The proposed setbacks combine the loss of North Africa and Ethiopia with a damaged fleet and Italy's difficulties in Greece. That accumulation could threaten Mussolini's position. Hostility within the Senate included an unnamed naval-treaty negotiator's repeated speeches insulting him. Mussolini's control as dictator could nevertheless allow him to survive these failures. His removal remains an open question in the scenario.
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Would heavier defeats threaten Mussolini's rule?
Losing Libya and Ethiopia after a much heavier Taranto attack could deepen Mussolini's political difficulties, but his removal remains uncertain.