Senior officers of the US government and key military commanders arrived one after another at the underground conference room where they worked. Everyone wore grave expressions. They all knew very well why President Roosevelt had summoned them now. In fact, judging from the current state of the war, anyone could easily guess President Roosevelt's purpose.
In less than half an hour, everyone President Roosevelt had summoned had arrived in the conference room.
"Gentlemen, everyone is here. Then let the meeting begin!" President Roosevelt said.
Everyone looked at President Roosevelt. Although they had already guessed his intentions, they could not be certain until he said it himself.
"Gentlemen, there is no need for me to explain the current situation. We are already at an absolute disadvantage in this war. Although our troops have fought with all their strength, they still cannot withstand the German offensive. Therefore, there is no need for us to continue this war. Even if we persist, it will only mean adding to our losses. That is undoubtedly unnecessary," President Roosevelt said.
The senior US government and military officials attending the meeting all nodded. Many of them even secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The state of the war was already crystal clear. Everyone knew that the United States was no longer Germany's match. If they persisted, they would only suffer greater casualties. But they had all feared that President Roosevelt would stubbornly insist on his own way. If that happened, in order to survive—or to preserve as much of their own interests as possible—they might have had no choice but to do something else. Fortunately, President Roosevelt still put the bigger picture first.
"Gentlemen, we have lost this war. I am very sorry. This was mainly because of me. If I had not insisted on challenging Germany's