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President Qusay, I'm here this time mainly because of the recent oil problem. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 "In the last two days, there has been a large-scale fluctuation in oil prices, mainly due to some problems in major oil-producing countries, and now, international oil prices are rising sharply, which is a big burden for all countries in the world," Brightman said.≦≧ ”

Seeing that President Qusay was listening to him very carefully, Brightman felt more confident, and he continued: "The purpose of OPEC is to stabilize global oil prices, and now, at a time when such global oil prices are turbulent, Iraq, as a major member of OPEC, should show enough sincerity to increase oil production and contribute to maintaining the stable development of the world economy." ”

"Okay, no problem at all." Qusay said.

After hearing this, Brightman couldn't believe his ears, he was already very proficient in Arabic, he should have heard it correctly, right? It is expected that President Qusay will have all kinds of arguments, but there is no reason to agree so quickly.

Sure enough, next, he heard President Qusay's words again: "Please go and propose to OPEC that after OPEC has held a meeting, carefully discussed, and made a decision, we in Iraq will decide to increase crude oil production and how much crude oil production in accordance with OPEC's resolution." ≦≧”

After hearing this, Brightman wanted to say, you are simply shameless! If the United States can convince OPEC, will it still come to you? Who doesn't know that when Saudi Arabia said that it would increase crude oil production, Iraq was the most opposed, and OPEC needed the consent of all member states before it could pass the resolution, which was simply delaying time! When the time comes, who knows how long their meetings will be able to go? As long as it is open for the last 10 days and half a month, the international oil price may rise to $100 per barrel, and just this morning, news came from the Saudi side that Saudi Arabia's oil facilities are aging more seriously than expected, and it is estimated that it will take half a month. to be able to resume normal production.

When Qusay says that, it's almost the same as if he didn't.

"President Qusay, if you say this, the OPEC meeting, I don't know when it will take place, you say this, there is no sincerity, we on the American side. Expressed regret. We in the United States attach great importance to our relationship with your country, but at this moment. We are disappointed by your country's performance. Brightman decided that it was time to use some more hard measures. ≦≧

"Really?" Qusay sneered and said, "Then." I wonder how efficient your Senate is? Half a month has passed, how long will it take to delay the avionics equipment and other materials we need? We are not sincere when you say this, and I can only say that you are not sincere either, and, the difference is that your country has agreed to these things that are exported to us. And you regret that you are still deliberately delaying after the rude sanctions against us have ended, after we have already paid the new fees, and we regret it even more because we attach great importance to our relations with your country. However, we are very disappointed that your country has always tried to exert political pressure on us by relying on its advanced industrial technology. ”

Don't look at it, now you are begging Iraq. If you dare to be so tough, that's fine. Let's do the math one by one.

"Those are temporary, and I assure you that our country will definitely pass this resolution as soon as possible, and the equipment sold by your country will be shipped as soon as possible." Mr. Brightman said his attitude was beginning to change, because, as ambassador in Iraq, he already knew how difficult it was for the fast-eyed man in front of him to deal with. At the same time, he was also thinking eagerly in his mind about how to convince the person in front of him. ≦≧

"We, the United States, have always attached great importance to our relations with you, for example, in the last conflict, our American side maintained neutrality, correctly handled the contradictions between Arab countries and Israel, and acquiesced in the peacekeeping of the Golan Heights by the United Arab Army..."

"Really? Then we don't mention your arms embargo against Iraq, the freezing of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait's funds, or your aircraft carrier fleet outside the Persian Gulf. Israeli fighters actually flew from the peninsula of Asia Minor! And among those pilots, there are also some American pilots. Qusay said.

"That's absolutely impossible, we, the United States, absolutely did not participate in the war." Brightman said.

"Really? So, do I need to give you what we're listening to? Qusay said.

"Even if there were, it was they who secretly entered the war, and we in the United States absolutely do not know." Brightman said that the Iraqi side was able to decipher the radio conversation between the pilots of the US Air Force warplanes, and it seemed that it had to send a message back to the country asking them to change the equipment. ≦≧

Of course, Qusay doesn't have that ability to listen at all, he just deceives Brightman when he says this, and at the same time, after he says this, he just waits for the American side to replace all the radio equipment, which is a big investment.

"Your performance is not worth sacrificing our interests in Iraq to maintain a low oil price." "We've reached the limit of our production capacity right now, we've made our own contribution to supplying the world with crude oil, and we can't afford to sacrifice our own interests to expand production and at the same time keep oil prices down, so that our own economy suffers, and at the same time let the Western world enjoy cheap crude oil," Qusay said. ”

Such a naked remark made Brightman very uncomfortable, but he knew that what the other party said meant that if the United States did not change its attitude toward Iraq, Iraq would never compromise.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration flashed through his mind, and there was one last weapon that he didn't use.

"President Qusay, we in the United States are very concerned about the recent detention of your citizens in the UK. ≦≧," Brightman said. Hearing Brightman mention this, Kusai was a little strange, what did he want to say?

"Our citizens are innocently detained in the UK, we strongly protest against the UK, and at the same time, we have lowered the relationship between the two countries, in order to preserve the rights of each and every one of our Iraqis, who are abroad and should never be looked at differently and fall victim to the political struggle of certain countries." Qusay said.

By saying so, he is denying that the person had spied on the person and that it was a political ploy by the British against Iraq.

"We, the United States, are willing to help your country persuade Britain to agree to release them." Brightman said.

Persuade? Where are the British so easily persuaded, I didn't expect that this time the Americans are big enough, and they even don't hesitate to put some pressure on Yingmeng to love you for a thousand years? It seems that the imperialist countries are not monolithic, and this time they want to provoke contradictions between them.

"If you are willing to save our Iraqi citizens, we are very grateful." Qusay said.

"So, about the increase in oil production?" Brightman asked.

"We are very grateful that you were able to bring our citizens back safely, and I remember that we in Iraq have helped your people several times, right? For example, the last hostage crisis. However, the oil business is a matter that concerns all of our people, not just one person, and we will not easily increase oil production. "Unless, your country shows enough sincerity to restore the friendship between our two sides, which is unacceptable to us as your country has done recently," Qusay said. ”

Brightman's talks with President Qusay did not reach an agreement, and the news reached the United States, which again convened an emergency meeting.

For the United States, the most important thing is probably the current energy problem, which is directly related to the worsening economic problems in the United States.

In the past, there have been several times when oil prices have soared, but at those times, it was a kind of confrontation triggered by the Arab world's support for the Western issue of Israel, which was expected by the Western countries and would take some measures in advance.

And this time, it was completely unexpected, originally, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, these pro-American countries, have begun to increase crude oil production, curb the rise of crude oil prices, and the effect is very significant, crude oil prices have begun to decline, they have seen the light is in front of them, but instantly fell to the trough, this time it is a complete natural disaster.

The most basic relationship between supply and demand is the foundation of the economy, and when supply exceeds demand, prices fall and rise when demand exceeds supply. Now, there are big problems in oil-producing countries, especially in Saudi Arabia, which has led to an extreme reduction in the world's crude oil production, and it is no wonder that prices are not soaring.

Oil prices are already approaching sixty dollars a barrel.

"Right now, the UK, Canada, and our local oil industry are all producing at full speed, but we still can't curb the rise in oil, and we can't ask countries like Britain and Canada to sell oil to us at a low price." U.S. Secretary of Energy James said.

James was a little dissatisfied with this incident, when the Falklands War, the United States did not hesitate to use the strategic oil reserves to support the actions of the British Navy, but now, the British only care about making money, their oil is enough to meet domestic demand and export, but they have been supplying the United States at market prices, reluctant to let a penny profit.

"Is Iraq the only one that can solve this energy problem now?" President Reagan asked.

"Except for Saudi Arabia, only Iraq has the largest oil reserves and exports, and if Iraq increases crude oil production by a large amount, then the current situation of high oil prices in the world can be alleviated." James said.

"However, Iraq is not easy to deal with." Vice President George W. Bush said, "There are only two ways to deal with Iraq now."