The rise of great powers: starting from military industry

Under Mubarak's persuasion, Saddam agreed to a ceasefire.

After all, Iraq was beaten all over this time and the losses were too great.

The navy and air force were completely wiped out, and the army was also severely damaged.

Although the Iraqi army still has almost one million troops, its morale is very low. They have never fought this kind of war. They were bombed continuously for 43 days and could only be passively beaten and suffered heavy losses.

In the following ten days of ground war, the Iraqi army appeared very passive when facing the US military with air superiority, and suffered very heavy losses.

The U.S. military used air strikes, including armed helicopters launching anti-tank missiles, inflicting huge damage to the Iraqi armored forces.

The Iraqi army, which had lost a large number of anti-aircraft weapons, was powerless in the face of the US military's air strikes.

Saddam knows the situation in Iraq most clearly at this time.

He no longer wanted to fight anymore, but he couldn't swallow that breath.

As a hero, he also loves face and needs a step down.

There is no doubt that Mubarak's arrival and persuasion gave Saddam a step down.

Soon, Saddam officially announced to the outside world that he would accept the ceasefire.

Immediately, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other Arab countries announced that they appreciated Saddam's statement and were happy to see Saddam move from the missed path to the right track. The Arab world should be united, not hated.

The King of Kuwait even expressed generously in an interview with a TV station that Kuwait and Iraq are neighboring countries and Arab brothers. They all believe in Islam and have the same culture. Appreciating Saddam's announcement of a ceasefire, he said it was a good thing that Saddam was able to return from his lost ways.

King Fahd of Saudi Arabia even praised Saddam's move, believing that as long as Saddam can change his mistakes, he will be an Arab national hero. Arab countries are all brothers and should unite and work together to build the Arab world.

Arab countries such as Egypt and Syria have responded one after another, with attitudes similar to those of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

The United States and other Western countries were immediately dumbfounded.

This. This. This is wrong!

Why don't you discuss the ceasefire with us? At least give us a notice in advance.

We are here to help Saudi Arabia and Kuwait resist the evil Saddam Hussein regime in Iraq. We have made such a big sacrifice, but you cease-fire when you say it will. You are brothers in the Arab world. Doesn’t that mean we are outsiders?

The United States was furious about this, and immediately jumped out to accuse this statement. It was playing into Saddam's alienation plan. This was Saddam's attempt to divide the multinational coalition. For a dictatorial ruler and tyrant like Saddam, he did not want to There will be a sincere ceasefire. After the multinational coalition forces withdraw, Saddam will inevitably attack Kuwait and Saudi Arabia again.

At the same time, the United States also said that the multinational coalition has achieved great results in the fight so far and should continue to fight, invade Baghdad, capture Saddam alive, and put Saddam on trial.

Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, etc. oppose this statement. They believe that Saddam has accepted the punishment, Iraq has suffered huge damage, and post-war reconstruction will cost at least 200 billion U.S. dollars. Even if Saddam wants to start another war, it is impossible , it will not be possible for at least twenty years.

Iraq not only needs post-war reconstruction, but also needs to rebuild its army. If it wants to restore the strong army it had before the war, it will take at least twenty years.

In addition, indiscriminate bombing by the US military, causing large numbers of civilian casualties, has once again occurred.

The United States was very angry. He felt that he was very hurt. He came to be the savior, to help Saudi Arabia resist the invasion of Iraq and to help Kuwait restore its country. As a result, the US military was the bravest in the war and suffered the most casualties. The Arab coalition lost less than 1,000 people. , there were not many injuries, and they were mainly accidentally injured by the US military and others.

Under such circumstances, it is simply unforgivable that Arab countries betrayed the United States and contacted Saddam on their own to initiate a ceasefire.

The US military decided to take action to put pressure on Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

But the Arab coalition forces are also mobilizing, and both sides are unhappy with each other.

Countries such as Japan and South Korea simply chose their troops at this time and stayed in the military camps, so as not to stand out and become the target of the Arab coalition forces.

After all, they don't have many troops here, and they are too weak compared to the Arab coalition.

No one on either side fired the first shot, but they started a war of words.

At ports in Saudi Arabia and other countries, workers began to become slack and logistical supply problems began to occur.

Beijing, Siheyuan.

Liu Tao is entertaining his friends.

Prince Sultan from Saudi Arabia and Prince Fahd from Kuwait.

Liu Tao congratulated with a smile on his face: "His Royal Highness Prince Fahd, congratulations to the Kuwait Restoration Army for regaining Kuwait and re-establishing the country. We have an old saying in China called 'Nirvana Rebirth', which refers to a mythical beast called ' Phoenix'. I believe that Kuwait can be 'reborn' like the Phoenix, and will become richer and stronger, and will not be invaded again in the future."

The restoration of Kuwait is definitely one of the biggest news during this period.

As Saddam announced his acceptance of the ceasefire, the Gulf War actually entered a countdown to its end.

"Thank you Liu, we are very grateful to you!" Prince Fahd said gratefully: "You will always be our best friend in Kuwait!"

Prince Fahd knew very well that the fact that Kuwait had not suffered large-scale destruction was not because that bastard Saddam had good intentions.

Although he didn't know how this was done, the result was there.

Even oil production would only take a few months to recover to the level before the Iraqi invasion.

This is undoubtedly very important for Kuwait.

"Liu, the Americans are now in a trend of staying in the Middle East. The ceasefire agreement they proposed is too harsh and Iraq will never accept it. The Americans are obviously going to destroy Iraq. They just want to control Iraq's oil and the oil resources in the Middle East, thereby affecting the energy of the entire world. This is unacceptable to us." Prince Sultan said angrily, "Now that the war has reached this point, the Americans should take the initiative to withdraw their troops."

"They are actually going to lease dozens of military bases in the Middle East and deploy 100,000 troops. Are they crazy!" Prince Sultan complained.

Prince Fahd also said: "The compensation is 400 billion US dollars. Such a huge compensation, Iraq is now bombed into such a state that it can't be paid at all. Even before the war, Iraq didn't have that much money. The American armistice agreement is too harsh. They are clearly making things difficult for Iraq and using this as an excuse not to reach an armistice agreement!"

We are not stupid people. How could we not know what the Americans are up to?

Now the Arab world countries have signed armistice agreements with Iraq one by one, but only the United States and its allies have refused to sign an armistice agreement, let alone withdraw troops.

There are still three chapters to be updated today. The update time has changed. The child has a fever. Sorry!