Chapter 172: The Conscience of a Politician

Americans, too, were unwilling to accept their situation. Merely having followed along in the war, they found themselves subjected to treatment resembling that of the main antagonist, the Great Britain Empire.

With so many member states in the Oceanic Alliance having participated in the war, why should they receive special consideration?

Unable to find a reason, they blamed governmental incompetence. Other countries knew when to cut their losses; why follow the British down a dead end if not out of incompetence?

As for the efforts of the Washington Government, sorry, but this is an era where success makes the hero. No matter the reasons, failure is failure.

The moment the terms of the treaty were disseminated, there was an uproar across the United States. Massive protests erupted in every state, the situation marginally better than that in Japan.

In Washington, deafening protests reached to the heavens, clearly audible even from within the White House.