Chapter 118: A Trip to Baghdad

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The radar of the Aegis warship managed to capture that target, and after it flew over the Iranian border, it did not continue to accelerate, it kept slowing down, slowing down, and then, over Pakistan, it began to fall involuntarily, and finally, it crashed into the eastern part of Pakistan. Pen%Fun%Pavilion www.biquge.info{{}}

The first launch vehicle of the Arab Space Corporation was launched, and failed.

The payload did not successfully enter orbit, but fell to the ground, and the news was quickly spread to the whole world by the American media.

What else is there in Arabia besides oil? They also want to work on rockets on their own, which is absolutely impossible.

In this regard, no country is willing to export technology to the Middle East. It was not possible for the USSR, and not for the great powers of the East.

At this time, the Soviet aviation industry was entering a peak period, and the Energia launch vehicle, a behemoth with a take-off weight of more than 2,000 tons and a payload capacity of more than 100 tons to low-earth orbit, was tested last year, and this year, its carrier, the Buran aircraft, was also about to take off. In addition to the Soyuz spacecraft and the Mir space station, the Soviet Union had a new spacecraft. {{}}

The failure of the Arab launch vehicle is definitely good news for the United States, although this actually has nothing to do with the United States, and it is as if the United States defeated Iraq.

Stepping on the soil of Baghdad, George's heart was a little heavy, and he already had a hunch that the negotiations with Qusay would definitely be more difficult.

What will Iraq demand? In short, it is impossible to buy advanced weapons from the United States, and the United States will not continue to support Iraq, and Iraq is strong, which is not good news for the United States.

There were obviously fewer people who came to greet them, only the US ambassador to Iraq waited for them, and the Iraqi side only sent an ordinary zhèngfu worker.

Moreover, George did not immediately meet Qusay, and President Qusay is said to have visited the Hijara region, needless to say, must have gone to the Arab Space Corporation, and it seems that Qusay still attaches great importance to this hair.

Iraq's performance at the beginning was to excite their people, only in this rocket launch, in front of the whole world to make a fool, therefore, Qusay must be very angry, this time to go to the Arab Space Corporation, to encourage, or to criticize?

George was not in a hurry, and when he waited until the morning of his second death, he finally met President Qusay. {{}}

"Welcome my American friends." "Yesterday I didn't meet you as planned because of some accidents. ”

"It's okay." George said very generously: "We in the United States regret the failure of the Arab Space Company, because the road to exploring the universe is not so smooth. ”

Although the words are very sincere, there is no doubt that it is with a kind of contempt, the development of the aviation industry, the development of carrier rockets, where is it so simple, Iraq thinks that it will assemble two fighters, then it is considered an industrial power?

Of course, Qusay knew what George meant, he did go to the scene of the hair shè, but instead of encouraging them to be afraid of failure, but to give them a celebration meeting, this time the hair shè was very successful, the payload that fell into Pakistan was also found, and the jing secret instrument inside recorded the data of this test shè, which was completely consistent with the pre-plan. {{}}

After the completion of this experiment, the next time it will be a two-stage rocket, and the next time it will really have the ability to launch a satellite.

"We in Iraq and the United States are staunch allies, and this time, we have gathered in the Arabian Sea for a friendly naval exercise between us, which fully demonstrates the friendly relationship between our two sides." Qusay said very seriously.

"President Qusay, there is no news media here, and we all know what happened here." "We in the United States strongly protest against these actions of your country, and a conflict between us could erupt at any time," George said. ”

For Cusay's Xingge, the United States has studied it thoroughly, and this entry can be described as a scoundrel, but it can also be regarded as a hero. The Middle East would never be what it is without him. The negotiations with him, beating around the bush, and finally wasting time, turned out to be nothing.

Therefore, going straight to the point and going straight to the topic, the problem between them is originally naked. {{}}

"Really?" When Qusay heard the words of the US secretary of state, his tone became serious: "Then we also protest that your country is conducting military exercises in our Arabian waters, which is a show of force to us and a war blackmail against us." ”

"This is the high seas, and we in the United States have the right to sail here, and we also have the right to hold military exercises here." George said.

"Well, we also have the right to fly from your country's aircraft carriers, which are the high seas, and we also have the right to fly from these seas." Qusay said.

When George heard this, he didn't have the contempt just now, this young Arab hero was not only an actual military operation, but also a full-fledged warrior who fought a war of words.

Although the U.S. aircraft carrier fleet is still outside the Arabian Sea, and although Iraq's military power is not yet able to deal with these threats, Qusay is still undaunted by the world's most powerful country.

In the last sneak attack, Iraq only took advantage of the loopholes of the US Navy, and if they really fought, they would have to face 40 air supremacy fighters on two aircraft carriers before they could let the Jian-7 fly within 200 kilometers and launch an attack. Although the Modern-class Sandfly missiles are advanced, the range is only more than 100 kilometers, and the US aircraft carriers are escorted by layers of warships, and it is impossible for the Modern-class to get close to that distance.

Iraq could have done it if it had made up its mind, but in that case it would have been demoralized, and it was not necessary for Iraq to do so at this time.

Therefore, although the two sides confronted each other at sea, in the end, they still had to return to the negotiating table, which is why the Iraqi side first claimed that it was actually the two sides conducting military exercises.

"Is your country's aircraft carrier group, which has traveled thousands of miles, to our Arabian waters just to conduct a military exercise on the high seas?" Qusay asked. Who does not know that the United States is trying to exert pressure on Iraq.

"President Qusay." George did not answer Qusay's words directly, but changed the topic: "The friendly relations between the United States and your country have a long history, and in particular, during your tenure, we have carried out a number of constructive exchanges between the United States and your country, for example, the main fighter in your air force, the F-20, is sold to your country by our United States by providing production lines. The E-2 pre-aircraft currently used by your navy is a project that we carried out only last year. All these have made great progress in the combat effectiveness of your ** team. ”

The toughness just now did not work, and now the friendly relations between the two countries are being advertised again. However, Qusai's ultimate goal is also to resolve this dispute peacefully, and since the other party has said so, Qusai will also give the other party a step.

"Yes, we also attach great importance to the relationship with your country, what we are now is just a misunderstanding, we in Iraq, and your country in many fields, still have common interests." Qusay said.

Hearing Qusay's change of tone, George continued: "Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have both taken out tens of billions of dollars to buy our national bonds, and we hope that Iraq can come up with the same funds to buy our white spoon government bonds, which is also a further manifestation of the friendly relationship between us." ”

The main purpose of George's visit to Iraq was to increase Iraq's holdings of US national debt, but Iraq obviously would not be at the mercy of the United States in this regard.

To the surprise of Iraq's generosity, President Qusay said: "We have already communicated with the Saudi side that Saudi Arabia has taken out $20 billion to increase the purchase of your country's national bonds, and we in Iraq have also taken out $20 billion to increase the purchase of your country's national bonds." At the same time, we will also have a large amount of funds in the hope that we can invest in your country's stock market to help your country survive this crisis. ”

Although Qusay's mention of the word crisis made George a little unhappy, he was overjoyed that Iraq would have to spend $20 billion to buy US Treasury bonds.

How did Cusay become so intellectual?

Although Iraq is very rich, Qusay will absolutely not spend it indiscriminately, and this time, there are also profound considerations for buying more US Treasury bonds. The current incident needs to be passed safely, so it is also necessary for both sides to appropriately lower their postures. In particular, Iraq is still not ready to turn the other cheek with the United States.

Moreover, since Iraq has invested $20 billion in US Treasury bonds, can the United States make any excessive contributions to the joint monetary plan of the Arab States? King Fahd has already told him the results, so at this time, try not to excessively provoke the United States to enter, and Iraq can also suffer some losses at the right time.

Third, in the future, Iraq and other Middle Eastern countries will definitely break out into a head-on conflict with the United States, and the current war is not only a military war, but also an economic war, which is more important, and now holding US Treasury bonds is also a kind of foreign exchange reserves, so in the future, when the United States vainly tries to attack their white spoon joint currency through economic means, they will respond by such means as selling US Treasury bonds in the international market.

As for investing in the U.S. stock market, now that the stock market has fallen to its lowest point, you can make a lot of money by buying the bottom, and the money invested now will have more returns.

George did not expect that the trip would go so smoothly, and then he heard President Qusay's words: "In addition to this, we in Iraq also want to order a batch of military equipment from your country." ”

George's heart tightened, those high-tech equipment must not be exported to Iraq.