Chapter 35 Act 33 The Trial of Eisenhower

The scene is the same as Act 1. God Li: (Stands up, knocks the gavel) Now announce the opening of the 33rd Court of the "Last Judgment" (sit down).The accused is Dwight David Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States. (Eisenhower stands.) God Lee: You are Eisenhower, born in 1890, the 34th President of the United States. Eisenhower: Yes. God Lee: You don't have a broad grin today, that's your signature grin. Eisenhower: (Grinning) I can't laugh today. God Lee: Why? Eisenhower: Can a five-star general be a prisoner, still laughing? (Laughter.) God Lee: Is this your reasonable reason?Or is it your lie?

Eisenhower: Call me a liar?It's too serious, I don't need to lie. God Lee: In times of need? Eisenhower: I would say with a grin. (Laughter.) God Lee: I don't think so.You didn't grin but you lied about your meddling in the overthrow of the democratic government in Guatemala; , you didn’t grin but you lied; you didn’t grin but you lied about meddling in the overthrow of Achmed Sukarno’s coup in Indonesia; You lied; when the Soviets put their captured U-2 pilots on public display, instead of grinning, you were on the verge of tears. Eisenhower: (with a helpless smile) God Lee is very good at capturing my expression moments.

God Lee: Because your expression shows your state of mind. Eisenhower: Can God Lee see my state of mind? God Lee: It depends on whether you have those three lucky coins in your pocket. Eisenhower: (surprised) Ah, God Lee knows my little secret. God Lee: I know you are very superstitious. You have three kinds of coins in your body, one American silver dollar, one British five pound gold coin, and one French franc.Now being referred to the court trial, you are cold.You are in a very unhappy mood right now.You will whisper to yourself: I, Eisenhower, was promoted to lieutenant colonel at the age of 50, and I was unknown for the first half of my life. Before I was 50, I was a major for 15 years.Then within 4 years, he was promoted to a five-star general.When I was at West Point Military Academy, I was just an ordinary student. Out of a class of 168 students, I ranked 61st in subject and 95th in conduct when I graduated.When I was appointed as the commander-in-chief of the European coalition forces, I was directly selected over 366 generals who were senior to me. In April 1942, he was promoted to major general, July to lieutenant general, and seven months later to general. He was promoted to three ranks within 10 months.Unexpectedly, today, he went to court, and his luck was gone.

Eisenhower: Moreover, it is not an ordinary court, but the "Last Judgment". God Li: It is not a bad thing to use the "final judgment" to judge a person's life, to expose his crimes if he is guilty, and to return justice to him if he is fair.In China, this is called "determination after the coffin is closed". The conclusion is considered a trial, but there is no court session. Eisenhower: Is there a prison problem for the "Last Judgment"? God Lee: I remember when you were president, in a cabinet meeting, Treasury Secretary George M. Humphrey told you that the national debt might exceed the legal limit.You ask, "Well, if that happens, who should go to jail?" Humphrey reminds you, "We should go to Congress." You say, "Ah, that's worse!" You've seen Congress, who's afraid of jail ?

Eisenhower: It's not that I'm afraid of going to jail, it's that I'm afraid of some unclear things. God Lee: You mean your thing with Kay Summersby? Eisenhower: (embarrassed) How can I say this? God Lee: You don't have to say it, Summersby said it himself.In 1975, she wrote "Forgetting the Past: My Love Affair with Dwight D. Eisenhower" (Past Forgetting: My Love Affair with Dwight D. Eisenhower), and wrote the true story between her and you. , it was the same year she died of cancer, in other words, she revealed the whole true story before she died of cancer.

Eisenhower: Well, when I met her, she was 24 years old and Irish.Worked as a model and movie star.During the war she was sent to be my personal secretary and driver.She was originally engaged to Colonel Richard Arnold, an American officer who was killed shortly thereafter in North Africa.She joined the Women's Army Corps, rising to the rank of captain.For three years, around 1942-1945, she was by my side.She wrote a wartime memoir, "Eisenhower Was My Boss," in 1948, which doesn't mention what she said in the book before her death. God Lee: This is where Somersby is kind. If she writes too early, it will definitely have an impact on your career in the rest of your life.

Eisenhower: (wry smile) She got married later. God Lee: Not long before she died, she was a fashion consultant for a movie.6 years after your death, she died, aged 57.I think women are braver than men. A woman will say that she loved someone before she dies, but a man only dares to say that he loves his wife before he dies. Eisenhower: I love my wife, I love my wife. (Laughter.) God Lee: Before you died, in front of your wife, you had already declared this, and we all heard it all over the world. (Laughter.) God Lee: Both you and President Grant became presidents from generals. Grant can command thousands of troops, but he stutters when he speaks on stage.Your eloquence is not much better than his, your speech is poor, your sentences are jumbled up, so you try to avoid direct answers to the questions, so as to cover up your shortcomings.Once at a banquet, you were the last of several speakers. When it was your turn to speak, it was already late. After the host introduced you, you stood in front of the audience and reminded the audience that every speech must have punctuation. "Tonight, I am the punctuation-the period." (Tonight, I am the punctuation-the period.) It was so short, it was a successful speech, I hope you will also make a period in your life like that.

Eisenhower: I love my wife. (Laughter.) God Lee: Your wife suffers from Meniere's disease, vertigo in the inner ear, and often cannot stand steadily. She really needs a lot of encouragement from her ears. Eisenhower: I love my wife, that's an encouraging period. (Laughter.) God Lee: Speaking of periods, I would like to ask: You once said something when the presidency became a period...   Eisenhower: (interrupting) Thank God Lee noticed that passage, it was a heartfelt statement that I weighed and weighed. God Lee: In your resignation speech in January 1961, there was a very authoritative passage.You warn (takes out a piece of paper):

The complex of a huge military system and a huge munitions industrial system is a brand new experience for Americans.Its immense influence--economic, political, even intellectual--is immeasurable; it is felt in every city, in every state office, in every federal agency The presence.We... must not take it lightly and ignore the serious consequences it may cause.It must be noted that our production tools, natural resources, and the entire people's livelihood are involved... We must not let the pressure of this complex destroy our freedom or democratic procedures, and we cannot take it lightly.

You warn again: In the process of promoting scientific research and invention, government policy may also become the captive of a small group; this group is composed of experts and scholars in the field of science and technology. Here, you clearly warn that the "three major complexes of military, industry, academics and experts" have emerged in the United States. They have captured the US government and the American people.Are my interpretations above correct? Eisenhower: (nods his head) I think God Lee understood exactly what I meant, although it was too simple and to the point.

God Lee: The simple and clear reason is that after your death, we are seeing more and more this "captive phenomenon".It turned out that the captured American people were "brainwashed" by their own people. They were constantly brainwashed to say that the enemy of the United States is developing new weapons and threatening the United States. From the "Soviet threat theory" to the "China threat theory", one after another , Emerging in endlessly, so, the United States has to use repeatedly upgraded defense funds to protect itself, and even pre-empt strikes, and the huge expenditure of the three major complexes is both natural and necessary.In fact, this is a kind of "masturbation-style arms purchase". Eisenhower: (curious) What is "masturbation-style arms purchase"? God Li: "Masturbation-style arms purchase" is the arms purchase of the United States to itself.It is generally believed that the United States sells weapons to the world. The so-called "army purchase" means that the Kaizi country has to spend money to buy weapons from the United States. It keeps buying, which makes the Kaizi country complain again and again, saying that we are so unlucky that we always "buy arms" from the United States. ?In fact, stop complaining and look at the Americans themselves. The Americans are also buying non-stop, and they are also "army purchases". Americans compile a huge defense budget every year, don't they "army purchases" from themselves?Isn't it very expressive to say that it is "masturbation-style military purchase"? Eisenhower: The American people have been coerced. The American people have been coerced collectively by their own government, their own experts and scholars in the field of science and technology, their own military system, and their own munitions industrial system. God Lee said it simply and clearly. These are more direct and clear than what I said.After all, I am the president of the United States. In my capacity, I actually exposed this truth in my farewell speech, which hurt the feelings of thousands of people, friends, business organizations, and intellectual elites. It is not easy for me. , The comprehensive conclusion of the report at that time was like a press release.When the press release is over, it's over. Few people notice my intentions. Although I almost single-handedly counter the views of members of Congress, the Pentagon, the Joint Chiefs of Staff, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the military-industrial complex, I still make mistakes. Public outrage.Oh, maybe it’s not right to say that people are angry. I’m too popular and I’m too old. People stop being angry with me, but they definitely won’t listen to me. I feel very disappointed. God Li: With your identity as Eisenhower, Americans can't listen to it. It can be seen that the United States is hopeless. Eisenhower: You are right, this is not "militarism", it is "blind militarism". "Militarism" means increasing the military budget, while "blind militarism" means adding more budgets with exaggerated "enemy names".The defense budget will always increase, whether in peacetime or wartime. Big corporations are the main beneficiaries of arms contracts. They use sophisticated and professional lobbyists to lobby to pass the bill and advertise heavily, emphasizing the importance of keeping the United States strong and the danger of falling behind in armaments. During my tenure in 1956, military leaders, corporate lobbyists, propagandists, and their congressional counterparts repeatedly warned the American people of the dangers of the "bomber gap" until the Air Force was allocated massive government subsidies. This gap does not exist at all, because the Soviet Union has only 150-200 long-range bombers, while the United States has 680 B-52 and B-58 bombers, which does not include the NATO Air Force. In 1960, when I was in office, they used the same tactics to promote the "missile gap" at home. Military spokesmen, government officials, business leaders, and news editors allied with them predicted that the United States would soon be After becoming a second-class attacking country in the world, until the military budget was decided to increase significantly, various phenomena showed that the Pentagon exaggerated the threat of Soviet missiles by 30 times. In 1962, under President Kennedy, the prediction that the ratio of Soviet and American missiles was 4:1 was later proved to be pure nonsense. Soviet Russia only built 50 ICBMs, which is less than our total before mass production Too much. In 1967, under President Johnson, those who had created the "bomber gap" and "missile gap" also created warnings about the "anti-ballistic missile gap." The assumptions are the same as in the previous examples.In the end, during the Nixon presidency, 5.6 billion was still allocated for the first-stage anti-missile system to support a more refined anti-ballistic missile program in the future.By 1973, also under Nixon, the program was spending 250 percent over its original budget.What's even more frightening is that 90% of the contracts are conducted privately without bidding, and private companies and military officials have turned into partnerships. Military officials hope to retire early so that they can get a high-paying private company position as soon as possible. This kind of high salary is often due to the consideration they received for undercover services for private companies when they served in the Pentagon. In 1960, when I was in office, there were more than 1,400 retired military officials, most of whom were majors or above, and they were all employed by the top 100 arms companies.These big companies are sure to make money, because their only customer is the government, and the government will not fail.Alas, I can't finish talking. There is also a more delicate side to the accomplice structure of the "military-industrial complex".There was one example during the Reagan presidency. On December 2, 1985, General Motors was indicted on charges of defrauding the military.This is just part of a pattern of abusing the $300 billion a year defense budget. Others include a screw wrench worth 12 cents that sells to the military for $9,600, and a plastic cap for the legs of a chair that sells for $1,000 to the military. Dollar.It's not a small company, it's a general company... God Li: Ah, well, stop talking.You opened my eyes, really appreciate the defendant's candid statement.After listening to your statement, I thought, where did the money come from? Isn’t it taxed by Americans? What is the "military-industrial complex"?It is the communism of the government plus capitalists, and it is the American version of Marx made with ordinary American people as victims.Who said there is no communism in America?Who says America is not a communist country?Coincidentally, the "military-industrial complex" of the United States actually has a partner, that is, the Soviet Union before the disintegration. The two sides seem to be competing in arms, but in fact there is a common victim, the people of the two countries, but the Soviets cannot fight in the end. Overwhelmed by weapons. Eisenhower: If you are too poor, you will never be able to fight against the rich young master.Even if the rich young master is no longer rich, the debts are high, but the debts are higher than your Soviet Union. God Lee: One thing that is curious and questionable is why your outcry about the "military-industrial complex" didn't happen during your 8 year presidency, but 3 days before your term ended Are you not an accomplice of this complex in the speeches ofCome to think of it, who is your secretary of defense?Isn't it Charles Erwin Wilson?Isn't he the head of General Motors?He served as the chairman of the War Production Board. In 1944, with victory in sight, he advocated that the United States should create a "permanent war economy" in order to avoid a post-war economic recession. I became your Secretary of Defense in 1953, and it was the first time for business leaders to enter the Pentagon. Later, it was inherited in the same line, and when Robert McNamara, the head of Ford, became President Kennedy’s Secretary of Defense, he carried forward the "permanent war" (Permanent war) militaristic thinking, and the revolving door relationship between the military class and the corporate class is even more common, isn't it?How do you explain that you used Wilson? Eisenhower: This should be judged from the overall aspect of my 8 years of presidency.I am a military president, but my military spending during my term is much less than that of my civilian successor, Kennedy.During my tenure, the United States did not kill a single soldier or lose an inch of land. Why don't you compare and compare.Not only do I often ask myself to cut all military expenditures that can be cut, I also warned President Kennedy, but the "blind militarism" in the United States has been out of control. increase our defense budget by more than 20 percent; increase the number of Polaris missile submarine programs from 24 to 41; increase our Minuteman missile purchase program by more than 75 percent; increase the number of strategic and standby missiles by Doubled; doubled the number of nuclear weapons in the Strategic Standby Force; increased the number of strategic nuclear forces deployed in Western Europe by 60 percent; added 5 combat divisions to the Army; added 5 strategic fighters to the Air Force companies; increased our strategic airlift capability by 75 percent; increased our Special Forces operations in South Vietnam by a factor of six.Did you see it?Three days after my pre-resignation warning, Kennedy responded with a massive increase in military spending for three years.Don’t think that the 35th president of the United States, Kennedy, was crazy. By the time of the 40th president, Reagan, he was already crazy. Blooming, the Gulf War was fought for only 42 days, which cost 60 billion US dollars, and the total consumption of the Gulf War was 16 times that of the Korean War.The Korean War has been fought for three years, what is three years, 42 days is 16 times more than yours. God Lee: Your "military-industrial complex" reminds me of a two-day discussion in Congress between a group of liberals and a group of intellectuals in the spring of 1969, just after President Johnson left office and President Nixon took office, to discuss how to "Dismantling the Nation's Security Presence".Their advice was simple, "It's like bringing an ax to our defense forces."The basis of their argument is: "We can't think of any world situation that would make it too late for the United States to use its abundant resources and huge productivity to calmly deal with dangers." Therefore, they concluded that as long as the military budget has the current 10%-25% of that, "it's more than enough."This conclusion tells the Americans themselves that 90%-75% of the original defense budget is redundant, that is, wasted. Bush: (Standing up abruptly) But times have changed. The "enemy" will catch us by surprise, from the large "enemy" Russia, China, etc., to the small "enemy" "911" Arabs, they will catch us by surprise. God Lee: Where is the key?Is it solved by constantly finding business for the "military-industrial complex"?There is an old Chinese saying, "The law is strong, but the outlaws are ten times stronger."Take the road of arms race, two results, first, bring down the United States itself; second, your "enemy" can't hold you back or beat you in the front, but can bring you down in the side.Do you remember that the unbelieving president of France insisted on joining the "nuclear club" and tried every means, and France also produced an atomic bomb.People ridiculed him and said: "You have only one in France, and the Soviet Union has 200." He replied: "The Soviet Union can kill Paris 200 times, but it is enough for France to kill Moscow once." The most important thing is to kill the "enemy" two hundred times and two thousand times. You can "saturation bombing" (saturation bombing) and "saturation kill a thousand knives", but it "dead pigs are not afraid of boiling water", and he dies once is enough. Everything you do to him other than once is a waste.The result is that your "military-industrial complex" is meaningless and does not intimidate the "enemy". The "enemy" is smart enough to know what is called "asymmetrical combat", what is meant by "attacking the big with the small", "attacking the strong with the weak", "waiting for work with ease", and "responsive to all changes with the same".Your problem is no longer killing him two hundred or two thousand times, but preventing him from killing you once, and the method to prevent him from killing you is not about recreating N+1 "saturated weapons" in the "military-industrial complex", but how to turn them into He hates you. Bush: But the "military-industrial complex" strengthens the United States. God Lee: Really?What has become stronger is only the "military-industrial complex" itself.Because this kind of complex is "endogamy", self-enriching, bid-rigging, monopolizing, wasteful, fraudulent, abusing and authoritarian, the only ones that get fat are arms dealers and "arsenals".During President Reagan's first term, compared with President Carter's term, the expenditure on military aircraft alone increased by 75%, but relatively, the number increased by only 9%. The "military-industrial complex" has reached the point of "unbearable", and it is hard to return. Bush Jr.: But the "military-industrial complex" drives the overall industry of the United States. God Lee: Really?Can?The industry that the world wants is not based on murder and arson. Relatively speaking, to the world, the industry in the United States is in decline. Regardless of the old manufacturing industry, from textiles to steel, from shipbuilding to basic chemical fields, in the field of In new aspects, from automobiles to aerospace, from machine tools to high-tech, we can see that the whole world is rising.Judging from the general trend, the United States is moving towards deindustrialization. You are increasingly short of products to make up for imports. Bush Jr.: Don't forget the "military-industrial complex," they're the real thing. God Li: Is making weapons and selling weapons a real job? Bush: We are the most powerful country in the world. God Lee: But you're slipping, slipping.Don't compare yourself with others, compare yourself, compare yourself after World War II, you become weaker. In 1950, your GDP (gross domestic product) accounted for 50% of the world, but now it has dropped to just over 20%. In 1950, your manufacturing industry accounted for 60%, but now it has dropped to just over 20%.Of the top 25 banks in the world, 19 are not yours; of the world's top 10 electronics companies, 9 are not yours; of the world's top 10 auto companies, 8 are not yours; the world's top 10 oil refineries Among them, 7 are not from your United States; out of the top 10 telecommunications companies in the world, 6 are not from your United States; among the top 10 pharmaceutical companies in the world, 5 are not from your United States...Your arms are number one in the world, and you spend money in the world First, waste is the world's number one, but the overall economic situation, you have declined. Bush Jr.: So what does God Lee say is true? We have a solid foundation in the United States. This fact is very solid. There is no way to deny it, right? God Li: It is very thick, but it may be thick-skinned.Your economy has run out of capital.In fact, you have fallen into the situation of "supporting debts with debts". What's more serious, you have become a "big rascal" like "big rich and young". The empty shell of a big hand, eaten dry and wiped off, drags people into the water at every turn. Bush Jr.: God Lee is referring to the depreciation of the dollar? God Li: Yes, this is an old cliché that you use again and again, deliberately using depreciation to shift the burden.However, foreign countries will doubt your solvency, raise interest rates, and even sell your treasury bonds. Bush Jr.: If you want to die, everyone will die together. God Li: Look, isn't this just the face of a typical "big rascal"? Bush Jr.: My God, is this a courtroom?It's like having a debate. God Lee: Occasionally, it's good to have a debate. Originally, there is a debate court in the court proceedings. Bush Jr.: God Lee made President Eisenhower make too many digressions. God Lee: Criticism of the "military-industrial complex" is indeed a hollow footnote in all your farewell speeches by the President of the United States, and it helps me understand the defendants. Bush Jr.: How many bad things did President Eisenhower do, just to show his repentance on the matter of "military-industrial complex", God Lee let him go? God Lee: I have not spared any of you, I will question and judge.You sit down first. (Bush sits down.) God Lee: Now, let's try President Eisenhower again.Ask your question about interference in China's internal affairs (take out a few pieces of paper).Want to see your latest declassified Department of Defense documents? In August 1958, the "823 Artillery Battle" took place in Kinmen. At that time, the chairman of the US Joint Chiefs of Staff suggested that small nuclear weapons be projected by aircraft to the vicinity of Xiamen.The so-called small refers to the power equivalent to 10,000-15,000 tons of TNT.However, as the president at the time, you did not agree with this plan. You said that you "cannot accept the so-called argument that nuclear weapons and high explosives are both traditional weapons."According to these documents, the U.S. Air Force had deployed five B-47 bombers at that time, "on standby to launch a nuclear attack on the mainland's airports."Because the military assumes that if the Communists attack any of the islands in the hands of the Nationalist army, "the President of the United States will agree to immediately counterattack with nuclear weapons." Eisenhower: I thank God Lee for proving that I am against nuclear weapons with the latest declassified documents. God Lee: But don't be too happy too soon.Records show: Outside of the "National Security Archives", the "Veterans Anti-Nuclear Weapons Organization" based in Canada published "16 Known Nuclear War Crisis During the 'Cold War'" in 1996, among which were related to Taiwan. Twice, one was the "823 Artillery Battle", and the other was on the eve of the 1954 "Yijiangshan, Dachen Defense Battle". In 1954, you, Eisenhower, did not object to the use of nuclear weapons, but both Britain and the NATO countries opposed it.In addition to the objections of the allies, perhaps because the incident ended quickly, the United States did not use nuclear weapons. Eisenhower: With so many papers put forward by God Lee, I don't think I have anything to say.However, if nuclear weapons are used again, it is also foreigners who advocate using nuclear weapons against the Chinese. God, Li, can you imagine that you Chinese also advocate using nuclear weapons against the Chinese? God Lee: I can't imagine a traitorous government other than the pro-American regime Chiang Kai-shek. Eisenhower: By the way, it is the government of Chiang Kai-shek, the wife of Chiang Kai-shek.Fleur Cowles (Fleur Cowles) said in the book "She Made Friends and Kept Them" (She Made Friends and Kept Them) that she met Song Meiling in Taiwan, and Song Meiling expressed her dissatisfaction with the United States, saying: "You Americans are fools . You have the Atom Bomb. Why don't you throw it on China?" (You Americans are really stupid, you have the atomic bomb, why don't you throw it in mainland China?) Don't the Chinese feel ashamed? God Lee: Why should you be ashamed of this bastard?Is Chiang Kai-shek's wife considered Chinese?Do you have few traitors in the United States?Are you ashamed of them? Eisenhower: At least we didn't sell our country to the point of bombing our compatriots with nuclear weapons, like Chiang Kai-shek's wife. God Li: Don’t forget the Rosenberg couple (Julius and Ethel Rosenberg) who were sent to the electric chair by you. If they secretly sent out the information on the former nuclear bomb, if they bombed people in turn, who would be bombed? Eisenhower: I admit that the United States also has Soong Meiling.But the actions of the Rosenbergs have moral significance, which is why the Holy See hopes that I will be lenient.The Rosenbergs are much more idealistic than Song Meiling. God Lee: I agree with your judgment, but you still ordered them to be electrocuted with the electric chair. Eisenhower: In terms of national security, there is no moral sense. God Lee: Including doing Peeping Tom (Peeping Tom) high in the Soviet Union with a U-2 plane? Eisenhower: (embarrassed) Included?By the way, included. God Lee: According to The Doolittle Report, a White House investigation into the CIA, clearly revealing the beliefs of Americans themselves (takes out a piece of paper): In such a game, there are no rules... If the United States is to survive, it will have to rethink America's long-held conception of "fair play"...It may be necessary for the American people to become familiar with, understand, and support this Fundamentally contradictory philosophies. (There are no rules in such a game. If the United States is to survive, long-standing American concepts of “fair play” must be reconsidered It may become necessary that the American people be made acquired with, understand and support this fundamentally repugnant philosophy.) You see, you Americans have written in black and white. As early as 1954, in the second year of your presidency, Eisenhower secretly came to the conclusion that you "do not abide by any rules"!Today you scold terrorists, sorry, in 1954, the terrorists of "911" had not yet been born! Eisenhower: As depressing as the facts are, we must do our best to be as honest as we can, or, frankly, as hypocritical as we can be, and to cover up as much as we can. God Lee: The question is, can you cover it up?For example, if you want to win over Spain, you can’t help but win over Franco (Franco Franco). The Franco regime in Spain is a typical fascist regime and a regime supported by the Nazis. It survived a catastrophe, but in 1945 the United Nations clearly refused to join it.But what are you doing in America?You spent 400 million US dollars to build a base in Spain. In 1959, you Eisenhower also visited Spain and hugged Franco!This is your American style of right and wrong and justice! Eisenhower: But we need bases for safety. God Lee: The problem is, security has become a pretext, not a need. In 1971, when President Nixon took office, there were more than 1,517,000 American soldiers stationed in 119 countries. The United States also established 429 major military bases and 2,972 secondary bases in 30 countries, covering a total of 4,000 square miles. Land, and almost $5 billion a year in costs.What is such a huge expenditure preventing?When defending against "enemies", you must guard against "enemies", because you are in mass production all day long. It is smart to "raise the enemy and respect yourself", but it is second-rate cleverness. The first-rate wants to "inflate the enemy and enrich itself", and "enemy" is an accounting term, and it wants to get rich. Eisenhower: The tragedy of the United States is that even I, a soldier, can foresee it, but the literati can't see it and can't keep up.I have not one but two warnings about the "military-industrial complex".The first alarm concerns the "military-industrial complex", which is somewhat known; but there are also concerns about the rise of a so-called "scientific and technological elite" and the uncontrolled technological development that these elites will cause. Shen Li: This is the so-called literati you are referring to, right?Strange, American literati are more belligerent than soldiers.Even if the "enemy" disappears or disintegrates, a new "enemy" must be invented in order to find an excuse for its expansion of power to the world. Eisenhower: I was the last president of the United States born in the 19th century. My education was quite old-fashioned, including the identification of enemies.Facing the new world after the 20th century, we first find friends and then define enemies.The method is very simple. If you listen to what we say in the United States, you are a friend; if you don't listen, you are an enemy.Although in terms of statement, we cannot be so explicit, our standard statement is that this country is not democratic, and human rights are not human rights.Listen to me, democracy is not democratic; don't listen to me, there are human rights but not human rights.Then we're going to do it. God Lee: To kill? Eisenhower: Kill me. God Lee: Like you deal with Iran. Eisenhower: It happened in 1951, when the Iranian people rebelled against the predecessor of British Petroleum (BP), which exploited them.At that time, the Iranian Prime Minister was Mossad, who was elected through democratic procedures. He responded to public opinion and nationalized Iran's oil.Angry Britain sought the assistance of the United States, its ally in World War II.However, both countries feared that military retaliation would provoke Soviet action in Iran's name.As a result, the United States gave up the strategy of sending the Marine Corps, and instead sent Kermit Roosevelt Jr., a special agent from the Central Intelligence Agency, to come out to deal with it... God Lee: He is the grandson of President Roosevelt Sr. Eisenhower: Kermit Roosevelt made a brilliant attack, using threats and lures. In terms of lures, he took out 390,000 U.S. dollars, exchanged them into Iranian currency, distributed them to Iranian homeless people on the street, and then planned a series of street demonstrations and violent protests. Create an image of Mossad as unpopular and incompetent.In the end, the Mossad finally collapsed and was placed under house arrest for life.The pro-American Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi came to power and became a dictator. God Lee: Let me continue with the following, the Pahlavi reactionary regime supported by Eisenhower arrested Khomeini in 1963 and exiled him.Pahlavi used SAVAK to oppress the people and persecute political prisoners. At the same time, he used the J-2 bureau to clamp down on freedom, freeze the constitution, and ban trade unions. Pahlavi himself monopolizes legislation, judiciary, Executive power, and a one-party dictatorship.He vigorously expanded the army, the number of troops increased from 200,000 in 1963 to 400,000 in 1977, and the military budget increased from less than 300 million US dollars in 1963 to 9 billion in 1975, accounting for more than 15% of Iran's CDP. Military spending ranks seventh. From 1973 to 1977, he bought another 15.2 billion US dollars of arms from abroad, equivalent to 8.5 times that from 1950 to 1972.It also bought weapons worth 12 billion U.S. dollars from the United States and other countries, which are scheduled to be delivered from 1978 to 1980.The United States is happy to have such a rich lackey. This lackey makes 200,000 people in the United States rely on the production of Iranian arms to make a living.In Iran, there are also a large number of American consultants, technicians, retired generals and agents engaged in blending American weapons with the Iranian army.The United States looks at Pahlavi differently, and even provides advanced weapons that NATO has not yet equipped.伊朗向美国买的驱逐舰，配备的精密射击装置，甚至连美国海军都靠边站。到1977年，巴列维已经拥有波斯湾最强大的海军、中东最强大的空军，成为世界上第五大军事强国。但是，美国以为高枕无忧，结果却摆不平小回回。 1979年，巴列维掌权26年后，霍梅尼回来了，革命议会将银行业、保险业，以及所有重要工业，皆收归国营，并且没收了50多个著名实业家和商人的财产。革命法庭和委员会也大肆进行大笔财产的没收，并且将附逆的将军们一一处死。你艾森豪威尔总统辛苦经营的听美国的巴列维反动政权，折腾了26年，最后空忙一场。空忙还不说，还给卡特总统惹来大麻烦。直到今天，伊朗人民还记得这笔旧仇与血债。他们为什么恨你们，你们知道了吧？你们美国人不知道自己多可恨、多伪善，你们口口声声要民主，伊朗的民主就是毁在你们手里啊。最妙的，“911”后，小布什总统找碴儿要打伊拉克，英国响应他，幕僚人员为英国首相布莱尔（Tony Blair）做波斯湾简报，其中提到摩萨德这名字，布莱尔问道：“谁是摩萨德？”多妙啊、白种人多健忘啊。但是，身受其害的伊朗人会健忘吗？光在一个20世纪，英国继之以美国，就先后两次插手过来，阻挠伊朗走向民主化，谁还要相信你们“美国式民主”呢，你们美国口口声声要别人民主，但别人民主了，不合你们的利益，你们就插手阻挠，多可恶啊！ 艾森豪威尔：上帝李啊，对美国说来，这已形成结构性的问题，大家硬要这样插手，也不是总统一个人挡得住的，我就挡不住“军事-工业复合体”啊。让我引用一段共和党参议员肯尼思基廷（Kenneth Keating）说的话：“罗斯福证明一个人可以终身当总统，杜鲁门证明任何人可以当总统，艾森豪威尔证明可以不需要总统。”（President Roosevelt proved that a president could serve for life；Truman proved that anyone could be president；Eisenhower proved that your country can be run without a president.）其实比起别的总统来，我艾森豪威尔是相当无为而治的。 上帝李：如杜鲁门所说，当buck（庄盒）在你面前的时候，你必须做庄，并且无可卸责，在你任内的坏事，你根本不能旁贷。哦，我告诉你，你刚才引用的那段话，其实是苏联总理赫鲁晓夫（Nikita Khrushchev）写信给柯伦（Joe Curran）信中的话，美国人弄混了。 艾森豪威尔：至少在技术上、细节上，我是无为而治的，所以，在高尔夫球场上，人们常常见到我。我是给美国决定大方向的。 上帝李：能证明什么呢？一旦大方向出了问题，后果也是不堪收拾的。你在1954年提出骨牌理论（domino theory），说在共产党颠覆下，不挡住前面的，后面的就骨牌般一个个倒下，所以要在第一张开打，这就是越战的张本。结果打到1974年4月30日，你们的骨牌倒了。结果呢，30多年过去了，原来骨牌理论并不正确、原来越南赤化了，也没什么了不起，倒了的骨牌倒就倒了；没倒的骨牌，也可以不倒。人白死了、每年300亿美金白花了。 艾森豪威尔：可是，作为美国总统，我们不得不有远见，虽然见得太远，有时会出点问题。 上帝李：愿意回顾一下问题吗？就照你的骨牌理论吧。在越南，第一张骨牌是法国人撑在那里的，法国人撑不住了，请你帮忙，但你居然拒绝了。妙的是，6年以后，你却警告即将上台的肯尼迪总统，越南不能不管，是骨牌啊，结果美国基于这一错误认知，卷入了越战，大家都骂肯尼迪是祸首，其实你才是。What was the result?越南骨牌全倒了，今天世界好好的，越南给共产党统治，又有什么不好？看来，你太圆滑了一点。你自己不打越战，却鼓动小你37岁的肯尼迪闯祸。 艾森豪威尔：作为一个军人，我遗憾我给人这种印象。 上帝李：如果只是一两次，还好，但你的次数太多了一点。比如核战，你明明是反对的，你就不赞成以原子弹对付日本，不是吗？但是，1952年，你为了结束朝鲜战争，你竟声言：“让共产党当局明白，在没有取得令人满意的进展的情况下，我们有意图果断地使用我们的任何武器，并且也不再有责任把冲突控制在朝鲜半岛范围之内。我们不会受到任何世界范围的君子协定的限制。”前后只不过7年，你竟用原子弹威胁了。1953年5月，你竟要你的国务卿传话给印度总理，请总理把这一威胁转告中国。这就是你干的事。中国的答复你想不到吧？中国穷得不穿裤子，也要闭门造出个原子弹给你看了。你们美国人，总是骄傲地说三道四、指手画脚，但是引发的反弹，从伊朗到越南、从原子弹到核子弹，都出乎你们意料。最后，在你离职前17天，你还耍横，与古巴断绝外交关系，但是，古巴直到今天还是古巴，你输了。 艾森豪威尔：（皱眉）我承认古巴问题我们没处理好。古巴离美国东南海岸不到90英里，1959年，在我任上，卡斯特罗（Fidel Castro）革命成功，推翻了巴蒂斯塔（BATISTA）政府，巴蒂斯塔政府是腐败的，我们乐见卡斯特罗胜利，认为那是民主的胜利。可是，卡斯特罗却没走民主的路。他将过去数以百计的政敌草草审判即行处决，审判的用意，宣传的成分多于司法的程序。然后，他又将古巴的监狱塞满了在政治上批评他的人，包括他的许多旧同志、反共的劳工领袖，以及其他反对巴蒂斯塔政权的老斗士。 上帝李：你为何不谈谈你们支持的巴蒂斯塔呢？他们的治安人员，可当街抓女人强奸呢。 艾森豪威尔：现在我只谈“结果的卡斯特罗”，还来不及谈“原因的卡斯特罗”。起初，我们美国采取一种忍耐的等待政策。但是，至1960年夏天，美国的政策转趋强硬。美国暂时停止购买古巴的食糖，并促请21国的美洲国家组织谴责古巴。美洲国家组织当时虽未直接批评卡斯特罗，但谴责了共产主义对西半球的渗透。 上帝李：又是骨牌理论吧？ 艾森豪威尔：的确是，骨牌跑到西半球来了，我们不得不警惕。 上帝李：越南以外，你又把古巴烂摊子留给肯尼迪了。好了，最后，我要问问你在1959年的一件大手笔——你把夏威夷变成了你们美国的第50州，你以为象征了什么？ 艾森豪威尔：象征我们美国国土的终极完整。本来美国只有48个州，在我任内，1959年1月3日，加入了阿拉斯加州，变成美国第49州；同一年8月21日，成立了夏威夷州，变成美国第50州，这个州的特色是美国唯一不在北美大陆的州，并且，它在数目上是第50州。所以，我认为，夏威夷成为我们美国的第50个州，我们很庆幸。 上帝李：对夏威夷利留卡拉尼女王（Queen Liliuokalani）说来，是庆幸吗？ 艾森豪威尔：什么？夏威夷女王？夏威夷有女王吗？ 上帝李：当然有，夏威夷从1810年起就是独立王国，由卡米哈米哈一世（KamehamehaI）统治群岛诸酋长，81年后，1891年，一脉相传到女王利留卡拉尼身上。这位女王，可不是土头土脑的土人，她周游西方各国，受过完整的现代教育。她的哥哥卡拉卡瓦（David Kalakaua）死后，她由人民宣告为女王。 艾森豪威尔：谢谢指教，我不知道夏威夷有女王。 上帝李：你也许可以不知道，因为这位女王被一群美国人给推翻了。那是1893年1月17日，以檀香山美国传教士之子珊佛杜尔（Sanford B. Dole）为首的一群美国人下手干的。 艾森豪威尔：美国人不能这样干吗？ 上帝李：当然不能。早在50年前，1843年2月，英国军舰”卡里斯福特”号（Carysfort）舰长鲍里特（Capt. Lord George Paulet）就已经捷足先登，来占夏威夷。同年7月，美国军舰“星座”号（Constellation）来抗议，却被英国军舰给赶走了。最后英国、法国宣布承认夏威夷独立，美国宣布它早就承认了夏威夷独立。既然早就承认了夏威夷独立，怎么能由美国传教士的儿子们去推翻人家女王呢？ 艾森豪威尔：哦，这些事我这美国总统都不知道。 克利夫兰：（站起来）可是我这美国总统知道。当时夏威夷女王向我抗议，我代表美国，说夏威夷是独立的，我要传教士的儿子们不要在别人国家搞什么共和国、当上什么共和国总统——那时传教士的儿子珊佛杜尔已自任为夏威夷总统。可是，他们不听，理由是，他们夏威夷共和国是独立国家，美国总统管不着。 上帝李：你不觉得好笑吗？ 克利夫兰：是有点好笑。夏威夷女王是1893年被推翻的，那个夏威夷共和国在5年后，要求与美国合并，这时候，美国接受了，1898年8月12日，正式合并，1900年，规划为美国地区，原来的总统珊佛杜尔变成了第一任总督珊佛杜尔，那时候，我已离任，总统是麦金利。 上帝李：多么有缓冲的手法啊，多么像得克萨斯州啊。得克萨斯本来属于墨西哥的，1836年，先装模作样地独立出来成为“得克萨斯共和国”（Republic of Texas），由休斯敦（Sam Houston）做总统，1837年，美国还装模作样地承认这个共和国。独立9年后，与美国正式合并，变成美国第28州，原来的总统休斯敦变成美国国会议员休斯敦，多妙啊、多和平啊，美国又多了一个州。依此类推，加利福尼亚州也如此啊，加州今天的州旗上，有一头灰熊，灰熊下方，还有一行CALIFORNIA REPUBLIC（加利福尼亚共和国）18个英文字母呢，原来也是墨西哥的领土，1846年闹独立，装模作样4年后，1850年9月9日独立取消了，变成了美国第31州，多妙啊、多和平啊。好了，克利夫兰总统，你请坐（克利夫兰坐下），结论很简单，你半推半就的夏威夷，艾森豪威尔总统给变成美国第50州了。 艾森豪威尔：我真的不知道这么复杂。 上帝李：其实也很简单，你只要抬头一看夏威夷州的州旗，你就知道不复杂了。州旗上有8条横带，代表8个大岛，左上角却非常不协调地出现英国国旗，多耐人寻味啊，为什么冒出英国国旗来，因为18世纪90年代，英国送了一面国旗给夏威夷国王，就这样阴魂不散了，夏威夷是你们美国的吗？1778年发现夏威夷的英国人一定不服气哟。要听听夏威夷女王的最后下场吗？ 艾森豪威尔：（点点头。） 上帝李：女王是音乐家，她被你们美国人以叛变罪软禁后，在1895年1月24日，被迫退位。22年后，1917年，79岁时死去，她留下一部《夏威夷女王话夏威夷》（Hawaii's Story by Hawaii's Queen）回忆录，和她那有名的歌曲——Aloha Oe（Farewellto Thee，《向你道别》）。她道别了被你们美国人侵略以去的国家，但她永远是一个象征，告诉这世界，美国人迫害印第安人、美国人迫害墨西哥人、美国人迫害夏威夷人，抢走他们的土地，什么美国的第50州，夏威夷是22万原住民的夏威夷，Aloha Oe、Aloha Oe，女王死了，但是，这股正义的歌声永远留在夏威夷，第50州又怎样？夏威夷的歌声永不泯灭。 （满堂肃静，只听到Aloha Oe的歌声，自远方传来。） 艾森豪威尔：谢谢上帝李让我听到一个凄凉的故事。 上帝李：（微笑）你该谢谢我的还有很多呢。Retire from the court (beat the mallet and stand up). (The curtain falls.)