"Without Afghanistan, we can only attack from the west, over the Zagros Mountains, and it will be very difficult for our heavy troops to be resupplied." Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said: "Our plan to destroy Iran in the short term will fail." ”

Iran is located on the Iranian plateau due to the collision of the Arabian and Eurasian tectonic plates. The terrain is complex, it is difficult to overcome, and now, if you want to quickly destroy Iran, it is the most suitable choice to attack from the east and west, but the United States is unable to move Afghanistan.

"Afghanistan is simply a farmer's snake!" Secretary of State Baker said: "When Afghanistan was invaded by the Soviet Union, it was we who provided a lot of assistance to drive out the Soviets, and now, when the Soviets are gone, Afghanistan does not know how to repay us, and even does not agree to our request for a loan!" ”

"Simply, let's overthrow the Afghan regime first!" A brain-dead staff member came out of his mouth.

Everyone's words are accusations, and they don't come up with a feasible plan.

"I want a concrete course of action." Bush Sr. finally couldn't help it, interrupted everyone's discussion, and said: "Without Afghanistan, we will continue to fight this war!" ”

Do you want to fight it too? This means that the casualties of the American army will be even greater!

Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady's face shuddered and said, "Mr. President, last year's war in Iraq and this year's battle to wipe out the remnants of Iraq have caused us to run a high fiscal deficit, and now that it has only been half a year this year, we have already overspent the whole year's military spending. If this continues, insurance estimates that our fiscal deficit this year will be as high as $600 billion. The ratio of our GDP to GDP will also exceed the warning line of three percent, and be as high as seven percent. ”

Nicholas did not attend the previous meetings, and since he is here this time, he must put forward his own opinions. If this war continues, the United States will become a developing country completely!

"Now that we are a war system, the people will forgive us for reducing our investment in other areas, and we are all here to defeat our enemies." Bush Sr. waved his hand and motioned for Nicholas not to continue on the issue.

"But these are the results of our propaganda." Nicholas was also relieved, and continued to say to Bush Sr.: "Although we have had a holiday with Iran before, after all, Iran has not yet attacked our homeland, and we entered the wartime system last year, which has seriously damaged our normal economy. If this development continues, by next year, even if we continue to issue government bonds, no country will be willing to accept our government bonds, and once the dollar flows back into our country, then we will face high inflation at home and our economy will collapse. ”

"Nicholas, you don't have to worry about that. We in the United States have a strong army, and we will find one for the countries that digest our national debt. Bush Sr. said, "And." As soon as we finish fighting Iran, we will control the important crude oil producing areas, and then our economy will recover. ”

Speaking of this, Bush Sr.'s eyes suddenly lit up, and he suddenly thought of something.

All along, the goal was to bring down the Iranian government. And if you want to destroy them, you need to invest a large number of troops and attack on two fronts, and now, this wish is going to be frustrated.

Then we have to think differently. Reformulate strategic objectives and focus on occupying the oil-producing areas of the Iranians!

Although Iran has a vast territory, oil is not available everywhere, and the important ones are distributed in the coastal areas of the Persian Gulf and southwest of Iran, and it is not difficult for the United States to occupy these places by relying on its own strong force.

First of all, grab all these oil producing areas, alleviate your own financial crisis, and make up for the gap in military spending!

Thinking of this, Bush Sr. suddenly looked at everyone as if a sick person had found a panacea, and said: "Everyone, I have decided to readjust our strategy and occupy Iran's oil-producing areas first!" ”

As soon as the elder Bush's words came out, Cheney's heart chuckled, this is not a good plan, only to occupy Iran's oil-producing areas, and the future battle is afraid that there will be no peace! Needless to say, those ballistic missiles, even the harassment of the Iranian ground forces, are enough to completely abandon those oil fields, what the hell is this idea?

"With the oil fields, we have a source of funding, and at the same time, we are equivalent to blocking the Iranian coast, and Iran will become a landlocked country, and then we can solve the Iranian problem by gradually advancing!" Bush Sr. said: "At the same time, our warplanes will go deep into the interior of Iran to bomb their ballistic missile manufacturing plants and attack their war potential!" ”

"As long as we start attacking from the west, the Iranians will definitely block the Strait of Hormuz, and what will happen to our supply shipments then?" Cheney asked.

Now, the United States has only occupied Iraq and Kuwait, and if it wants to strike Iran, it can only strike from the west, and the east is still controlled by the Iranians, there is no doubt that the Iranians will block the Strait of Hormuz first, hundreds of thousands of US troops, how to solve the logistics supply?

"We're still attacking on two fronts at the same time." Bush Sr. said: "At the same time as the offensive on the Western Front, the Eastern Front also attacked quickly, first taking the Strait of Hormuz and completely destroying the Iranian navy." ”

Eastern Front? How to attack on the Eastern Front? Cheney didn't react, but National Security Advisor General Brent Scowcroft instantly understood what the president meant: "You mean, from Gwadar Port?" ”

Now, the U.S. military has used Gwadar Port as its rear base camp, from here, walking dozens of kilometers, you can reach the Iranian border, all the way to the northwest, you can capture Hormuzgan Province, and at the same time, you can attack from the sea and quickly control the island of Qeshm and Bandar Abbas.

Bush Sr. used to be a soldier, he was keenly seized a fighter plane, although he could not attack from the direction of Afghanistan, but from the port of Gwadar in Pakistan, he could also act!

But how will the Pakistanis react in this case? After all, Pakistan does not want its own use of the Afghan base, let alone the use of the Gwadar port base to directly attack the Iranians.

"Regardless of the reaction of the Pakistanis, by the time they protest to us, we have already occupied Qeshm Island and Bandar Abbas, and we will use Bandar Abbas as our base without paying rent." Bush Sr. continued.

It's the prime location of the Strait of Hormuz, a strategic waterway, and if you control it, what else do you want Gwadar Port to do?

Bush Sr. has a clear strategic vision and believes that his plan is absolutely correct, and his mentality at this time is the same as that of the mustache who almost ruled the whole of Europe.

"Boom." At this moment, the door was suddenly opened, and White House Chief of Staff John hurriedly walked in and said to Bush Sr.: "Report, our embassy in the Soviet Union has sent news that there has been a major change in Moscow!" ”

Moscow, something big has happened! This news came so suddenly.

Bush Sr. has set his sights on the Middle East, and Bush Sr. does not have too many concerns about the half-dead polar bear of the Soviet Union, and now, the news of the arrival is definitely good news!

The stormy Soviet Union, after continuing to survive for several years, has finally come to an end.

Although various reform measures, including the reduction of military spending and the sale of various weapons, were used to finance the development of the Soviet Union, Gorbachev had no choice but to embark on the path of decentralization. While Gorbachev continued to plot the New Union Treaty, which would give more power to the republics, some of the Soviet Union began to go to extremes.

Just yesterday, Gorbachev was placed under house arrest at his residence, as was Defense Minister Marshal Ogarkov, a staunch supporter of Gorbachev.

The coup d'état was carried out by Soviet Vice President Yanayev, who also issued an order announcing that Gorbachev was no longer able to perform the presidency due to health reasons, and that he himself would assume the presidency with immediate effect. At the same time, the creation of a State Emergency Committee was announced, exercising full state powers, to impose a state of emergency in parts of the USSR for a period of six months.

The State Emergency Committee consisted of Yanayev, Prime Minister Pavlov, 1st Deputy Chairman of the National Defense Council Bakranov, Minister of Internal Affairs Pugo, Chairman of the National Security Council Kryuchkov and others. They issued a letter to the people of the USSR, saying that the reform policy advocated by Gorbachev had reached a dead end and that the country was at an extremely dangerous and serious moment. The committee issued two successive orders calling on all levels of government and administration to impose a state of emergency unconditionally, and to temporarily allow only nine newspapers, including Pravda, to publish the state.

It doesn't matter who is righteous, but their coup d'état will be doomed to failure, because they have forgotten the power of the masses, and even more so they have ignored the Russian President Boris Yeltsin, who is good at mobilizing the masses.

On the very day of the coup, Yeltsin mobilized the citizens of Moscow to take to the streets.

For the citizens of the Soviet Union, the economy has not improved effectively for many years, and they are already full of resistance to the current government, and they are easily provoked and exploited by external factors.

The army could not shoot at the people, there were no strong means, and at the same time, under external pressure, the coup ended quickly.

Two days later, Gorbachev was released, and when he returned to the Kremlin, he found that he had no power left, and Yeltsin had taken over everything he had. (To be continued.) )