"Yeah! If the central government finances of a capitalist country collapse, it will inevitably lead to a severe economic recession and social unrest. At that point, forget forming an Allied Forces coalition to keep fighting—they won't even be able to maintain social stability within their own borders. It's truly dripping with irony and dark humor that your political opponents accused you of being weak. You weren't weak. You simply wanted to achieve your goal through methods that outsiders considered relatively moderate." Lacuss sighed softly.
Clearly, she felt wronged on behalf of her father, who had lost power.
Because if they had followed the course set by Siegfried Klein and strictly limited the expansion of the war—
Then disrupted the energy supplies of nations across Earth by deploying Neutron Jammers, provoking internal conflicts—the ultimate victor would certainly have been P.L.A.N.T.
The risks and costs would even have been far lower than launching a full-scale war.
But unfortunately, due to the hardline stance of the Hawkish Representatives and the hatred sparked by the Bloody Valentine tragedy, the plan had been declared bankrupt after being only half carried out.
Especially after Rau Le Creuset launched a surprise attack on the colony satellite of the neutral nation Orb, everything began spiraling out of control.
That was also why Lacuss had detested that masked man from the very first time they met.
Even if he was hailed as a war hero.
But Siegfried Klein merely smiled with easy composure. "There's no need to regret it, my daughter. Politics is like this—full of betrayal and unpredictable change. Besides, most people are fickle. They may cheer loudly for your ideas and policies one moment, then spit at you the next. If you ever decide to enter politics, you must be mentally prepared to be abandoned by your