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Supreme Commander of the Joint Forces.

"Tell me, why wasn't the Internet shut down in Iraq?" Commander-in-Chief Tommy Franks asked angrily.

This war has involved information warfare from the very beginning.

The US military launched an information war against Iraq before launching air strikes.

Before George Walker issued the order to attack Iraq, the US Joint Information Operations Center had already taken action on the battlefield of information warfare. They used electronic warfare and psychological warfare weapons to launch a large-scale propaganda war against Iraq.

American cyber warfare experts launched an email attack on Iraq. They sent a large number of emails to Iraq's political, military and economic leaders, asking them to break with Saddam. They even called some selected Iraqi officials on their personal cell phones.

The US military dropped 800 million leaflets on Iraq, warning Iraqi air defense missile officers and soldiers that if they tracked or attacked US and British fighter planes, their bunkers would be destroyed. The leaflets also warned Iraqi ground forces that only surrender would give them a chance to survive.

In addition, the US Air Force EC-130E special warfare aircraft broadcasts to the Iraqi public in Arabic and imitates local radio stations. It can imitate the broadcasts of the popular "Voice of Youth" radio station. This radio station is controlled by Saddam's son Uday. These broadcasts greet in Arabic and then play European pop music from the 80s, American rock music, etc. to cater to the tastes of young Iraqi soldiers. Then the special warfare aircraft will broadcast the official position of the United States, stating that the war against Iraq is against Saddam rather than the Iraqi people.

Planners at the U.S. Central Command hoped to wage war relying on a variety of information means, including electronic bombs that attack power equipment, communication systems and computer networks, as well as deception and psychological warfare, in order to shake the morale of the Iraqi army and the people and achieve victory without fighting.

In the war against Iraq, the US military used three types of electronic reconnaissance aircraft to launch information warfare against Iraq. They are: EC-130H radar jammer, RC-135 electronic broadcast and monitoring aircraft, and modified C-130 latest performance electronic jammer. In addition to jamming and monitoring functions, these aircraft can also send false target information to Iraqi radar stations.

In order to obtain information on electronic warfare, the U.S. Joint Information Operations Center in Texas, USA, sent a special team to the U.S. Central Command to participate in the operations against Iraq.

But at present, the effect is not obvious.

Logically speaking, the Internet in Iraq should be paralyzed by now.

But in fact, the Internet in Iraq is still running, and the war in Iraq can continue to send the latest news to the world.

In Iraq, people can also learn about the war by listening to the radio, watching TV and surfing the Internet. When they see the atrocities committed by the invaders, the Iraqi people are filled with indignation and anger towards the invaders.

When people around the world saw the missiles of the Joint Forces destroying hospitals, nursing homes, orphanages, and schools, they were only angry at the Joint Forces and did not think that the Joint Forces were a just force at all.

Where is the righteous army that would bomb hospitals, nursing homes, or orphanages! ?
"Commander, we have cut off Iraq's Internet, but you have to know that there are two Internet worlds in this world!" Liberace, the commander in charge of information warfare, shrugged and said, "We didn't take this into account."

"Then cut off that Internet!" Tommy Franks said without hesitation.

Liberas spread his hands and said, "They won't listen to us. The Internet of Dongda University won't listen to our commands!"

Underground command and operations center.

Saddam is wearing military uniform and holding an AK47 in his hand. He is recording a video.

Saddam called on the Iraqi people to bravely fight against the invaders and never surrender, and expressed his willingness to live and die with Iraq.

In addition, Saddam also exposed the true face of the United States and its lackeys to the world.

After recording the video, Saddam contacted Rashid at the front line.

In order to stop the ground forces of the coalition forces, Saddam sent Rashid, the second-in-command of the Iraqi military, to the Kurdish mountains to command the Iraqi army there. As long as the Kurdish mountains were held, the ground forces of the coalition forces would not be able to enter Iraq to fight.

However, once the Kurdish mountain defense line is breached, the joint ground forces will continue to flow into Iraq.

Moreover, except for the Kurdish mountainous areas, the Iraqi army has relaxed its deployment in other strategic locations.

Even mobile forces were deployed. Once the joint forces used airdropped paratroopers, the Iraqi army would attack immediately and eliminate the paratroopers.

Rashid reported the current situation on the front line to Saddam and believed that it would be impossible for the joint ground forces to launch an attack from this direction within the next ten days.

Saddam breathed a sigh of relief. As long as this place could be defended, Iraq would have the confidence to continue fighting.

War, in the final analysis, ultimately requires military occupation by ground forces.

Then Sadam contacted the Navy. The Navy's heroic fighting had achieved great results, but Sadam needed to ensure that the Joint Forces' Marines would not launch an attack from the coastal areas.

As for the air force, the Iraqi Air Force has suffered heavy losses and is no longer able to fight in Türkiye or the Persian Gulf. It can only cooperate with the air defense forces to guard Iraq's airspace.

What made Saddam very happy was that volunteers from other Arab countries came one after another, some even drove anti-aircraft missile vehicles loaded with missiles, and some even drove fighter jets.

"Victory must belong to Iraq!" Saddam clenched his fists.

United States.

George Walker frowned. After the outbreak of the Iraq War, the joint forces' progress was very slow and unsatisfactory, which was very different from the results of war game simulations.

The war game was simulated dozens of times, and the result was unexpectedly that the US military won a great victory every time.

George Walker was not without pressure when he bypassed the United Nations and unilaterally declared war on Iraq and launched the Iraq War. On the contrary, he was under tremendous pressure.

Not everyone in the United States agreed with this war. After all, the U.S. military did not bring enough body bags to the Gulf War and suffered heavy casualties, which is still fresh in people's memory.

Over the years, the disputes over pensions and subsidies for American soldiers who died or were disabled in battle have never stopped.

Who knows how much the US military will have to pay to conquer Iraq this time.

Especially this time, the US military wants to achieve military occupation of Iraq, which is a huge difference from the Gulf War.

And every time news came back about unsatisfactory progress on the battlefield, the pressure on George Walker would increase.

If the war turns into a long-term one like the one in Afghanistan, it will definitely not be good news for the United States.

George Walker was waiting to end the Iraq War, and to use the victory as an opportunity to send troops to Libya to control this country with abundant oil and natural gas. (End of this chapter)