We sat down in the reception room again. Although everything remained the same, except that Haman next to Luther became George·Alstar, the deputy foreign minister sitting alone on the right side of Luther, the mentality of several people was different.
Even Cagalli can clearly distinguish, compared to Luther who was directly introduced as an ally before, Plant's Lacus·Klein;
George·Alstar, the Undersecretary of Foreign Affairs, as a member of Atlantic Federation, although they seemed to have a very close communication with Flay just now, there is obviously no feeling of 'comrade', and they are just mere trading partners.
In this regard, Lacus, Luther and even George·Alstar, the foreign undersecretaries, are naturally aware of themselves, and they also know this among themselves.
Therefore, although it is also straight to the point, this time Luther does not directly announce an alliance, but directly points out the common enemy.
"Uncle George, everyone's time is precious, so I won't make empty talk here.
Although we should have reached a consensus just now, please allow me to confirm it again.
The core of our sitting here today is to discuss how to deal with the common enemy, 'Blue Cosmos' and its behind-the-scenes supporter Logos, is there no problem with this?"
Under the gazes of Cagalli and Lacus, the Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs George·Alstar nodded firmly and brought the latest news about the 'enemy'.
"Exactly so.
Logos relied on the terrorist attacks of 'Blue Cosmos', controlled public opinion, and the intricate influence of the political and business circles. It has become a cancer parasitic on Atlantic Federation and must be eliminated.
It's just that after Lord Luther's 'Celestial Being Formation Declaration', the 'Blue Cosmos' and logos that remained on the surface have become the words of Chairman of the Military Industry Commission Muruta·Azrael, and more supporters seem to have changed their names and sneaked back into the background."
"Does that mean we can't completely eliminate them?"
After listening to George·Alstar, Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs, Cagalli could not help but speak out first.
Although he had his own opinions, Lacus was also curious about how Luther viewed this issue, so he and George·Alstar, the deputy foreign ministers, set their sights on Luther.
Under everyone's gaze, Luther just thought for a moment and figured out how to explain.
"Lacus As Coordinator, I heard that the possibility of cancer has been eradicated from the genetic level, right?
But as one of the terminal diseases in the past, everyone knows what cancer is, right?"
Including Lacus, Cagalli and George·Alstar, the foreign ministers, each nodded. George·Alstar, the foreign minister even seemed to have guessed what Luther was going to say next.
"Just like cancer cells are normal cells that undergo malignant changes, if they spread uncontrollably and develop, they will eventually even take the life of the host;
Logos can be thought of as cancer cells residing in Atlantic Federation or even Earth Alliance, which do not hesitate to harm the interests of the main body for their own benefit.
So our methods of fighting Logos can also refer to the methods of fighting cancer.
Before surgical therapy can treat cancer cells, it is necessary to make the cancer cells visible and surface;
Now we don't need to do anything, Muruta·Azrael have completed this step by themselves, which is really a big help."
After listening to Luther's metaphor, Lacus and George·Alstar, the foreign undersecretaries, nodded while thinking. Only Cagalli remained straight-tempered and issued a very simple question.
"But in this case, cancer-I mean Logos has only been dealt with on the surface, but the fundamental problem has still not been solved, right?"
Regarding Cagalli's question, Lacus hesitated to speak, while George·Alstar, the deputy foreign minister, smiled and said nothing.
In fact, purely from the metaphor of Luther, the question of Cagalli is undoubtedly directed at the focus of the disease.
But in the final analysis, the metaphor is just a metaphor, or even if we follow this metaphor, the existence of Atlantic Federation itself is several types of cancer cells competing for control of the entire body, and each cancer cell itself is one of the important organs of the body.
So in fact, the political faction represented by the Foreign Secretary George·Alstar, or Establishment Faction, is also a kind of cancer cell.
What they seek is naturally only to treat the symptoms rather than the root cause:
As long as the cancer cell of the military-industrial complex Logos is more honest and does not act recklessly or even invade and harm the interests of other cancer cells;
On this basis, it would be even better if we could take the opportunity to occupy some of the territory that the military-industrial complex gave up when it was 'treated';
And if the cancer cell of the military-industrial complex is really completely killed or severely damaged, it will cause huge damage to Atlantic Federation as a whole - such as the situation in the original world line Gundam SEED Destiny era.
This is especially true for Plant's Clyne Faction heirs, Lacus·Klein:
It doesn't matter whether Atlantic Federation is in good health or not. Even being unhealthy is a good thing for Plant;
The problem now is that although the cancer of Logos is caused by Atlantic Federation, it is causing Plant to suffer;
Therefore, for Lacus, there is no need to care about whether Logos has been eradicated. As long as the root cause is eliminated on the surface - that is, the 'Blue Cosmos' is eliminated and its influence is clearly eliminated, so that peace can be restored even in appearance.
Seeing that Lacus and George·Alstar, the foreign undersecretaries, behaved like this, Cagalli naturally began to wonder if he had been stupid and said the wrong thing again;
Considering that Cagalli's problem this time can be said to go to the core and deserves encouragement, Luther rushed to smooth things over before Cagalli 'apologized'.
"Cagalli You are absolutely right.
But now the symptoms of this Atlantic Federation cancer have spilled over, to the point of affecting the Plant and even Orb;
Therefore, it is more important to control the symptoms caused by Logos as soon as possible than to cure the lesions.
Therefore, from this perspective, we should indeed think that the current changes in Logos are relatively beneficial, right?"
Although what is actually said is the same thing, Luther's statement sounds much better;
Not only did Cagalli, who had vital interests, think for a moment and nod in agreement, but Lacus and George·Alstar, the foreign undersecretaries, also followed this statement and expressed their opinions.
"Your Excellency Luther is right. More long-term cure methods, that is, chemotherapy, are left to us Atlantic Federation ourselves. I will definitely work with His Excellency the President to prevent the resurgence of Logos."
"Then we will use the method of radiotherapy to clear the lesions through external attack. Let's leave it to our Plant.
Although my father cannot directly intervene in the command of ZAFT, if there is accurate information, it can still be done by mobilizing elite troops to attack our common enemy."