Super military empire

Chapter 1497 U.S. Secretary of Defense To Resign

"Perform indiscriminate bombing?" Cheney and Baker were horrified and looked at the president with surprise, while the White House spokesperson Jim on the side trembled.

It is impossible to make such news public.

"Yes, we must let the whole world know our determination to retaliate!" Bush said, "Anyway, the front-line command has already carried out such a task, and we are only carrying out follow-up attacks on them. Strategic missiles only hit their strategic targets. , The rest will be bombed by planes... After all, the coalition forces have to participate in this."

Bush said without caring.

"The dead are all those damn terrorists!"

"Okay. But we need people to go to the front-line headquarters. A situation like Schwarzkopf will obviously not come out again." Vice President James Dan Quill supported the president's decision.

Although, his opposition is useless.

The current situation is most beneficial to him. Once Bush Sr. is asked to step down by the people, he, the vice president, will become the head of the government, which is very helpful for the upcoming election.

"Yeah, we must have a powerful general who can reverse the situation to take charge of the action. Cheney, my friend, I hope you can go there in person. Only you can go there to solve this problem..." the president said, Cheney's face changed.

Perform an indiscriminate attack and destroy the entire Baghdad, which will be labeled as a war criminal.

Cheney is about to retire. At this time, if you go to command this war...

"Cheney, rest assured, even if something happens, it is an order signed by the president of me. You are only carrying out the order of the president, not you to bear the charge!" The president obviously knew what Cheney was thinking. At this time, There is no retreat for anyone."Even if you don't go, if the situation cannot be reversed, not only our government, but the entire Ministry of Defense will be overwhelmed with shame..."

"For America!"

The president's attitude is obvious.

"Can I think about it?" Cheney frowned, fighting fiercely in his heart.

It can be said that this battle was jointly planned by the Pentagon and the White House. Bush had already begun planning as soon as he took office.

As the Minister of Defense, he is deeply involved in this.

Even the Secretary of State cannot get rid of any ties.

Bush wants to fight the Middle East not only for the crude oil in the Middle East, but also to show the world the military strength of the United States and make the United States the world's largest power. Whoever dares to clamor with the United States will wield a big stick to kill them.

The Vietnam War made the US military’s reputation plummet, and even the government was very passive.

If it were not for the soaring and aggressive Soviet Union, the budget of the entire Ministry of Defense would be cut to the point where all military-industrial units could not afford it.

Republicans control the U.S. defense and military industry, and such things cannot be tolerated.Their interests cannot be guaranteed, and Bush made such a decision to ensure the interests of these consortia in the United States.

The Soviet Union is not working anymore. Congress is planning to cut the Defense Department’s military budget, and it is still substantial. This will not only reduce the US military strength, but also bankrupt many military production units.

"There is no time to think about it. Cheney, we have paid too much on this matter. If this problem is not resolved, we will not only face angry people..." Baker persuaded Cheney, "Strategic missile Strike, the preparations will be completed within 40 hours, and it will take more than ten hours for us to reach the Middle East, and we have to make all the preparations..."

"In our country, those who can understand the whole situation and control the situation, except for Schwarzkopf, you are the only one left..." Bush was very upset in his heart, but he was still patiently persuading him.

They all knew about Schwarzkopf.

Powell also faced this dilemma, so he finally chose to end his life with a bullet made in the United States.

To turn the situation around, you must be familiar with all the US military, familiar with this plan, and even clearly know what kind of strategic plan they need to achieve.

The most suitable candidate who can do this is Cheney, the Secretary of Defense.

"I know, but I want to give me time to think about it. I don't want my family to live in the shadow of war criminals!" Cheney gritted his teeth."We have been promoting the brutality of the ruling class in Iraq..."

If Baghdad is bombed, and the bombing is indiscriminate, for them, they are more brutal than the Baghdads.

For the benefit of the country, to let your family members fall into the whirlpool of public opinion crusade, is it worth it?

"We try our best to minimize the attack on civilian facilities, especially military and civilian areas..." Bush has reached the maximum limit that he can tolerate.

Such losses by the US military are a good thing for those military industry giants.

The Ministry of National Defense will greatly increase military expenditure calculations, research more advanced weapons and equipment, whether the government will fall, and whether the president will be overthrown by angry people are not things that capitalists consider.They only consider their interests!

The outside world simply does not know these thoughts of the highest decision-making level of the US government.

There may be so-called loyalty to the country.But being loyal to the people is nonsense.The president elected by the consortium needs to be responsible to those consortiums.Otherwise, those consortia will ruin the president or even be killed.

The small meetings in the White House, the President, the Vice President, the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of State, and the White House spokesperson all became silent at this time.

"Or, we can let Admiral David E. Jeremiah, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, serve. This time, the Navy's losses are more serious..." Suddenly, Vice President James Dan Quill proposed."According to the law, when the chairman of the joint meeting is away, he will preside over the work..."

The military personnel should be responsible for this matter.

Who will come is very particular about.

Cheney was obviously unwilling. Commander-in-chief Norman Schwarzkopf pretended to be sick. The commander who originally proposed the combat plan and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff could no longer be responsible for directing the war.

The Secretary of Defense is the most suitable candidate.

But now the Secretary of Defense is unwilling to bear this serious consequence, they can only choose others.

Jim was watching. He had never thought about this situation.

The high level of the country did not stand up at this time.

But thinking about it, it's normal. After all, this is not a time for the United States to survive, but for the benefit of certain capitalist interest groups.In this matter, no one wants to lose everything for the benefit of those capital consortia.

"No, he doesn't have a clear understanding of the entire combat plan..." The president obviously didn't do it.

The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the statutory second leader of the US military, second only to the chairman.In the absence of the chairman, the vice chairman presides over the joint chiefs of staff meeting.These responsibilities can also be performed under the direction of the chairman.

However, before the National Defense Security Law was passed, the vice chairman had no such right.

This issue is being discussed recently. After all, no one knows how long the Gulf War will last. Now that the bill has not passed, it is even more unlikely that the Admiral will pay for his predecessor.

"Cheney, I hope you can think about the overall situation. Now we are for the benefit of the entire country, the reputation of the entire country!" Bush gritted his teeth."At this moment, only you can save our government and save the entire United States! Otherwise, the United States will be like the Soviet Union..."

"Once we attack Baghdad indiscriminately, our entire government will be completely finished!" Cheney roared in his heart, but he didn't say it.

This is the current situation.

But he was not willing at all.

Seeing that Cheney’s face was full of complex expressions and his thoughts were fighting fiercely, the President continued, “If we can’t win this war, America’s dream of becoming the world’s most powerful country will be vanished... Although we It will be condemned by public opinion. At least, in future conflicts, all forces and countries against the United States must consider whether they can withstand the retaliation of the US military!"

The president's attitude is very obvious, that is, he hopes that Cheney will do this for the interests of the United States and the future.

"The oil in the Middle East is related to the economic development of our country. The international crude oil is now rising. Once the difficulties faced by our military leak out..."

Now international crude oil prices have soared directly from US$43 to US$48 because of the live broadcast of the air defense campaign in Baghdad and Saddam’s announcement to the world that they have annihilated the 24th US Army Infantry Division.

Americans will pay more to purchase energy for their economic development.

As the world's largest crude oil importer, only the crude oil prices in the past few months have virtually robbed Americans of a lot of their wealth.

"Once our aircraft carrier is bombed, there will be more people in the world who are optimistic about Iraq, and the price of crude oil will collapse the whole world... You are willing to let our enemies count their money while watching the show with a smile, using our Wealth to solve their biggest problem now?"

Baker also persuaded.

International crude oil prices are rising very fast.

Many international speculators are operating here, plundering the wealth of the American people.

To benefit the most from the Soviet Union, it didn't say anything at all.

What can solve this problem is to destroy Baghdad as soon as possible.

The Iraqi army is annihilated, and even if the U.S. army does not withdraw soon, the war can be ended soon.

Once Kuwait’s crude oil production resumes, international crude oil prices will drop quickly.