reactive armor. They can be replaced with Challenger tanks for the Iraqi Army. This can also optimize the British Army's own equipment, but for a war In other words, the spared hundreds of tanks are still not enough.

The importance of the quantity of the army is not inferior to the quality, especially when facing the enemy is not weak, the production line of the chieftain tank has been replaced by the challenger, and the UK will not reopen it to Iraq, so in terms of quantity, Iraq Another seller is needed.Alan Wilson didn't hide it either. It is impossible for a country to not have a think tank. It is better for him to sell it directly, saying that a certain big country can solve this problem, and the production capacity is enough for the Iraqi Army to complete the line.

King Faisal II couldn't help being awed, and had a new understanding of the Secretary-General of the British Cabinet in front of him. Alan Wilson generally played the card of sincerity in foreign exchanges. Since he helped, he would imagine everything. Faisal II received this treatment.

"Purchases to the United Kingdom are settled in U.S. dollars, and arms sales to the East are settled in pounds." Alan Wilson made another suggestion. As a pro-British monarchy, the Kingdom of Iraq does not have a rigid rule that oil exports should be settled in U.S. dollars. Eggs Not in one basket.

At present, the foreign exchange reserves of the Kingdom of Iraq are divided into two parts, which are roughly equal in number. This is also the usual method of many countries, except Canada, and the American countries.

Of course, the United Kingdom also needs dollars, but Alan Wilson thinks that a certain big country should need pounds. There is no reason, and he thinks so.

Obtaining the pound can only be invested and traded in places where the UK still has influence, nothing more than the Middle East, East Africa and the Commonwealth countries including Australia, New Zealand and Canada.

Through the input of the British pound to a certain big country, the development of the British pound group countries can also be promoted through the production scale of others, so he suggested this to Faisal II.

The U.K. has its own uses for the dollar, and a big country has its own uses for the pound. Each has its own use without delaying the other.

After talking about the military purchase, it is the preparation for the war. Alan Wilson suggested that the list of war materials that should be stored this year, a total of three pages, was handed over to Faisal II.

Then there is the navy's combat plan and blockade action plan, to pinch Iran's stronger war potential than Iraq. As I said before, if we want to cut off foreign aid at sea, Britain can certainly help. Anyway, the relationship with Iran is already like this, but the United Kingdom You can't blatantly sideline the border. Blocking other countries' overseas transportation is an act of war in itself. What is the difference between Britain going to do this and participating in the war?

Since he didn't participate in the war, Iraq had to do it himself. That's why he sold the Eagle, the only British warship that was considered a heavy aircraft carrier during World War II, to the Kingdom of Iraq.

The Navy of the Kingdom of Iraq has experience in using aircraft carriers. They are a blue-water navy in the Middle East. Like the Egyptian Navy, they are permanently stationed in the Sultanate of Zanzibar. There is no problem in using experience.

All these war preparations have reduced Faisal II's ambitions a lot. Every aspect of Alan Wilson's suggestion represents an investment. Although the United States has expressed its full support, there are still some The supply of materials, but that is very general.

It doesn't seem like London is listing out one by one, telling him what kind of cost the war needs to pay, but fortunately, spending money is not all, and finally entered the next item, how to kidnap the Arab world morally.

"The shock in the Arab world originated from the abolition of the Pahlavi King. The Egyptian Kingdom took in the Pahlavi based on this mentality. Now most countries in the Arab world are still monarchies. Since His Majesty the King is ready to raise his arms, then To really grasp the psychology of the monarchs of various countries, use the method of moral kidnapping, and call on the Arab brothers to have money and strength to contribute, er, it can be done, but your Majesty should not say that this is my suggestion.”

Alan Wilson coughed softly twice to ease the tense atmosphere, and Faisal II couldn't help laughing before continuing, "Since the entire Arab monarchy is threatened by the export of Iran's revolution, Iraq should have a foothold in terms of military expenditures." Therefore, let the Arab brother countries share part of the cost."

Faisal II couldn't help but nodded, and when he was about to say something, Alan Wilson added, "We must discuss this issue before the war breaks out. It's money, not blank paper, it's just a verbal agreement not to do anything." It counts, what if someone backs out later? So we have to negotiate beforehand, especially countries like Saudi Arabia should be treated like this.”

"Especially Saudi Arabia is still a pro-American country, isn't it? Sir." Faisal II replied with a smile, "Unlike our other countries, Saudi Arabia is completely one-sided in the Arab world. Similar to Iran, Britain Hope to see the Saudis unleash some ill-gotten gains."

"Or I have always believed that Iraq is far more suitable than Saudi Arabia to be the leader of the Arab world."

Alan Wilson responded ambiguously, "Internal troubles and foreign troubles. Iran is the foreign trouble, but it doesn't mean that Saudi Arabia is not the internal trouble. You can't fight one to let the other take advantage."

Since the oil crisis, relying on the world's largest oil production, Saudi Arabia has become more and more popular from its original small transparent status.In today's Arab world, it is no longer the country in the past, as long as you say a word, no one will listen to it.

Can’t fight or can’t fight, but the wealth accumulated through the oil crisis has given Saudi Arabia the right to speak, not to mention being tied with Egypt and Iraq as the three giants of the Arab world. It is still equal to traditional military powers such as Syria and Yemen. The army is slightly stronger, and the right to speak will be even greater.

The bad thing is that it made little contribution to the Middle East war against Israel. Although it initiated the oil crisis, it lacked confidence compared to the several Arab countries fighting on the battlefield.

Alan Wilson, the non-staff minister, has informed Faisal II of the problems that may be encountered in this war, as well as the envisaged response. Whether he still wants to fight, the king will make the decision.

Honesty is the quality of supreme authority. He would not hide the conversation between Mrs. Thatcher and King Faisal II, but still shocked the female prime minister, "You actually proposed to sell heavy aircraft carriers?"

"What's the point? The so-called learner lives like me and dies. The navy has its own characteristics. A country that uses British warships will never defeat us. The prime minister has almost nothing to do with housing, education, energy, employment, transportation, foreign aid and Expenditures in all aspects of the industry have only been cut by 40 billion pounds a year. If the war breaks out, as long as Iraq can increase the financial balance of the British department for more than two years, we can use this money to do many things, such as layoffs and reemployment plans , and even the internal optimization of the British army will need this money.”

Alan Wilson did not mention the sale of 100 million apartments, because a total of 20 billion pounds was withdrawn, which is not as much as the former.

After all, the Eagle-class aircraft carrier was built during World War II, and of course it can be used today. It is a heavy weapon for 90.00% of the countries in the world, but it is very embarrassing for the United Kingdom.

If there is a difference between Mrs. Thatcher and the previous prime ministers, it is that she never had any thoughts on military spending. On the contrary, Alan Wilson has repeatedly opposed the government’s cabinet secretary-general who wants to start with military spending. This time, he plans to optimize the British military power. .

What Mrs. Thatcher wanted to say, Alan Wilson directly took out the minutes of the meeting against the reduction of military spending in the past ten years, Mrs. Thatcher said with a calm expression, "It would be great if there is a suitable price." , but make sure it doesn't become a threat to the UK."

"I don't want war to break out either, but the decision is in the hands of King Faisal, and we can only make preparations to guide it in a direction that is beneficial to Britain." Since the prime minister didn't read it, Alan Wilson took the meeting minutes back and prepared to file them. Also declare that he is a pacifist.

Mrs. Thatcher ignored all these happenings. She had her own affairs to attend to. She declared that the United States followed the reforms of the United Kingdom and could not solve the problems of the United Kingdom itself. There was opposition, and he had to deal with the opposition in the party first.

While the whole of the UK was admiring the grand scene of the crown prince's wedding, the first cabinet meeting after Mrs Thatcher's wedding was faced with the siege of cabinet ministers.

The Lord Chancellor, Ian Gilmour, picked up former Prime Minister Winston Churchill's famous saying: "No matter how seductive your strategy may be, you must always pay attention to its consequences" to tease Mrs. Thatcher insinuatingly, reminding the government The priority now is to have a good political strategy, not an economic one.

Defense Secretary Francis Pym believes that the army of unemployed is the fuse of social unrest, and the government's concern should not be just to curb high inflation.

Agriculture Secretary Peter Volcker advocated a return to the old ways: stop raising taxes and use expanded government investment to solve the employment problem.

Justice Lord Hailsham simply used the historical example that the Führer took advantage of the high unemployment rate in Germany to usurp power and President Hoover's austerity policy in the United States led to the decline of the Republican Party for 30 years to scare people.

Trade Secretary John Knott derided the Treasury's proposal as "a work of morons at best".Even the Home Secretary, William Whitelow, who was Mrs Thatcher's confidant, played the role of a fool at this cabinet meeting.

Employment Secretary James Pryor clashed head-on with Prime Minister Thatcher over trade union reform at the meeting.

Alan Wilson also participated in this meeting, and directly prevented Frank from speaking as the permanent undersecretary of the Ministry of Finance. He stood in the position of Mrs. Thatcher and said, "It is imperative to carry out a cabinet reshuffle. There should be such a wide divide that it affects the implementation of policy."

As soon as these words came out, the firepower of the cabinet ministers immediately focused on the cabinet secretary who spoke. When can Whitehall actually interfere with the cabinet meeting?

In the chaotic cabinet meeting, although the accusation was directed at the cabinet secretary-general, Mrs. Thatcher knew that it was directed at herself, and shouted angrily, "This time the cabinet meeting is over."

In the empty meeting room, only the prime minister and the cabinet secretary-general were left. After a while, Mrs. Thatcher said in a loyal and not absolute tone, "You are right, the cabinet needs to be reshuffled."

"That's what you say, but it's not always the way to go." Alan Wilson, who stood firmly behind the Prime Minister, comforted him, "I heard that Galtieri visited the United States, and the talk was pretty good."

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Mrs. Thatcher had a headache and said, "I understand what you mean, but the plan for Argentina can't be achieved in a short time, and the cabinet reorganization is imminent. You have been the cabinet secretary for so many years, and you should know that the consideration of reorganizing the cabinet is also very important. a lot of."

"Indeed, there are not many people you can use. Many people still think that whether you can secure your first term is a problem."

Alan Wilson answered with full understanding. Mrs. Thatcher had no one to use, so she had to stuff a large number of people who were professing and violating, even opponents, into the cabinet.

"But I must not give up halfway. I must carry out my reforms to the end." Mrs. Thatcher raised her forehead slightly and looked directly at Alan Wilson. She was deeply impressed by the righteous words of the cabinet secretary-general today. It is not an exaggeration to describe the speech as betrayal.

In the final analysis, it has been almost two years since Mrs. Thatcher came to power, and the inflation problem still exists. While the inflation problem has not been resolved, the unemployment rate has doubled several times.

If the secretary-general of the cabinet hadn't slammed on the gas pedal, it wouldn't be a problem of 200 million unemployed people. The most rising indicator is the unemployment rate. It's no wonder that even the Conservative Party ministers are retreating.

It is precisely in the face of the isolation during the siege that he pays special attention to the few firm support, "so it is very clear to me that if our economic policy is to continue, or if I want to continue to be the prime minister, I will There must be a general reshuffle of the cabinet."

"It's the Prime Minister's economic policy." Alan Wilson replied immediately after hearing this. Our description is still very inappropriate. This is No. [-] Downing Street, the center of British power, not a mom-and-pop store.

Obviously, before the cabinet reshuffle, the Prime Minister was busy, and Alan Wilson continued to grasp the core of sovereignty that can be negotiated, sending wrong signals to Argentina at the diplomatic level. In the general environment, it is really helpless for the UK to make this suggestion: Wanli Far away, the United Kingdom is unable to protect it, and it is not only unable to do what it wants to do, but also economically uneconomical to develop the oil deposits on the seabed around the archipelago.

It was only because the residents of British descent who spoke the Durbanshire accent on the island refused to agree, so after World War II, several British governments failed to abandon the Falklands, and it took a lot of hesitation.

It is no secret to Argentina that the United Kingdom wants to abandon the Falkland Islands several times, because the islands are really of little value except for their strategic position before the opening of the Panama Canal.

Alan Wilson also continued to operate in accordance with this policy, making three requests and three resignations like abdication.

The U.S. does not need to know about the greatness of the U.K., but the U.S. must know about the predicament of the U.K. Alan Wilson, a hardcore hero, faithfully completed the task and made it clear to Reagan about Mrs. Thatcher's plight.

Reagan's transatlantic ally and comrade-in-arms of neoliberalism are now in a precarious position in power. If the United States does not pull a hand, the pace of breaking away from the continuous nationalization of the past may come to an abrupt end.

The so-called place where Britain is stronger than the United States, the best example is the Middle East. If it is not for its real strength, Britain's control of the Middle East can be used as a model example of a world ruler.

On the basis of the transfer of influence from the United Kingdom, the United States struggled to compete with the Soviet Union for influence in the Middle East alone. It was only after the Gulf War that the United States established its hegemony in the Middle East. If the time axis is extended, it can be said that the hegemony is very short-lived.

Perhaps the United Kingdom did not expect that the United States is a country that only has muscles but not brains, and it is so crude when it is the ruler of the world.

Mrs. Thatcher's unstable ruling status is not a slander. Reagan, one of the few political allies in the world, is indeed facing unprecedented pressure at this time.

Alan Wilson believes that this iron-headed baby can still handle it. Of course, it is important to go home to accompany his wife. We all know that the relationship between a husband and wife with supreme authority is a model.

"Looking at it this way, the situation of Prime Minister Thatcher is not optimistic." Pamela Mountbatten asked after listening, "But there are still many things to do, especially the miners' union, which is the most difficult to crack and should be disintegrated, creating It’s not worth much, and there are too many people.”

"With the current unemployment rate, we have to wait. I need time to digest the unemployed." Alan Wilson replied calmly, "I can understand the prime minister's drive, but Whitehall must be given time to digest. I have communicated with the Prime Minister on this issue several times, and the answer I got this time is good."

"You are so confident, I naturally don't worry." Pamela Mountbatten showed firm support, and she has done so for decades.

Lieutenant Colonel Albert, who is so old, is already preparing to return to Thailand. Marshal Mountbatten, who has returned home, keeps calling friends and talking about my grandson being a military talent.Pamela Mountbatten also said that there are results, "I just got promoted to lieutenant colonel. From the normal way, I can't be promoted to colonel. My father was already 30 years old when he was a lieutenant colonel in the navy, and he became a general when he was 40 years old. "

Alan Wilson's face remained unchanged, he directly took a cup of coffee, and sat down to listen to things that were not in the normal way. Sure enough, Pamela Mountbatten entered the paragraph that was not an example for this one time, "Just this one time, we have to wait until the New Year You can only get promoted after that. It’s best to come up with the right results.”

"What's so difficult about this!" Alan Wilson snorted, and said in front of the richest woman, "Do you think I can only write things like the Loch Ness Monster and the crystal man's skull? Just waiting for a promotion Just when the time comes, and then memorize the national defense theory I wrote."

"Is this true?" When Pamela Mountbatten heard that her husband was going to use the military theory, she didn't immediately question it, but felt that something similar had happened before.

Alan Wilson saw through the doubts of the richest woman at a glance, and said directly, "Yes, de Gaulle's line, although de Gaulle is only a brigadier in the end, but his own problem, he wants to be a marshal, no one can stop him, we can't expect everyone It was de Gaulle, he was unwilling to pay attention to military rank and not to conflict with others."

The theory of winning local wars under high-tech conditions has been brewing in the mind of the supreme authority in an instant. He was going to make the war with Argentina a demonstration battle.

"If you do something against Argentina, you can still control another country?" Pamela Mountbatten yelled, unable to understand what her husband was thinking, "What would the United States think?"

"Who said I can control another country? I just want to try, I didn't say I could succeed."