[War] Russia: "Fools, Damn Fools, and Politicians"

[Michael Downey]

"Fools, Damn Fools, and Politicians"
President Leonid Nemerenko
Russian Federation
03 August 2014
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If ever there was a time Nemerenko could have sympathized with the
nations watching from the sidelines as the United States and Soviet
Union bickered over a pointless rivalry, now long moot, it was now.
Except this time the game was more dangerous, being fought with a
recklessness and shortsighted arrogance that made the old
Russo-American cold war seem like a lovers quarrel. Nemerenko dearly
wanted Denemetov by his side, her keen diplomatic mind always an
asset, but she had already departed for her goodwill tour of the
former Soviet republics and he had decided to have that go ahead.

Let some semblance of sanity continue in the world.

"I have no doubt in my mind that the Americans are behind this," said
Dimitri Fradkin, director of the SVR. "CSIS has nowhere near the
trainig, experience, technology, connections or budget to carry out an
operation such as this purely on there own. I mean even for us, the
CIA or MI6 such an undertaking would be incredibly risky and
difficult. It must have been a joint collaboration between Washington
and Ottawa."

"Are they mad?" exclaimed Yevgeni, Nemerenko's chief of staff and
chief adviser. "Even at the height of the Cold War such an undertaking
by either us or the Americans against the other would be completely
unthinkable! What they have done is state-sponsored terrorism and
gross violation of China's sovereignty! A blatant act of *war*! If
Chinese agents raided prisons in the mainland United States and
started breaking criminals and terrorists out, murdering guards and
peace officers and put the escapees on boats to neutral countries, the
USFK would be halfway to Pyongyang by now. I can only imagine what
Hong will do."

"The situation is indeed quite grave, comrades," agreed Nemerenko with
a casual nod. No need to get all worked up. The White House and
Forbidden City would be doing enough of that. "I thought you could be
a man that I could work with Ivan Williams," mused the President
aloud. "Now I see you are a reckless, narrow minded warmonger."
Regardless of China's creation of a puppet North Korea, which wasn't
even that much of a moral sin in Nemerenko's eyes, he plainly saw
China as the victim and the US and their Canadian lapdogs as the
aggressors. They had violated innumerable UN convetnions and
international laws. It seemed that the Americans still maintained the
same archaic attitude that they always did: the world was their
playground and they could do whatever they wanted without consequence.

Except China wasn't some small, weak little Arab nation that could be
smacked around without fear of reprisal. China was one of the most
powerful military forces on Earth. One that had nuclear weapons.
Perhaps Williams had forgotten that to. Or did he expect the hand of
God to come down and swat away the Chinese ICBMs? The American
president had not struck Nemerenko as possessing the same religious
fanaticism as the rest of the Republican party, but obviously the man
was not rational by any means so the possibility could not be ruled
out.

"Under normal circumstances I would not involve myself in the
squabbles of foreign nations," began Nemerenko after a moment of
thought. "But what the Americans and Canadians have done violates the
principle of national sovereignty. Not to mention demonstrates how the
Americans view the world as their private little toy to use and abuse,
and has brought China and the United States to the edge of war."
Because right now the PLAN was looking for US or Canadian ships in
their territorial waters to fight and sink. All it would take was one
sailor on either side killed and the Pacific would run red with the
blood of many more. "Such aggression, such *needless* aggression
cannot go unpunished. Therefore we will vote in favor of China's UN
resolution condemning the United States or Canada."

"The Americans might view that as us siding with the Chinese," noted
Yevgeni. "Come to think of it, it might be viewed by the CHINESE as us
siding with the Chinese. Are we?"

"No," said Nemerenko. "This isn't so much about the ills of China as
it about sovereignty, the right of every state, and the reckless
behaviour of the Americans. Washington will veto the resolution anyway
but we must offer at least a token protest against their aggression.
Sato sent us a message didn't he?"

"Yes. He wants to coordinate diplomatic efforts to keep things 'calm.'"

"Tell him this," instructed Nemerenko. "Blame in this situation lies
plainly with the United States and Canada. If Japan truly wants to see
peace in the Far East, as Russia does, then they should warn the
Americans about just how foolish they have been."

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Actions:
1) Russia does not believe Canada would be capable of such an action
on its own and accuses the United States of being behind the 'attack'
on China.
2) Russia publicly denounces the actions of the United States and
Canada as "aggressive, reckless, illegal and dangerous."
3) Vote in favor of the Chinese resolution condemning the United
States and Canada
4) Reply to Japan: if you want stability, talk some sense into Washington
5) Quite message to China: we're not happy about what has occurred but
for the moment we will only give you moral support.