The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1081 The Sixth Middle East War?
Coalition reinforcements arrived in Afghanistan, especially the United States mobilized special forces such as the Navy SEALs, Green Berets, Rangers, Delta Force, etc. to Afghanistan to carry out special operations, which dealt a relatively heavy blow to the guerrillas.

For a time, the coalition forces had continuous victories in Afghanistan and seemed to be on the verge of conquering the entire country in one fell swoop.

By March, the coalition ground forces had reached 3 troops, all of whom were equipped with advanced weapons and equipment, all of which were mechanized troops, with tanks and infantry fighting vehicles everywhere.

In addition, the Air Force controls air superiority and can provide air fire support at any time.

Cities were captured one after another by the coalition forces.

As the world's attention is focused on the Afghan war, there is news about the war almost every day. Coupled with the sabotage caused by extremist organizations in European and American countries, there is no shortage of news in the world.

But at this moment, the war in the Middle East broke out again.

The situation, which was originally suppressed by the Americans, got out of control because of the Israeli army's massive attack on Palestine. The world's attention involuntarily turned to the Middle East and paid attention to Palestine and Israel.

Although there are all kinds of news about Afghanistan, the war has been going on for six months after all. The coalition forces are far stronger than the guerrillas, and everyone is tired of the news.

But it is different between Palestine and Israel. The strength of the two sides is not too different, and there are Lebanon, Syria, Jordan, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and Iraq around them. These are real powder kegs. Once a war breaks out, it is very likely to trigger the sixth Middle East war.

The Israeli army attacked, seized strategic locations, and divided the Gaza River and Jerusalem into two halves. According to Israel, they wanted to restore the border line between the two sides in 1980.

Once the war breaks out, the entire Middle East will be involved, and the outbreak of the sixth Middle East war is almost inevitable.

The Middle East is the world's energy center and the world's largest oil exporter. Any disturbance will be immediately reflected in the international crude oil price.

Sure enough, the Israeli army attacked the Palestinian Defense Forces, the Israeli-Palestinian War broke out, and the international crude oil price immediately soared. On that day, the international crude oil price exceeded US$30 per barrel.

The price of natural gas also rose accordingly.

After Palestine expressed its stance, Lebanon, Syria and Jordan also expressed tough stances.

On the first night, artillery shells, rockets and missiles continued to appear in the Israeli sky.

Israel’s defense system is simply unable to defend against so many artillery shells, rockets and missiles.

And this is just the Palestinian Defense Forces' counterattack.

After Palestine became independent, a national defense force was established. These years have not really been a case of putting weapons into storage and letting horses go to the mountains. The country has also been building up its military strength.

"Boom~~"

A building was hit by a missile, collapsed and caught fire.

"Boom~~"

A shell hit a civilian house and exploded.

It is just a tiny place with no strategic depth. Once the war breaks out, it will be within the strike range of the Palestinian Defense Forces.

The two sides had already been exchanging fire last year.

However, because the Americans suffered a huge blow on September 9, the war that was about to break out between the two sides was suppressed. But it was just suppressed, which does not mean that the conflict between the two sides was resolved.

If the contradiction is not resolved, it will always exist.

Now, Israel took the lead in sending out a large army to provoke a war.

In the United States, the White House has long been renovated.

From the outside, there was no sign that it had been attacked.

In the conference room, George Walker convened an emergency meeting attended by his cabinet members and the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff of the United States Army, Richard Myers.

To be honest, the outbreak of war between Palestine and Israel at this time is not what the United States wants to see because its focus is on Afghanistan.

Therefore, last year, the United States strongly suppressed the situation in China as the war between the two sides was about to break out.

"John, tell everyone about the current situation!" George Walker looked at George John Tenet.

George John Tenet is the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency of the United States. He is a centrist Democratic Party member. After George Walker ascended to the throne, he appointed him to continue to serve as Director of the CIA.

He is a man with rich experience and strong ability. He received a bachelor's degree in arms control from Georgetown University and a master's degree in international affairs from Columbia University. In 1982, he assisted Senator John Heinz in dealing with arms control and foreign policy issues, and was later promoted to director of the Senate Intelligence Committee's office. In 1993, he served as the chief intelligence advisor to the National Security Council, in 1995 he served as deputy director of the CIA, and in 1997 he became director of the CIA.

During Tenet's four years as CIA director, the CIA underwent a substantial transformation. The CIA established an intelligence system with the mission of "searching for difficult targets that threaten U.S. interests around the world" and "providing accurate and timely intelligence to protect the lives of U.S. armed forces officers and soldiers, prevent the transfer of dangerous weapons, prevent atrocities by extremist militants, and stop illegal commercial activities." It was precisely because of Tenet's outstanding ability that George Walker continued to appoint him as CIA director.

Tenet stood up and reported to everyone about the war that had broken out between Palestine and Israel and the chain reactions it had caused.

In fact, the CIA had already obtained intelligence when Israel was preparing for action. Tenet personally reported to George Walker, who specifically asked National Security Advisor Rice to go to Israel to stop Israel's military action.

After all, the United States is now focusing on Afghanistan and does not want to create any more trouble.

But no one expected that Neta, that bastard, who had promised everything, would actually start a war, putting the United States in a particularly passive position.

Everyone couldn't help but frown as they listened to Tenet's report.

The war in Afghanistan costs tens of billions of dollars every month. The United States' current focus is to resolve Afghanistan, eliminate the guerrillas and "jihadist organizations", kill Bin Laden, and control Afghanistan. This will not only avenge the Americans who died and were injured last year, but also give an explanation to the American people and gain an advantage in the geopolitical game.

The outbreak of the Israeli-Palestinian war now is not in the interests of the United States.

However, Israel is the most important and only ally of the United States in the Middle East. It is the most important fulcrum for the United States to exert influence in the Middle East. Israel must be protected.

In addition, many American elites are Jewish. Jews control major American television stations and newspapers, and have a huge influence on the media. In finance, many Jews are bankers and control many American banks.
If they do not stand with Israel this time, they will not have to think about the next term, and their days will not be easy.

In the United States and the business world, there is a revolving door.

No one wants to cut off his own retreat and throw away the opportunity to make a fortune. That's a fool.

Therefore, it is inevitable to stand on the side of Israel. There is no other choice, but there is also a strategy on how to protect Israel.

(End of this chapter)