President Bush's speech was like a depth charge that exploded throughout the world, and the entire televised speech was not long, and it was full of strong diplomatic rhetoric, but it did not hinder the judgment of those with extremely high political acumen, especially those two sentences:

"They will inevitably shed blood, sacrifice......... May the souls of the departed rest in peace in heaven........."

The casualties suffered by the US military have been clearly expressed, so the whole United States is in an uproar, the whole world is shocked, in their expectations, the casualties of the US military are naturally unavoidable, but on the first day of the war, it was revealed in the US president's televised speech, which is comparable to a declaration of war, which is absolutely beyond everyone's imagination, and it is conceivable that the losses of the US military will inevitably be not small.........

The next morning, the US "New York Times" suddenly broke the shocking news that the US military suffered heavy losses shortly after the official start of the "Desert Storm" operation, with a total of more than 20 warplanes shot down, more than 30 pilots killed in battle, and more than 30 US troops trapped in the desert of southern Iraq.........

This news was very short-lived, and the page was extremely inconspicuous, but the waves it set off were like monstrous waves, instantly drowning the United States and flooding the world, and the United States was actually shot down by Iraq on the first day of operation, and more than 20 warplanes were shot down by Iraq on the first day of operation.

As a result, the whole United States was boiling, anti-war organizations began to take to the streets, the liberal media was even more moved, and all kinds of anonymous people broke the news in an endless stream, driven by this frenzy, in just three days, a huge political pressure was formed, so that Congress had to face it squarely and began to urgently negotiate with the White House.........

It seems that seeing the tremendous energy of this political pressure, or perhaps the congressional consultations have taken effect, the White House finally reacted five days later, first Admiral Larson, commander-in-chief of the US Navy Task Force, who participated in the Gulf War, resigned due to health reasons;

Soon after, a large number of generals and colonels, including the chief of staff of the Air Force and the commander of the Support Command, were dismissed, and a week later, the director of the CIA was replaced by the president, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff and the Coalition Command at the front were reorganized.........

Along with the Bush administration's reorganization and handling of the military, intelligence, and government, the tone of the US media has also quietly shifted, and the spearhead has been withdrawn from the government and turned to those generals and colonels who "failed to command."

Of course, with the discipline of these media, they naturally do not forget to hack the gang of American competitors who watch the excitement;

The Soviet Union bore the brunt of the attack, and all kinds of news that had been caught by the wind became the most reliable evidence in the hands of those American reporters who feared that the world would not be chaotic..........

All of this varies, but in a word, under the two-way interaction between the US government and the media, President Bush has been able to get a clear understanding of the "disobedient people" within the administration, and the American people have gradually shifted the spearhead away from the government and begun to cast a surging anger on the hated generals and the dark Soviet Union. Pen ~ fun ~ pavilion www.biquge.info

It's just that the Soviet Union doesn't care about this, and as an old rival for decades, even if its current national strength is much worse than before, the shelf of the world hegemon is still there, and it is too late to be happy to see the United States in Iraq, so why is it still sad for a little croaking voice? Not only that, but even vaguely expects that Iraq will be able to inflict greater damage on the US military.

Compared with the calm mentality of the Soviet Union, the American generals are like ants on a hot pot, especially General Schwarzkopf, who is the commander-in-chief of the coalition forces, although he has retained the position of commander of the coalition forces under the efforts of Secretary of Defense Cheney and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Powell.

However, the increasingly fierce opposition to him in the country made him more and more pressure, so he ignored the opposition of Colonel Crist and others, and made a wide range of changes to the battle plan at the first time, and finally formed a set of unusually conservative new plans, for which Colonel Crist's evaluation was harsh, but also extremely sincere:

"If that plan could be called a 'Desert Storm,' then the new plan isn't even a breeze ........."

The most direct point is that the battle loss rate of US fighters has plummeted, while the consumption of Iraq's surface-to-air missiles is increasing day by day.

It's just that after the implementation of the new battle plan, although the US military still strives to make a military high-pressure posture towards Iraq, it is undeniable that this pressure is much weaker than the devastating air storm on the first day, and this also makes Iraq, which was defeated at the beginning of the war, take a breather;

Fortunately, Iraq was only beaten and not fooled, and when it noticed the change in the US military's movements, it immediately looked for the reasons for this situation, and soon the results of the "Falcon" surface-to-air missile battalion were reported to Iraq's wartime base camp one after another, which made Iraqi President Saddam Hussein overjoyed.

Although he was not very interested in this set of air defense missile systems with political significance greater than military significance before this, this was not a matter at all for Saddam Hussein, who turned his face faster than turning a book, so he shamelessly ordered the "Falcon" ground-to-air missile battalion to go covertly before the war, and waited for an opportunity to attack the US military after the war, thus turning the tide of the war on his own head, and attracting the cronies around him to sing praises of merit;

Fortunately, Saddam Hussein, who had intercepted the merits of others, was quite kind, and did not treat the "Falcon" ground-to-air missile battalion badly, and the battalion commander, Colonel Mohammed, was directly promoted to lieutenant general without exception, and presented him with two Mercedes-Benz cars and a luxury villa; other officers and men were also promoted to one level, and they were given apartments, cars, and banknotes.

As for the "Falcon" surface-to-air missile battalion, it was also included in the Republican Guard from the Iraqi air defense combat unit sequence, and was directly commanded by President Saddam, thus becoming the first ground-to-air missile unit selected for Saddam's personal guard, and the battalion commander Mohammed has indisputably become a new generation of celebrities in front of Saddam's throne.........

Of course, in this series of rich rewards, we naturally cannot forget Lu Jiadong, the core figure in it, so Saddam Hussein waved his pen and gave Lu Jiadong a cashier's check of a Swiss bank of 100 million US dollars, and at the same time increased the number of purchases of the "Falcon" surface-to-air missile system.

Not only that, Saddam Hussein also agreed to join the Jian-82 "magic reform" plan, and the initial start-up capital of $300 million was officially transferred to the overseas accounts of the Northeast Heavy Industry Group.

It's just that in the current extremely complicated situation, this arms order is like a hot potato, it is simply synonymous with trouble, even if Lu Jiadong wants to take it, he is afraid that there will be turmoil in the future, but fortunately, the Iraqi side also understands this truth, and while keeping the "Falcon" surface-to-air missile system strictly secret, it also directs the spearhead to the Soviet Union as much as possible, and Saddam's high profile has played a huge role in this regard, so that everyone believes that Iraq has the most advanced air defense system of the Soviet Union.

Iraq is familiar with this kind of drama of pulling the tiger's skin as a contemporary king, and its purpose is self-evident, that is, to pull the Soviet Union over as a backer, so as to exert strong pressure on the United States.

What's more, the tiger skin of Iraq is not in vain; after all, if you want to cover up people's eyes, you must let the entire Sino-Iraqi arms deal go through a Soviet formality, and if you want to complete this procedure, how can it be done without benefits? Therefore, at Lu Jiadong's suggestion, Bujing became an intermediary recognized by all three parties.

Lu Jiadong has always held an attitude of indifference to Iraq's operation; anyway, the Soviet Union participated in the Jian-82's "magic reform" plan; as for the "Falcon" ground-to-air missile system, it was nothing more than a Soviet vest, and anyway, even the Soviet Union, which was behind the black pot, was happy to accept it, so what could he, a person with vested interests who hid behind and eat dry goods, have to say? It is precisely for this reason that Lu Jiadong accepted this order without hesitation.........

Of course, this is all for later, and what we have to face at present is still a powerful offensive of the US military, even if the US offensive intensity has weakened somewhat after the adjustment of the battle plan, but in Lu Jiadong's view, this is just a calm before the storm, that is to say, once the US military has thoroughly mastered the "Falcon" air defense missile system, it will also mean that the moment of the real decisive battle has arrived.........

"Is it a little longer, or is it going to be sooner........."

Staring at the slowly sinking sunset, Lu Jiadong frowned, and his heart that had been hesitating for a long time could not decide.......... (To be continued.) )