(SF novel) East of Nakba (126)

 

(Japanese Version)

 

Part II. Ethnic cleanser (21)

 

Chapter 42 At the party in Embassy (3) Wives of US military officers (2/3)

 

As a matter of fact, ladies were already bored to their husbands who talked about their bravery about the Second World War in 1940s or the Korean War of several years ago. These hero stories were worse than flat champagne. Nevertheless, their husbands kept repeating the same stories at the parties, and made the women sick and tired.

 

It was the height of the Cold War. In 1960, the Cuban Missile Crisis broke out in the Gulf of Mexico within easy reach of the United States. The tensions spread around the world. A few years later, the Vietnam War broke out. At first it was not considered a problem of the United States. Guerrilla activities in poor countries in Southeast Asia were nothing to do with the United States. Nobody thought that the war would leave a deep scar in the hearts of Americans in the future. The United States was fully committed to the Cold War confrontation with the U.S.S.R.

 

(Continued)

 

 

Areha Kazuya

(From an ordinary citizen in the cloud)