Chapter 501: Depression
Distant across the ocean, the United States, the White House. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info
The naval formation went to confront the Soviet aircraft carrier formation, but as a result, it was teased and applauded by the Soviet Navy again and again, especially the final battle for Bandar Abbas, which was simply a teasing of Chiguoguo!
It is now August of the 80th year, and the closing ceremony of the Olympic Games has been completed in Moscow, at which Soviet athletes won 80 gold medals, 69 silver medals, and 46 bronze medals, the first of any team. This is the Soviet Union's most gold medals at the Olympics since 1952, and 50 more medals than the second-placed United States! Of course, there is a reason for the referee's release, but it also shows that the Soviet Union has indeed reached the first place in the world in sports.
The United States lost a war without the smoke of gunpowder, and on the battlefield with the smoke of gunpowder, the United States lost even more.
"Now, the HMN government is still holding out in Tehran, but with the attack of the Soviet-backed Iranian People's Liberation Army, it is conceivable that it will not be long before the current regime in Iran will change, and the defeat of the HMN government is almost inevitable under the attack of the east and the west." CIA Director Gen. Stein said: "We've been in contact with HMN, but HMN doesn't trust us. ”
Carter sat there, not saying a word.
For Carter, he was already on his last shift. Although the official U.S. election has not yet begun, the polls have already begun, and as expected, Carter is almost the candidate with the lowest approval rating in the U.S. since the end of World War II! The deteriorating domestic economy, the total compromise on the external front, the mistakes of the Far East and the current erosion of the Middle East have made the Americans completely lose confidence in Carter.
In election speeches, Carter was greeted with shoes and rotten eggs almost every day, and he, as president, deserved to be a failure.
So, Carter's mental state is not good, and he is in a state of frustration.
"Mr. President?" Carter woke up from the chaos of his thoughts, saw that everyone was looking at him, and I have to say, just thought again.
"The problems we are facing now are serious, in particular, we have lost two nuclear submarines, one in the port of Chakhbahar and the other in Bandar Abbas, which are of great importance to our navy, and we have to get back with the Soviets." Secretary of Defense Harold said.
Needless to say, the shame of the Navy, three aircraft carriers were dispatched, just such a result! The first submarine was forced out of the water alive by the Soviets, almost as a prisoner, and was tied to the port of Chakhbahar, while the second submarine was brutally hit by people when searching for Soviet submarines with the cooperation of surface ships! This bizarre accident made Western Europe look at the joke!
"Do the Soviets have anything to say?" Carter asked.
"The USSR demanded that we compensate for the damage caused by the collision." Harold said: "The Soviets are simply taking advantage of the fire!" They offered $100 million in compensation! It's like a lion's mouth! Although these two submarines will not be dismantled by the Soviets, there is no doubt that the Soviets took advantage of this time to carefully study our submarines. ”
Now the two sides are not out of control, they are still restrained from each other, they can fight if they can fight, and they will reason if they can't fight, and now is the time to be reasonable, but it is a pity that the Soviets have been playing hooligans all the time. Asking for a price is to make the United States not agree and pull each other's skins, and during this time, they can find out the secrets of their Los Angeles-class submarines, and this is because these two ports do not have large equipment, otherwise, the Soviets will dare to dismantle their own submarines!
"What about our personnel?" Carter said: "Even if the Soviets don't deliver our submarines first, the personnel will have to be repatriated to us, right?" ”
Carter already has a bit of a broken jar, the problem of this submarine can be left for later, if it doesn't work, it will be solved for the next one, as long as the people are brought back first! Otherwise, the families of those officers and soldiers will come out and make trouble every day, just like during the Vietnam War.
"We haven't been separated yet." Harold said, in his eyes, of course, people and equipment have to come back.
"Negotiate with the Soviets first, and bring our personnel back." Carter said: "Our people stay there, and we have to waste the food of the Soviets, right?" The issue of submarines, we can negotiate slowly. ”
Ask for people first! Hearing Carter's words, Harold nodded, "Yes." "Since the president has authorized this, I will negotiate it myself.
"The problem we have to deal with is not only our two submarines, the intention of the Soviet Union is now obvious, that is, to completely control Iran, in the past, we only thought that the Soviets were to get the passage south to the Indian Ocean, but now it seems that controlling Iran is more attractive than they are getting the passage to the south." "And the Soviet Union's reach into the Middle East was another major strategic mistake for us," Stan continued. ”
The hand of the USSR has finally reached the Middle East! This is an important oil producer in the world, and it is also a force that the Americans have been working hard to manage! Unfortunately, the fall of the Pahlavi regime turned Iran, an ally of the United States, into an enemy, and now Iran is about to become the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union! This is the most important issue that the United States must face squarely!
And now, the problem is almost unsolvable! Especially the Carter administration, whose prestige has been lost, is even more of a problem!
"Warren, do you have any countermeasures?" Carter asked the secretary of state that foreign affairs were the direction of Warren's responsibility.
"If we really want to clean up this mess in Iran, there's only one way." Warren said: "Mobilize the troops of Europe and our homeland, through Pakistan, land on Iran, and completely drive out the Soviets!" ”
In the past, Warren was the most anti-war one, and Warren always wanted to solve problems through politics, rather than using his own military force whenever there was a problem. But now, the situation has been reversed. Brzezinski and Harold, who have been clamoring for the use of force, did not speak, but on the contrary, Warren, who had always advocated a diplomatic solution, proposed a solution by force!
"Warren, are you crazy? Now that eastern Iran is the sphere of influence of the Soviet Union, our direct confrontation with the Soviet Union will be the outbreak of World War III! Brzezinski said.
"It's our only chance." Warren said: "If we still can't muster the courage now, then we will lose the whole Middle East!" ”
In this Carter administration, the most strategic person is Secretary of State Warren, who is the only one who is deeply aware of the current crisis, but his words did not move the depressed Carter. (To be continued.) )