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The deployment of US anti-missile systems has always been aimed at two countries: First, it is preparing to deploy in Romania, Bulgaria, and other Eastern European countries to form a "steel firmament" to safeguard the security of Western Europe's airspace and prevent Soviet intercontinental missiles from attacking. On the other hand, it is driving an arms race in the neighboring countries of the South China Sea, and also deploying anti-missile systems to form an island chain to prevent the Chinese Navy from breaking through the South China Sea and limiting China's military to a certain range.

President Mario has also made these two goals an important task during his tenure. Curbing the rise of socialist forces is the top priority of the United States' foreign policy and strategic deployment, especially since the two socialist countries are getting closer and closer because of themselves.

White House Chief of Staff Leon Panetta has always stressed that the United States should enlist China to jointly contain and contain the recovery of the Soviet Union, but his proposal was declared bankrupt because of the 1996 Taiwan Strait crisis, and the relationship between the United States and China has completely reached a dead end. After the change of office in 1997, the newly appointed White House chief of staff Erskine Powers, in order to contain the rise of China and the Soviet Union, announced to the outside world that even if the whole world returned to a bipolar pattern, the United States would not care at all, as long as it could safeguard the interests of the capitalists and suppress the signs of the rise of a socialist power.

In this context, President Mario's speech to Demirel in the study of the presidential palace becomes crucial.

It is a room of no more than twenty square meters, the floor is inlaid with white marble floor tiles, the room has several oil paintings, there are only a few sofas in the room, and there is a wooden quaint bookshelf with some political books, Mario even saw a Turkish version of the Declaration of Independence, and the English version of the Ancient Rotten Scripture. It's a combination of black humor.

Demirel, sitting across from President Mario, said, "I wonder what else the Turkish Straits are able to do to get out of Soviet control, and don't forget that when we signed an unequal treaty with the Soviet Union, you Americas were the first to abandon us." ”

President Mario replied sarcastically, "If it weren't for the fact that the Turkish military shot down the Soviet fighter jet without authorization, it would not have caused the situation we are in today." If you insist on shirking responsibility, President Demirel's words are even more of an excuse, isn't it? ”

Demirel wanted to refute but couldn't find a loophole, so he could only suppress his dissatisfaction in his heart.

However, this time President Mario has an absolute advantage, so he is not worried about bargaining with Turkey, "Turkey and the United States will not get any benefits, if Turkey is against the United States and the Soviet Union at the same time, then Gaddafi may be Turkey's end." ”

"Is this a threat?" Demirel clenched his fists, looked at President Mario's deep face, and then let go of his hand, now is not the time for Turkey to refuse to cooperate with the United States.

"This is warm advice from America's allies." President Mario replied unhurriedly, "With all that said, let's emphasize the issue of the Turkish Straits and the Demirel Channel." Now the Straits of Istanbul and the Dardanelles are both stationed with Soviet troops, and now that they have opened a gap in the straits, I think the next issue is about the entire Sea of Marmara, and even the strategic security of Europe. President Demirel, Turkey's security is not your personal security, but the strategic security of this Europe, the entire Mediterranean, and the less likely your country is to cause turmoil, the less chance the Soviet Union will have to take a step towards Western Europe. ”

After the loss of the Turkish Strait, the Black Sea Fleet would enter the Aegean Sea, and the Black Sea would really become a backyard swimming pool for the Soviet Navy. When the Soviet Union and Turkey signed the treaty, the United States did not choose to support Turkey because of strategic issues.

"And then?" Demirel waited silently.

"I just want to know how the United States can help Turkey regain control of half of the straits, does President Mario think that with our strength we can compete with it? The Black Sea Fleet alone is an unstoppable existence. ”

"But both sides of the strait are Turkish territory, and that's enough." "Although it is impossible for us to cancel the treaty on joint trusteeship of the Straits in the short term, we can gradually reduce the Soviet Union's jurisdictional interests in the Turkish Straits by provoking trouble," President Mario said. As long as you can create a conflict in the Turkish Strait, and then introduce international arbitration, the United States and NATO will naturally stand on your side and check this matter for you. ”

Demirel froze for a moment, can this still be played?

President Mario explained that "international arbitration is generally applicable to the settlement of disputes of a legal nature between two countries, usually by submitting the dispute to an arbitral tribunal composed of arbitrators selected by both parties in accordance with certain procedures, in accordance with an arbitration agreement or arbitration clause in certain treaties concluded in advance or after the fact, and the final decision of the award, whether it is yours or the Soviet Union, shall obey it." Because the Turkish Straits were originally part of Turkish territory, we can help you win the arbitration if you oppose the Soviet Union's Straits Trusteeship Treaty. ”

"What you mean is that as long as we win the arbitration, then we can win ownership of the strait." Demirel's eyes lit up, in fact, he had thought about applying for arbitration before, but when facing a superpower, Turkey, which was weak, was not Yanayev's opponent at all.

"Yes, as long as you can win the arbitration, we will give Turkey the green light. The execution of the international tribunal is mandatory, and believe me, President Demirel, soon you will win back ownership of the strait. ”

Demirel's heart was moved, the blueprint drawn by President Mario is indeed beautiful, as long as all the ownership rights of the strait are regained, the Soviet Black Sea Fleet can only play in the Black Sea like a giant bear that has been choked by the throat. If it can completely recover the straits without abandoning a single soldier, Turkey will not have to look at the face of the Soviet Union to get by.

"Okay, President Mario." Demirel's mood fluctuated dramatically at this time, as if he had already accomplished the feat of winning the Soviet Union in the arbitration court. However, Demirel was completely oblivious to the slight taunt on the corner of President Mario's mouth and the conspiracy brewing in the United States behind it.

The real help of the United States is to use other countries as cannon fodder to test the enemy's bottom line. This approach has been tried and tested by President Mario, and even so, in the face of a common enemy, the country that is cannon fodder is still sacrificing for the interests of the American people.

"Of course, but I hope that Turkey will announce the arbitration in the Turkish Straits when the United States and Turkey announce the establishment of an anti-missile system. As a result, the situation in the USSR would have become very delicate. President Mario said with a gentle smile on his face. It's like talking about an upcoming picnic. But Demirel was shocked by Mario's suggestion and could not calm down for a long time.

Seeing the other man's pensive look, Mario knew that his second card had been steadily played. In the face of interests, Turkey will become the most loyal dog of the United States, and will not hesitate to implement the plan tailored for them by the White House. At that point, the Kremlin will be faced with a mess.

President Mario looked at his watch, calculated the jet lag in his mind, and thought to himself that now Secretary of State Madeleine should also leave for Europe, so that the Soviet Union would not only face internal troubles, but also a lot of external troubles to solve. This is a big problem for Yanayev.

The Kremlin has been quiet since Ingushetia, and now President Mario wants to see how many cards Yanayev has in his hand to stop him from going on in the wave of political attacks.

To hell with the USSR.

Mario secretly swore in his heart that the game that the United States had lost before would be taken back in one go in this counteroffensive. (To be continued.) )