The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 1087 A headache

"We have accurate intelligence that tens of thousands of Iraqis have entered Afghanistan and joined the guerrillas." Tenet mentioned a piece of intelligence: "And Persia, at least more than 5,000 people have entered Afghanistan to join the guerrillas!"

"Damn it!" George Walker was very angry: "Sooner or later I will deal with Saddam and the Persians!"

Since he came to power, Saddam has cursed him more than once, and even accused the United States and George Walker in international occasions, calling him, George Walker, an executioner.

There is also a Gaddafi in Libya in North Africa, who also curses the United States and him all day long!

Add to that Venezuela's 'Chavez' and Colombia's 'Chris', these four people curse the United States and George Walker all day long.

If we were to say who George Walker hated the most, it would be these four people.

Saddam and Gaddafi ranked first and second.

George Walker said viciously: "Collect more evidence for me, and the military must submit to me combat plans for Iraq and Libya."

"And Persia, your CIA must invest more energy to overthrow that evil regime!" George Walker said to Tenet.

As for the Persians, after the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty, the two sides became completely hostile to each other because of the "hostage incident" and the issue of the Pahlavi dynasty's government in exile.

Reagan did loosen up his grip on Persia and wanted to reconcile with Persia, but domestic public opinion in the United States was in an uproar, and ultimately he failed to reconcile with Persia.

During the Clinton era, the US government tightened the previously loosened areas again, and the relationship between the two sides became even more tense.

When George Walker was about to launch an attack on Afghanistan, he had thought about reconciling with Persia and passing through Persia, but Persia's price was too high. It demanded that the United States hand over the people of the exiled government of the Pahlavi dynasty and that the $50 billion frozen by the United States and the $30 billion frozen by European countries be unfrozen.

Not to mention that it is impossible for the United States to hand over the Pahlavi dynasty's government-in-exile, even the frozen funds cannot be unfrozen.

Because those funds have already been spent under various names.

It's just that the funds are still frozen on the surface.

As for the high cost of borrowing the road, it is also unacceptable to the United States.

That's why George Walker found a third party to help convince Pakistan and pass through Pakistan by land.

Then George Walker went to Polar Bear in person and made Polar Bear agree that supplies could go through the Caspian Sea from Turkmenistan to the north of Afghanistan, and that air force bases in Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan could be leased.

But this is not without cost. The United States has paid a considerable price to satisfy the greed of the polar bear.

George Walker is a man with strong martial virtues. He not only wants to fight in Afghanistan, but also in Iraq, Libya, and even Persia if possible.

As long as Afghanistan and Iraq are conquered, Persia will face the US military on three sides, and it will be much easier to deal with Persia then.

As for Colombia and Venezuela, they are located in South America, so close to the United States. The United States has plenty of ways to deal with Colombia and Venezuela.

"Got it!" Tenet said.

"Also, find out the specific information about the Chinese electronic reconnaissance ships and submarines. You and the military cannot relax in this regard!" said George Walker.

Rice said: "Neta has a very tough attitude now and has said that the territory must be restored to the state it was in 1980."

Rice said the pressure on this job is extremely high.

If she messes up and offends the Jews, she will be unemployed and won't have a good job in the future. But what Israel is doing now is not in line with the interests of the United States.

The international crude oil price is rising now, but the United States has not felt it yet. However, this is because the United States has mobilized its strategic oil reserves.

However, strategic reserve oil cannot always supply the market without limit.

Japan, South Korea and European allies are now complaining bitterly.

Especially in Japan and South Korea, most of their crude oil refineries closed down in the 80s, and they all imported refined oil from China. As international crude oil prices soared, the prices of imported refined oil from Japan and South Korea rose even more, and inflation in both countries soared.

Oil is related to people’s daily lives and is directly related to production costs.

Once the international crude oil price rises, the impact will be very obvious.

"Saudi Arabia and other Arab countries also have a tough attitude, saying that this war was instigated by Israel, and that the Arab coalition will not retreat and will join the war when necessary. They demand that Israel must retreat to the pre-war border and compensate for the losses." Powell also said.

The Middle East is like a powder keg. Once the powder keg is ignited, it will affect the whole world.

Because this is the world's energy center, exporting the most oil and natural gas in the world.

As soon as there is any disturbance in the Middle East, the prices of oil and natural gas will fluctuate immediately.

Moreover, there are too many forces in the Middle East, and major powers are playing games here.

Over the years, the Arab League has been continuously promoting integration and becoming more and more united.

The key is that these major oil-producing countries are extremely rich and have money to buy weapons and equipment.

For example, Saudi Arabia's military spending has always ranked among the top five in the world, and sometimes even ranked second in the world.

Most of these countries in the Middle East are centralized states, where leaders have enormous power and are not constrained as long as they want to get things done.

Moreover, if these Middle Eastern countries want to purchase weapons, unless they are medium-range missiles, intercontinental missiles, nuclear submarines, and mushroom bombs, they can often buy them from the international arms market.

The United States regarded the F15 fighter jets as confidential and sold only a batch to Saudi Arabia that year. It never sold them again, not even to its staunch ally Israel.

But countries like Saudi Arabia are equipped with J-11 fighter jets!
The United States also attaches great importance to the J-11 fighter jet. The two sides have also competed in the air. The United States has always wanted to get a J-11 fighter jet, but so far it has not been realized.

We got some intelligence, but it was not comprehensive enough.

But there is no doubt that the J-11 is a powerful fighter that should not be ignored.

In addition, Saudi Arabia and other countries are also equipped with the J-10 fighter jets. The J-11 fighter jets and the J-10 fighter jets form a "high-low combination".

In the past, the United States tried its best to suppress oil prices. In addition to reducing inflation, the most important thing was to weaken the oil revenues of the oil-producing countries in the Middle East, thereby preventing these countries from importing large quantities of advanced weapons and equipment.

Moreover, without sufficient oil revenue, high welfare cannot be maintained. Social contradictions that were originally alleviated by high welfare will become acute, and it will be much easier for Americans to do something about it.

But now, contrary to the strategy, the rise in international crude oil prices means that these oil-producing countries will have more money to purchase weapons and equipment due to the surge in oil revenues, and will also have more money to spend on high social welfare, thus easing their internal conflicts.

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