The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 729: The Battle of the Main Force
Saudi Arabia, capital Riyadh.

Joint Forces Headquarters.

A joint command meeting is being held this time. This meeting is the first joint command meeting held after all troops from 39 countries have arrived.

Schwarzkopf read out the joint resolution of the allies, demanding that Iraq withdraw from Kuwait before a specific date, otherwise military measures would be taken.

"According to Security Council Resolution 678, the deadline for Iraq's withdrawal from Kuwait was set on that day, and it authorized 'all necessary means to implement Resolution 660'!" Schwarzkopf said in a deep voice.

There is only one month left until this time.

Half a year has passed since Iraq launched the invasion of Kuwait.

During the past six months, countries have not only deployed troops to the Gulf region, but also used various diplomatic and economic means to isolate, blockade and attack Iraq.

"Next, let's start discussing the Desert Storm plan," Schwarzkopf said. "There is only one month left before the deadline. We must come up with a final battle plan."

Prior to this, the United States came up with the proposed "Desert Storm" combat plan, but it was strongly opposed by the Arab coalition. The two sides had major differences and some even questioned whether the United States was using the Arab coalition as cannon fodder.

After several meetings, there were always constant arguments and no final battle plan was reached.

The United States was very annoyed by this. Before this, Americans believed that the US military came to the Gulf as savior to help Saudi Arabia resist the invasion of the evil Iraq and to help Kuwait drive out the Iraqis and restore Kuwait.

But the US military is not welcome in the Middle East.

It constantly reminds people of the ignominious role the United States played in several Middle East wars.

Not to mention, the fifth Middle East war is less than ten years away.

The Arabs in the Middle East have not forgotten.

Everyone was dissatisfied with Saddam, who was expanding recklessly like a madman, and was wary of the Iraqis with their powerful military, but the Arab countries hated Israel.

At the beginning of this time, the United States wanted to pull Israel into the coalition, but it was strongly opposed by Arab countries, and even Israel's request for donations was rejected.

According to wealthy countries such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, they do not lack donations from Israel.

If that were the case, there would be no need for the United States and other troops. The Arab coalition could drive Iraq out of Kuwait and help Kuwait restore its country.

Faced with strong opposition from Arab countries, the United States had no choice but to give up.

But now there is only one month left before the deadline, and the United States must facilitate the formation of a final plan for "Desert Storm".

If the final plan for Desert Storm is not determined, how can we fight the war?
You know, the daily eating, drinking, defecating and urinating expenses of so many people is an astronomical figure.

If he delays for one more day, the military expenditure will increase, and perhaps in the end he will not only not make any money but even lose money. Then he will definitely have to retire and can forget about continuing to stay in the army.

Although he didn't think much of the Arab coalition, the Arab coalition had a total of 88 people, and their weapons and equipment were good. They were also local forces, so he had to give the Arab coalition more consideration.

A strong dragon cannot overwhelm a local snake!

"We demand that we invade Kuwait and you threaten Iraq from the west." Saudi commander Khalid put forward the Arab coalition's request.

Saudi Arabia and Iraq have no good feelings towards the United States.

The Americans want to be the savior of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, and even the entire Arab world.

In this regard, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other countries are completely uncooperative.

When they spread propaganda, they all promoted how hateful Saddam was, the bravery and fighting ability of the Kuwaiti army, the unity of the Arab world and the strength of the Arab coalition.

In the Arab world, this kind of propaganda is naturally effective.

However, in other places, Americans' propaganda capabilities are much stronger. The United States mainly promotes the strength of the U.S. military, the justice of the U.S. military deployment, and the fact that U.S. allies follow the lead of the United States, as if the United States has completely controlled the entire Arab world.

The strength of the United States was transmitted to all parts of the world through live television broadcasts. Even in the Soviet Union, people could see the strength of the United States.

The U.S. military is armed to the teeth, with more than two hundred warships, a large number of advanced aircraft, and powerful logistical transportation capabilities.

Those supply ships and merchant ships provided strong logistical support for the entire coalition forces.

American soldiers ate turkey and drank Coke.

Ships have to queue up to unload, which completely exceeds the port's transportation capacity.

This time, the coalition forces mainly relied on sea transport, supplemented by air transport.

U.S. transport aircraft continuously delivered troops and supplies, demonstrating its powerful air force.

Big Air Force, this term has spread all over the world during this period.

There are only two countries in the world that have large air forces, one is the United States and the other is the Soviet Union.

The air forces of other countries cannot be called big air forces.

"Impossible! Absolutely impossible!" Schwarzkopf said without hesitation.

What a joke!
If the Arab coalition recaptures Kuwait, what about the US military and other allies?

Watching the joke from the sidelines?

A direct attack on the Iraqi mainland has nothing to do with the US military's own propaganda of helping Kuwait to restore its independence.

After these months of publicity, Kuwait has become the central focus.

According to the latest information, Iraq has strengthened its troop deployment in Kuwait, deploying 42 divisions and 54 people along three lines of defense, with 5600 tanks, 7500 armored vehicles, 3800 artillery pieces, and 770 combat aircraft.

It can be said that Iraq concentrated nearly half of its troops in Kuwait, and they were all elite troops.

This is a big piece of fat meat!

And this piece of fat meat has long been targeted by the US military.

Now the Arab coalition wants to take a bite of this big piece of fat meat, how could Schwarzkopf agree?

If he agreed, he might be fired the next day.

The troops from other countries looked like they were watching the fun and did not care about anything that had anything to do with them. After all, they came to support the United States and to show off to the world. They were destined not to be the main force.

All of a sudden, Schwarzkopf was caught in the saliva of commanders from Arab countries such as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait, and their saliva was about to drown Schwarzkopf.

Why don’t you agree?

As expected, the Americans have bad intentions.

Schwarzkopf was no match for four people alone, and his face looked very ugly. He could hardly speak, but he gritted his teeth and refused to agree.

He really couldn't agree to this because it was against the interests of the United States.

The United States must fight this battle beautifully. This is for the image of the U.S. military, to rebuild the confidence of the Army, to get the Army out of confusion and learn how to fight.

The coalition forces have advantages in manpower, weapons and equipment, and military quality.

It can be said that it is difficult to lose this battle.

If you miss this opportunity, you don’t know when you will have such a rare opportunity again.

(End of this chapter)