"Voice of America never said anything about that." The general shook his head. "Did you think we'd actually tell you the truth?" he sighed. John bristled. "So what the hell is the truth?" "We had our asses handed to us, that's the truth. Just several bombs, and we had our asses handed to us. With luck there might be thirty million people still alive in what was the United States." "What do you mean, was?"
