The Iraqi army deployed two divisions of troops, and the equipment was all NHT106 main battle tanks from China. In the past few years, China had maintained arms business with Iraq and exported a large number of such tanks to Iraq. These tanks

It also played a major role in the Iran-Iraq war. Iran was quite dissatisfied with this and also made a request to buy from China. However, at that time, China sold equipment in different fields to Iran and Iraq separately, for the sake of its own economy.

effect.

In fact, Kuwait is also a user of Chinese Army weapons. Not long ago, they just ordered a batch of VT-IA tanks from China. The combat effectiveness is naturally stronger than the NHT106. However, now Kuwait’s armored troops are still being trained in China and have not developed combat effectiveness at all. The delivery to Kuwait is delayed.

These weapons were naturally intended by Qi Yiming. He did not want Saddam to seize these more advanced weapons and cause trouble to China's military.

Kuwait itself has a small territory, insufficient depth, small population, insufficient military strength, hasty response, and insufficient preparation. When such a Kuwaiti army encounters an Iraqi army that has been fighting for many years, has sufficient war experience, and is well prepared, there is absolutely nothing they can do.

Resistance. After the Iraqi army broke through the border defense line, it directly attacked Kuwait City, the capital of Kuwait, along the road. The Marine Corps also landed from the sea, cooperated with the army to capture important facilities such as government agencies, television stations, and radio stations in Kuwait City. After closing the international airport, they captured

The Emir's Palace.

During the battle to defend the palace, Prince Fahd, Chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia, and some members of the royal family were killed. During the battle to defend the palace for several hours, Prince Fahd, Chairman of the Olympic Council of Asia, and some members of the royal family were killed. King Emir

He fled by plane to a U.S. warship anchored in the Persian Gulf, and then transferred to Saudi Arabia. Crown Prince and Prime Minister Saad and most of his cabinet members were also forced to evacuate to the Kosha border area.

Not long after Iraq invaded Kuwait, U.S. President George H.W. Bush held an emergency meeting in the White House to discuss decisions. It can be said that the United States did not expect at the earliest that Saddam would go crazy so quickly and send 100,000 troops to invade Kuwait.

It is obviously a challenge to the United States and the international order maintained by the United States.

President Bush's national security adviser Brent Cockcroft said: "The ambitions of a military dictator can have no limit, and when Saddam saw himself annexing Kuwait without provoking any strong reaction and

When he pays any price, he will take action against Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and other countries. In the end, Iraq may control these areas, and more importantly, control 40% of the world's oil production capacity. This will be a blow and hidden danger to our other countries.

It is a huge situation that cannot be allowed to happen.

Treasury Secretary Nicholas Brady said: "Reaction and sanctions against Iraq are definitely necessary, but we do not need to use force. Our Congress will probably not agree to such a draft of sending troops. People still

Affected by the Vietnam War, we do not want the United States to be involved in any war again. Therefore, it should be more realistic and reliable to block Iraq's economy and trade and impose economic sanctions on it."

Although Vice President Dan Quayle has been vilified by the media, in fact, no one who can sit in this position is really incompetent. He said: "Economic sanctions alone will do too little harm and containment to Iraq.

, the oil in the hands of Iraq is hard currency. As long as they have oil, they will have ways to circumvent economic sanctions. In the end, our sanctions will be a piece of paper and become a joke. To deal with arrogant people, we can only use fists to calm them down."

Bush agreed with the vice president's words and nodded but did not express his position directly.

Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz said: "Since oil is everything in Iraq, we can make a fuss about it. Maybe we can bomb Iraq's oil pipelines and other facilities to cut off their dependence.

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White House Chief of Staff Sununu shook his head repeatedly and said: "I'm afraid this won't work. If oil pipelines in Iraq or nearby oil-producing countries are really damaged, international oil prices will enter a round of crazy growth, which will hit the United States and all allies.

The sluggish economic growth caused by the oil crisis in the 1970s has continued to affect our interests to this day, and we do not want such an old thing to happen again."

Colin Powell, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, also echoed: "From a military perspective, bombing line-mounted targets is undesirable, and even if we succeed in cutting off these pipelines, the oil pollution caused to the local area may be seriously damaging and have even greater impact.

The image of the US military. In addition, if the Iraqi side has enough patience and determination, it can still be repaired. Will we have to bomb it again when that time comes?"

Scowcroft said: "If we use military action, we have the following two options. The first is to conduct retaliatory air strikes. However, since we do not have an air force or an army stationed in the Middle East, we only have a navy.

It is a carrier-based aircraft, so how to use it is a question. The targets include Iraqi ground forces in Kuwait, military and strategic targets in Iraq, Iraq’s oil pipelines leading to Turkey and Saudi Arabia, and Iraqi oil tankers and other economic targets.”

General Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf, commander of the U.S. Central Headquarters in charge of the Middle East theater, said: "Looking at the goal of hitting Iraq's military and economy, it is difficult to achieve the effect of purely retaliatory air strikes. Iraq will always carry out air strikes.

recovered.”

Scowcroft added: "Yes, retaliatory air strikes are indeed of little significance, so the only way we can really choose is to implement military operations to defend Saudi Arabia. This plan requires the mobilization of 10 people from all branches of the military.

It may take several months to prepare for the arrival of 20,000 military personnel in the Gulf region, and the completion of this plan depends on Saudi Arabia or some other Gulf country providing a series of military bases. Without such close cooperation, the US military will be dispatched

Ground troops are out of the question."

Because Secretary of State James Baker was in the Soviet Union meeting with Shevardnadze, his assistant Robert Kimmitt attended the meeting on his behalf. Kimmitt said: "The Saudis have repeatedly rejected our requests to use their military bases.

Can you agree to our request this time?"

Bush pinched his chin and considered: "Things are different now. The threat from Iraq is now a thorn in Saudi Arabia's back. Although Saudi Arabia has purchased a large amount of weapons and equipment from China and other countries in the past two years, facing real experience

Iraq, which has experienced bloody wars and has a strong military, may still be unable to withstand it. If it wants to protect itself, I am afraid that the United States must take the lead and lead its allies to calm down the situation in the Middle East."

Although the emergency meeting did not reach much consensus and determine the next actions of the United States, one thing that is certain is that the United States will never let Iraq's actions go unchecked. In the afternoon, Bush changed his tone when meeting reporters and said:

"We have not determined any plan, but we have not ruled out any possible plan." This is a huge difference from the earliest statement that it would not use force in an emergency. From his tone, some people can read that the United States

I am ready to take action.

Subsequently, Bush Sr. had a phone call with the leaders of Arab countries and learned about the meaning of America's traditional allies. However, what motivated Bush Sr. the most was that the United Nations Security Council passed Resolution 66 on the same day, condemning Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

It also demanded that Iraq withdraw its troops unconditionally and that Iraq and Kuwait enter negotiations to resolve their disputes.

Scowcroft, the president's national security adviser who was leading the war, later advised Bush Sr. at a security meeting: "If this invasion and occupation of Kuwait becomes a fait accompli, we must seriously consider the long-term interests of the United States and the Middle East.

In fact, we cannot sit idly by and do nothing, we must consider the problem from this point of view. Yes, we are somewhat powerless and there are many reasons why we are powerless, but it is our duty to make a difference. I advocate a two-pronged approach: First, the United States must be willing

Use force to stop Saddam and declare this to the whole world; secondly, Saddam must be overthrown."

Scowcroft also suggested using "covert operations" to achieve this goal: "The CIA has expertise in this area and has operated many similar things. Although it may be more difficult in Iraq, once it succeeds,

The cost paid is almost negligible. This requires all parties to go all out to strangle the Iraqi economy, support anti-Saddam resistance groups at home and abroad in Iraq, and find leaders who can replace him in the Iraqi military or other sectors of society."

Although Bush Sr. felt that the chance of success in this kind of thing was quite low, as Scowcroft said, once it succeeded, it would be a huge gain, so he approved the CIA to take this "covert action" to overthrow Sadda

Tom's regime.

The world's largest war machine in the traditional sense is slowly starting, but everything in this dimension is no longer the same. On the second day after Kuwait was captured, Kuwait Crown Prince and Prime Minister Saad immediately ran to the Chinese Ambassador to Saudi Arabia

embassy, ​​requesting help from China, one of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and possessing the largest military force on earth.

"Kuwait and China have good friendship and relations, and have carried out useful cooperation in many fields. Kuwait also firmly believes that China is a peace-loving country with a sense of justice. At a time when Kuwait has been severely hit and is in danger of national subjugation, I hope that China
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