Babylonian Empire

Now, in the international arena, everyone already knows that Iraq is just. They entered the territory of Saudi Arabia, which was invited by the Saudi government. The proposal of the US representative at the United Nations is simply a joke.And the United States wants to help Saudi Arabia maintain law and order. Saudi Arabia does not need the help of the United States at all. What else is the United States doing?

Now, the only chance for the United States is the conflict with the Iraqi Air Force, which will expand the conflict and at the same time the United States will intervene by force. However, for now, this is definitely the worst policy!

Prince Sultan has already said that Saudi Arabia is definitely not Panama, which clearly shows the position of the Saudis. Moreover, Saudi Arabia is really not Panama, and the Middle East is not the Caribbean.

The power of the United States here is not strong. If they want to organize a large-scale operation, they don't even have a stable rear base.

"Your Excellency, 2 minutes ago, the ambassador of Bahrain sent us a serious protest. Some electromagnetic wave launching devices we tested at the Jafal Naval Base in the country seriously interfered with the normal order of Bahrain and other countries. They asked us to dismantle them immediately. That equipment is also going to raise issues with us about negotiating our return of their naval bases," Secretary of State James said.

In this operation, the United States used radio interference released from their only base in the Middle East, a naval base in Bahrain, to "successfully" suppress Iraqi and Saudi electronic equipment.They didn't know that it was this interference that made Qusay suspicious, which led to an emergency operation to encircle and destroy the F-117.

The U.S. operation could not escape Iraq’s electronic surveillance. They locked the location of the source of interference, which was the base in Bahrain. After urgent consultations between Qusay and the King of Bahrain, the naked facts were in front of us. Innocent victims are all conspiracy by the Americans.Other Middle Eastern countries are also extremely indignant at this practice of the United States.

The same is true for the King of Bahrain, but they still say it very implicitly. They no longer welcome the presence of the United States, and hope that the Americans can return their naval base when necessary.

The United States has not fully utilized that naval base. Now, the United States has realized the importance of stationing troops in the Middle East, and is planning to increase the stationing of troops at that naval base, and even reorganize the Fifth Fleet, which has long since revoked its designation.

Stationing a powerful fleet in Bahrain would be like putting a nail directly into Qusay's ass, and it would make Qusay sleepless.

But now, this idea is completely shattered. Bahrain did not stand on the side of the United States as the Americans imagined, but chose to stand with Qusay. They wanted to completely drive the Americans out of that base.

Bush frowned. This was the last situation he wanted to see. If the countries in the Middle East unite on the side of Saudi Arabia and Iraq, then the Americans would have no place to stand. At the same time, the Americans have been in the Middle East for many years The painstaking efforts of the region have also declared bankruptcy.

The joy from the war in Panama has not yet passed, and they have fallen deeply into the valley of disappointment. Now, how do they adjust their strategy in the Middle East in time? Are they going to take advantage of this opportunity to launch an invasion?

"I do not approve of the continued use of force," National Security Adviser Brent Scowcroft said.He was nominated by Bush as National Security Affairs Assistant after Bush came to power. However, he can be regarded as an old man. He had served as National Security Affairs Assistant for one term during the era of President Ford.

Now, after continuing to become a core member of the Bush government, he must remind Bush of the current plan.

"Obviously, our operation failed." Brent continued: "We have not achieved any of our goals. Qusay is still leading Iraq. Many people have been killed in the Saudi family, but Prince Sultan is still The army is firmly in control, and the Saudi family still controls the country. And if we continue to attack, we will not face one Saudi, one Iraq, we will face the opposition of a whole Middle East world, we have no ability to win Such a whole Islamic world. If we rashly provoked the war, then what we are facing is the failure of the second Soviet invasion of Afghanistan.”

Now the U.S. economy is still sluggish. If you want to divert the attention of the domestic media by launching a war under such circumstances, even if you succeed now, you will still be rejected by the American people in the future. As a result, Bush will lose his chance of re-election.

Without a legitimate reason and without enough confidence, this battle is really difficult to fight.

Brent knew that Cheney was a militant, but their military struggle must be in line with the interests of the United States.

"General Powell, what's your opinion?" Bush asked.

General Powell was born in New York on April 1937, 4, to Jamaican parents. Reagan's National Security Advisor from 5 to 1987.President Bush later appointed him as the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In later generations, he is famous for planning and directing the 1988 Gulf War.

Powell knows that the current situation is very complicated. From the military's point of view, this time it is indeed a loss of face, and the way after losing face is to find ways to get it back.

F-117 was shot down, and F-14 was also shot down. If the military can bear this breath, how can they face others in the future?

Even their greatest force, the aircraft carrier, would be under the threat of the Iraqis' ballistic missiles?How ridiculous this would be!

But will the military be able to do so with much fanfare?No, Powell knows, there is no chance now.

Compared with Cheney, Powell is more sophisticated.

"We underestimated the difficulty of this operation." Powell said: "Our military has not yet made sufficient preparations, and we lack sufficient force projection capabilities. Therefore, we are now conducting a war in the Middle East. We have no chance of winning, and at that time, if we withdraw, I am afraid the price will be even greater."

"Then what do you mean, this time, we counted it like this? We looked at the entire Middle East region, all became a monolith? We watched Saudi Arabia betray us and fell into the arms of Qusay? We watched them marry, and finally , our power, all squeezed out of the Middle East?" Cheney was almost roaring, if he hadn't been an old partner with Powell, he would have said that Powell's words were traitorous.

"Of course not, we have to thoroughly arrange the chess in the Middle East." Powell said.

Chapter 55 The American Garrison

Hearing Powell's words, everyone became energetic. They gathered together to discuss an emergency response solution. Now that Powell is so confident, they are all waiting for his clever plan.

Although for the United States, it does not need a reason to want to ravage a country, but now, the United States cannot be rashly dispatched. Once a war really breaks out in the Middle East, it may be the second Vietnam. When it comes to global energy security, the United States is already riding a tiger. No matter what choice it makes, it is very difficult.

"Our biggest problem now is Iraq. Iraq and Saudi Arabia have formed a stable alliance. Our action this time did not achieve the expected purpose. Instead, it completely pushed Saudi Arabia to Iraq. This is our mistake. ""Powell, focus on the key points, just tell us your plan." Cheney said impatiently, what else is there to do, isn't this accusing them of making mistakes in their work? "

"Facing the current situation, we can analyze that Iraq is our biggest enemy. Therefore, we should change our strategy for Iraq. Our attitude towards Iraq must be absolutely tough!" Powell paused and continued Said: "We will unite NATO countries to carry out an economic blockade against Iraq. Iraq seems to be very strong now, but many of its industries still depend on us in the Western world. Without us, their industries would not be able to obtain Development, through the blockade, we have stagnated Iraq's industry, increased unemployment, stagnated their domestic technology, and even allowed them to experience the current situation in the Soviet Union."

The West has been carrying out a high-tech blockade against the Soviet Union, and Powell has demanded an all-round blockade against Iraq.

"However, we need a good reason," Brent said.

"Reason? Who do we Americans want to sanction, do we still need a reason?" Secretary of State James took over the words and said: "Haven't we already imposed an arms embargo on Pakistan? Our reasons can be given at any time, such as , Iraq's current domestic human rights issues, for example, whether they possess weapons of mass destruction prohibited by international conventions, or for example, a terrorist incident against our civilians suddenly occurred in the world, we can all have enough evidence to be sure that Iraq interfered of."

If you want to add crimes, there is nothing to worry about. The United States has long been used to dictating countries around the world. Their starting point is good, that is, for the interests of the United States.

During the war in Afghanistan, in order to fight against the invasion of the Soviet Union, the United States began to fight fiercely with Pakistan. The advanced F-16 fighter jets were also exported to Pakistan, giving Pakistan an effective means of fighting the Soviet Air Force.

However, with the withdrawal of the Soviet Union, the honeymoon period between the United States and Pakistan is over.

When the third batch of the Peace Gate project between Pakistan and the United States was carried out, the United States re-examined and was convinced that these aircraft might become the carrier aircraft of Pakistan's nuclear weapons, so it refused to provide them to Pakistan.For the fourth batch of 16 F-[-]s, Pakistan has paid a deposit of [-] million US dollars, and this deposit will not be refunded.

The Americans have very good reasons. This batch of aircraft has already been produced, so the deposit is non-refundable.However, the United States did not allow the delivery to Pakistan because the planes could be used for illegal purposes.Pakistan lost its wife and lost its soldiers, and got nothing. As for Pakistan's nuclear weapons, it is still an unsolved mystery at this time.

Everything is determined by the strategy of the United States in South Asia. The United States believes that maintaining a good relationship with India can restrain the northern powers. This is a better choice for the United States. Therefore, they imposed an arms embargo on Pakistan.

Fortunately, Pakistan is no longer relying on the J-[-] to support its appearance like later generations. Their fleet has begun to be replaced with Iraqi-made Super Seven fighters. Moreover, Iraq has produced sky flash missiles and equipped their fleet.

This is true for Pakistan, and of course it can be the same for Iraq.

The United States should express its attitude clearly and find an excuse to sanction Iraq!The blockade and sanctions have made Iraq, a newly rising giant, gradually decline!

"As for the effects of Bahrain, Qatar, and the United Arab Emirates, until now, they are still on the sidelines and have not completely broken with us. We want various benefits from them, win them over, and draw them to our side. For example, Bahrain We absolutely cannot return the Jafal Naval Base to Bahrain, and we need to expand the presence of this base and park more warships," Powell continued.

Crack down on leaders, appease indecision and instability, and undermine the unity of the Arab world. From this perspective, Powell and Bush have similar ideas.

"However, it may take a long time for your plan to be implemented. We cannot weaken Iraq within one or two years." Undersecretary of State for Economic and Trade Affairs Zuo Like said.It will take a long time for Iraq to gradually decline through the blockade, because Iraq has the most abundant oil resources in the world!To be honest, Zuorick was also skeptical about whether this proposal would work.

"So, when setting up these bureaus, we also need to make good war plans." Powell continued: "The proposal just now is one aspect, and another aspect, we want to garrison here and here."

Following the position pointed by Powell, two black shadows appeared on the screen displayed by the projector on the wall. They were Powell's fingers. However, although they were black shadows, their eyes lit up.

Of those two locations, one is listed in color and the other is in Yemen!

These two locations, one is the northern part of the Middle East, along the Mediterranean coast, and the other is the southern part of the Middle East, west of the Arabian Sea.In this way, it is like a big mouth, biting the Middle East.

Of the two countries, Israel is, needless to say, a staunch ally of the United States. Historically, the United States has never stationed troops in Israel. That is because the military strength of Israel is strong enough to shake all the surrounding Arabs. Countries, so the United States has troops stationed in Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar and other countries, but there is no need to station troops in Israel.

But now, the Arab world has become stronger and more unified. Israel has already felt the personal threat. No matter what unpleasantness the two sides have had, it is already a thing of the past. If the United States proposes to station troops, I am afraid Israel will approve with both hands, so there is no difficulty in renting the base of Israel.

However, the biggest problem is that it will attract hatred from the surroundings. You must know that the people of Arab countries do not have a good impression of the United States. The United States stationed troops here, which will further intensify the conflict between Israel and the surrounding Arab world. The situation will become more difficult to control.

Another place, Yemen, has an even better location, guarding the exit of the Red Sea. In the northern part of the Gulf of Aden, it has a long coastline and excellent ports, which are very suitable for the stationing of American warships and the transportation of supplies.

Moreover, Yemen has been a turbulent country until now, poor and backward. The United States can easily make Yemen obey the arrangements of the Americans at a small cost. Moreover, between Yemen and those rich Arab countries, economically The gap caused the conversation between each other is not very normal.More importantly, there have been several conflicts between Yemen and Saudi Arabia due to border issues, and the relationship between them is very bad.

The United States only needs to make Yemen the spokesperson of the United States by supporting its agents, and station troops in Yemen, so that it can look north to the entire Arab world and deter them!

Advancing can be attacked, retreating can be defended, Yemen is a very good choice.