[War] US: In future, we quit being helpful.

[John Penta]

"In future, we quit being helpful."
4 August 2014
Pres. John Williams
USA
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<Washington>

    At some point, the President decided, he was going to get
seriously plastered, or melt into a quivering mass of POTUS.

Romania trying to be Shogun-era Japan and cut itself off from the
world, people expelling not merely a diplomat here and there but
*whole fucking embassies and consulates*, plus the other guy's
civilian nationals...

The world had descended into madness, and if it weren't for the
reassurance of his cabinet, he'd probably blame himself and blow his
brains out.

"Well," he noted as the last of his cabinet members trickled in. "All
hell's broken loose."

"First up: the UN. Chris, I know you mentioned you agreed with the French?"

"Yeah. Abstaining seems like the best idea."

"We'll do that, then."

"Next up, Romania. I...guess we go home, then. No aid, no nothing.
We'll spare a seat for them at NATO and the like if they ever want to
come back."

"Okay."

"China."

There was loud argument about this one. It was eventually agreed that
the positions of US surface and SSN forces in the Pacific, in general
sorts of terms, would be released to the Chinese, along with copies of
their orders as approved by CINCPAC, for the 24 hour period in
question. There would be nothing to really help the Chinese
investigation, but it's what they wanted, and it would disprove
allegations of US involvement. The closest SSN, he knew, had been on
the wrong side of Japan, playing hide and seek with a US carrier
group. One had previously been on patrol near Korea, but that one had
been near Midway, bound for Pearl Harbor at the time.

At the same time, their ambassador would apologize in suitable
Mandarin for the errors of the United States in providing what limited
help to Canada that they had unwittingly provided.

Then, all American government employees in China, except for essential
staff in Shanghai, would be called home.

Later, the President could be found wandering the Residence, in silence.
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Actions:
1. Bye, Romania. US government employees to leave ASAP, embassy and
all consulates to be closed until further notice.
2. As depositary nation for NATO, accept Romania's exit.
3. US abstains on Chinese resolutions at UN.
4. US to apologize to China for helping Canada unwittingly, then pull
out everyone except essential staff in Shanghai.
5. US to also provide general data on SSN and surface positions for
the 24hour period of the rescue, plus copies of the orders as sent by
CINCPAC.
6. US to also provide copies of the sat photos provided to Canada, as
degraded as they were.