Chapter 456: War Wealth (Subscription Requested)
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As the US Secretary of National Defense, Rumsfeld certainly did not come to An Zaiming simply for Chen Chen's business, in fact, his main purpose was to raise military spending!
Since the mid-to-late 20 th century, modern military warfare has bid farewell to the tactics of crowds, and the number of soldiers participating in the war is no longer the key factor in determining the direction of the war; the real winner or loser is to see whose strategic weapons are more advanced, whose level of information-based operations is higher, whose military vision is more keen, and whose logistical support is more stable.
Judging from these aspects, there is no suspense at all about the outcome of the war in Afghanistan, and it is impossible for a mechanized army in the 80s to compete with an army with high-precision information-based combat capabilities, and the initial trend of the war is indeed in accordance with the setting of the US government and the military.
It took less than two months for the Taliban rule in Afghanistan to come to an end, and a full-scale defensive guerrilla war was launched, and everything seemed so beautiful that almost everyone around the world thought that it would not take long for the United States to end the war victoriously, but the unexpected happened quietly.
One month, two months, three months......
The U.S. team occupied almost all of Afghanistan and wiped out the vast majority of the Taliban armed forces, but it was unable to completely end the war. Osama bin Laden has never been caught, he is still commanding the remaining forces to resist stubbornly, and constantly calling on the Afghan people to participate in the holy war through speeches, and from time to time when the US ** team relaxes its vigilance and laxity, it has turned this war into a game of cat and mouse!
After a long time, the problem arose, although the Taliban's overseas funds were frozen, but there are many forces in the world that do not deal with the US government, and the Middle East is the world of Muslim sects, the US government held high the banner of anti-terrorism to occupy Afghanistan and began a large-scale garrison, so that people could not see the day they left, which aroused the dissatisfaction of many Muslim countries and forces, and they secretly provided the Taliban with a large number of weapons, equipment and materials, so the war in Afghanistan unexpectedly became a protracted war
A protracted war is beneficial to the Taliban, but it is extremely unfavorable to the US government and military, and the biggest trouble is military spending, and the US annual defense budget and military spending were all approved by Congress in the previous year, and the Republicans and Democrats fought countless verbal wars, and it was determined after a long period of negotiations.
After the outbreak of the Afghan war, although the United States applied for more military spending than last year, it was only less than 100 billion US dollars, after all, during the Gulf War that year, the United States won the war in only 42 days and at a cost of more than 60 billion US dollars, so they thought that 100 billion US dollars was enough, but no one expected that this war would last for eight months so far!
What is modern warfare fought? At the end of the day, it's money! In the past eight months, the US military has been consuming a large number of strategic weapons, conventional arms, and materials every day, and the total value is an astronomical amount, and that pitiful military spending has long been exhausted; although Congress has approved another $50 billion in additional funds, it is still rapidly running out, and when the military wants to apply for military spending again, the anti-war voice in the United States suddenly rises, and the Democratic Party takes advantage of the situation to suddenly exert force to oppose Bush Jr.'s Afghanistan strategy, resulting in the delay in the arrival of military spending, and the situation of the US military in Afghanistan is in a dilemma.
The Taliban al-Qaeda organization has not been completely wiped out. Osama bin Laden has not yet been caught, and the US military has not done its full duty in the war, and if it retreats now, it will be wasted, which is tantamount to announcing to the world that the US military has lost the war in Afghanistan, which is absolutely unacceptable for the arrogant and arrogant world power today.
But if you continue to fight, you can't afford to fight the enemy without bullets, right? If this is the case, there is no need for the Taliban al-Qaeda to organize a counteroffensive, and the American GIs who are very aware of human rights are afraid that they will defect! In desperation, the U.S. government and military could only save the country, and played the idea of the top wealthy families in Europe and the United States, and sent Rumsfeld over to lobby these rich giants, hoping that they could generously fund this war with no end in sight.
After listening to the retelling of his future father-in-law, Chen Chen's heart moved and asked, "Then what is your attitude, do you want to contribute or refuse?" β
"It's definitely not okay to refuse, it's too bad for the U.S. government, so I'm going to donate two billion dollars." An Zaiming shrugged.
Chen Chen and An Yue glanced at each other, but neither answered.
"What's wrong? Any questions? Seeing the looks of her daughter and future son-in-law, An Zaiming knew that they had something to say.
An Yue swayed the red wine in the glass, the essence of her beautiful eyes flashed, and she said softly: "I think either don't donate, or donate more, two billion dollars is too little." β
"That's pretty much what I mean, my opinion is not only to donate, but also to donate more, at least $20 billion!" Chen Chen smiled.
"Ahem, cough, cough-" An Zaiming choked on the words of the two and squirted out a mouthful of red wine, and said with wide eyes: "No kidding, right?" Two tens of billions? Do you think our family's money fell from the sky? β
An Yue covered her mouth and chuckled: "Dad, if you pay, you will be rewarded, if we donate 20 billion US dollars to the US government, we can earn back 200 billion US dollars or even more from them!" β
An Zaiming was confused for a while and asked, "How do you make it?" β
Chen Chen poured him a full bottle of wine and said softly: "Uncle, let me ask you, what is the main aspect of the An family's business?" β
"Banks and munitionsβ" An Zaiming said this, with a flash of inspiration, and lost his voice: "You mean?" β
"Yes, it's arms!" Chen Chen knocked on the armrest of the sofa and said, "As far as I know, the An family has a monopoly on seventy percent of the world's arms trade, and nearly ninety percent of the arms business in the Middle East and Africa!" Think about it, the war is nothing more than money, what is the money used for? Buy arms and equipment! As long as the war in Afghanistan continues, in the coming period, Anjia's arms business will be hot, keep you counting your money and counting your hands cramps! β
An Zaiming's eyes became brighter and brighter, and he slapped his thigh and said, "Yes, yes, that's it, why didn't I think of it?" However, what does this have to do with our donation of $20 billion to the United States? β
"Of course it does!" An Yue said lightly: "These two tens of billions of dollars are not given for nothing, the US government must sign a contract with us to ensure that the arms they use in the Afghan battlefield must be sold by my Anjia military factory." β
"Oh oh oh!" An Zaiming suddenly realized, raised his thumb and looked at his baby daughter and praised: "High, really high!" β
Chen Chen smiled and said: "Uncle, inferring from the war situation, I estimate that this war will be fought for a long time, and it is really cost-effective to exchange only 20 billion US dollars for a long-term huge arms order from the United States!" Arms are a lucrative business, and the money we donate will be earned back in less than two months, so you can wait to count the money and play! β
"It makes sense that the longer the war in Afghanistan is fought, the more money we can make when we settle down, and the only uncertainty now is not knowing how long this war will last? In case we just donated the money on the front foot, Ben. If bin Laden is caught on the back foot, then we will lose a lot. An Zaiming smiled bitterly.
Chen Chen smiled mysteriously and said, "You don't have to worry about this, the Middle East is the world of Muslim sects. How to say that bin Laden is also the leader of one school, the same people of Allah, although Iran, Iraq and other countries will not support him on the surface, but secretly will definitely provide shelter, the US military will definitely not catch him in a short time! No one in this world knows better than him how long this war will last, in the previous life until he was reborn, the war in Afghanistan was not over, Uncle bin Laden was not caught, and now as long as the hurricane formed by the wings of his little butterfly does not blow to the Middle East, the development of the war and the previous life will not change in the slightest.
A big business is in front of him, where can An Zaiming still sit still, so he got up excitedly to negotiate with Rumsfeld, An Yue snuggled in his arms, and after being silent for a long time, he suddenly said loudly: "I heard my dad say that you were chatting with a woman from the Xiao family just now?" β
Chen Chen chuckled, pinched the beautiful girl's pink cheeks and said, "I seem to smell a strong vinegar!" What, upset? β
"How can people be so cautious, I just wonder how you know the people of the Xiao family?" An Yue frowned slightly and said: "As far as I know, Old Man Xiao has only one son, I haven't heard that he has a daughter, and now one suddenly appears, and I am familiar with you, I always feel that something is wrong, and I am afraid that the Xiao family will beat your idea." β
Chen Chen said disapprovingly: "You are too careful, what kind of family background is the Xiao family, and I have no conflict of interest with them, why do they want to trouble me in a good manner?" β
"That's true, but I'm just not at ease, I'm going to meet that woman when I have a chance, you won't care, right?" An Yue looked up at her sweetheart and asked cautiously.
"Of course not, and you don't have to find another time, because she's coming to us!" Chen Chen gently softened the green silk of the beautiful girl like a waterfall, looking at the paragraphs, the noble and elegant, enchanting lady smiled bitterly.
"Really?" An Yue looked sideways in some surprise, and after seeing the beautiful woman clearly, her heart was inexplicably shocked, this woman is so familiar, where do you seem to have seen it?
"What's wrong?" Chen Chen noticed the change in the beautiful girl's expression, hugged her willow waist and asked softly, "Do you know her?" β
"I don't think I know each otherβ" An Yue hesitated for a moment and said ambiguously.
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