I Became Park Jeong-ui’s Nephew - Chapter 91



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He became Park Jeong-ui’s nephew. – (91)

‘Something’s wrong with this.’

This is America,

President Kennedy’s father, Kennedy Sr., kept an ear to the world.

The United States, which amassed more than half of the world’s wealth during World War I and II,

Then, if only the US could eat well and live well, as the fear of communism spread, the US poured too much money around the world.

Now that we have no gold in our treasury, we cannot exchange dollars brought by other countries for gold. So we have to ignore the problems happening in the world and only look to the development of the United States.

“Did America fail because the Nazis ate Europe? China? Korea? What do they have to do with us? America is making a big mistake.”

Kennedy Sr. had long believed that the more the United States got involved in world affairs, the more difficult it would become.

So isn’t that why the Democratic Party is reducing military spending and focusing on welfare policies? But at some point, the United States started to sink into a swamp of debt.

The cost of welfare policies is increasing astronomically, but military spending is also secretly increasing. What on earth is going on?

As it turned out, this was also due to a vague fear of communism.

In South Vietnam, 20% of the population is currently unemployed, and the industrial structure is 74% agricultural, with only 8% industrialized.

In addition, due to the government’s coercive reform policy, 800,000 people were imprisoned as political prisoners, and 100,000 of them were executed.

If the United States neglects South Vietnam, won’t Vietnam become communist?

So the United States is trying to overthrow the current Vietnamese government through a coup and pour money into Vietnam to make it a developed country like South Korea.

Just as the Republican Party developed Korea and made it an economic partner, wouldn’t the Democratic Party also have something to say to voters if it made Vietnam more like Korea?

But Kennedy Sr. called the Democratic policy a blunder.

“I told you not to do that!! Even if Vietnam falls and Korea becomes communist, nothing will happen to America!! Please, let’s just worry about our own livelihood!! Stop spending money on useless things!!”

But Kennedy Sr.’s argument fell on deaf ears among Democratic Party officials.

Do you think that being the President’s father gives you the right to get involved in politics?

Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson also dismissed Kennedy Sr.’s claims.

‘I’m the next president, and to do that I have to highlight America’s crisis.’

Lyndon B. Johnson’s goal was to ensure that the Democratic Party would control American politics for the next 200 years, but the dollar’s status as the world’s reserve currency was threatened by the US government’s growing fiscal spending.

So what should we do to maintain America’s position?

The answer is ultimately war.

The US consumed about 100 million gallons of oil in its war with China. Where did all this oil come from?

The United States, which signed an agreement with Britain and took control of the oil in the Middle East,

While the US and China were at war, Kuwait’s per capita income soared from $1,200 to $3,500.

So did only Kuwait benefit? Kuwait has oil, but it does not have the technology to extract it, so it gave more than half of its profits to the United States.

That’s the same with Saudi Arabia and Iran,

When the US started the war, American oil companies benefited, and the US government sucked up money by imposing corporate taxes on the companies.

This is why the United States is actively intervening in the Guatemalan situation. American energy companies have also entered Guatemala and the country is recording an annual growth rate of 7%.

Can the United States sit idly by while a coup takes place in Guatemala and American interests are threatened?

Vietnam is an extension of that, and the current economic structure of the United States is one that sucks money from the Middle East by constantly waging war and consuming oil.

Kennedy Sr. didn’t know that, so he just kept talking about how America shouldn’t go to war. President Kennedy thought the same as the Vice President.

‘We need money to maintain welfare policies. There is a limit to how much money the Treasury can print. Let’s turn over more oil companies and impose taxes on them.’

The U.S. economy is booming as Middle Eastern oil production increases.

Kennedy, who realized that principle, increased the defense budget by 10%.

He broke his own promise to reduce arms spending, but American public opinion was not particularly dissatisfied.

The welfare policy is going smoothly, and what can we say about the US government increasing its military spending with the remaining money?

The confident Kennedy administration further increased government spending.

***

“What do you think, Your Majesty?”

“What are you talking about?”

“Isn’t America expanding again these days? It seems as if it will unite the world, but will that day really come?”

“Well, that remains to be seen.”

The same routine that repeats itself today,

I met Shanghai Jewish businessmen in the Presidential Office.

The US, which seemed to have faltered a bit, is coming back to life. How long will this momentum last? I thought it would last at most 2-3 years, but that prediction may have been wrong.

However, as the US pursues expansionary policies, there are risks as well.

Right now, the United States is boosting its economy by increasing oil production, but this oil is not theirs.

If it is extracted from Middle Eastern countries that are pursuing pro-Western policies, and the spark starts in the Middle East, the consequences will be unmanageable.

Guatemala is the same,

Now, public opinion in Guatemala has turned anti-American after it was revealed that the CIA intervened in the civil war.

Would the Soviet Union miss this opportunity?

Because of the Guatemalan crisis, Cuba also turned anti-American, and the Soviet Union held cards that could threaten the United States from the rear.

If this actually happens in history, it will escalate into the Cuban Missile Crisis.

But in this era where history is slightly out of sync, the results may be a little different from what I know.

One thing is clear: Guatemala is a country that has been fighting a civil war against the United States for over 30 years, and it is unlikely that it will surrender to American military force.

What about Vietnam?

This is a swamp that needs no further explanation; the longer the war drags on, the more the US will suffer losses.

In the meantime, the oil crisis in the Middle East occurred and the United States fell into ruin. In real history, the United States did not lose the war, but withdrew from Vietnam for economic reasons.

Ultimately, America’s victory or defeat depends on time, and if it fails to sort out the events at a time when the Middle East is extracting oil to its heart’s content, it will suffer a crushing defeat.

So Korea also needs to think carefully.

Currently, Korea has an oil company in Kuwait, a neutral region in the Middle East.

Iran and Saudi Arabia are unhappy with the US plunder of their oil, so they will probably try to nationalize their oil at some point. Neutral Kuwait may also push for oil nationalization later.

What should Korea do then?

Can we overcome all the variables and protect Middle Eastern oil?

First of all, Kuwait became independent with Britain’s permission, and Iraq continues to claim ownership of Kuwait.

If a war were to break out between the two, Korea would suffer a huge economic blow. Since the US is also running wild all over the world, Korea also needs to spit on Kuwait in advance.

Right now, we are not worried about the United States, but rather, our priority is to secure the oil we consume.

I kept a close eye on the Middle East.

North Korea, located right above the region where an incident could occur someday, is something that can be eaten or not, but Middle Eastern oil is really important, so we have not let our guard down.

***

“We cannot recognize the British puppet state of Kuwait. We will start a war of unification immediately.”

This is the Middle East,

While America was causing uproar around the world, sparks were rising in Iraq.

Iraq’s claim that Kuwait is their land is not unreasonable, as Kuwait is a region that was under British rule and gained independence.

But such legitimacy is useless in the face of profit.

The British government dismissed Iraq’s claims as nonsense.

Britain, wary of an Iraqi invasion of Kuwait, immediately dispatched troops, and in the process confirmed that there was a bigger enemy behind Iraq.

“Is it true that the Soviet Union is supporting Iraq?”

“Yes, that is correct.”

“Haa~ What on earth is America doing right now!! This is not the time to be worrying about Guatemala or Vietnam!!”

British Prime Minister Harold Macmillan slammed the table.

The US has intervened militarily in such a wide area. Do you honestly think that the tide will turn if a place like Vietnam becomes communist?

But the Middle East is a really important region,

If Kuwait, which is a neutral zone, collapses, the worst-case scenario will be that Iran, Saudi Arabia, and Iraq will fight each other.

Britain was in a position where it had to draw its ally, the United States, into the Middle East, and the United States, which received information late, also intervened in the Middle East.

If the Middle East is shaken, all the projects we have been pursuing so far will be shaken. Can we just ignore this?

The problem is that the Guatemala-Vietnam region is starting to shake as we focus on the Middle East.

The Guatemalan Revolutionary Army is pushing back against the U.S.-backed coup, while Vietnam is also producing countless Viet Cong due to South Vietnam’s incompetence.

And now, there’s the incident in Kuwait,

Even for the United States, it was impossible to fight wars in three places at the same time.

What stands out here is that the Korean and U.S. governments requested military support from Korea.

They asked the Korean government to take care of the aftermath instead of worrying about Vietnam because they were too busy worrying about the Middle East, but the Korean government refused.

“The South Vietnamese government imprisoned 800,000 innocent civilians as political prisoners and massacred 100,000. On top of that, the government was corrupt and wasted US aid money on amassing illicit wealth. Why would we help a country like this? Let’s just let it fail. The collapse of Vietnam will not change the course of things.”

“huh??”

The U.S. government was taken aback.

I never thought Korea would reject the US government’s request.

Are you saying that you won’t listen now that you’re grown up? On top of that, South Korea even made a proposal that overturned the military operation proposed by the United States.

“Vietnam is a region that doesn’t matter whether it collapses or not, but Kuwait is not. I heard that the Soviet Union also intervened in the Middle East. Wouldn’t it be a good idea to deploy Korean troops in Kuwait? That way, we can divert the Soviet Union’s attention to the Middle East. Naturally, Guatemala and Cuba, which are receiving support from the Soviet Union, will also lose their power.”

“Hmm~ That makes sense… .”

The United States found that South Korea’s claims had merit.

Guatemala – Cuba is the second front,

If there is power to be unleashed here, it would be right to deploy it in the Middle East.

The problem is that if this happens, Korea will have a lot to say about its interests in the Middle East. Of course, Kuwait is a neutral zone, so it is shared among the US, UK, and Korea.

Since it is a place where we share anyway, what big deal will happen if Korea is humble?

Britain also agreed to Korea’s participation in the war, and 7,800 Korean troops headed to Kuwait.

Meanwhile, Vietnam was completely neglected, and although it had been enjoying honey from the money provided by the United States, the good times are gone.

“If we continue like this, we will be ruined!! America, please pay attention to Vietnam!!”

“What? I can’t hear you very well.”

“Whether you go down or not, Kuwait is more important now.”

Vietnam, abandoned like trash when it was no longer needed

Vietnam, in a desperate situation, began looking for a country that would fill the stomach of its corrupt regime.