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Chapter 261 The Kuwait Crisis

The news of the establishment of the Central Bank of Eastern Europe was only a week after it was immediately stolen by another shocking news. In the Persian Gulf, thousands of miles away, Kuwait, a small Middle East country that guarded Iraq's seaport, broke down the negotiations with neighboring Iraq on oil issues, which triggered a life-threatening disaster. Because the Iraq-Iraq War owed huge debts, Iraq almost became the poorest country in the Middle East. The weapons debt owed to the United States and the Soviet Union alone was as high as US$40 billion. Now the Soviet government is also facing serious economic problems. Controlling the Middle East is no longer a strategic choice of the Soviet government, so forcing debts to Iraq has become the helpless choice of the Soviet government.

Faced with a huge debt of up to 70 billion yuan, the Iraqi government, which spent all its foreign exchange reserves, had only two options left. Either sell the oil fields on which Iraq relies on to foreign capitalists in exchange for the support of foreign capital, or choose to pay back the debt. Saddam naturally refused to hand over the domestic oil resources to those greedy foreign capitalists, so he chose to pay back the debt, but he did not dare to pay back the debt to superpowers like the United States and the Soviet Union. In the final analysis, he still had to choose a soft pinch. Kuwait, a small country blocking Iraq's outlet, is naturally Saddam's best choice.

Kuwait is one of the few rich countries in the world. Although its land area is small, it has amazing oil reserves, low mining costs, and high oil quality. The most important thing is that Kuwait's foreign exchange reserves are as high as US$100 billion. In addition, there are tens of billions of dollars in Western heavy industry stocks. Not to mention the huge foreign exchange reserves, it is more than enough to repay the weapons debts of the United States and the Soviet Union.

Iraq, who had evil intentions, simply launched an attack without warning, and occupied the entire Kuwait territory in just one day. Prince Fahd, the younger brother of Kuwait, was seriously injured and killed in the battle, and five other royal members died on the battlefield, while Emil himself led some royal members to escape to Saudi Arabia. The weak Kuwait had almost no power to fight back in front of the Iraqi army. Relying on his own strength to restore the country was simply a delusion. Not to mention the small Kuwait, even the overlord of the Middle East, Saudi Arabia, is not an opponent in front of the Iraqi army.

A negotiation on foreign debt triggered a war, and I am afraid that the Kuwait government will regret it now. Now the Kuwait government and the Saudi government are afraid that the Iraqi army will continue to move south and invade Saudi territory. For these wealthy Arab countries, the only hope is the United States. Only when the United States sends troops can Kuwait have the possibility of restoring its country.

Want to let the United States send troops? How easy is it? How many Americans died in Vietnam and Vietnam, and how many years have passed? The American people have not forgotten the grand occasion of the national anti-war back then. The Kuwait ambassador to the United States was soon received by President Bush. The two communicated about Iraq's invasion of Kuwait. The United States promised to help Kuwait restore its country, but whether to send troops still needs to be approved by Congress. The Kuwait ambassador himself is a member of the royal family. Hearing this perfunctory reply from the United States, he couldn't help feeling desolate.

Originally, this matter had nothing to do with Selyossa, but Selyossa was willing to make a kick out of it. Selyossa knew that the United States would choose to send troops in the end, and that this war would not cause the US military to be deeply trapped like the Vietnam War. Judging from the experience of the previous life, the First Gulf War was not difficult at all. However, the Americans had not realized their strength, and they did not know that they could rely entirely on the air force to dominate the situation. Because before the First Gulf War, military scientists in most countries in the world did not realize that the war could rely entirely on air power to decide victory.

The United States is unwilling to send troops, and its biggest concern is that it is fear that ground combat will cause large-scale American casualties. The international risk consulting company established by Seriosha a few years ago has always been in a state of loss because it has no business. If the international risk company replaces the US military to help Kuwait win this war of restoration, then the international risk consulting company will definitely jump to become the world's largest security company. In addition, international risk consulting companies can receive support from the United States and obtain large amounts of defense from the US government and the Kuwait government.

The contract can also obtain advanced American weapons. The most important thing is that Kuwait is located in the core area of ​​the Persian Gulf. Its location is really important. Once an international risk consulting company can recover Kuwait in ground war, it is no longer a luxury to station a unit that obeys Seriosha in Kuwait. The Persian Gulf is an important route for oil transportation. Strengthening the military presence of the Gorky Group here is definitely a key step. More importantly, the United States will definitely believe that international risk consulting companies are protecting the interests of the United States.

After figuring out these key issues, Seriosha was moved by the Kuwait royal family. How could he pass this news to the president of the United States? Seriosha thought of Eva. Although Eva was a businessman, as the richest man in the world and a contractor of the Pentagon's global satellite communications service, it would not be too big of a problem to introduce an international risk consulting company to the military. Moreover, Yuri and Ivankov, the owners of the international risk consulting company, are both diplomats in the Vatican and senior advisers of the new Polish government. Their background is impeccable, and Americans will never know that the black hand behind them is actually a member of the Politburo of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union.

Seriosha quickly assigned his plan to Yuri, who was in Poland and notified Eva to arrange the matter. As soon as Yuri almost dropped the phone, he immediately took a business plane from Colombia Bank to Washington. Ivankov, who was at the headquarters of Juarez International Risk Consulting Company, also asked his subordinates to formulate a bid plan overnight. Yuri's movements were quick. He spent 10 hours flying back to Washington from Warsaw. As soon as he got off the plane, he met Ivankov who had been waiting here for a long time.

Eva's position in the business world has given her unparalleled influence, which is still effective even in the political circles of Washington. Ivankov and Yuri quickly received the Pentagon and reply. They were very interested in the proposal of international risk consulting firms to contract the Kuwait ground war, and Kuwait has reserved its opinion on this. However, the Kuwait ambassador has received a reply from Emir and is willing to engage with international risk consulting firms on cooperation.

Early the next morning, Yuri and Ivankov came to the Pentagon in Arlington County with Eva's recommendation and met the person in charge here. Eva told Selyosha about the progress of the matter. Selyosha was not worried about whether the international risk consulting company could get the contract, because the plan he proposed was definitely the most suitable at the moment. The United States only needs air strikes and ground combat to international risk consulting companies. Unless a crash occurs, the United States will not have any casualties. As for the expenses of the war, the wealthy Kuwait paid for this money. At that time, the international risk consulting company could definitely replace the guns, and Selyosha would not save money for Kuwait.
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