Soviet Union 1991

Seventh update

The final agreement reached between the Soviet Union and the United States was that the Soviet Union stopped aiding the Gaddafi government and turned to supporting potential civilian opposition forces in Libya. The United States is creating a favorable external environment for the unrest in Libya. It can be said that this time dealing with Libya was a joint operation between the United States and the Soviet Union.

In exchange, President Mario agreed to shrink the no-fly zone established during Operation Southern Watch and no longer target Saddam's ground-deployed anti-aircraft missiles, nuclear facilities and missile bases. These ground weapons that previously posed a substantial threat to the joint military were special targets for US fighter jets.

Yanayev did not expect Iraq to really surrender to him. At least until Saddam's ambition to unify the Middle East world dies, he will not give up. Because he knew that if the Soviet Union wooed Iraq, Saddam would have two choices. One is to really become the eagle dog of the Soviet Union, to be honest. Second, it continues to cause friction and conflict with NATO's joint forces. The result is nothing more than a replica of the 2003 US invasion of Iraq.

Anthony Lake, the National Security Advisor to the President of the United States, told President Mario that the relationship between Iraq and the Soviet Union is now in an extremely dangerous state. "One is the most extreme regime in the world, and the other is a war maniac and a great dictator in the Middle East." There is nothing worse than the end of the world when these two guys come together. Mr. President, it can be said that you made the wrong decision in the negotiations with the Soviet Union."

"Why do you say that, Iraq is just a helpless lamb. As long as the coalition is willing, our scalpel can cut a bone-deep cut on the Iraqi soil at any time to continue bleeding." Mali O thought what Anthony said was just alarmism and didn't take it to heart.

Seeing that the US president didn't care about Iraq so much, he became a little anxious. The expansion of confidence brought by the Gulf War to the elites in Washington was a hidden disaster. They believe that the United States' now advanced electronic technology warfare will reestablish the United States' hegemonic position in the world. One congressman's bravado answer was, "It turns out that the Soviet Union's torrent of steel is an obsolete product. We have more advanced technological weapons that can deal with the charge of armored groups. Those threats no longer exist."

Although his speech is suspected of being exaggerated, it also reflects to the world the current mentality of the United States. For thousands of years, the self-centered self-esteem has been inflated to the extreme. National Security Advisor Anthony Lake wants to prevent such sentiments from spreading among the top levels of government.

"The Soviet Union has colluded with the anti-American forces in Iran, Khamenei. And now the anti-American and anti-liberal voices in Iran have overshadowed the previous voices to ease relations with the West." Anthony Lake angrily accused the CIA Regarding the mistakes on the Iran issue, "It is obvious that a group of idiot leaders of the CIA do not know how to win over potential allies to deal with our enemies. They turned these allies into enemies."

"We can no longer count on Iran. The only hope is to cultivate opposition voices within Iraq. The cost of directly sending troops to attack Iraq is too high."

"With all due respect, Mr. Anthony, do you think that in the Gulf War, who spent more money on the armed forces used by the United States in the Gulf War than on supporting an agent to carry out internal unrest?" President Mario asked his view.

"Of course the cost of the U.S. armed forces is even higher." Advisor Anthony replied without hesitation. He just didn't understand why President Mario would suddenly raise this issue.

"What about timeliness? Have you ever considered this issue? Our troops can defeat Saddam's army within three weeks. But cultivating an agent is a long-term and may not be effective." Mario criticized In order to avoid the one-sidedness of Anthony's consideration of the issue, of course, in order to worry about the face of the national security adviser, Mario tried to be more tactful.

"Of course, the CIA does not rule out taking action within Saddam's army." President Mario explained, "If we can solve the dispute with a bullet, that is the best outcome."

"If Iraq is willing to choose to cease its activities, then we will not take military strikes immediately."

The U.S. invasion of Iraq is also what Yanayev hopes to see. When they set their strategic sights on the Middle East, the self-righteous Americans will pay for their mistakes.

This is the "double choice" plan proposed by Yanayev, no matter which path Saddam chooses. Things will develop in the direction the Soviet Union wants to see, and Yanayev just wants to see such a result.

"What if the Americans are not willing to engage in a personal contest, but instead engage in a proxy war?" Defense Minister Yazov has also considered this issue. The United States has many allies in the Middle East. Saudi Arabia is almost the United States in the world. A faithful watchdog.

"The Saudi Arabian world must be under the leadership of the United States to show their combat effectiveness. If you ask Saudi Arabia to try to deal with Iraq, I am afraid that it has not officially fought with the Iraqi army. Those soldiers equipped with M1A1 main battle tanks have also They will escape due to various excuses. Apart from strapping bombs and dying together, these Islamic believers are just armed civilians fighting a low-intensity war with RPGs.”

Yanayev knew very well what kind of people Saudi Arabia was. They had an army that could fight against the Yemeni militants and still win. He did not expect the United States to use such an ally to deal with the Soviet Union's armed watchdog. Iran and Iraq.

"Unless the Americans can support Iran, they still have a chance to turn the tables. But Iran is now the country with the highest anti-American sentiment. After the Arabian Sea confrontation, Iran has clearly favored the Soviet Union. It can be said that the United States can no longer find any competent agents to deal with Iran and Iraq."

"So unless the United States sends troops to attack Iraq in person, Saddam is destined to become a headache for the United States in the Middle East. And the sweetness the United States tasted in the Gulf War will also make it choose this simple and crude approach."

Yanayev's analysis was very reasonable, and he finally said to Yazov. "So, if the United States really wants to take action against Iraq in the future, it will definitely send troops to take action in person, rather than adopting the method of supporting agents." (To be continued.)