Chapter 672: Evacuate on your own initiative
At 9 o'clock in the morning on 7 April, the US military announced that it was temporarily suspending Operation "Desert Sabre" because of the shortage of supplies, and "ashamedly" admitted that the coalition forces had lost more than 2,000 casualties, more than 8,000 "ineffective medical treatment," more than 10,000 minor and serious injuries, and the loss of more than 200 tanks, more than 30 fixed-wing planes, and more than 50 helicopter gunships. He also said vaguely that the results of the war of annihilating 50,000 to 70,000 Iraqi troops were achieved, and it is estimated that more than 100 Iraqi tanks, more than 40 planes, and many anti-aircraft missile positions were destroyed, thus effectively curbing the attempt of a certain evil superpower to intervene in the Middle East war.
The foreign minister Talik Aziz, who laughed and scolded and made witty remarks, also proudly announced on television that the brave Iraqi army had successfully defeated the invincible coalition forces, and through the TV screen, the wreckage of tanks and armored vehicles such as the M1A1, Challenger, Leclerc, M2, "Samurai", and Panhard, the crashed F15, F16, Tornado, and Mirage 2000 were displayed. The pilot, who was captured after the parachute jump, and so on, caused a huge shock internationally.
Saddam Hussein also proudly announced on television that because of the support of a large number of advanced weapons from a certain international friend, they took advantage of the fact that the coalition forces were taking advantage of the lack of vigilance to take the initiative to launch an offensive and encircle and annihilate two armored brigades of the coalition forces, inflicting heavy losses on a mechanized infantry division, and crushing the coalition forces that came to the rescue afterwards, eliminating a total of more than 40,000 coalition troops.
His words are a little overwhelming, but they are not untrue, and the tragic situation of the coalition army strewn with corpses has spread to the world through the modern media.
Both sides mentioned that a superpower had intervened in the war, and this superpower, of course, should have referred to the Soviet Union.
United States, White House.
President George H.W. Bush, who has always been optimistic and advocates force, had a gloomy face at this time. With the help of the Gulf crisis, the United States has demonstrated the high-tech superiority of the US military, and at the same time, it has not hesitated to use its own force in order to control important energy areas.
But now, the battle is actually fought like this!
"Our Operation Desert Sabre was supposed to be fast-moving. Quickly occupied the entire territory of Kuwait, however, our advance, met with great resistance. General Schwarzkopf, who rushed back from Saudi Arabia, said in a somewhat angry tone: "Originally, the accuracy of Iraq's Scud missiles was very poor, and in the Iran-Iraq war, we observed that the accuracy of Iraq's missiles was about 500 meters to 2,000 meters, but now. They were able to hit us accurately, with an error of no more than twenty meters, and apparently their Scud missiles had been improved and greatly improved accuracy, which led to a large number of casualties among our troops. ”
This is not to excuse their actions from being unfavorable, more than half of the losses of the US military are almost all done by Scud missiles, and US Air Force fighters. Eighty percent of the forces are also looking for those Scud missile launchers.
"There must be help from the Soviet Union! There was no USSR. They could not improve the guidance system of the Scud missile! Defense Secretary Dick Cheney said: "The recent string of defeats smacks of conspiracy!" ”
This is simply using the knife of Iraq to bleed the United States! The Soviets did a great job!
"Yes, especially this time, the Iraqis counterattack is to attack our network system first. After later investigation, we found that the virus had come from Eastern Europe. The director of the CIA said.
The investigation of this incident is also being carried out rapidly, relying entirely on information-based operations and hacker attacks. The impact on the American side is enormous.
"Also, the weapons of the Iraqi army, the number of scuds they have now is quite large, and it is definitely not the dozens that we originally counted, there must be external channels, and they have imported a large number of weapons! Moreover, in their army, there is suddenly more equipment, anti-aircraft missiles with phased array radar, T-80 main battle tanks, and multiple rocket launchers, all of which must be from the Soviet Union! ”
Looking at Cheney's gritted teeth, Bush Sr.'s brain was also a little hot, on the United Nations resolution, the Soviet Union did not sing the right game this time, and agreed to the attack on Iraq, which seemed to be soft, but in fact, the real intention was to use Iraq to slap the United States in the face!
However, he quickly calmed down.
"With regard to the Soviet Union, we must express our protest through diplomatic channels, and at the same time take effective measures to exert pressure on the Soviet Union, but the most important thing for us is the battle against Iraq, and our huge military strength cannot even defeat Iraq?" Bush Sr. said.
Hearing this question, as if a primary school student had failed the exam, Admiral Schwarzkopf's tone was also a little soft, and he said: "We now, after the defeat of Operation Desert Sabre, immediately shrink the front and break away from the ground battle with the Iraqi army, just to avoid the kind of proxy war that the Soviet Union supported behind during the Vietnam War." ”
The Vietnam War was supported by the Soviet Union, when the United States had to end in defeat, and now, since the Soviet Union still supports Iraq, the American army will face a crisis if it fights directly.
Admiral Schwarzkopf said pessimistically: "If we continue to fight without effectively cutting off and eliminating Iraqi foreign aid, then I may become the second Commander Motland, and I hope the president is prepared for the worst!" ”
Motland, the commander of the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War, as a loser, he endured almost all the pressure, will this just war also become like that?
The focus is still on the Soviet Union, and with the Soviet Union stirring up the situation here, this war cannot be fought.
Hearing this, the elder Bush said to Secretary of State Baker on the side: "It seems that we must take strict measures against the Soviets, we have the resolutions of the United Nations, and if the Soviet Union dares to openly violate the resolutions of the United Nations, it is to be the enemy of the whole world." Beck, what did the Soviets say? ”
Hearing Bush Sr.'s question, Baker's face was a little angry: "Mr. President, I have already contacted the Soviet side as soon as possible, but the Soviets are perfunctory to us. ”
Beck was furious, and when the call reached the Kremlin, Soviet Foreign Minister Shevardnedze sternly refuted the American conclusions, saying that the Soviet Union had strictly adhered to the UN sanctions resolution and had not supported Iraq at all. Saddam's statement was actually an attempt to provoke internal chaos in the anti-Iraqi camp. At the same time, however, he also said on television that the use of force to resolve the border dispute between Iraq and Kuwait was not the best option, and that Saddam Hussein should be persuaded to send troops from Kuwait through negotiations.
Not only did it become a **, but it still had to set up a memorial arch, and the Soviet Union did not support it? Those surface-to-air missiles, those Scud missiles, those T-80U tanks, those laser-guided artillery missiles, are absolutely a water of Soviet goods!
However, the Soviets are still so shameless, people just say no!
Bush Sr.'s face became ugly: "It seems that we are going to increase the sanctions against the Soviet Union, originally the Soviet Union supported us in the United Nations, and we also passed a grain loan plan of 5 billion US dollars to the Soviet Union through Western Europe, but now, this plan must be stopped, so that the Soviets will not get a grain of grain!" ”
Sanctions against the USSR must be imposed by strong means! Although years of confrontation with the Soviet Union have proved that these sanctions will not bring the Soviet Union to its knees, it is the only way.
At this moment, the door was pushed open, and White House Chief of Staff John Sununu almost ran in, gasping for breath in his mouth, and said to the people on the scene: "Guys, the Iraqis have a new move, they have announced the withdrawal of troops!" ”
Withdrawal? Iraqis have always regarded Kuwait as the fat in their mouths, and it is easy to eat it all in their mouths, how can they spit it out? Some time ago, the UN resolutions were passed one by one, constantly putting pressure on Iraq, they did not compromise, they did not withdraw their troops, and now, the Iraqi army has driven out the American army again and achieved a great victory, they actually withdrew at this time?
If Saddam Hussein had such a bright mind, why didn't he withdraw his troops at that time? I'm afraid it's a conspiracy!
After John said this, he turned on the television next to him, and the speech of Iraq's spokesman Tariq was played.
"Now, after close talks and consultations, under the mediation of the international community, we have decided to withdraw our troops from Kadima province in order to maintain our peaceful environment, and we in Iraq have been exercising restraint in the tense situation in recent months, and we know deeply that we Arabs do not fight Arabs!"
This sentence is true, during the entire operation, Iraq's Scud missiles were all aimed at the US and British troops, and the armies of the same Arab coalition forces, Saudi Arabia and other countries suffered almost no losses.
"At the beginning, in order to help the people of Kadima Province have a peaceful, stable and free society, we helped to establish a stable order in Kadima Province, but due to the brutal interference of international powers, the desire of the Kuwaiti people to return to the Iraqi family has been repeatedly blocked. Tariq's words were affectionate, and at the same time, behind him, a civilian house that had been accidentally injured by the coalition air force appeared, and a crowd of people running, as if the warplanes in the sky had come to bomb civilians.
"Now, in order to prevent the people of Kadima province from continuing to suffer the damage of the war, we in Iraq have decided to withdraw our troops on our own initiative and withdraw from Kadima province, although this is against the will of the people, but we cannot kidnap the people to the wheel of war, the people are always innocent." Tariq has a mouthful of Kadima province, but does not say Kuwait, as if the name of the country never appeared. (To be continued.) )