Chapter 675 The Middle East needs peace
President Reagan was woken up from his sleep, which was a very disappointing thing, but before he had time to get angry, he had heard what had just happened and immediately lost his sleep. After a few seconds, he made a decision and verbally agreed to notify the Israeli side immediately, and then dressed and prepared to get up to go to the White House.
The news was sent by the Secretary of Defense, and the news also informed the Director of the CIA, Vice President, Secretary of State and others. They rushed to the White House under the nightfall in Washington and held an emergency meeting.
Bush's buttons were not fixed yet, George's shirt collar had a hint of red, which seemed to be a red lips. None of them cared about each other's clothes and asked at the same time: "Iraq, has the war really started?"
The Middle East is related to the huge interests of the United States. Now, the United States’ most important ally in the Middle East, Israel, is attracting another blow from the surrounding Arab countries!
"This is our latest satellite photo." Weinberg did not speak, but turned on the projector.
The room became darker and the images on the screen were clearly displayed.
Several places in Israel were burning with flames and smoke!
"Where are those places?" President Reagan asked.
"Israel Air Force Base." Casey could see these maps at a glance, and he often looked at them.
Israeli Air Force Base! They know what these bases mean, that is the focus of Israel's defense force, David's Eagle! Now, it is burning there, which means that it has been hit, the Israeli Air Force is powerful, how could they be bombed there? Israel itself has not protected its airspace?
"This is a clearer photo taken by satellites." Weinberg switched a photo. This time, it was a rectangular circle with several buildings around it. They knew that the wider rectangular side was the main runway of the airport. But now, on the runway, there are thick smoke and shells around it.
"Fifteen minutes ago, Iraq launched more than 100 ballistic missiles into Israel, attacking five major air bases in Israel. Almost 90% of the ballistic missiles hit the target. Our personnel have made preliminary statistics. This missile attack destroyed 80% of Israel's air force."
More than one hundred ballistic missiles, 80% of the air force, everyone was shocked by this statement.
They all know what this means, the Israeli Air Force may only have a shell left.
"We have also observed that in the border between Jordan and Israel, the Arab forces are undergoing an unusual mobilization. It is very likely that they will enter Israel in large numbers, and the surrounding Arab countries are always thinking about regaining their land after confirming that the Israeli air force has lost its combat effectiveness." Weinberg continued.
The situation is already very clear. Iraq unexpectedly used ballistic missiles, a large number of ballistic missiles, to destroy the combat capabilities of the Israeli air force in one fell swoop. What kind of actions will they do after this?
"We need to urgently send a batch of fighter jets to Israel. We need to send all the f-15 and f-16 fighter jets that have been installed in our country to Israel, even if it is a batch of them from our active troops. Otherwise, Israel will definitely not be able to withstand the attacks of surrounding countries." George said.
No matter what position it is, the United States must support Israel and maintain Israel's status in the Middle East. No matter how pro-US Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are, they are always Arabs or chiefly-like countries, which are completely different from the ideology of the United States. No matter how Israel does things, the United States must protect Israel's interests.
The Middle East is becoming more and more lively. Unexpectedly, a nuclear issue will trigger such a series of subsequent problems. The US's behavior this time has caused a lot of fire, but it is not, after all, it did not cause any damage to the US itself.
Since the Israeli Air Force has lost, the United States needs to send a batch of fighter jets to Israel first to make up for their losses and allow them to respond strongly to this situation.
Weinberg shook his head: "Mr. President, even if we transport the fighter planes immediately, even if it flies across the ocean, it will take more than ten hours. In these ten hours, no one can predict what changes will happen in the battle ahead. Also, even if we give Israeli fighter planes, do Israel have enough pilots? It is not the time for World War II. Dozens of hours of rookie pilots can fly planes to fight. Without years of training, they cannot control our fighter planes."
"Don't Israel have pilots?" Bush asked a while, and suddenly a chill flashed in his heart. The Iraqis could not have killed the Israeli plane with the pilot, right? This loss is really serious.
Aircraft can be manufactured from production lines, but a pilot trained system is definitely more valuable than an aircraft. The pride of heaven is made of piles of dollars.
If Iraq and Israeli pilots are killed, then the Israeli air force will have a fault in at least a few years. Before the new skilled pilots are trained, the Israeli air force is the weakest.
"Our satellite photos show that Iraq used some thermostatic warheads in this attack. At that time, the Israeli Air Force fighter jets were preparing to take off. Their pilots were all making final preparations. Although we did not receive exact information, we can infer from the image data that Israel's air bases were not only suffering heavy hardware losses, but also suffered heavy casualties in personnel. Excellent pilots, excellent ground crews, and skilled commanders were probably lost with the explosion of those warheads."
Temperature pressure bomb? Some of them are civilians and do not know what this is.
"Temperature pressure bombs use air to generate temperature pressure effect. After explosion, they rely on a large amount of combustion agent combined with air to produce secondary detonation and kill targets. Moreover, because a large amount of oxygen is consumed, it will form an instantaneous hypoxia state within 50 to 200 meters around the explosion point, which can cause people to suffocate and die. The powerful cloud explosion bomb can be used as a substitute for micro nuclear bombs and has no radiation." Weinberg explained.
To put it this way, everyone understands that if the people in the base are unlucky, they may all have to see God.
There are no planes, the United States can provide them, but there are not even pilots. It is impossible for Americans to fly themselves to fight the Arabs, right?
The Arabs, in fact, are the leading Iraq, the guy named Kusai, have really vicious methods. This is equivalent to pinching the Jewish eggs.
"It seems that we must stop this war," said President Reagan. "The Middle East needs peace now, and we must be the messengers of peace and let both sides stop fighting."
The messenger of peace? No one knows what President Reagan is talking about.
But Bush knew that peace was impossible in the Middle East. The current peace was just a chance to breathe.
During the First Middle East War, surrounding Arab countries flocked to the scene, and the weak Israel would soon be destroyed. At this time, the United States proposed to make a ceasefire between the two sides at the United Nations and received support from other countries. As a result, Israel used the ceasefire time to rapidly expand its military and purchase arms in large quantities, reversing the decline on the battlefield.
Now, Reagan's decision was the same.
"Israel needs time now, so let us help Israel and get the time they need." President Reagan said: "Immediately notify our ambassadors to Arab countries to protest this action against Israel, especially the ambassadors to Iraq, to express our position, and hope that Iraq can stop when it is better. Israel bombed Baghdad and they also bombed Israel's air bases. In this way, the two sides have tied, and Iraq should stop. Otherwise, the United States will protect the safety of ordinary Israeli citizens to the greatest extent and let our aircraft carrier approach the Middle East in both the Indian Ocean and the Mediterranean. At the same time, a bill is submitted to the UN Security Council, suggesting that the Security Council order Arab countries and Israel not to expand the scale of the war."
Israel needs time, so let us America buy this time for Israel! Reagan picked up the cigar, took a sip, looked at the ceiling above his head, and began to be ecstatic.
Every time there is something wrong with Israel, the United States will help them wipe their butts. It is really fatal. However, in the Middle East, if Israel is pulled out, the United States will not be able to gain a foothold in the Middle East. The entire Middle East will be reunited next to Iraq. It is very difficult for the United States to intervene again.
But what would the Soviet Union have? Could it be that the Soviet Union could not see that Iraq did not obey the instructions of the United States, nor would it obey the arrangements of the Soviets? If the Soviet Union was really short-sighted, then Iraq might seize this opportunity and rise up, with oil underground, strong military capabilities, and surrounding Arab friendly countries. In the future, Iraq may develop into an existence that will make the United States scratch its head.
In any sense, the United States needs to help Israel unconditionally, but Reagan did not expect that the development of the situation was far beyond the United States' expectations, and Iraq was tough.
From now on, time is calculated in seconds, and the battles in the sky are even more so.
Chapter completed!