The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Not long ago, George Walton publicly stated that the United States does not need to seek consent from others to maintain its security.

His primary consideration in diplomacy and global strategy will still be to maintain and strengthen the global hegemony of the United States by any means. To this end, the United States will take a two-pronged approach: on the one hand, it will take advantage of the anti-terrorism opportunity to expand its territory, and on the other hand, it will strictly prevent other countries or alliances from threatening or potentially threatening the global hegemony of the United States and contain any potential or actual challengers.

But in fact, he is also troubled by many hot spots and problems, including those from Asia, Latin America, Oceania, Africa, and Europe!
In Asia, there is no sign of the end of the Afghan war. With the end of the Iraq war, the troops of France, Germany and other countries will withdraw from the Afghan battlefield. Although the puppet government and government forces supported by the United States seem to be on the right track, the main force against the guerrillas is still the coalition forces, especially the US military.

The United States is naturally well aware of the supporting forces behind the guerrillas.

But this kind of thing is not something that can be made public. It is the unspoken rule of the game between major powers. It is useless to complain or blame. If the relationship really breaks out, it will be even more dangerous, and others will unscrupulously support the guerrillas with all their strength.

By then, the coalition forces in Afghanistan may be in danger of being wiped out.

In this regard, it is just like what the United States did when the Soviet Union launched the war in Afghanistan. No matter how dissatisfied the Soviet Union was, there was nothing it could do.

If the United States wants to truly win the war in Afghanistan, it has to eliminate all guerrillas, cut off all of Afghanistan's external communications, and completely control Afghanistan.

At this point, the United States will naturally have complete control over Afghanistan.

Because the United States controls Afghanistan, other countries often have to look to the United States for favor and give up some of their interests to the United States.

Then there is the Iraq War. George Walton announced on Christmas that the Allied forces had won the Iraq War and overthrew Saddam's dictatorship. However, Iraq still has many problems, including post-war reconstruction, social security, and the extermination of Saddam and others.

Occupying Iraq does not mean we can sit back and relax!

Iraq has a lot of deserts and mountains, and the US military cannot truly control these areas.

Even if they are willing, the US military is not willing!
Next is Persia. The Persian nuclear issue is also something the United States has to consider.

Once Persia truly possesses nuclear weapons, its voice in the Persian Gulf and the Arabian Sea will increase dramatically. At that time, we will either have to watch Persia gain hegemony over the Gulf, or allow Saudi Arabia and Pakistan to also possess nuclear weapons, thereby offsetting the shockwaves of Persia's possession of nuclear weapons.

It’s not that no one has suggested using force to solve this problem, overthrow the existing Persian regime, and restore the Pahlavi dynasty.

But this plan was put on hold for the last minute, as the United States did not want to use force against Persia unless it was absolutely necessary.

Especially after the Iraq War!

In the Iraq War, the United States mobilized almost all its military forces except nuclear weapons, paid a heavy price and lasted nearly two years before winning the Iraq War. This made the United States realize many problems.

The US military is not as strong as they think, and other countries are not as weak as the US thinks!

Persia now has a population of 6900 million and a territory of 164.5 million square kilometers, nearly four times that of Iraq. Unlike Iraq, most of Persia is located on the Persian Plateau, a plateau country with an altitude of 900 to 1500 meters. The Americans who are now deeply trapped in the Afghan battlefield have the most say in how the war in the plateau is going.

In such high-altitude wars, the effectiveness of mechanized troops is greatly weakened!
Besides, Persia’s military strength is not weak, it is far stronger than Afghanistan’s original military strength.

Persia's military force is composed of government troops and Revolutionary Guards, with a total strength of 60.5, including 30.5 government troops and 30 Revolutionary Guards.

The government army consists of the army, navy, air force and air defense forces, with a total strength of 30.5, including 25 army, 2 navy and 3.5 air force. The Persian army is organized into 17 divisions and 14 independent brigades, mainly equipped with 1500 tanks, 1200 armored personnel carriers, 2300 artillery pieces, and the army aviation is equipped with more than 100 helicopters and transport aircraft of various types. Some of the tanks are Type 80 main battle tanks, some are Type 59 main battle tanks and Type 59 modified main battle tanks, and their strength is not weak.

波斯海军装备了20艘022型导弹艇、20艘022A型鱼雷艇、8艘054型护卫舰、4艘052型驱逐舰、3艘常规潜艇，以及还有50艘武装运输船。

The Air Force has 3.5 people, organized into 25 squadrons, and has more than 900 aircraft of various types.

Among the 30 Revolutionary Guards, the Army has 26.2, organized into 27 divisions and 16 independent brigades, with more than 1500 tanks, more than 1800 armored personnel carriers, and more than 1500 artillery pieces. The Navy has more than 2 people, and the Air Force has more than 1.8 people!
In addition, the Persian reserve force exceeded 40 men.

Unless the United States can deal with Afghanistan, and it has no other choice, it would be crazy to launch a military war against Persia.

The amount of money to be invested will be much greater than in the Iraq War.

In addition, although the Iraq War dealt a heavy blow to Arab integration, Israel is now jumping in and further exacerbating the conflict.

Even in its Middle East policy, the United States has to be cautious, for fear of accidentally triggering a Middle East war.

In the Asian direction, the remaining two directions are South Asia and Northeast Asia.

In South Asia, the only country the US can influence is India, but India is already on the geopolitical fringe and can hardly have an impact on the overall situation. The US relies more on India and has military bases in India to strengthen the influence of the US military in the Indian Ocean.

In Northeast Asia, only Japan and South Korea are left, but discussions on Northeast Asian economic integration are becoming more and more frequent.

Although the United States continues to interfere and take advantage of conflicts to create trouble, discussions among the people have never stopped.

The United States has lost any support in the entire ASEAN region and cannot even enjoy freedom of navigation in that area.

It has become an inland sea.

In the direction of Oceania, towards Australia and New Zealand, a large number of refugees from Southeast Asia flocked to Australia and New Zealand. Although this brought cheap labor to Australia, it also intensified domestic conflicts in Australia and New Zealand.

Conflict between refugees and local residents!

In addition, China is Australia's largest export destination for iron ore and other products, and Indonesia is very close to Australia, so Australia is under tremendous internal and external pressure.

The same problem also occurs in New Zealand.

If we are not careful, Australia and New Zealand may face unrest due to refugees, or even change color.

Since 2001, the United States has actually been strengthening its troops in Australia and New Zealand. The number of U.S. troops stationed in Australia has reached 1500, and there are troops stationed in New Zealand.

However, the United States still feels that this is not safe enough and needs Australia and New Zealand to increase their military strength to cope with changes in the situation. (End of this chapter)