As long as Iraq gains support from the United States, there will be no problem in launching a war against Kuwait.

So, Sha Damu secretly summoned the US ambassador April Glaspi and had a secret conversation with him.

April Glaspi was in a very happy mood during this period when he saw things going in the direction he expected.

The only thing that made her upset was that it was almost the end of July. Sha Damu stationed more than 100,000 troops on the border of Iko for several months, but still did not start a war, just scaring Kuwait at the border.

This made her so upset.

Now that Sha Damu summoned him personally or had a secret conversation, it was a huge opportunity for April Glaspi.

"His Excellency the President, the US government is very concerned about your country's continuous increase in troops on the Ico border and does not want war to occur to avoid undermining peace and stability in the Middle East... The United States is a responsible major power and has always been committed to maintaining world peace..."

April Glaspi looked at Sha Damu and said with a righteous look.

Sha Damu almost squirted at April Glaspi with an old mouthful of blood.

, The United States maintains world peace?

What about fighting Syria before?

The rule of Noriega was overthrown last year...

However, the president did not accuse the other party of the problem in his words.

He said with anger: "It's not that we want to start a war, but that the Kuwaits are too much! They keep stealing oil resources belonging to Iraq at the border. Their purpose is to destroy the Iraqi economy by suppressing oil prices..."

April Glaspi looked at the angry Sha Damu and guessed that Sha Damu saw his purpose.

Are you finally going to do it?

Just do it.

What's the point!

If Iraq doesn’t take action, how can the US military come?

Without war, how can the US military maintain peace in the Middle East?

"Since the US government expressed its expectation of peace, it should come forward to persuade Kuwait to agree to our request. Let them immediately stop secretly extracting oil from Iraq, reduce oil production, and avoid the devastating blow to the Iraqi economy if the oil price is too low..."

April Glaspi naturally could not agree to the other party's request.

It was finally difficult to convince the Kuwaiti royal family to work together to increase oil production in order to destroy the Iraqi economy.

Iraq is hostile to Israel, constantly expanding its military power, and even publicly accusing the United States of expanding its interests in the Middle East.

After the Iraq-Iraq War, many people in the US Congress proposed to continue sanctions on Iraq.

April Glaspi looked embarrassed.

"Your Excellency the President, it's not that we don't want to persuade. This is a matter between your country and the Kuwait government. As a third party, we can only persuade, not interfere with too much, and not interfere with the sovereignty of other countries. It is the most basic principle of a country's diplomacy..."

April Glaspi's meaning is very obvious. The US government can only persuade and mediate the conflict between Iraq and Kuwait, and cannot make one party agree to the other party's conditions.

Sha Damu almost laughed out loud.

The Americans are so shameless and say they will not interfere in their internal affairs at this time.

If there were no US intervention, would the Middle East be like this?

Before the Iraq-Iraq War, especially in 1979, the United States included Iraq on the list of countries supporting international terrorism for its own interests. It was not until 1982 that the Americans were worried that Khomeini, who was hostile to them, would export revolutions to the entire Middle East region as soon as they came to power, and deleted Iraq from the list and provided military assistance to Iraq...

The US ambassador now tells him not to interfere with the sovereignty of other countries.

If you really don't interfere, is it the United States?

April Glaspi didn't care what the Iraqi president thought, just express his attitude clearly.

Moreover, the Secretary of State demanded that they must emphasize some attitudes.

April Glaspi waited until the president finished speaking before speaking.

"His Excellency the President and Secretary of State, Mr. James Addison Baker, demanded that we must emphasize to all your countries that the United States will express neutrality in the disputes within the Arab world, just as the disputes over the Iko border. The disputes between your country and Kuwait are internal disputes within the Arab world, and the United States government will only remain neutral..."

The words of April Glaspie were like giving the Iraqi president a shot of heart attack.

President Sha Damu immediately asked: "Ms. Ambassador, if we start a war, the United States will not interfere?"

He now wonders whether the United States will interfere with their war on Kuwait.

Glaspi looked shocked.

But ecstatic inside...

Sha Damu is finally going to do it.

After waiting for so long, I finally got it!

But as the American ambassador, she certainly cannot directly support Iraq in launching the war.

"His Excellency President, for world peace, I think it is necessary for both sides to continue negotiations... If the problem is to be resolved through war, the US government will not interfere in the internal affairs of the Arab world except calling for both sides to resolve the problem peacefully... This is not in line with the principle of US diplomacy. As I said before, the US government is very concerned about the concentration of your country's armed forces on the Kuwait border. What else can we do besides calling for both sides to resolve the problem peacefully and avoid causing disaster to the people of both sides?"

Sha Damu looked at April Glaspi, not knowing whether the US ambassador's words represent the US government or only her personal opinion.

Looking at the US ambassador, Sha Damu said, "Ms., please rest assured that we will not start a war before negotiations with Kuwait again, unless they are too much... Of course, I still hope that you can persuade Kuwait to let them agree to our request, which will be beneficial to everyone..."

April Glaspi nodded.

"His Excellency the President, our Secretary of State has always emphasized that this is an internal dispute between you and you cannot intervene too much..."

April Glaspi once again emphasized this to make Sha Damu think that the United States agreed to Iraq's invasion of Kuwait.

After saying that, April Glaspi did not stop and said goodbye and left the president's office.

After the US ambassador left, the Iraqi president quickly summoned his subordinates to a meeting.

"I just talked to the US ambassador. The US ambassador said that the US government only expressed concern about our armed forces on the Kuwait border, believing that this is an internal dispute in the Arab world and will not interfere..."

Kasim looked at the president's excited expression and knew that the president had made up his mind to attack Kuwait.

He felt a little worried.

"Your Majesty, could it be that the Americans deliberately induce us to take action against Kuwait? Once we take action, the United States has reason to send troops into the Middle East..."

Others also think this is very likely.

But now, the president doesn't listen to anyone's persuasion at all.

"Kachim, do you also object to our recovery of our territory? Didn't you see the memorandum signed with CIA Director John Otto last year? The Kuwaits did these things to take advantage of our financial difficulties and force us to agree to their non-decisive demands on the border and make it legal for them to steal our oil resources!"

The president almost roared.

Last year, John Otto, the top director of the US CIA, met secretly with the head of Kuwait agents and signed a memorandum of cooperation.

The main content of the memorandum is: Kuwait takes advantage of Iraq's economic difficulties and urges the Iraqi government to repay its debts, thus forcing Iraq to agree to Kuwait's demand for border territories.

Cia will fully cooperate with Kuwait to achieve better results.

Until then, Kuwaits continued to collect accounts even though they knew Iraq was in financial difficulties!

Since then, Sha Damu has been determined to beat Kuwait.

The Kuwaiti people have always been very tough in their attitude. Not only did they make no concessions to the various conditions put forward by Iraq, but they also increased their efforts to urge Iraq to repay their debts.

As the president's most trusted subordinate, Katsim naturally knew what the president thought.

He was still uneasy when he attacked Kuwait.

"Your Majesty, we can occupy Kuwait without any effort. What after we occupy it? Once Kuwait requests Americans' assistance, the Americans have a reason to participate in the war. The US Congress is planning to reduce US military spending. Once a war breaks out, the US Congress will not only be unable to reduce its military spending, but will also increase it. This will also increase the reputation of US President Bush and lay a better foundation for his re-election..."

Katsim is a sensible person.

Americans have never been at ease with kindness.

Previously, because Iraq was an ally of the Soviet Union, the United States directly turned Iraq into an enemy.

In order to defend against Khomeini, the United States supports Iraq in war against the Persians...

"My general, we have millions of battle-hardened troops, thousands of tanks, nearly a thousand combat aircraft, and a large number of Soviet military advisers... Will the United States dare to attack us? Even if we take action, the Soviet Union will also provide greater support to us in order to safeguard their interests in the Middle East... You must know that in the entire Soviet Union, we are the only ally left..."

Sha Damu is confident to say this.

In any place in the world where there is regional conflict, as long as there is the shadow of the Soviets, there must be the shadow of the Americans.

With the existence of Americans, the Soviets will never give up.

Just like in the Vietnam War, when the Americans invaded Vietnam, the Soviets supported the North Vietnamese government, vigorously provided weapons and equipment, and sent military advisers...

During the Afghan War, the Soviet Union occupied the entire Afghanistan, and the United States continued to provide various weapons, equipment and intelligence support to the Afghan guerrillas, making it impossible for the Soviets to truly occupy Afghanistan.

Not to mention those places in Africa, especially the unfinished Angolan civil war.

In this world, confrontation between the United States and the Soviet Union will occur in any regional conflict.

Sha Damu didn't think that Americans would not dare to go to war against Iraq, which had Soviet support.

The United States wants to send troops, and the Soviet Union will also send troops to support Iraq.

"Tell me the order that the troops on the border will immediately prepare to enter Kuwait, regain the entire territory of Kuwait in the shortest time, arrest all members of the Kuwait royal family, and conduct trial..."
Chapter completed!