In Zachary Taylor's eyes, Millard Fillmore was not merely a self-righteous idiot, but a fool who had planted his ass on the wrong side.
And just as the former had expected, the latter loudly championed the liberation of Cuba and war against the Austrian Empire. Though Vice President Millard Fillmore personally threw his weight behind it, the response was lukewarm.
Most of the upper echelon treated it only as a political game—a bid to prop up Millard Fillmore in place of Zachary Taylor—not as a genuine plan to liberate Cuba or wage war on the Austrian Empire, such absurd undertakings.
After all, in the minds of the big shots, Narciso López's handful of men were not even enough to fill the gaps between the teeth of Cuba's Colonial Army. Successfully landing on Cuba was already a miracle.
Even if Millard Fillmore could truly stir public sentiment and organize a great army to head for Cuba, it would be too late. And even if such an army reached New Orleans, there would not be enough warships to escort them across the sea.
As for going to war with the Austrian Empire, they did not even dare contemplate it. War cost money, after all, and Austria was not Mexico.
In truth, they had not even won against Mexico, but because Austrian Empire forces had taken part in that conflict, they could still find a step to climb down from.
Americans had the nerve to covet the Austrian Empire's colonies, but having them wage an all-out war against the Austrian Empire was utterly impossible.
There were countless members of the Pro-Austrian Faction throughout America's political and business circles, especially in commerce. At this point, trade with the Austrian Empire already accounted for half of the United States economy.
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