[War] US: They walked!

[John Penta]

"They Walked!"
Pres.John Williams
14 April 2014
USA
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"Oh, hell," Williams muttered, looking over the editorial roundup in
the Early Bird. "Why are we getting dumped on? The *Chinese* walked,
not us. After the first round!"

"You did take a pretty hard line," Secretary Abbot noted. "Anyway,
calm down, John. You know damn well you'd get hit no matter what you
did. People want a James Bond commando raid, which -nobody can give
them-, but we can't say that."

"It was a bargaining position, dammit."

"Still," Secretary Hill noted, walking into the Oval Office. "People
are nervous. What's our PR strategy?"

"Present our strategy, present it unvarnished. Give out a transcript
of my opening speech, try to get Seoul and Tokyo to release their
speeches. Basically, we don't engage in rhetorical games. The truth
shall be our redemption," Williams replied.

"Putting a lot on people believing you to tell the truth," Hill noted.

"If people don't believe me to tell the truth, nothing will work, anyway."

"Stop sounding so gloomy, Ioannes."
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Actions:
1. PR strategy: Unvarnished openness.
2. Release transcript of US remarks at Conference to the press.
3. It's China's fault, dammit. They walked, not us.