Chapter 63 Middle East Policy
Palace of the Republic.
Saddam Hussein was in good spirits, because the Southern Military Region reported that after the blow of the air force, the sneak attack of the Iranian armored division was completely crushed, and they were eliminated in the swamp of Susangilde in formation, which was the first time since the beginning of the war that an Iranian armored division was eliminated in formation!
Since the war situation fell into a state of glue, Iraq's troops have never fought a decent battle, but his youngest son Qusay has fought such a beautiful battle when he arrived in the Southern Military Region. In Saddam's heart, how happy Seti was.
This is a great victory, the 35th Brigade is not afraid of sacrifice, and finally made sufficient preparations for the intervention of the air force. Saddam Hussein was overjoyed and decided to expand the 35th Brigade into the 35th Armored Division in recognition of their merits.
As for the Air Force, Saddam Hussein didn't mention it, the Air Force just picked up a bargain, and there are still many omissions in this offensive, and we must seriously examine our own mistakes!
The only thing Saddam Hussein could not worry about was Qusay's whereabouts.
Where exactly is Qusay? What's going on? No one could answer him.
"Your Excellency, the Southern Military Region has sent information. Our Qusay was found. Defense Minister Adnan suddenly came in and said.
"What? Qusay found? Where is he? Saddam Hussein asked movingly.
Adnan is the brother of Qusai's biological mother, Sajida Hailara, who is Qusay's uncle, and he is very close to each other, and he happily says: "None of us underestimated Qusay, and this time, he has done a great job!" β
Saddam Hussein took the information handed by Adnan and, while reading it, said happily: "Yes, I am worthy of being my son of Saddam Hussein, and of the great Iraqi people!" β
"Father, what has happened to my dear brother?" Uday asked.
Saddam Hussein handed over the information, "See for yourself! β
Uday took it and saw that it was written: Qusai Abdullah, in the battle of Susangild Marshland, detected the Iranians' sneak attack in advance, led a small detachment of more than 30 people, attacked the enemy's logistics supply line in the rear of the Iranian armored division, and successfully blew up all the fuel and ammunition supplies of the Iranian armored division, resulting in the Iranians losing their logistical support and offensive capability in the attack on the night of 10 July, and being defeated by our air force in the second day. Later, Qusayi Abdullah captured an Iranian Air Force CH-47 Chinook helicopter and drove it back to Basra, saving the lives of several seriously wounded soldiers.
The more Uday looked, the more frightened he felt, if the last time he hit the Israeli plane was a coincidence, then this time, his own brother, regardless of the danger, personally went deep into the swamp, blew up the other party's logistics base, and also captured the other party's helicopter, this can simply be described as magical, when did he have such a great ability? With such a big splash, by the way, when will he fly a helicopter?
"Father, I'm afraid this information from the Southern Military Region is wrong, when will Qusay fly a helicopter?" Uday asked cautiously.
Qusay doesn't know how to fly a helicopter, then, there is a problem with this information, most likely, it is a trick played by those guys in the military region, who want to deceive themselves, no way!
Uday was smug.
"The Southern Military District did capture a Chinook, and, in the previous intelligence, the Southern Military District only said that it had captured tanks and armored vehicles of the Iranian army, and did not mention this helicopter. Saddam Hussein said with certainty. "Since the intelligence said that he was driving it himself, maybe, he really drove it back."
Uday immediately smiled and said, "Yes, Brother Qusai has made a great contribution this time. But a feeling of jealousy arose in his heart.
Cusay, why are all the limelight stolen by you?
"Send a telegram to the Southern Military District, ask Qusay to return to Baghdad, I will hold a celebration ceremony for him, this victory in the Susangild marsh, he is the first to win!" Saddam said.
"Yes." Adnan personally went to call.
In the United States, to Langley, on the Potomac River on the border between Washington, D.C., and Virginia, there is a huge organization: the CIA.
It is an important agency in the huge intelligence system of the United States, mainly responsible for collecting and providing information on various political, political and economic affairs in the world for the federal political axe of the United States, referred to as CIA.
At this time, in an ordinary office, William Casey, who is now the director of the Central Intelligence Agency, was listening to the report of his chief of Middle East intelligence.
"Now, the Iran-Iraq war is in a state of glue, and neither side seems to be capable of breaking the other, but they are still fighting."
"Well, it is in our interest to let the two giants fight each other, and the president's request is that we will support whoever is weak, and we must let them continue to fight." Casey said.
Since World War II, the United States has formulated four basic Middle East policies: 1. Limit the influence of the Soviet Union in the region, at least within a limited scope; 2. Helping Israel; 3. Strive to maintain the political and economic voice of the United States over Gulf oil in the face of the growing demand for oil in the world; Fourth, pay attention to the settlement of the Arab-Israeli conflict. The first and third objectives are even more important.
The most concerning place in the Middle East is the oil buried in the ground, and in today's world, where the whole world is using oil as an energy source, the stability of oil is related to the vital interests of the United States. Therefore, it is necessary to prevent the expansion of the Soviets here, and the United States has been sparing no effort to support the armed forces in Afghanistan, that is, to prevent the Soviet Union from advancing into the Middle East.
Since 1971, the United States has pursued a "two-pillar" policy in the Gulf region, that is, supporting Iran and Saudi Arabia through armed support, and using these two countries as "guards" for the defense of the Gulf, so as to safeguard US interests in the region. The main consideration for this policy was that the United States had a special relationship with the two countries since World War II. Both Iran and Saudi Arabia are "conservative monarchies" that share the United States' concern about Soviet expansion in the Gulf, and Iran's military power combined with Saudi Arabia's vast oil wealth could be a powerful tool for the United States in the Gulf.
The most advanced F-14 fighters, all kinds of weapons in the arsenal of the US military, can be exported to Iran on a priority basis, and the degree of sophistication even makes Israel envious. As a result, unexpectedly, there was a sudden coup d'Γ©tat in Iran, and everything was cheapened by Khomeini, a staunch anti-American figure. The outbreak of the hostage incident made the United States lose face in the Middle East.
At the same time, although the United States supports Saddam, this person has a strong sense of national pride, which is difficult to control, and a strong Iraq is not in the interests of the Americans.
Now, the two Irans are engaged in a death choke, and the United States is very happy to see that.
It is better that all the forces in the Middle East have died out, which is in the best interests of the United States.
"Recently, Iran and Iraq fought a battle in Susangilde, in which the Iranians were defeated. Photographs taken by satellites show that Iran threw in an armored division, all of which were wiped out. Said the head of the intelligence service.
"Oh?" Casey looked up, and an armored division was eliminated, although it was not a major injury, but it was also the first time in the world.
Casey took the report: "Who is in command of the Iraqi army this time?" β
"It should be the commander of an armored brigade, named Mohammed."
"Look up the commander of this armored brigade, this person may rise to prominence in the Iraqi army in the future." Casey said. Such a big victory, if it were fought by an armored brigade, it would be a great achievement.
Because the spy satellite in the sky happened to fly through orbit when Iraqi aircraft attacked the Iranian armored division, the satellite did not detect the actions of the air force.
"According to intelligence, Saddam's youngest son, Qusay, is also in the Southern Military Region, so he won't have anything to do with him, right?" "The last time an Israeli plane attack on a nuclear reactor failed, it was done under the command of Qusay," the chief said. β
Qusay? It seems that the tiger father has no dogs, Casey said, "Let your agents keep an eye on this Kusai and sort out a detailed report of him." β
"Yes." The Commissioner replied.
Qusai is still only a teenager under the age of eighteen, and the main attention of the CIA is his older brother Uday, and now it seems that this Kusai is even more terrifying.
After the director went out, Casey looked at the report on the table and felt a little headache, the Middle East, it's really a powder keg! The last time Israel raided an Iraqi nuclear reactor, the CIA did not obtain any information in advance, which already made the president a little dissatisfied, and what made him even more depressed was that afterwards, the United States had to wipe Israel's ass. The resolution was lifted after a strong condemnation of such Israeli acts and a moratorium on the export of all weapons, followed by a movement of Jewish forces in the country.
And if Israel's surprise attack succeeds this time, although the United States will condemn it, the president and the defense secretary will secretly applaud. Israel's operation was defeated by Qusay's men.
This guy will be the object of close attention of the CIA in the future.
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