American Gossip King

Chapter 269 Absurd Strategic Deployment

presidential palace.

When Ian arrived here, he saw a large group of officials sitting around the official residence with pale faces.

Saddam glared angrily at Ian: "The United States waged war against us, and that's unjust!"

Although he knew the Americans were going to start a war, Saddam still felt a sense of sorrow and despair when the war actually broke out.

too fast!

It started too fast!

Standing before Saddam, Ian's face was solemn, tinged with grief and indignation: "I am sorry, Mr. President, my country has committed such an inappropriate act. My report was not yet finished when they launched the war."

An official looked at Ian and said, "Is it even useful to release this now?"

Ian shook his head: "It will definitely be useful, but the problem is that the information I've gathered isn't comprehensive enough, and it's not convincing enough! I can prove that Baghdad doesn't have weapons of mass destruction, but I can't prove that Iraq doesn't! I don't have time. But I think you don't need to rush. As long as Iraq can hold off the US military for a month, once I've finished gathering all the information, I can report globally and prove Iraq's innocence to the world. At that time, I will proclaim that this is an unjust war, and the opposition forces within the United States will stop the war from continuing. Then... perhaps we can get the United States to withdraw its troops under the influence of forces of justice."

The old straw was no longer useful, so Ian quickly tossed over a new one.

Although wars are started, they will eventually come to an end.

Let me continue gathering information, and let the beauty continue to stay with me.

Replace them!

Ian Karl looked at Saddam with focused and unwavering eyes.

At that moment, he was like an American freedom fighter, fighting for international justice.

Although I am American, I am a good friend of Iraqis!

Japanese, Koreans, and Jews can all attest to this!

Saddam looked intently at Ian and finally said, "Okay!"

He is still confident that the great Iraqis can hold off the Americans for a month.

Ian seized the opportunity and said, "Could you let me know your battle plan?"

One official was taken aback: "What do you need this for? What you need to do now is prove that we don't have weapons of mass destruction."

Idiots, if you had them, you might be safer!

Key military reports are very valuable!

After a war, it is essential to conduct a post-war review.

So why would Iraqis make such a choice during the war?

Since people can only describe it verbally without any evidence, it means that it may be untrue!

Ian Carl's reports must all be based on solid evidence!

The more foolish and self-righteous your choices are, the more valuable my news becomes.

The Iraq War will bring me endless inside stories. There could be more than ten hot news stories to publish, and perhaps a hundred hidden inside stories that can be traded!

Once I've uncovered enough of the inside story of Iraq, I'll take a trip to the US military base.

In this world, there are only secrets Ian Karl doesn't want, not secrets he can't obtain!

Ian Carl smiled and said, "My other role is that of a war correspondent, and I also need some official support. Of course, with communications cut off right now, I won't release anything you don't allow without permission. You can check on me; I'll cooperate fully!"

Everyone looked at each other.

In the end, Saddam said, "Okay, I'd like to hear your opinion too."

I have absolutely no objections!

I participate in history, but I do not interfere with it!

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South Koreans disagree!

Balayev said, "You're talking nonsense!"

The Japanese say, "You didn't change our history, but you created it!"

So Ian Karl walked over and joined a group of Iraqi officials.

Facing the map, they all said:

"The U.S. Army's 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division advanced towards Baghdad from the desert northwest of Kuwait, accompanied by several units of the U.S. 101st Airborne Division and the 82nd Airborne Division. On another front, in southeastern Iraq, the U.S. Marine Corps' 1st Expeditionary Force and the British Expeditionary Force launched a pincer movement to open our sea lanes."

"We must send our most elite troops to stop the advance of the 3rd Mechanized Infantry Division."

"This is difficult; we don't have enough air support. My suggestion is to immediately break up our forces into smaller units and have all stationed troops engage in urban warfare from within the city."

"This is not easy. Once the team is broken up into smaller units, morale can easily collapse without proper command!"

Saddam waved his hand and said, "I believe in my soldiers; their morale is high enough to fight off the invaders!"

Is it just inexplicable confidence after all?

After the start of the Iraq War, a large number of traitors and deserters emerged within Iraq, and the army surrendered almost en masse.

Some have wondered why the Iraqi army didn't break up into smaller units to fight.

But do you really think this kind of battle is so easy to fight?

Breaking up the whole into smaller units is like fighting each other alone. Without command or conviction, how can you fight?

The Iraqi army was already demoralized!

Taken together, it means being bombed by the Americans in a concentrated attack.

If they disperse, the people below will simply surrender!

This is why the Iraqi forces collapsed so quickly.

All strategies and tactics require the ability to be implemented, and the Iraqi military's beliefs were destroyed by Saddam's tyranny, and its confidence was crushed by the first Gulf War.

Without conviction, confidence, high-tech equipment and a brand-new tactical system, strong and unified leadership and a spirit of never giving up, what can we fight with?

Do you really think you're Communist Party members?

To say that Iraq was defeated by a force of nature is to give them too much credit... Given Iraq's morale and fighting spirit, the Americans could easily crush them without any technological advantage.

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However, Saddam remained oblivious to his own ignorance.

Therefore, he chose to break up some of his troops into smaller units and rely on them to fight urban warfare...

Wrong choice.

What's worse than making the wrong choice is that he didn't have the right option at all!

Ian just listened silently.

One officer said, "We should move the Republican Guard to the front lines to slow their advance."

Saddam immediately replied, "No, the Republican Guard cannot go."

"Then defend Baghdad?"

Saddam Hussein shook his head again: "They're going to Tikrit!"

The officers were horrified: "This is unacceptable!"

But Saddam Hussein remained resolute: "The Republican Guard must defend Tikrit!"

Tikrit is Saddam's hometown, and the Republican Guard was originally formed based on Saddam's fellow villagers. To be precise, although this guard has a great reputation, they are actually not elite at all.

The common characteristic of tyrants throughout history: the first priority of their armies is loyalty!

The Republican Guard exists to maintain absolute loyalty to Saddam Hussein.

Saddam was not completely without self-awareness. He knew very well that if he was defeated, his political enemies would take advantage of the situation and he would be in even greater danger.

Therefore, instead of thinking about how to stop the American offensive, he retreated to his "most loyal homeland" and continued fighting with the help of the Republican Guard, while maintaining his rule.

But did you know that the Republican Guard eventually fell apart?

The more than 100,000 Republican Guards simply vanished without firing a shot.

Many people even wondered where Saddam's most loyal troops had gone.

The final conclusion was simply, "It's over!"

And now Ian knows.

The disastrous defeat in this war was partly due to Saddam's selfishness—at such a time, he still wanted to protect his most loyal troops!

This was an inevitable conflict, and Saddam ultimately failed to transfer all of the Republican Guard, leaving a portion behind.

But whether they stay or leave, they will eventually perish.

The idea of ​​fighting to the death for you is a joke.

It should be noted that Saddam Hussein's two sons were betrayed by his family members who voluntarily informed the US military in exchange for 30 million US dollars.

But don't worry, with me here, I won't give them that chance.

I will ensure your family remains harmonious.

Ian listened with a smile to their strategic plans. Knowing everything about the future, the tactical arrangements that sounded "brilliant" to these officials seemed so ridiculous and naive.

However, he didn't say anything and just silently continued his note-taking.

He even made Saddam pose for him in a few ways, for a simple reason: to show the American people your glorious and great image!

I will definitely release it, accompanied by images of you being arrested or hanged.

(End of this chapter)