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

тАЬNow, speak!тАЭ the general barked.

The Air Force colonel shook his head to clear away the cobwebs and wiped blood from his mouth. He
smiled.

тАЬWhat do you find amusing about all this?тАЭ Admiral Mullens asked.

The colonel's smile broadened.

тАЬBecause,тАЭ Admiral Newcomb said quietly, тАЬthere aren't going to be any electionsтАФright, Colonel?тАЭ
 Generated by ABC Amber LIT Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html




The man's smile faded. тАЬThat's right, Admiral.тАЭ

тАЬWhy?тАЭ

He again glanced at his watch. тАЬBecause it's 1207, that's why.тАЭ

тАЬWhat?тАЭ Driskill barked. тАЬWhat the hell has the time to do with anything?тАЭ

тАЬBrady put it all together much sooner than we expected. I should have received a phone call before
1145 hours. I didn't. That means our computers have concluded that no one can beat Hilton Logan in the
fall elections. ItтАФtheyтАФhave concluded that even if it's close, too close, no clear majority, it'll be thrown
into the House. Logan will come out on top, and that liberal son of a bitch will find out we've built new
nukes and order them destroyed.тАЭ

тАЬSon,"тАФGeneral Saunders leaned forwardтАФ"don't do this. Don't do it to your country. Logan is just a
man. Not much of one,тАЭ he grimaced, тАЬbut still a man. He's not going to dismantle the nation. We'll
weather it.тАЭ

тАЬNo, General. No, we won't. This country's had it.тАЭ His eyes were sad, his voice low when he spoke.
тАЬWe've had eight years of conservatism, but everything Fayers has pushed through has been a battle.
People aren't interested in the long run; they're only interested, concerned, withnow . The gun-control
legislation proved it; we're moving back to the left, and we can't allow that to happen. This way is the
only way we can get back on top. China will give Russia every missile she's had hidden for years, then
pour half a billion troops across the border. They'll destroy each other. The two-bit countries will blow
each other off the map once we start the dance. Africa will go up like a tinderbox, the Mideast with it.тАЭ
His eyes grew wild with fanaticism.

тАЬAnd what of America, Colonel?тАЭ General Crowe asked.

тАЬOh, we'll take casualties,тАЭ he admitted. тАЬSomewhere in the seventy-five to ninety-million range; you all
know the stats. But we'll come out far better than any other major power. And when we're back on top
again, this time, by God, we'll stay there.тАЭ

тАЬYou're crazy!тАЭ Sergeant Major Parley blurted. тАЬMy God, manтАФthink of all the innocent people you're