The US Government was in an awkward position.
They had discovered that the situation had already slipped beyond their control. As long as the United Kingdom interfered in a state, that state would remain neutral in the war, or even sever its ties with the Federal Government outright.
Although only a few states had held independence referendums, that did not mean the other states that remained in the federation were loyal.
Unfortunately, the US Government had no good solution. With most of the army already sent to the front to fight the Combined Army, the US Government did not have enough troops to guard against these states' rebellion.
More importantly, what could the US Government do? If it put heavy pressure on these temporarily neutral states, they might not return to America's embrace. Instead, they might immediately contact the countries behind the Combined Army and ask for their support in holding independence referendums.
Especially after the Pacific Fleet had been completely wiped out, the vast majority of Americans and states had already lost hope in the war. They firmly believed that the US Government could not possibly win.
America was not yet the world hegemon it would later become. When faced with setbacks, Americans likewise thought of retreating.
The US Navy's only chance to turn the tables had already lost part of its fleet. Could anyone really expect the hastily recruited army to accomplish anything?
President Hoover stared at the frontline reports and fell into deep thought. The reports had already shown that among the hundreds of thousands of American troops, there were not even ten thousand truly reliable soldiers.
Most of the army merely looked large in numbers. Once they actually entered battle, they were little more than cannon fodder, with their only use being to slow the enemy's