In the town of Marin, in the reception room of the Future Technology Group, the chief of staff of the US-led air coalition forces is being placed in the reception room accompanied by the Iraqi government's defense minister, Al-Obeidi.

It is said to be a hospitality, but in order to welcome the chief of staff of the international coalition forces, Lieutenant General Anderson of the US Air Force, the Future Technology Group has also made a lot of effort.

Comfort, which is under full construction in Marin Town, is basically not a concern, but safety, is the primary concern.

Only ten armed bodyguards are allowed to protect Anders and Obeidi, and their specific safety is all left to the personnel of the future security company.

This is the rule set by Cai Ruichen, no matter who comes to Marin Town, all the security will be handed over to the future security company.

Those who want to come over, even if the president of the United States comes, must abide by it, as for whether the security personnel around the president of the United States will agree, this is none of Cai Ruichen's business.

Of course, this is just an example, after all, the level of security for the US president to travel is absolutely the first in the world.

There will definitely be a lot of things to negotiate at that time, and it is difficult to say whether they will be complied with.

However, the chief of staff of the Joint Air Force has not yet reached the point of making Cai Ruichen give in.

Therefore, all his security in Marin Town was handed over to the future security company, and the security work began from the moment he stepped off the plane at Marin Town Airport.

Obeidi, who went to meet him at the airport in Marintown, was also not allowed to bring more than a certain number of bodyguards.

His offer of a welcome ceremony was also rejected.

The reception where the two stayed was just a very ordinary hostel, but with some necessary furniture added to it, it was a place that could barely accommodate people.

For the two, Anders was a little better. After all, he was born in the military, and he has always been in the Middle East, where he will only fight with the US military and the international coalition, and the conditions are not very good.

However, although Al-Obeidi is Iraq's defense minister, he is not a military man, and his bureaucratic style is very serious.

For such an environment, he is reluctant. If it weren't for Anders' arrival, he wouldn't have come to this place.

It's just that he can't help it, and the international coalition air force under the command of Anders is helping the Iraqi government forces to fight the ISIS forces in Fallujah.

The Iraqi government forces still need a lot of help from this chief of staff, so naturally they have to send a person of weight to receive them.

"General Anders, how do you feel about this place?" The chubby Obeidi stood beside Anders, looking out the window at the town of Marin, which was in full swing of construction, and asked curiously.

"It's the liveliest place I've ever seen in Iraq. Future Technology Group is indeed a very powerful company. Anders nodded, his tone a little weird, and he didn't know whether to praise or belittle.

In fact, Anders is very familiar with this place, and before that, he would watch this place every day through a drone.

As the commander of the operations of the US Air Force in the Middle East, in this position, he naturally needs to take into account all the enemies of the US military in the Middle East, both now and in the future.

From the moment he saw the footage of the test flight of two future airliners, he had a vague concern. He feels that in the future, science and technology groups will inevitably be in this region, and the US military will face the biggest potential adversary.

However, on the Washington side. The strategic eastward shift has long begun, and a more reliable ally is needed here in the Middle East to assist the U.S. military in securing interests in the region.

Israel is not worthy of the trust of the United States, because the Jews are very selfish and do not think about the interests of others many times, and will only do things according to the first interests of their own country.

Therefore, the United States has never dared to put bets on Israel. And now in this part of Arabia, only Egypt and Saudi Arabia have good relations with the United States.

But in the Middle East, although Turkey is also a member of NATO, it is not suitable to become a direct military partner of the US military in this region.

The United States needs to prop up a force similar to that of the Pahlavi dynasty to contain what is now Iran here in the Middle East.

Future technology groups may be the only option at the moment. Moreover, the United States also hopes to improve the development of domestic manufacturing and the economy by deepening cooperation with Future Technology Group.

And in the future, all the development of science and technology groups will be considered first by the United States, and it will not directly find China as NATO feared.

This has allowed the United States to see more basis for cooperation, at least Cai Ruichen, who has studied in the United States for several years, has a very good impression of the United States.

Otherwise, the United States would not have such considerations.

Of course, it is because of this consideration that Anders is now coming to Marin Town.

Otherwise, the United States now has to consider the harm that technology groups are very likely to cause to the United States in the Middle East in the future.

However, in Anders's view, the development of Future Technology Group in the Middle East, especially in the recent series of actions, he sees a picture of a powerful industrial group that will influence the situation in the Middle East in the future.

After this bloc develops, will the United States really be able to control such an ally?

Anders put a big question mark in his heart, he can understand Washington's strategy, but he is not as optimistic as those officials in Washington.

And he could not refuse, as a general who held real power outside, he knew very well that as a general, he must firmly obey the government's strategic actions, and he had tactical autonomy.

He came here this time to negotiate with the Future Technology Group on the so-called establishment of an air defense identification zone and a no-fly zone.

Originally, with the support of the Iraqi government, Future Technology Group only needed to do it unilaterally and then notify it.

However, the coalition air force has daily airstrikes against Islamic State forces in Fallujah, as well as Islamic State forces in northern Iraq.

The flight had to pass through Baghdad and the town of Marin, and it was impossible to come here to help the Iraqi government forces, and their warplanes would have to take a detour.

At the request of the Iraqi Government, it is planned that the two sides will send personnel to negotiate with each other, and it is best to come up with a plan that is satisfactory to both sides.

He came to Marin Town in person and planned to have a face-to-face conversation with Cai Ruichen.

As for why he personally stepped in, there are many problems inside, you must know that as a real lieutenant general of the US Air Force, his position is not at all smaller than that of those aircraft carrier battle group commanders.

With his arrival, there are naturally other things, otherwise there is no need for him to run for such a thing. (To be continued.) )