"The more intensive the attacks, the more necessary our blockade is, and if it weren't for the very intense Cheng Dù, there would never be such a large-scale suicide attack. I have every reason to believe that the real bin Laden is about to leave Sudan, and such a large-scale attack is his last chance. ”

After a full-scale attack on anti-terrorist forces in Sudan, Panetta's first order was to stabilize the troops on the border, and his decision was strongly endorsed by representatives of other countries.

At present, there are attacks everywhere in the Sudan, but it is also clear that these attacks are nothing more than a last resort for terrorists, and no organization in the world can withstand the blow of the State unless it is a State.

Not to mention an international joint anti-terrorist operation, although this also caused some casualties among soldiers, but those attackers will be eliminated as soon as they succeed. This kind of attack, which can be called a suicide attack, is also very obvious and creates chaos.

It is clear that the other party's goal has been achieved, and chaos has arisen, but for the anti-terrorist forces with absolute power, this is just a small trouble. Under the suppression of absolute power, the Sultan also quickly calmed down.

However, the problem of the heart arose again, and the border troops of various countries sent reports one after another, and did not find anyone who had left Sudan, and in the chaos, the countries bordering Sudan have been holding the front tightly.

"Mr. Panetta, there have been no reports of people entering or leaving Sudan's borders, and the suspicious squad in South Sudan has just been eliminated, and it was Osama bin Laden who blew himself up."

Panetta waved his hand. He kept thinking about what the hell was going on.

Right now. The whole Sultan suddenly and completely calmed down, allowing him to deploy a number of columns. It seems to hit cotton, and there is no focus.

"Did you catch a live mouth?" Panetta asked.

"Although our soldiers worked hard and paid some casualties that could have been avoided, we are sorry that we did not get anything of value, every attacker was an extremist, and every one of them had high explosives in their bodies, and even if we used strong electromagnetic interference, the bombs still exploded. From this point, the possibility of external detonation can be ruled out. According to the examination of the self-detonation site, the explosive device should be detonated by a heartbeat and a dual control of timed detonation, for which even if we catch the other party, the bomb will still explode. ”

The detailed explanations of his subordinates are not of much value to Panetta, and the only thing that is certain is that the opponent they are facing this time is very extreme. And all of these guys have received very strict military training. It's almost all talent.

And it is definitely not an easy thing to turn such a person into an absolute dead man, but bin Laden has done it, no matter what method is taken. For this, Panetta sincerely admires.

A strong-minded enemy is not terrible, but a group of strong-minded and skilled enemies. Enough to give every country a headache.

With the beginning of the manhunt until now, the anti-terrorist forces have not yet received decisive intelligence. When it comes from the situation they are more facing, it already says a lot. It also made Panetta feel more and more about the tricky nature of things.

One can also take a wide range of attacks under such a situation, coupled with the spirit of not fearing death, as well as the combat elements and weapons at hand. Such an organization has surpassed any other terrorist organization in the world, and has even surpassed the armed level of many countries.

After the American attack, Panetta had always been very dissatisfied with the CIA personnel, and repeatedly reprimanded his old subordinates on various occasions, but now he began to understand the difficulty of his opponents.

With so many terrorists who were proficient in disguise and warfare, and the black market for arms in the United States at that time, if it really took a few years to prepare for an attack of this magnitude, it would definitely be possible.

After listening to the report of the whole operation, Panetta went to his room where he was resting alone, and made a phone call directly to Obama, and at the beginning of the call, he immediately said: "I am very sorry, Mr. President, I am afraid that this operation will be declared a failure." ”

On the other end of the phone, in Washington, D.C., where the sky was gradually darkening, Obama, who was having dinner with his family, immediately left the table and walked to his office, until the office door was closed, he said: "What is the current situation?" ”

"Half an hour ago, a total of 88 attacks on anti-terrorist units broke out across Sudan, causing huge losses to national anti-terrorist forces, and we also lost three drones, four helicopters, and two armored vehicles. The other side has advanced individual anti-tank missiles and anti-aircraft missiles, and with the simultaneous outbreak of the attack, our original patrol force suffered huge losses from the beginning. However, after more than 10 minutes of all-out encirclement and suppression, we have killed more than 200 extremist terrorists so far.

But the troops of the various countries of the entire anti-terrorist center, in total, lost more than four hundred people, and we lost this conflict. ”

"That doesn't mean that this mission has failed! Being able to eliminate two hundred extremist terrorists should be a huge victory. Obama simply ignored the casualty figures on his side, and instead the deaths of 200 terrorists became the focus of his attention.

"Having said that, I have to point out that after we eliminated six bin Laden's stand-ins, I believe that bin Laden has taken the opportunity to leave Sudan. Or rather, bin Laden never appeared in Sudan. Panetta said.

"Why are you so sure?" Unexpectedly, Obama did not express much emotion or anger at the news.

On the other end of the phone, Panetta didn't seem surprised that Obama wasn't angry, but calmly explained: "This is an inevitable result, if bin Laden hadn't left, I believe Sudan wouldn't be so calm now, and even I suspect that bin Laden has many stand-ins, and our scientific and technological personnel have extracted the blood of these eight bin Laden stand-ins, and through guò DNA analysis, these eight people are all fake, which does not match our previous number jù library."

And the reason why I say that bin Laden left Sudan is very simple, if bin Laden had not been in Sudan, he would not have made such a big battle at all, it seems that our side has suffered huge losses, but in fact, it is a great weakening of bin Laden's power.

Judging that bin Laden may not have been in Sudan in the first place, the reason is that we have not found any traces of bin Laden's departure, of course, this is not very likely, after all, the military of African countries is lazy, this reason is not absolute, but it cannot be denied. ”

Obama nodded and said, "Anything else?" ”

"Yes, judging from the Sudan's encirclement and suppression of bin Laden, bin Laden did have the ability to launch the original attack on the mainland on his own, and based on the control of the international arms black market over the years, we also have reason to believe that there are only two possibilities for bin Laden's weapons and equipment and personnel training sites, one is that bin Laden himself has his own arms factory, or a more covert arms purchase channel, and the other is that there is a state support." Panetta Road.

This time, Obama became interested, and immediately asked: "If there is really a country supporting it, which country is most likely?" ”

"Somalia." Panetta said without hesitation.

"Why?" Obama pressed on.

"First of all, there are only three countries that are most likely, Iran, Russia, Iran, and only these three countries have the money and the strength to support bin Laden in building such a tight organization that can help bin Laden train terrorist attackers." Panetta said.

"Then why do you think it's Somalia?"

"Because the madness of these terrorists is very similar to the madness of the Somali regular army on the battlefield, it is not difficult to see from the files of our engagement with the Somali army that in the course of fighting with the Somali army, not a single prisoner was taken. It's exactly the same situation that we had in Sudan, so Somalia is very likely. Panetta explained.

"That alone is not enough to illustrate the problem." The interest on Obama's face faded immediately.

"I can't really explain the problem, I'm just analyzing the biggest possibility, but the biggest possibility, and that is that bin Laden has channels that we don't know about, as if he has the ability to get the attackers to our homeland. Moreover, the Somali side has also given us a great help in the encirclement and suppression of bin Laden this time, and this alone can also eliminate the connection between Somalia and bin Laden from the side. Panetta said.

"However, since the possibility of saving zài, don't let it go, let people keep an eye on it a little more, once you can prove that bin Laden has a connection with the three countries you just mentioned, that is the biggest gain." Obama instructed.

"I see." Panetta received the order directly, and he naturally knew Obama's purpose very well, and then said: "Then will the counterterrorism center expand its influence next?" ”

When Obama heard this, he smiled very naturally and said: "This is natural, whether bin Laden is still in your encirclement or not, you must further develop the role of the counter-terrorism center command, and it is better to have all the countries around Sudan join in and expand the operation from Sudan to the whole of northern Africa." When the time comes, you'll be in for a great deal. ”

In fact, since Obama appointed him to Africa, Panetta understands this, the United States urgently needs an excuse to expand its influence in Africa, so that it can isolate Somalia, and this purpose, whether bin Laden exists or not, is just an excuse, even if they really catch bin Laden this time, they will not publicize it, but will continue to create a climate of terror for this purpose, so that the counter-terrorism center command can play a more huge role. (To be continued......)