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　Anyway, the United States just wants the arable land, mines and other natural resources of these countries, and it doesn’t really care who is in power.

　Over the past century, the United States has repeatedly changed its proxies in Latin American countries. With the exception of Cuba's Castro, has it ever failed?

　He thought it was unreasonable that the great cause of eradicating the Cuban communist regime would be delayed just for a little trouble in the Dominican Republic!

　More importantly, he thought that he had

　experience, and can easily grasp the president's thinking.

　Who would have thought that this young president would dare to ignore the obedience test of him, the CIA director, and act on his own?

　How could Director Dulles, who had always relied on his seniority and had a high opinion of himself, bear this for a while?

　However, before Dulles could come to his senses, William Fulbright, Chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, expressed his strong support for this. He believed that instead of attacking Cuba, which had the backing of the Soviet Union, without sufficient preparation and taking huge diplomatic risks, it would be better to attack the Dominican Republic, which was under triple excommunication and was an "international pariah" hated by the international community, in order to establish the authority of the new government.

　What made Dulles even more panicked was that General Lyman Lanitzer, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, with whom he had previously reached a tacit understanding, thought about it for a moment and then changed sides on the spot, announcing his support for the Dominican combat plan proposed by President Kennedy.

　--According to the "Pluto Plan", the protagonists of the Cuban War were the mercenaries led by the CIA, and it was hard to say whether the Pentagon had a chance to appear; and in this Dominican War, only the CIA mercenaries were used as pioneers, and the US military following behind would definitely gain some military merits.

　In that case, why not choose to attack the Dominican Republic?

　Although the Trujillo dictatorship had aircraft and ships, how could it be a match for the United States? Isn't this a good opportunity to give the navy and air force some credit?

　The U.S. Air Force also fought in the MiG Alley in the Korean War. How long has it been since the U.S. Navy sank an enemy ship since World War II?

　As for Cuba's Castro, he can wait until the conditions are ripe and then fight again! Then he can earn more military merit!

　Vice President Johnson also agreed with the president's decision and expressed his willingness to personally contact the Organization of American States to seek recognition from Latin American countries for this war.

　Finally, only Director Dulles was left. Faced with the support of everyone, he was dumbfounded for a moment and felt a huge pressure in his heart.

　He was stunned for a long time, his mind torn between his conscience and his conscience. But he finally bit the bullet and hesitantly expressed his objection: "Mr. President, the Cuban warriors who joined the 2506th Brigade joined the great cause of the freedom camp in order to liberate Cuba from the rule of the red devil.

　They had been training hard in the Guatemalan rainforest for a long time and were eager to fight back to their homeland.

　They would be very disappointed if Washington suddenly ordered them to be diverted to fight in other wars.”

　"Director Dulles, what do you mean by that? Are you threatening the government?

　So, please give me a definite answer! Are the Cuban mercenaries numbered 2506 Brigade still troops under the command of the US government?

　Secretary of Defense McNamara stared at Director Dulles with a sharp gaze and said coldly, "If that's the case, then they should understand that a soldier's duty is to obey orders! If not, why spend so much money to support a group of mercenaries who can't obey orders and fight?

　Could it be that the CIA's contract with them stipulates that they can disobey the White House's orders?"

　——I have to say that this accusation is too harsh. It is simply saying that the CIA "maintains private armies and threatens the government"!

　Director Dulles, who was completely unprepared for this, was suddenly covered in cold sweat and felt as if he was in an ice cellar.

　President Kennedy raised his hand to stop Secretary of Defense McNamara's overly heated remarks, then turned to the CIA director and said, "The Dominican Republic is not far from Cuba. Mr. Director, didn't you say before that the Guatemalan government would only allow the Cuban mercenaries to stay there until April? As long as they can participate in the righteous crusade and overthrow Trujillo's evil regime, this mercenary group can stay in the Dominican Republic as long as they want! They can march to Cuba whenever they want!"

　"But this army is prepared to fight against the Castro regime..." Director Dulles was still muttering subconsciously.

　"If these Cuban mercenaries are truly capable of fighting, then let them prove their strength on the Dominican battlefield first!"

　President Kennedy said categorically, "Only true warriors are worthy of respect, attention, and investment! Those who talk big all day long and only think about making others bleed and sacrifice when faced with danger deserve only to be thrown into the corner like garbage!"

　A few hours later, Captain Ferry King, who was drinking coffee in a lounge in the White House, learned the good news that the "Crusade Plan" to attack the Dominican Republic was successfully approved by the cabinet and would continue to be implemented by the CIA.

　This finally gave Firi, who had been living in fear for three months after being transferred to the CIA's Cuba Special Task Force, a slight relief.

　The tide of history has finally been changed!

　From then on, the ridiculous Bay of Pigs War would not have happened again, and the Kennedy administration would not have stumbled just at its opening.

　Of course, for Firi himself, the troubles were not yet completely over.

　Because he would have to return to the CIA and face the wrath of his superiors...

　Chapter 38: Ask the team leader to go to Dominica to make a fortune (Second update!)

　The original CIA headquarters building next to the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C.

　A small office with simple decoration and filled with cabinets and bookshelves was filled with a dull and depressing low pressure.

　CIA

　Jacob Estelan, the director of the Western Hemisphere Bureau and leader of the Cuban Special Tasks Group, the legendary spy chief who once overthrew the left-wing regime in Guatemala with only 150 mercenaries, sat behind his desk, his hands crossed, his chin on his hands, and with what he thought was the most ferocious and intimidating look, he stared intently at his hateful subordinate in front of him, a captain who had caused a big mess as soon as he came to the CIA.

　stare--

　If Estelion's gaze could be transformed into freezing light, Captain Ferry King would have been turned into an ice sculpture long ago.

　However, Captain Ferry King, who was sitting opposite him, showed no fear at all. He even looked around leisurely, glancing at the scenery outside the window from time to time.

　If smartphones existed in this era, he might even wear a Bluetooth headset and play a game with others online!

　Finally, Jacob Esterline, unable to bear it any longer, took the initiative to end the marking game and slammed his fist on the table.

　"Don't play dumb! Captain Ferry King! You're the one behind everything that happened today!"

　He roared viciously, "What on earth are you thinking? Why do you want to bypass the bureau and report to the president?

　Did you know that the entire special task force has been working hard for a year to formulate and deploy the "Pluto Plan" to attack Cuba?

　Then, because you colluded with the White House behind the bureau's back and started this Dominican Republic war, you ruined all the hard work we've put in over the past year!"

　A year of hard work? Hmm, is that really true? Why do I only see the entire team tanking and skipping work?

　Even during the previous few months of "hard work", you seemed to be only concerned with making money. From recruiting to confidentiality, there were many loopholes. The action plan was even published in the New York Times, and there were some stupid agents who gave interviews to reporters!

　Is this the CIA's trump card? With this level of expertise, they can actually compete with the KGB across the Iron Curtain in espionage?

　"Colluding with the White House? Captain Estelion, I'm so sad when you say that!

　Being loyal to the president and serving the White House, isn't this the most basic duty of the CIA?

　As a humble public servant, we should not hold any subjective stance and should only obey the will of the White House..."

　Fili complained with his arms crossed, looking unceremoniously at the man in front of him who was technically his direct superior, and sighed inwardly.

　Team leader, I am actually saving you!

　If I hadn't caused this drama, you would have been forced to retire in two months and kicked out of the CIA in disgrace!

　According to historical records, the CIA's Director Dulles and Deputy Director Bissell were both forced to resign following the tragic and disastrous Bay of Pigs defeat. Furthermore, Team Leader Esteline, who was directly in charge of the Cuban Special Task Force, was forced to resign at lightning speed, his career ending in April of this year.

　I wonder if the "Wave" training camp (actually a brothel) that was built and taken over by this team leader with embezzled public funds has been preserved?

　Well, if you think about it carefully, it was probably taken back by the CIA in the future, or sold to someone else, right?

　After all, although it feels great to abuse power for personal gain and embezzle state-owned assets, wealth seized through power can be lost just as quickly.

　Just like the Russian oligarchs after the collapse of the Soviet Union, who seemingly possessed countless assets and were as wealthy as a nation, their holdings were in fact all illicit and could not withstand investigation. Once the oligarchs lost their political protection, it would be almost a matter of minutes for their assets to be seized and confiscated.

　Team Leader Jacob Estline was disgraced and kicked out of the CIA, never to be reappointed.

　So, how could the assets that this unlucky guy embezzled from the CIA not be snatched away by his former colleagues?

　Therefore, facing Jacob Esterline's anger and questioning, Ferry felt like his good intentions had been wasted.

　"What's more, before we attacked Cuba, you were the leader of the Cuban Special Task Force. Now that we're attacking the Dominican Republic, you're the new leader of the Dominican Special Task Force. No matter where we invade, all the credit goes to you. Doesn't that mean there's no loss at all?

　Moreover, Cuba had been through a long period of war, and the people were all poor. The land had all been reserved by the United Fruit Company, so there wouldn't be much profit even if they took over.

　The Dominican Republic was ruled by the Trujillo family for thirty years and accumulated a lot of good things, making it much richer than Cuba today.

　"Team leader, you can go to the Dominican Republic to make a fortune this time, but don't forget your old subordinates!"

　Filippi continued with a forced smile, pointing to the door frame of the office. He had noticed when he came in that the sign on the door, "Cuban Special Task Force Office," had been changed to "Dominican Special Task Force Office."

　(Later, when the Langley Building was built, the CIA offices were not numbered to maintain secrecy, but the Langley Building was not yet completed.)

　——As the director of the CIA's Western Hemisphere Bureau, Jacob Estline is roughly equivalent to the CIA's "Commander-in-Chief of the Americas Theater". All "hot spots" in North and South America are under his jurisdiction.

　But just like the warlords' conflicts in China during the Republic of China era, there were also many factions within the CIA's spies, and everything depended on strength.

　A senior CIA executive will most likely not be able to hold his position if he does not have his own direct troops and core strongholds.

　Therefore, Jacob E

　In addition to serving as the high-ranking director of the Western Hemisphere Bureau, Straine also directly manages an intelligence station or project team to house his trusted personnel.

　Specifically, he would personally manage the area with the most money, and the Western Hemisphere Bureau would move there.

　Over the past year, the Cuban campaign has been the CIA's top priority project in the Western Hemisphere. All of the agency's resources have been tilted towards the Cuban Special Task Force. Esteline naturally has to personally serve as the leader of the Cuban group, while secondary battlefields such as the Dominican Republic are left to others.

　Now that the Cuban War was officially on hold, the Dominican War was about to begin. Naturally, Team Leader Jacob Esterline immediately jumped ship and was parachuted into the Dominican Special Task Force, forcing out the previously successful Dominican Team Leader.

　There's no way around it, the credit always belongs to the boss. For those without a strong background, it's like a higher-ranking official crushing someone to death!

　However, for Firi, who is clinging to the president's thigh, the prestige of being one level higher is not so useful...

　Author's words: PS: Grandpa just recovered from COVID-19, and my cousin's family all tested positive, and all kinds of strange sequelae emerged, some even became blind.

　Several other relatives have passed away one after another, and I've been busy visiting them recently, so I'm afraid I won't be able to speed up the updates. Sorry.

　I hope Lao Lao Wang can survive this. He already fell ill once in August, so he shouldn't be so sick again so soon, right?

　Chapter 39: Captain Jin takes charge of the Cuban team

　In short, for Team Leader Jacob Estline, who holds the title of Director of the Western Hemisphere Bureau, as long as the CIA's main attack direction in the next stage is not shifted out of the Western Hemisphere, he will definitely be the commander-in-chief on the front line, whether it is an attack on Cuba or the Dominican Republic.

　And, just as Firi said, the benefits that can be gained from taking over the Dominican Republic are probably greater than what can be squeezed out of Cuba.

　The Dominican dictator Trujillo alone plundered a total of $800 million in wealth in the past 30 years!

　That was $800 million in the early 1960s!

　Sixty years later, at the beginning of the 21st century, the Trujillo family's wealth was at least equivalent to 50 billion US dollars at that time!

　If we let the CIA's agents who are good at blackmail go over there, they can at least get half of the $800 million in assets, right?

　As for the credit for destroying Trujillo's dictatorship, it also fell into his hands.

　What's more, the White House didn't say that it would stop attacking Cuba. It could just wait until it's done with the Dominican Republic before turning back to deal with Castro!

　By then, he will be the one and only legendary spy in the world who can "destroy three kingdoms by himself", and the well-deserved king of agents!

　The 007 in British novels is nothing but a minor character insignificant compared to this living legend, Estelline!

　Therefore, the reason why Team Leader Estelion acted so fierce and angry in front of Fili just now was not because his interests were damaged. It was simply because of his pride. He felt that his battle plan was ruined by his subordinates, which affected his dignity and dominance, so he was very resentful.

　——Even if this is a shabby plan full of holes, it has been kept secret from the beginning by deceiving both the superiors and the subordinates and fooling both sides.

　Despite having spent the previous few months deceiving himself and others, Estelion knew full well that the Pluto Plan to invade Cuba had been driven to the brink of bankruptcy due to a series of ill-conceived decisions and unthinkable maneuvers during its preparations.

　Now, Firi has brought the hidden danger to the White House, and the president has replaced it with the "Crusade Plan" to attack the Dominican Republic, which is actually helping him get out of the predicament.

　But the problem is, as a leader, even if Estelion has gained benefits, it is still difficult for him to tolerate such behavior of ignoring his superiors.

　As an official, the most important thing is dignity and face. What you hate most is having your mistakes pointed out by your subordinates and losing face.

　Therefore, after being humiliated, the first reaction of a normal bureaucrat is definitely not to admit the mistake and correct it, but to retaliate fiercely!

　As the director of the CIA's Western Hemisphere Bureau, the spy chief Jacob Estline is naturally no exception.

　However, for Fieri, who was clinging to the White House, he, as the team leader, had no way to deal with him until he got hold of something that was wrong with Fieri.

　Not to mention him as the team leader, even Director Dulles and Deputy Director Bissell can't do anything to Firi right now!

　You know, the CIA had already made the grave mistake of "disrespecting its superiors"! President Kennedy's eyes were on the CIA!

　If the CIA still does not repent after such a warning, the consequences will be serious.

　Remembering what Director Dulles and Deputy Director Bissell had said to him before, Team Leader Estelline took a deep breath, rubbed his forehead where veins were bulging, then opened the drawer, took out two brown paper bags with wax seals, and threw them towards Fili!

　"You're right, Captain Ferry King! I'll be the leader of the Dominican Special Task Force. I'll be devoting all my energy to developing the 'Crusader Plan' to capture the Dominican Republic and overthrow dictator Trujillo! I'll also be contacting and negotiating with my sources in the Dominican Republic."

　As for the invasion of Cuba, it would have to be delayed until this autumn at the earliest, and the plan would have to be significantly adjusted.

　But, before I left

　During this period, the Cuban Special Task Force cannot be left unattended! So..."

　He took another deep breath and said to Ferry reluctantly, "This is the appointment document signed by Director Dulles! In the other bag is the key to the director's office of the "Wave" training base, and on the note is the safe password!

　Captain Ferry King! You will be the acting leader of the Cuban Special Task Force for the next period of time!

　The Wave base in Coral Gables, Florida, is yours, as are those exiled Cuban politicians!

　However, the CIA headquarters is about to relocate, so there will be no office for you there, and the entire team will be moved to Florida!

　Now, get out of my office and take office in Florida! Now! Right now!

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　The reason why Captain Ferry King was promoted despite exposing the CIA's schemes and embarrassing the Director was that both Director Dulles and Deputy Director Bissell were in serious career crises.