[War] US: Shifting the load

[John Penta]

"Shifting the load"
11 Aug 2014
Pres. John Williams
USA
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<Washington>

"Let them protest," Williams muttered.

He wondered briefly what Hong expected. She'd ordered the Second
Artillery Regiment to spin up their nukes as a threat to the US and
Canada.

She really expected the US to NOT move in to keep Iran from collapsing
into insanity? Or, for that matter, keep it from becoming a Chinese
puppet state?

Yeah, right.

Nonetheless, Japan's offer made a lot of sense.

Williams scribbled some notes on a legal pad.

The command structure he figured would best work like this:

The ACC, through SACEUR, would task Japan with being the lead with
Iranian protesters. Essentially, the JSDF and European troops would be
on crowd-control duty and handling the cities, while US troops would
in the main focus on securing reconstruction sites out in the boonies.
However, US forces would be available to assist.

Meanwhile, SACEUR was to issue simple orders:

Let protests happen. So long as they don't escalate into violence,
protests are a good thing.

Hong could do what she would. Williams wasn't about to take the bait.
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Actions:
1. Japan to take the lead in crowd control and dealing with the Chinese.
2. SACEUR to issue orders to let protests happen, so long as they stay
non-violent.