"William W. Johnstone - Ashes 01 - Out of the Ashes" - читать интересную книгу автора (Johnstone William W)

Admiral Mullens of the Navy looked around him, meeting all eyes. тАЬI don't think we dare move.тАЭ

Sergeant Major of the Army Parley stirred.

тАЬYou got something on your mind, Sergeant Major,тАЭ the admiral said, тАЬsay it. We're all equal here.тАЭ

тАЬDamned if that's so!тАЭ a Marine sergeant major said.

Laughter erupted.

Parley said, тАЬI don't believe we can afford to move. But if we don't, what do we doтАФjust sit on our
hands and wait for war?тАЭ

тАЬI think it's out of our hands,тАЭ Admiral Newcomb of the Coast Guard said. тАЬWe're damned if we do,
damned if we don't. If we expose the location of the subтАФwhere wethink it isтАФwe stand a good chance
of a war. A very good chance. I think we're in a box. If we expose the traitors, they'll fire anyway. And
we're not supposed to have that type of missile.тАЭ

тАЬWhich is a bad joke,тАЭ Sergeant Major Rogers of the Marine Corps said in disgust. тАЬRussia's still got us
outgunned two to one in missiles of the conventional nuclear type. God only knows how many germ-type
warheads they have.тАЭ He forced a grin. тАЬOf course, we have a few of those ourselves.тАЭ He shook his
head. тАЬJesus! Thirty damned guys control the fate of the entire world. Even worse than that, if our
intelligence is correct, it's a double double cross.тАЭ

Master Chief Petty Officer of the Navy Franklin looked across the table, disgust in his eyes. тАЬAdmiral?
Do youтАФany of youтАФknow for sure just who wecan trust?тАЭ

The admiral shook his head. тАЬNo, not really. We don't know how many of our own people are in on this
... caper.тАЭ

тАЬYou mean, sir,тАЭ a colonel asked, тАЬone ofus might be in on it?тАЭ

тАЬI would say the odds are better than even that is true.тАЭ

тАЬI wondered why I was jerked out of Italy so fast I didn't even have time to zip up my pants,тАЭ the
Ranger colonel smiled.

тАЬWell, you'd better zip тАЩem up, Pete,тАЭ a SEAL laughed at him. тАЬYou don't have that much to brag
about.тАЭ

тАЬHow the hell do you know?тАЭ A marine chuckled. тАЬYou two guys queer for each other?тАЭ

тАЬI ain't free,"тАФthe Ranger grinnedтАФ"but I'm reasonable.тАЭ
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An AF commando laughed. тАЬHe bends over in the shower a lot, lookinтАЩ for the soap.тАЭ