"War is not an adventure!"
Hearing such a "weak" plan from the other party, Rudendorf's beard nearly stood on end with rage. He slammed the table, ready to curse...
A knock sounded on the door.
A captain rushed in, his face filled with excitement, "Commander, San Diego... has been reclaimed!!"
Kennedy and Admiral Horatio Herbert Kitchener, who had been dozing off, suddenly opened their eyes wide.
...
"Extra! Extra! San Diego has returned to the embrace of its homeland after 142 years out of Mexico's control!" On the street, government-hired newsboys held newspapers aloft, shouting loudly and purposefully running toward crowded areas.
They shouted with astounding vigor.
Most of them were children from impoverished families, unified under government employment to earn money and support their households—a form of benevolent governance, you might say.
"Kid, give me a copy." A young man called out.
"Alright, 20 Pesos."
