Chapter 555: American Mercenaries
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A helicopter flew at an ultra-low altitude all the way to the city of Riyadh and landed on the lawn of the royal palace.
"Jaber, you're finally out, we've been worried for a long time." Watching several embarrassed people get off the helicopter, Prince Fahd, who came to greet him, was finally relieved.
Just last night, after learning the news of Iraq's invasion, the Saudi royal family was also impatient, wondering if the Kuwaiti royal family would all be killed in this accident.
The relationship between Saudi Arabia and Kuwait has always been extremely friendly, and the two sides are like brothers, and since the establishment of the country, Kuwait has been developing its economy without the need for hegemony, and the country's foreign policy is basically the same as that of Saudi Arabia.
The Emir of Kuwait (meaning king) Jaber Ahmad al-Sabah, his face was pale, and when he stepped off the helicopter, he almost stumbled, and on this night, the Sabah family experienced the heaviest blow since the establishment of Kuwait, and the entire country was occupied by Iraq!
"Yes, but the Minister of Defense, Sheikh Nuwaf Ahmed, and my brother, Prince Fahd, are continuing to fight, they..."
"Please come in, His Majesty is waiting for you inside." Prince Fahd knows that this prince of Kuwait, who has the same name as him, is afraid that he has already died, and now, it is too late to say anything else, as long as the emir escapes, there is still hope for Kuwait!
"May the true God bless us and end this war as soon as possible." Seeing the emir, King Khalid, who was also tired on his face, was full of pessimism in his eyes.
In the past, Iraq expressed strong dissatisfaction with the actions of other countries led by Saudi Arabia to increase oil production, and it also became a dog leg of the Soviet Union, which controlled the Strait of Hormuz, so that they had to bow their heads.
And now, Iraq has really done it, and it has occupied Kuwait without much effort, will the next target be Saudi Arabia? Although Saudi Arabia has been fighting hard over the years, Saudi Arabia's army, even relying on others to maintain its weapons, cannot be compared with Iraq's combat effectiveness at all.
Pessimism is also enveloping Saudi Arabia, but unlike Kuwait, Saudi Arabia has enough depth, and it is not as simple as Kuwait for the Iraqi army to advance to Riyadh.
"Yes, God willing, Iraq's perverse actions will not end well." But, as if they had no choice but to condemn, the emir said.
"Your Majesty, the Ambassador of the United States asks for a meeting." Just then, a voice came.
U.S. Ambassador! At this time, the only one who can help them solve the current situation is the United States!
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, it is a great pleasure to see you safe and sound." U.S. Ambassador Joseph walked in, first paying tribute, and then saying: "We in the United States already know what happened in Kuwait, the president is waiting for congressional authorization, and we in the United States will absolutely have the responsibility to protect the security of our Middle East allies." Now the troops stationed in Pakistan, on ships, are preparing to enter the territory of Saudi Arabia. ”
Unlike history, in the Gulf War, Iraq invaded Kuwait in '90, and the United States intervened by force in '91, and Iraq was beaten back in a few days. Now, it's only 81 years!
In 81, Iraq won the Iran-Iraq war and obtained the oil-producing areas of the Khuzestan region, Iraq's self-confidence was extremely inflated, and in their eyes, there was no problem that could not be solved by war! They were united with the Soviet Union, and in Iran, there were Soviet troops stationed! What's more, the current Iraq claims to be the fourth military power in the world!
No one thought that Saddam Hussein would attack his Arab brothers, but he really did it, destroyed and withered, and soon killed Kuwait, Saddam's ambition is the entire Middle East, and his footsteps will not stop!
In 81 years, the United States was still on the defensive in the Cold War confrontation with the Soviet Union, and it was even weaker than in history, they lost the Far East, they lost Iran, the United States had serious domestic economic problems, the fiscal deficit continued to soar, and even Reagan's election speech was to solve economic problems, not how to confront the Soviet Union.
In this case, the United States is willing to lend a helping hand to the Middle East, which is already quite rare, and in the past ten years, the United States has not won a single war! Moreover, the United States is moving fast, and the nearest troops stationed in Pakistan, are coming!
"It's just that I don't know if you welcome our arrival." Joseph said.
The United States rushed to support Saudi Arabia, and it also depends on whether Saudi Arabia is willing or not, after all, the Saudis' mood is congenital antipathy to the United States.
"Very welcome." King Khalid immediately stated that now, the Iraqis are aggressive, and the Saudi army cannot resist at all, and at this time, only the United States can come up to help him!
"Then we need your strong cooperation." Joseph said: "We need to have an air base in your territory for our warplanes to take off and land, and we need several army bases for our troops to use, and we need your help to solve the problem because of the military budget, and you know that our current economic situation in our country is deteriorating, and we cannot afford to support military spending during the war." ”
Speaking of which, it is already very clear that the United States helps Saudi Arabia, it is not for no reason, and the United States needs Saudi Arabia's cooperation! Cooperate with the provision of various military bases, cooperate with the provision of sufficient military spending! To put it more bluntly, it can be understood that the current American army is a mercenary army of Saudi Arabia!
There is no way to do this, the United States has no money, and it has to go to war, and in the White House, President Reagan quickly accepted Vice President Bush's opinion that this war must be fought, but the expenses are provided by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait and other countries!
Will they be willing? Of course Ken! Now, Iraq has occupied Kuwait, and Kuwait's national wealth naturally belongs to Iraq! And when Iraq occupies Saudi Arabia, the Saudi royal family will have to flee! Moreover, countries such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have stored a large amount of wealth in the United States, which is equivalent to that of the United States, and now it is just a different excuse.
Quite simply, if Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are both destroyed, the United States will definitely freeze these wealth, and it is not American money! Now, it's normal to spend money to hire Americans to fight! (To be continued.) )