The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 709 The Final Peace Negotiation
Kuwait.

When Prince Fahd returned, he immediately entered the palace to meet the king.

"If the Iraqis invade, we must let them know the consequences are serious, and our troops must show our determination!" King Emir Jaber's words were full of chill: "Our air defense missiles must teach the Iraqi air force a lesson. Don't be afraid of consumption, we can buy more after they are used up!"

The outcome of the war was doomed to be unchangeable, but they could make it harder for Iraq to annex Kuwait.

The Iraqis have long revealed their ambition to annex Kuwait.

Emir Jaber and the entire Kuwaiti royal family will never tolerate such a thing happening.

Kuwait has now stepped up its vigilance and gathered troops at the border to strengthen its defense. Although it cannot be compared with Iraq's military force on the border, at least they have responded.

Instead of choosing to lie down and allow Iraq to invade and annex Kuwait.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured that I will teach that bastard Saddam a lesson!" Prince Fahd gritted his teeth.

Prince Fahd also belongs to the Kuwaiti royal family, and holds great power in the Kuwaiti royal family.

Prince Fahd was filled with hatred for Saddam's desire to annex Kuwait and seize its oil.

Because this is a matter of self-interest.

Kuwait's current proven oil reserves are as high as 965 billion barrels, ranking fifth in the world after Saudi Arabia, the Soviet Union, Iraq and the United Arab Emirates.

As the current oil price has risen to $35 per barrel, that’s worth $3.4 trillion!

A large part of this huge fortune belongs to the Kuwaiti royal family.

There is no doubt that Saddam's move was intended to rob the assets of the Kuwaiti royal family, which was an irreconcilable feud.

Blocking someone's path to wealth is like killing their parents!
This is an endless hatred!
It is obvious that Iraq has proven oil reserves of up to 1000 billion barrels. Saddam could have lived a luxurious and comfortable life by selling oil, but he chose to fight and kill, and now he even wants to attack his own Arab brothers.

This is really unreasonable!

What a bastard!

"You did a great job this time. Spending some money is nothing!" said King Emir Jaber.

What Kuwait lacks now is not money; Kuwait has plenty of money.

As long as it can be solved with money, it’s not a big deal.

Moreover, Panshan Group did not take the opportunity to raise prices significantly. As for the 20% emergency expenses, it was proposed by Saudi Arabia and Kuwait themselves, which is normal.

The king then called an emergency meeting.

Now Kuwait's regular army has basically been transferred to the front line to guard against the Iraqis. The anti-aircraft missiles purchased previously were mainly used to defend the capital and intercept any Lancome fighter jets or missiles that launched air strikes on Kuwait.

Kuwait City is the capital and largest city of Kuwait, and is the political, economic, cultural and transportation center of Kuwait. The Iraqis will definitely launch an air strike on Kuwait City.

Kuwait has been mobilizing and relocating since yesterday.

Emir Jaber, who hated Saddam, was absolutely unwilling to leave Saddam a large amount of wealth and population.

Of course, the front-line troops also have air defense missile systems, but more are "vanguard" individual air defense missiles, anti-tank missiles, 80-type anti-aircraft guns and anti-aircraft machine guns. Previously, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia purchased a large number of weapons and equipment from Panshan Group.

While Saudi Arabia and Kuwait were strengthening their defenses and mobilizing for war, negotiations between Iraq and Kuwait were still ongoing.

As the main person in charge of the negotiations, Ahmed, after receiving orders from Emir Jaber, showed no weakness at the negotiating table and did not make any concessions, even though the Iraqis were aggressive during the negotiations.

Ahmed looked at Al, the person in charge on the Iraqi side, and said seriously: "Al, you must unconditionally withdraw the troops on the border. If you continue, the situation will become more tense. Once a conflict breaks out and a war breaks out, it will bring great disaster to the people of both countries."

Al was also helpless in his heart. Deep down, he opposed Saddam's plan to launch a war against Kuwait and Saudi Arabia, because they were Arab brothers and should unite together, and they had friendship with each other before.

But he had to obey Saddam's will, so Al was tough with Ahmed: "Ahmed, you are going too far! We Iraq blocked Persia for you. We are heroes of the Arab world and we deserve more oil quotas. And historically, Kuwait was part of Iraq's territory!"

"No Iraqi leader has ever legally recognized the Iraq-Kuwait border. If you don't want war, then return to the arms of Iraq!" said Al.

This kind of negotiation has been carried out many times.

Iraq's excuse is that Kuwait itself belongs to Iraq and this is an internal issue of Iraq.

This reason is nothing more than a fig leaf for Iraq.

You should know that Kuwait is a sovereign state. In 1961, Kuwait declared independence from Britain and became a member of the United Nations in the same year. It has established diplomatic relations with most countries and has been recognized by most countries.

Thirty years have passed, and if Iraq talks about this issue again, it will not get any international recognition.

Iraq did not require countries that had established diplomatic relations with Iraq to promise that Kuwait belonged to Iraq.

"You are too shameless. Don't ever think of using force to make us give up our national sovereignty. We, Kuwait, will never surrender. We will not agree to any of your conditions. If you continue to act on your own will, the entire Gulf region will fall into war, and you, Iraq, will pay a heavy price!" Ahmed said angrily.

Al looked at Ahmed and said calmly: "Iraq is never afraid of any war!"

This round of negotiations ended in a bad mood again.

Al returned to Baghdad, Iraq, and reported the results of the talks to Saddam.

Saddam was furious at the tough stance of Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

He mobilized 100,000 elite troops in order to force Kuwait to agree to join Iraq through this tough stance, but Saudi Arabia and Kuwait dared to take such a tough attitude.

Don't they know that their combined armed forces are less than a quarter of Iraq's?

Do they think that by joining forces they can resist Iraq's elite troops?

"Since negotiations cannot solve the problem, don't blame us for resorting to force!" Saddam showed a ferocious look, and his voice was full of coldness, echoing throughout the hall.

The best outcome, of course, would be for Kuwait to see the strength of the Iraqi army and succumb under tremendous pressure, so that Iraq could achieve the greatest results at the lowest cost.

Wait until we digest the results of the war in Kuwait, then we will settle accounts with Saudi Arabia!
Saddam couldn't defeat the Persians because the Persians were originally the overlords of the Persian Gulf!

But can't we defeat the Persians?

This time Saudi Arabia's involvement in Kuwait's affairs made Saddam very unhappy and angry!

(End of this chapter)