The Goddess Shines on America

Reagan's proposal was not a trivial matter, so Alice did not enthusiastically agree with it. Of course, she didn't have many things that she could directly verbally agree to at the moment, and everything needed to be considered in the long run.

So the next day, it was still the President’s Oval, where Reagan, Alice, George H. Bush, and then-Secretary of Defense Casper Weinberger gathered.

"The first thing I want to declare is that I don't have enough money on hand right now."

Alice said: "If time is really tight, you can choose to support other forces. For me, although the training base has been built, there is still a lot of other work to do."

While saying this, Alice was also betting. Since Reagan would make this suggestion to himself, it must be based on two circumstances.

The first is that he has fully investigated himself and thinks it is suitable, and more suitable for other security companies of different sizes in the country. Second, time is indeed not in a hurry, even if Blackwater International is not fully prepared.

Because the current purpose of the government is to prompt Iran to surrender quickly. As for supporting Blackwater International to become a government supplier, it is a long-term plan.

To put it bluntly, if it is really necessary, the Pentagon can even send the army directly to the Iran-Iraq battlefield. Once captured, they will directly say that they are from Blackwater, even if they have not signed a contract with the company at all.

So just as Alice thought, Minister of Defense Weinberg smiled and said: "Don't worry, Alice, our financial budget for the past two years is quite sufficient. If you are short of money, we will provide it to you in various names." Funds. However, no matter the name or the amount, it must be reasonable.”

Alice deeply agrees with this. The government needs to get the approval of Congress to spend money, and every item will be recorded in the register. Taking the public money and throwing it directly at a private company is definitely the most deadly act.

"Well, maybe we can do that."

So immediately, Alice's joke came: "Blackwater International buys millet and rice from the US Department of Agriculture. What do you think of the price of millet and the price of rice?"

As she said this, she made two gestures with her hands, which clearly indicated the current prices of gold and silver.

The three grown men in the room looked at each other, and in the end it was Bush Sr. who couldn't help laughing: "Buying gold and silver at the price of buying rice and millet? Good guy, where did you get the idea? Hey, Ronald, you Hear that? Maybe someone in the government actually does it!"

"The Kuomintang in the 1930s and 1940s was so corrupt."

Alice explained lightly, and immediately changed the subject: "I believe you have investigated me a lot, otherwise you would definitely not put such an important matter on me. But Mr. President, can I ask Why? Have you guys seen those shining spots on my body?"

Although the answer can be guessed tentatively.

Sure enough, Reagan immediately spoke up, and the answer was obviously prepared long ago: "Of course it is age, little Alice. Although there are many forces stronger than you for the government, of course we have always been with you." They have many cooperations, but you are a newcomer after all. Whether it is Wall Street, oil consortia, or arms dealers, you don’t have any foundation, that is, you just have a few companies in Silicon Valley.”

"You are only fifteen years old now, but what you have achieved... To be honest, it is already better than Rockefeller at the same age."

This sentence caused everyone to chuckle, and Reagan went on to say: "Age, coupled with ability, coupled with a lack of foundation, there is no reason for us not to cooperate with you and not to support you properly, isn't it? ?"

After saying this, he sighed softly again, slowed down his speech, and said earnestly: "The United States is a very inclusive country. Although you are of Chinese descent, you were also born and raised in this country. I believe that you also have a deep understanding of this.”

"I admit that there are still many problems in our country on racial issues, and those old plutocrats who ride on the legacy of the Mayflower cannot easily accommodate outsiders. But Alice, the talents you are currently showing will definitely Let no one look sideways, those factors that can hinder the development of most people have very limited influence on you."

When Reagan finished speaking, the room was a little too quiet.

Because these words are a little too shocking.

Alice immediately figured out the reason why he said that, probably because of her young age, she wanted to use this emotional card to make herself trust the government. Well, the idea was good, and Reagan's analysis was so good that she was even praised to the sky. Now that the president himself is so enthusiastic, it's hard for her to refuse.

The situation after that is very simple. In order to speed up the construction of Blackwater International, the Ministry of Defense will provide Alice with a total of 300 million US dollars in funding.

Three hundred million!

Of course, the White House will not do business that loses money, of course there is no doubt about it.

The Iran-Iraq War is a special war. It is a veritable "marathon" war of attrition. At the same time, it was commented by the world's military circles as the most typical example of "advanced weapons fighting low-level warfare". The self-proclaimed world military power used all advanced weapons except atomic bombs, including chemical weapons, F14, F4, Mirage fighter jets, The Scud missiles are used in turn, causing Iraq alone to bear an arms debt of more than 40 billion U.S. dollars, let alone Iran?

Arms dealers are indeed making a lot of money, but at the same time, due to the near stagnation of oil production, the continuous high production of oil fields in non-OPEC members and the Soviet Union has seriously affected the interests of American oil tycoons.

Every day the war ends one day earlier, the global oil price will return to normal one day earlier. Compared with the recovery of tens of billions of funds, giving Alice three hundred million is really nothing.

What's more, this was originally a long-term investment in her by the Ministry of Defense.

The meeting in the Oval Office ended quickly, and Alice also enjoyed a rare lunch cooked by the White House chef. After that, saying goodbye to the enthusiastic President Reagan, Alice took the special car of Vice President Bush Sr. again, and drove towards his mansion.

"Old man, tell me the truth."

In the back seat, Alice burped and patted her belly in satisfaction, and said to Bush Senior: "Is it also because of this reason that you asked me to invest five million in your son?"

"Well... well, of course I will know about such a big event in advance."

Bush said cheerfully: "Don't forget, since it was I who promoted the use of Cisco products by government agencies in so many states in the east, how could Ronald not know the reason? In the past few months, you But they have always been the little celebrities that the Minister of Defense talked about!"

The corner of Alice's mouth twitched: "The Iran-Iraq War... In the end, they fought enough to make people speechless."

These words caught the attention of Bush Sr. When the car just passed a corner, he asked with great interest: "The Iran-Iraq war has been going on for seven years. You should have already had a lot of opinions, right? Tell me about it." listen?"

Well, this is another time to prove your talent.

Alice rolled her eyes and said without thinking: "First of all, this war has proved a truth, that is, huge sums of money can buy modern weapons and equipment, but not the modernization level of the army. To introduce advanced foreign weapons and equipment, we must Combined with the reality of the country. The industrial base of Iran and Iraq is weak, and they are unable to repair the spare parts of many advanced weapons. The ammunition is mainly supplied by foreign countries. Moreover, their soldiers have a very low level of education, and they must master some advanced surface-to-air missiles or postures. Advanced weapons such as MiG-23 fighter jets are quite difficult."

"Secondly, it is obvious that local wars under modern conditions should pay attention to quick results, but at the same time, they should also prepare for long-term operations. Both are required. In the early days of the war, Iraq's lightning operations were very good. .But it bets the war on this point, and lacks ideological and material preparations for long-term combat, so once the attempt of a quick victory is crushed by the opponent, it will be miserable."

"Thirdly, in modern local wars, the main goal should still be to annihilate the enemy's vital forces, and not be too entangled in the gains and losses of a city or a place. In this war, almost all battles are aimed at cities and villages. In the offensive and defensive battles, both sides were satisfied with the superficial victory of siege and looting land, and neglected to annihilate a large number of the enemy's vital forces. This is the direct reason why this war has lasted for so long."

"Moreover, in modern local wars, the loss of weapons, equipment and materials is high, which poses a new problem for logistics supplies. Although the Iran-Iraq War is not a high-level modern war, the large consumption of war is the local war since World War II. It is unique in the history of war. For example, in the early days of the war, Iraq fired tens of thousands of shells on a small town of 1,000 households like Schillingburg. Moreover, their army is mainly mechanized, but the supply of fuel is terrible. , so that the rhythm of all battles is terribly slow, and the time is naturally protracted."

After uttering such a long speech almost without thinking, Alice curled her lips fiercely and said disdainfully: "Look, even if this war can end next year, these two countries are already too miserable It's terrible. So many people died, so much money was spent, and development stopped for so many years, it is estimated that after the fight is over, they can maintain their lives in the 1960s and it will be considered good."

After saying these words, Alice seemed to have finished expressing all her opinions, and immediately picked up a bottle of mineral water and muttered.

However, Bush, who suddenly heard such a long series of incisive analysis, was almost at a loss for words.