The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 700 is about to break out!
The arms cannot twist the thighs.

Prince Fahd could only nod and go about making arrangements.

He knew that even though he knew it was wrong, he had to take practical action when it came to national sovereignty and dignity.

It takes courage to try to stop a chariot with your bare hands!
Soon, Prince Fahd assembled all his armed forces and sent them to the border to confront the Iraqis.

At the same time, Kuwait not only did not make any concessions during the negotiations, but even its words became more severe, demanding that Iraq must unconditionally abandon the threat of force against Kuwait and unconditionally withdraw its border troops.
In addition, Kuwait contacted Saudi Arabia, hoping that Saudi Arabia, the leader of the Gulf region, would lead other Gulf countries to help resist Iraq's invasion, just as the Arab League planned to form an international Arab force to oppose Iraq's actions in Kuwait and force Iraq to abandon its invasion of Kuwait.

The Saudi king ordered naval warships to dispatch to the Persian Gulf, close to Kuwait, to express support for Kuwait. At the same time, the Saudi king also ordered troops to assemble.

The actions of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait made Saddam even more angry. He accused Saudi Arabia of being unfair and unjust and of favoring Kuwait.

Then mobilize troops to the border between Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Iraq's actions made Saudi Arabia extremely angry.

The Saudi king said to the Kuwaiti envoy: "Please tell your Majesty the King that Saudi Arabia will stand on the same front with Kuwait on this matter. We will do our utmost to prevent Iraq from launching a war. It is the right thing for us to work together to extract oil and make money. Anyone who disrupts our ability to make money is a common enemy!"

On the Saudi side, an emergency national defense meeting was held.

No one could understand whether Saddam was crazy. Oil prices were high now, and instead of exporting oil to make money, why did he want to start a war?

If you don’t make money, you’re a bastard!
Saddam, this bastard, is always causing trouble.

Prince Sultan said: "Your Majesty, we should have been prepared earlier. Saddam's ambition is not just Kuwait. He stationed troops on our border to threaten us. Once they occupy Kuwait, they will also invade us for oil resources. He has always wanted to unify the Arab world."

Saddam has never concealed his ambitions. He has repeatedly spoken publicly about Greater Arabism and the need for unity of the Arab world.

Saddam said it and did it.

Since he came to power, Iraq has spent a large amount of foreign exchange on purchasing weapons and equipment every year, thus building up the country into the world's third largest military power.

The 1.2 million regular troops, all of whom have been on the battlefield and have been baptized by war, have thousands of tanks, thousands of armored vehicles, and thousands of aircraft. It is known as the third country in the world to complete the mechanization of troops, and is also known as the world's third most powerful military country.

Except that the air force does not have the most advanced fighter jets, the strength of its ground forces is truly the best in the entire Middle East, and the data on paper can firmly establish it as the world's third most powerful military power.

Saudi Arabia has been paying attention to Iraq and knows the approximate number of advanced tanks and armored vehicles from Panshan Group, including Type 80 main battle tanks, Type 80 self-propelled anti-aircraft guns, Type 81 medium tanks, and Type 81 light tanks, which are equipped by Iraq.

More than twice as much as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait combined.

On the other hand, Iraq's navy, with only three 022 missile boats, seems not worth mentioning.

Of course, the Saudi navy will not get too close to the Iraqi coastline. After all, Iraq also has the Eagle Strike anti-ship missile, which has a very strong deterrent effect. Although the Iraqi air force does not have third-generation fighters, the Iraqi air force is not weak, with thousands of aircraft, and its air force strength is second only to Persia in the entire Middle East.

Such strong military strength also makes countries such as Saudi Arabia worried.

King Fahd looked at Prince Bandar and Prince Sultan and said, "We must be prepared. War is not in line with our development. While we are preparing to defend against invasion, we should also look for other countries to mediate."

King Fahd actually does not want to go to war, as a war would seriously affect Saudi Arabia's economic development.

When other Gulf countries are at war and oil prices rise, Saudi Arabia can make more money by producing the same amount of oil, which is very beneficial to Saudi Arabia.

Therefore, Saudi Arabia has always firmly supported Iraq in the Iran-Iraq War.

Even because of Saudi Arabia's influence, Iraq's oil exports have never encountered major problems.

But if Saudi Arabia is one of the belligerents, where is the opportunity to make more money?
Of course, there is another important reason, that is, King Fahd has some understanding of the Saudi army and knows it well.

The Iraqi army is a powerful force. The Saudi army, which lacks training and has never been to the battlefield, is definitely no match for the Iraqi army.

But now, even if he doesn't want to go to war, King Fahd cannot sit idly by facing the invasion.

He understands the principle that the lips and teeth are interdependent.

"From now on, we must strengthen military training, make everyone aware of the seriousness of the current situation, and let the soldiers understand one thing: if they don't work hard, the country will be gone, they will have no jobs, and they will return to poverty!" King Fahd said.

Princes Bandar and Sultan couldn't help but smile bitterly.

In fact, before this, in order to be on the safe side, the Saudi army began to strengthen training, but the soldiers complained one by one.

Many soldiers even thought that if Iraq attacked Saudi Arabia, they would just surrender. After all, the treatment of Iraqi soldiers was not bad, so it didn't matter who they served.
There are even some people in the army who are Saddam's admirers and regard him as an idol.

This situation exists not only in Saudi Arabia, but also in all Islamic countries in the Middle East.

Many people regard Saddam as a hero of the Arab world. It was Saddam who destroyed the Persian hegemony in the Gulf. Saddam was just like Nasser in the past.

Even Prince Sultan doubted whether the Saudi army's soldiers would defect on the battlefield if a war broke out with Iraq.

To be honest, many people in the Saudi royal family have been cursing Saddam during this period. They just can't understand why this bastard Saddam always wants to go to war instead of producing and exporting oil to make money and enjoying life when the oil price is high and the market conditions are good.
Isn't it good to earn a little money happily and enjoy life happily! ?
You're just fighting and killing all day long, and you still want to be on par with Nasser?

As for OPEC's oil quota, if Iraq had not asked for an exorbitant amount and only wanted to increase production by 10 or 20 barrels per day, it would not be impossible to negotiate. However, Iraq insisted on increasing production by 300 million barrels of oil. If this was agreed to, other member countries would increase production, and oil production would exceed demand, and prices would fall rapidly. Not only would Iraq not make more money, but it would make much less money.

(End of this chapter)