＜ Chapter 37. You crossed the line ＞
Chapter 37. You’re crossing the line.
“Oh, I see. It’s possible because it’s a private place like this, but honestly, I’m a little envious of that.”
At Jeonghwan’s brazen (?) words, Dick Cheney shook his head that he was not an ordinary bet, and then went straight to the point.
“I am only grateful for this response to my sudden and informal request.”
“Are you not a comrade who fought for the people who groan under the dictator in the United States and that Kuwait together? All I can say is that this friendship between our two countries will last for a long time, and I hope that it will be shown on other fronts as well. Given the international situation these days, that day may come much sooner than expected.”
‘Unfortunately, you are already showing aggression. I’m sorry, but for the sake of you neo-cons, it’s a no-brainer to bleed to death with China. At least 20 years!’
Hearing Dick Cheney’s thick, low voice from the other side of the ocean, Jeonghwan thought to himself.
When Dick Cheney refers to the ‘international situation these days’, it is natural that Deng Xiaoping’s Nam Soon Ganghwa ended in a disastrous failure and was neglected by the Chinese Communist Party’s leadership and died a lonely death.
The White House, including the current President George W. Bush, is dominated by the Republican Party, which can never be favorable to the former Communist bloc China and Russia, but now the Republican Party’s mainstream is not the neo-cons that advocate American supremacy and hegemony, but it has been down since Kissinger. It is dominated by traditional real-politicalists.
As most of them still cannot predict that China will emerge as a G2 comparable to the United States in the future, of course, China, who will supply cheap labor in the increasingly accelerating global trade system, and the White House, which will always be in a twisted line, were not going to be smooth.
Except for Dick Cheney, who is now Jung-hwan’s call partner, the godfather of neo-conservative, or Neo-conservative.
Even now, Dick Cheney’s low voice was imbued with his dislike for China and a one-sided call to North Korea’s leader Jeong Hwan, who seemed like an effective long-term horse to contain China.
And, unsurprisingly, he has already begun to secretly put his thoughts on the conversation.
“…Now that the front line has been talked about, what do you think of the idea I talked about through Chairman Kim? I would like to hear the intentions of the general secretary in advance, at least briefly.”
“Ah, that’s…”
Jeonghwan took a stance to take a step back while dragging the horse to Dick Cheney’s questioning.
What is inevitable is that the content of the ‘conceived’ that Dick Cheney delivered and that only Kim Young-nam and Jung-hwan knew was the content that Jung-hwan could not help but was astonished by when he first heard it.
“If our US bases are established in North Korea and the 7th Fleet can be anchored in Nampo and Wonsan ports, relations between the United States and North Korea will be able to leap to a higher level in an instant. It means that I have one more thing in common with my southern friends. ha ha ha!”
“……”
“It was just a joke, but I’m serious. General Secretary, the United States Forces North Korea is the complete and ultimate answer to our defense against Russia, our defense against the public, and the future of U.S.-DPRK relations.”
‘Only from your point of view.’
Junghwan put on a rotten smile as he listened to Dick Cheney’s words that seemed to be twisted.
When Jeong-hwan, through the North Korean embassy in the US, made an informal request to Cheney to exert influence in the unofficial negotiations between the two countries at the Davos Forum, Cheney secretly made that offer.
US military presence in North Korea.
Elevation of U.S.-North Korea relations to a military alliance.
It was a sudden and one-sided proposal, but at the same time, it was an idea that only Dick Cheney could think of.
Fortunately, Kim Young-nam, like a veteran, avoided an immediate answer on the spot and immediately informed Jeong-hwan of this fact, but Cheney persistently put the offer back in the conversation right now.
When Jeonghwan seemed to be in trouble for a moment, Cheney noticed it with a ghostly look and threw the bait he had prepared.
And that ‘bait’ was an opportunity to decisively upset Junghwan’s mood, which must have been taken care of and, if at all possible, he had tried to settle things in moderation and move on well.
“And…, if the U.S. military is stationed in North Korea, will there be any factors that will help North Korea’s system stability and, um, … ‘continuity of the regime’?”
“…I wonder what that means. Minister Cheney.”
“It is not difficult to say. General Secretary. Were you talking about the election earlier? North Korea is not the first time the United States has formed a military alliance with a country that does not hold elections in the ordinary sense. North Korea’s brother, South Korea too… Excuse me, a military dictator led a coup and came to power, but the US military still ensured system stability. In a sense, it’s the same in Japan.”
“……I knew that the ideology of the United States was a democratic system.”
“What’s the matter… we just need to show some ‘ideological flexibility’. I’ve heard that the general secretary’s half-brother, former general Kim Jong-il, also thought that the foreign power that was truly a threat to his system was China, not the United States. General Secretary. If the US military were to be stationed in Pyongyang, who would dare to shake the regime of the General Secretary?”
‘Ah, this is slowly crossing the line, you bastard.’
Jeonghwan frowned as he heard Dick Cheney’s rant, full of pride, or arrogance.
Certainly, Dick Cheney’s remarks had a tempting side to them…if Junghwan was like other dictators who only care about his own well-being.
Stationing US forces in North Korea, that is, the US forces in North Korea, was no different than giving up relations with other neighboring countries for the sake of relations with the US, or more precisely, relations with the Republican Party and conservatives in the US.
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No matter how much the Soviet Union disintegrated and descended to Russia (?), not to mention the raging China-DPRK relationship, it was obvious that Russia, too, would risk life and death to stop the US carrier squadron, its former enemy, sitting right under its chin.I don’t know if North Korea has the military and economic capabilities that will not yield to pressure from past allies, but such a thing can only be expected after at least 10 years have passed.
In the end, having US troops stationed in North Korea was to bring down the entire country’s diplomatic missions in order to secure only the regime guarantee and the maintenance of Jeong-hwan’s own regime.
Dick Cheney probably doesn’t know about this, but he doesn’t care if he does.
What Neo-Con, including him, want is a subordinate, docile, subordinate ally that will only serve as a forward base for the US military in Northeast Asia.
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North Korea’s diplomatic embarrassment was about a million light-years away from Dick Cheney’s concerns.“How is it? If only the general secretary decides to win, I will persuade President Bush. If you make the decision now, North Korea will become the light of the free world under the guidance of the United States of America…”
“…I don’t think it’s something I’m going to talk about over the phone. furthermore….”
‘Because it’s like this, you’re hearing that in 10 years you will almost ruin the world as well as America, you psycho. Father Bush must be re-elected, but we must quickly find a way to get rid of this man somehow.’
The reason Dick Cheney really scratched Jung-hwan’s temper was not only because of the one-sided offer of the US Army.
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No matter how vast the difference in national power, Dick Cheney is one of the US ministers and Jeong Hwan is the head of state of the Democratic People’s Republic of Korea.Read at noblemtl.com
Now, even though this call is an informal contact, it is no more or less rude to bring up the story of guaranteeing the maintenance of your regime if neither the president of another country nor a defense minister listens to our request over the phone.“I think it would be better to have such a long-term discussion after there is a guarantee that the Secretary will be able to hold on to the White House for another four years.”
“……”
‘Thank you for helping me in today’s negotiations with Japan, but being grateful is grateful, and continuing to put up with such insults is a shortcut to becoming a good person. From now on, I will use my hands so that I don’t have any more regrets about this neo-con.’
At Jeonghwan’s provocative remarks, which were polite but clearly angered, Cheney didn’t say anything as if trying to measure him for a moment.
Perhaps on the inside he thinks that this Soviet boy, who served as a subordinate of the Soviet Union, is ignorant and ignorant of the subject, but at least on the surface, Dick Cheney remained silent.
“Isn’t that one of the shortcomings of a democracy? This means that if the administration changes, the continuity of the policies of the previous government is not guaranteed. As I said before, I don’t worry about elections at all, but the Minister and President Bush are not like that, are they?”
“…in the election, we are sure to win. Now, I know that North Korea is also watching US news, but a recent opinion poll showed that the approval rate was a whopping 93%.”
“Yeah, I know that, so good luck. I want President Bush to say the same.”
‘How dare this little bastard!’
To Jung-hwan, who only talks witty things, Dick Cheney feels that the aging process has increased, but he senses that it is time to step back.
Expanding the influence of the US military in Northeast Asia can take a little time.
After all, North Korea is now the third-largest country that has barely escaped the status of the poorest country.
If you are flirting with the vice minister or technical support, or if things are not settled, it is enough to drive a coup d’état to drive out this kid and install a puppet who is a good listener.
And only then will the ignorant, ignorant young dictator of the subject realize how serious it is to dare to touch the heart of the United States.
“…..thank you. I will tell you that.”
“Once again, thank you for your help in Switzerland today. Then come on.”
And the secret conversation between the Secretary of Defense of the United States and the supreme leader of North Korea ended with that.
As soon as the call ended, one of the people who had been listening to Jeonghwan until now was angry with a rare blush on his face.
“Are you mad? General Manager Kim Yong-gun?”
“Are you just angry? Watching that imperialist bastard Ganna, the U.S. imperialist minister who is going to kill a dick or something, is arrogantly playing with the general secretary comrade, I get feverish…”
“Unfortunately, that is the position of our republic in front of the United States now. And for at least the next 10 years, you will have to be treated like that. So, let Comrade Kim get used to it in advance.”
“……”
The Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) Foreign Minister and General Kim Yong-gun still had a face as if he could not calm his anger, but he was not ignorant of Jung Hwan’s words and the reality of the international community.
The opponent was the defense minister of the United States, the world’s most powerful country, and North Korea was only a third-class ally that had just come under their wings.
“Importantly, this is not the last time. From now on, he will continue to do all sorts of tricks to make this republic a bullet point against China, according to his gang’s will.”
That was Junghwan’s concern.
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Now the Soviet Union has collapsed, and for at least the next 10 years, the world will be in the Pax Americana system, the US is lowly,And as the United States solidifies its position as the only superpower in the world, the neocons, neoconservatives inclined to American unilateralism, which are growing within them, also become stronger.
And North Korea was in the perfect position to contain Russia, an enemy that neocons hate more than death, and China, which is slowly starting to emerge as a potential next century among international political scholars in the wake of the collapse of the Soviet Union and the Tiananmen Square incident.
The problem was that Jung-hwan didn’t want to play the role of a bullet catcher on the Northeast Asian front line at all.
‘The moment the U.S. forces are brought in, the relationship with China, which is barely maintained, is over. Even now, because of my participation in the Gulf War, I am receiving a very suspicious look in Beijing…’
Although USFK is also stationed in Korea, this was possible because the Republic of Korea did not directly border China and Russia.
Wasn’t the existence value of North Korea, which is now ruled by Jeong-hwan, a barrier that keeps the US forces in check in? The reason why the country, called North Korea, was able to maintain its vitality in the face of endless economic disruptions and realities in the past life.
However, if the US troops entered North Korea directly, the anger between China and Russia would be like an active volcano that cannot be compared to when they participated in the Gulf War.
“Comrade General Secretary… If you are really considering Defense Secretary Cheney’s proposal…”
“No, comrade director, do I look like a crazy person? Will you be indebted to popping shrimp in a whale fight? The moment we bring U.S. troops into this republic, our trade and economy will end on that day. I don’t know if I could have economic power like my comrades in South Korea, but at the moment it’s not like that.”
“Well…….”
A deep sigh leaked out of Kim Yong-geon’s mouth at the thought of going this way and going to hell.
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Now that I can’t live as a single fire general like in the past, I reformed and opened up, and I tasted the sweetness brought by the reform for a while, but the time has come to pay the price.The small prosperity that North Korea has enjoyed over the past few years has largely depended on the United States, and to that extent, if they ask for something, they cannot ignore it as in the past, chanting ‘American imperialists’.
In the past, there was nothing to lose, and paradoxically, I could do whatever I wanted, but now I have something to lose.
Although he did not support Jeonghwan without knowing this price, Kim Yong-geon engraved the current disgrace deep in his heart as he became as heavy as a stone without realizing it.
‘One day, the day will come when I will repay this insult. Even my nephew, the general secretary, is so patient, shouldn’t I, who is in charge of diplomatic affairs of the Republic, be unable to control my anger?’
When we first met in Japan, this young general secretary was a person who could see the future.
Kim Yong-geon knew from his closest eyes that the future was not merely a delusion or a public promise, but mostly made it a reality.
So, I had to believe that I would be able to get out of this situation in 10 years.
While Kim Yong-geon was only hiding his anger inwardly, Jung-hwan smiled and raised a finger up.
“…but that doesn’t mean you have to be patient. If we take advantage of the strengths of our republic and dig into the weaknesses of the political system of the United States, it is possible to prevent them from exerting such power.”
“But didn’t that Dick Cheney say he won’t give up, then what should we do…”
“Anyway, the final decision maker on the stationing of troops abroad is the president, not the defense minister. Then we’ll have to figure out a way to outsmart the defense minister and directly influence the president. Fortunately, America is a country where money can buy power .”