Chapter 068, an embarrassing situation
When the eight Templar Assassins stealthily arrived at the Grand Mosque, they, like the Templars, were not besieged or discovered
However, when they arrived at the main hall of the Great Mosque, they saw only a person standing in the main hall, with a blank face, as if waiting for their arrival
The eight Templar Assassins of the "Saints" never imagined that the people standing in the Great Mosque waiting for them would actually be the strongest Saints in Christianity
They were surprised at how the Saint was here, but they didn't doubt the Saint's faith, so several Templar Assassins even forgot what they were here for, and bowed in unison
"Mario asked you to come," Susan asked nonchalantly
Several Templar Assassins nodded, and the one in charge said, "We have been notified by the Vatican that another Templar has been killed, this is not only a provocation to Catholicism, but also a provocation to Jerusalem, please take a closer look."
"So, you're here to assassinate the Prophet," Susan asked calmly, but without waiting for them to answer, she said, "If you can go back to this matter, Jerusalem doesn't need to meddle in the Vatican, and there is no need to explain it, just tell Mario that we won't provoke a needless war of religion."
"But," the faces of several Templar Assassins changed, and the leader said, "This prophet is too deceitful, we and the Vatican are one, and the Chinese say that the lips are cold and the teeth are dead, should we sit idly by?"
"This matter is not as terrible as Mario said," Su Shan didn't care, "If you insist on assassinating the Prophet, I won't stop you, but whether you can succeed or not is the question, don't think that I will avenge you, and you have to wipe your ass for the dispute you are involved in."
Several of the Templar Assassins had bad faces, although the Vatican Pope had orders and they had a reason to come to Iraq to take revenge, but the Saint's words poured cold water on their actions, and it was clear that her attitude did not support their actions this time
In Jerusalem, the Saints are the largest, and it is almost impossible for the Vatican's Pope to command the Saints, and although the Templar Assassins and the Saints are from the Vatican, they are far from being easily driven by the Vatican
"By the way, if you can go back, tell Mario not to play those tricks in front of me, I don't care who is behind him and provokes me, I can't make him sit in the position of the Pope," Su Shan rarely showed a hint of anger and turned to leave
Seeing the saints leaving, the Templar Assassins glanced at each other, muttered a few words, and finally dismissed the idea of assassination, and quickly left the Great Mosque
The next morning, Mario had just finished breakfast, and immediately received a letter from Jerusalem, at first he thought that the assassination had been successful, but when he opened the letter, his face immediately changed, and in addition to saying that the assassination had not been carried out, there was also the saint's jǐng indicuation
"This ** raiser actually dares to sabotage my plan," Mario directly wanted to write a letter to shreds, and his plan failed again
However, this time he was not very worried about being sanctioned by the Senate, after all, his plan was half the success, and although the assassination failed, the bombing of the camp of the peacekeeping force had already given the United States a reason to launch a war against Iraq
At present, high-ranking US officials are secretly visiting various countries, mainly NATO countries, including some pro-US forces in the Middle East
This is a prelude to starting a war, since the collapse of the Soviet Union, the Americans will find enough reasons to launch any war, whether it is the bombing of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or the wars against Afghanistan and Iraq, almost all NATO countries will be drawn in the past, and there is no way to take the lead
But now it's different, since the United States launched the Libyan war, the big brother who took the lead has taken a back seat, because he is no longer a one-size-fits-all call
In particular, in dealing with the new Iraq and the Prophet Army supported by the Russians, the United States must personally visit various countries, make the stakes clear, and even put aside their minds to ask for help, and the people may not necessarily agree, after all, the combat effectiveness of the Prophet Army is obvious to all
This force is different from Saddam's Republican Guard, and it is also different from bin Laden's jihadist organization, and it is almost impossible to send the air force to bomb the plane, but the new Iraqi air force is also different from the air force of Saddam's period, and the force of this air force is almost comparable to that of the various advanced Russian-made fighters, almost all of which are assembled in Iraq
In recent years, the Russians have made crazy money, and the new Iraq's annual arms orders exceed that of any of Russia's previous arms trading partners, and each order will exceed $1 billion, and there are even many large orders worth more than $10 billion
The most important thing is that after the establishment of the new Iraq, the Prophet Army has developed its own production capacity for many weapons, for example, their territorial air defense force has gone from short-range ground attack missiles to air defense missiles covering almost the entire Iraq, and many parts and components of air defense missiles can be produced by Iraq itself
If it is true, no one can predict what the final result of the landing operation will be, if the loss of some people and weapons really cripples the Prophet Army, it is fine, but if the Prophet Army survives, then it will pull all the participating countries into the whirlpool of war, and then it is likely that it will not lead to the Iraq War, but a world war
In today's economic downturn, fighting such a war is very difficult for the NATO countries in Europe, and may even lead to the collapse of the entire country's system because of the war, and even the United States itself has no confidence, otherwise it would not have risked its face and begged others to do it together
In the face of such a risky task, the Europeans are not stupid, although the United States is still a superpower, it is obvious that it no longer has the huge advantage of the last century
China's economy is catching up, its GDP is the second largest in the world, Russia and China are strategic partners, the two countries are united, the territory spans Asia and Europe, and the disputed area is in the Middle East, and the combined fleet of Russians and Iraq almost controls the Persian Gulf
In addition, the Iranian Navy is now a little unbearable for the US Fifth Fleet in the Persian Gulf, and the war between the Iraqi Navy and Russia in the Black Sea shipbuilding is like dumplings, and the United Fleet has almost become the country with the most advanced warships in Russia, and just one aircraft carrier Peter the Great is enough to deter the entire Persian Gulf
The only direct threat to Iraq may be Turkey, but it is well known that Turkey was beaten by the black generals of the Northeast Military Region of the Prophet's Army, and although there was no major conflict between the two armies, Turkey did not fight first
Saudi Arabia and Jordan are pro-American forces, but the combat effectiveness of the armies of these two countries is well known, and they are listed as military powers, but they suffer from not having a border with Iraq, not to mention that there is also a Syria that is containing Syria and Syria is getting closer and closer to the new Iraq after being threatened by the United States
In this case, the consequence of the air force alone may be to become the target of the Iraqi territorial air defense force, and Nima Nake is the most advanced anti-aircraft missile, and it covers the whole of Iraq, almost becoming an iron net
Although they controlled the lifeblood of the world's major powers, the reasons for starting such a war were very insufficient, and they had to face the possible support of China behind them
"It's all Long Yunhai, this useless thing, if it weren't for him, our plan would have been successful a long time ago, how could we face this embarrassing situation now," Mario was very angry, of course he had to change the target, otherwise the current situation might be sanctioned
"Your responsibility seems to be great," said the third patriarch suddenly
"My responsibility is really great, but I have done my best, the saints have absolute zì yóu in Jerusalem, not to mention that Catholicism is only a sect of Christianity, and Jerusalem is the real holy place," Mario explained
"Isn't there any other way for us?" asked the second patriarch, looking at everyone
"Unless there is a miracle, it is impossible for us to start this war," said Elder No. 1, who knows more about the United States than the president of the United States, and although their Senate may not care about the so-called public opinion, the American Congress must care, and the Europeans are not willing to follow the Americans, which is inevitable, unless there is a reason to fight
However, several elders know very well that as long as the left hand does not make mistakes, they will not find any opportunity to attack Iraq, and can only allow Iraq to develop, so that they will completely lose control of the Middle East, and once the Middle East falls into the hands of the new Iraqis and the Russians, it will be a huge test for Europe and the United States, and may even cause the United States to lose its superpower status, and even NATO as an organization may collapse
The existence of NATO is originally a combination of interests, and after the collapse of the Soviet Union, why did the United States take a group of NATO brothers to fight wherever they wanted
Because the United States is strong, but also because it is the only superpower, when there is no rival, he has to establish an opponent, and even in order to maintain his position, he has to show off his strength to his allies and the world, but in fact, this is a sign of decline
Once the United States has been instigated on this matter, it will be when the United States of America will fall, just like Great Britain, which was called "unfallable" in the first place
China is the opponent that the United States wants to set up, but it's a pity that China has been making a lot of money in a muffled voice, you are doing yours, I am doing my own, and at the same time I have to make some trouble for you, don't you want to set up an enemy, okay, I will personally support you to set one
The emergence of a new Iraq cannot be said to be supported by China or Russia, on the contrary, the emergence of a new Iraq is entirely the result of the sins of the Americans themselves
Why is the answer very simple: when you are strong, you wave your fists and beat people around, no one dares to fight back, it looks very beautiful, but you will always get old one day, and when you are old and can no longer walk, then it is time for others to take revenge
Therefore, China has never pursued a policy of hegemony, nor has it pursued a policy of alliances, the reason is very simple: do not set up any enemies, no one knows what will happen in the future, when you are strong, you help others, and when others are strong, they will definitely help you, but they will definitely help you, but they will definitely not put you to death