The rise of a great power: starting with military industry

Chapter 743: Blast back to the Stone Age? (Subscribe)
the next day!
As Saddam personally held a press conference to inform the world of the brilliant achievements of the Iraqi army.

The whole world was in an uproar.

The news quickly spread throughout the world, causing a sensation around the world.

The United States Navy, which is recognized as the world's maritime hegemon, has the most powerful navy.

Now we have suffered such a huge defeat.

According to Iraqi propaganda, they sank two US aircraft carrier formations, destroyed more than 50 US warships, severely damaged more than warships, and shot down more than US aircraft.

This loss will definitely make the United States feel painful.

When the news reached the United States, the whole country was shocked.

No one expected that the strength of the US military has been deeply rooted in the hearts of the people during this period of time. The US military has continued to achieve success in recent years. The smoke-filled cities in Iraq are clear evidence of this.

Now, it has been hit hard.

Countless people are very angry and demand that the government give an explanation to the people.

This forced George H.W. Bush to come out and refute the rumors and announce the losses of the US Navy.

Of course, the number of losses was reduced by a level. Although this would still make the people angry, it was much less than what the Iraqis said. In addition, Bush Sr. focused on introducing Iraq's offensive power this time, exaggerating that Iraq launched a thousand missiles at one time and sent five hundred aircraft to raid the US military formation, and then said that the US military shot down more than four hundred Iraqi aircraft.

Coupled with the launch of a powerful propaganda machine, the angry people were finally calmed down.

"What's your CIA doing? You can't even figure out intelligence like this!" Bush Sr. scolded CIA Director William Webster harshly.

If the intelligence is timely and accurate, many of the losses here can be avoided.

William Webster lowered his head and dared not say anything, because this was indeed the fault of the intelligence department.

When it comes to accountability, the CIA cannot escape and must take responsibility.

"Sir, I think we should now investigate those countries that sold weapons to Iraq and caused us such huge losses. They should compensate us for our losses!" said an advisor.

The others rolled their eyes.

There are many countries that have sold weapons to Iraq, including the Soviet Union and European countries. Even in the past decade or so, the United States has sold a lot of weapons and equipment to Iraq.

Can this kind of thing be checked?

It’s impossible to check at all!

Besides, Iraq was a normal country before and a friendly country with the United States. Isn't it normal for them to buy weapons?

If they investigate, not only will they add new opponents, but they will also include the United States itself.

"There's no need to talk about the investigation. Now we need to urge the troops to increase their attack power and have the coalition forces deploy ground troops!" Bush Sr. waved his hand.

He knew exactly what the situation was.

This kind of thing simply cannot stand up to investigation and cannot be investigated!

What if I check and find out something?
Are they going to slap themselves in the face, or are they going to break off relations with those countries?!

"This time I'm going to hit Iraq hard!" Bush gritted his teeth and said, "It would be best if we bomb Iraq back to the Stone Age!"

Bush Sr. has really developed murderous intentions towards Iraq!

This time, Saddam got a good beating on his old face, making him and the United States lose face in front of the whole world.

"Tell Schwarzkopf to beat the Iraqis hard, otherwise he will lose his position as commander-in-chief!" Bush Sr. said angrily.

Although he approved the Desert Storm operation, the fact that such a big mistake happened made him feel a lot of pressure. You know, he had a lot of opponents.

The Democrats have long been dissatisfied with his policies leaning toward areas such as energy and military industry.

This time can be said to have given the Democratic Party a huge opportunity.

Multinational Coalition Headquarters.

Schwarzkopf received the order from home as soon as possible.

Schwarzkopf couldn't help but smile bitterly.

Since the beginning of the war, the implementation of Operation Desert Storm has not been as smooth as expected, and Iraq's air defense capabilities are stronger than expected.

Iraq's air defense forces caused great losses to the coalition forces.

Now, Iraq has launched a surprise attack on the US double aircraft carrier fleet, causing such huge losses to the United States.

But he knew that he had no choice because he was the commander-in-chief. If such a big mistake was made, his superiors would be held accountable, and the first thing they would hold him accountable would be his poor command.

"Order us and the coalition forces to launch missiles at Iraq again, and then order us and all coalition air forces to launch strikes against important targets in Iraq. I don't want Iraq to have another chance to launch a sneak attack on coalition forces in the future!" Schwarzkopf said coldly, "Find all their missile launch sites and destroy them! Bomb all Iraqi airports, including civilian airports, to ensure that their fighter planes can no longer take off!"

"Attack the Iraqi power system, destroy the Iraqi power system! I don't want to see the Iraqis continue to use electricity!" Schwarzkopf's words were full of ruthlessness, "Destroy all Iraqi government buildings and make them lose their heads!"

"Commander-in-chief, why don't we send out ground troops! Launch a more fierce offensive and use tanks and armored forces to advance directly to Baghdad!" The Army Commander once again proposed sending ground troops to attack the Iraqi army.

Up to now, the army has not yet been deployed to the battlefield, and it can be said that it has not achieved any success.

At present, the Air Force has suffered losses, and the Navy has also suffered losses. In his opinion, the war still depends on the Army.

He maintained his opinion on Operation Desert Storm.

He believed that it was unrealistic to destroy the military force of the world's third largest military power with missiles and aircraft.

Ultimately, wars must rely on the army, and the army is used to win the war.

As for the air force, it is just an auxiliary branch of the military, used to assist the army.

"No! The army cannot move!" Schwarzkopf shook his head and said, "Continue to send out air force bombing to paralyze all Iraqi armed capabilities, make them lose all offensive capabilities, and destroy Iraq's war potential!"

If we launch an attack now, the US military will suffer countless losses.

I'm afraid the body bags we prepared are probably not enough.

Now that the navy has suffered such heavy losses, if the army also suffers huge losses, then his career as the commander-in-chief will be over, and he may even be sent to a military court.

Schwarzkopf would not do this.

The US military has plenty of missiles and planes.

Although the current missile consumption rate is alarming, the US military is using transport planes to deliver missiles directly from the US mainland.

The US military even placed a large order with military-industrial enterprises, asking them to devote all their efforts to the production of missiles.

The US military even mobilized missiles from other military bases to the Middle East.

In Schwarzkopf's view, once Iraq has been bombed almost completely, the army can be deployed.

As for now, if the army is dispatched and has not yet gained air superiority, the army will inevitably suffer relatively heavy losses.

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