Chapter 558: Urging the Attack

"General Andre, welcome to Baghdad." Andre was received by Iraq's Defense Minister Adnan. It was not the first time the two sides met.

"Where is President Saddam? I want to see him." Andre spoke very directly.

For ordinary people, the president is the head of state and is high above everyone else. Although Andre has a high status, he is only a military district commander. In this case, Andre cannot meet the president whenever he wants.

However, Andre's identity is definitely extraordinary. For example, he is now like a good friend of Saddam. Another example is that Andre is the biggest supporter behind the Iraqi operation. Once any problem occurs, Andre will use Soviet force to solve it at the critical moment.

"The president is in the presidential palace," Adnan said. "Please follow me."

Leaving the airport by car, Andre looked out the window at the scene of Baghdad. This place has not been affected by the war at all. When fighting with Iran, the war did not spread here. However, soon the tranquility here will be broken.

"Brother Andre, welcome to Baghdad." On the red carpet of the Presidential Palace, Saddam warmly welcomed Andre. Although the ceremony was not grand, it was very elegant.

"Mr. President, please put all these away. Also, I suggest you leave the presidential palace and work in a safer place. This place may be bombed by planes at any time." Andre's first words when they met made Saddam look unhappy.

This is the presidential palace! This is Baghdad! This is the most heavily guarded place in Iraq! Even the S-200 air defense missiles exported by the Soviet Union some time ago are deployed near Baghdad, protecting the sky of Baghdad. In this case, Baghdad must be very safe!

"Brother Andre, our air force can protect our safety. The weak Saudi Air Force is no match for us at all." Saddam said confidently to Andre as he walked into the reception room.

"But we are not only facing the Saudi air force, but also the US and NATO air forces!" Andre said: "Iraq must be prepared for the possibility of a major war."

The United States and NATO's air forces! Saddam has always been dissatisfied with these guys who support the Jews and bully their Palestinian brothers.

Now, after hearing Andre's words, Saddam was stunned: "Are you saying that Saudi Arabia is colluding with the United States and allowing the US to station troops there?"

"Yes." Andre said, "We have been monitoring the situation in Saudi Arabia. After Kuwait was occupied, the United States immediately expressed its absolute support. The US troops stationed in Pakistan are heading to Saudi Arabia through Oman, and the US Air Force has also moved to the newly built Prince Sultan Air Force Base in central Saudi Arabia. More than 50 fighter jets have arrived first."

This information had already been notified to Iraq. It seems that this confident president did not pay any attention to this information and put all his energy into the rectification work in Kuwait!

"Mr. President, I suggest that the Iraqi army immediately take the initiative to attack and occupy the entire Saudi Arabia! Don't give the United States a foothold. Otherwise, it will be easy for the United States to directly interfere in the current situation in the Middle East through Saudi Arabia." Andre said: "The situation is critical now, and it is urgent!"

Just like the Gulf War in history, Saddam seemed to be very satisfied with occupying Kuwait, thinking that he could rest easy, but he did not have enough courage to attack Saudi Arabia. Moreover, this optimistic guy always believed that the United States would not attack, and that the United States came here just to scare people!

Moreover, what is different from history is that in history, Saudi Arabia did not face too much threat, and it took a lot of determination to collude with the United States and allow the US troops to be stationed there. But now it is different. With the absolute support of the Soviet Union, Saudi Arabia is deeply aware of the danger, and cooperation with the United States is proceeding quite quickly!

Pakistan's garrison has landed in Oman and advanced towards the Saudi border. Because the Soviet Union occupied the Persian Gulf, the United States never thought of entering Saudi Arabia through the Persian Gulf, but instead took the route through Oman. The U.S. Air Force quickly moved to the simple Prince Sultan Air Force Base, which is also expanding rapidly and will soon become the largest U.S. military base in the Middle East.

Moreover, European troops are also gathering. The United States wants to fight a major war in the Middle East!

When the Soviet Union occupied the island country, it was not convenient for the United States to take action and it could only watch. Moreover, President Carter at the time was a wimp and he did not have the confidence to use force.

It is different now. Whether President Reagan is soft or not, his Vice President Bush is definitely a warmongering guy! Moreover, the Middle East is related to the energy security of the Western world led by the United States. If the United States allows the entire Middle East to become the world of Iraq, then the United States will have a hard time in the future.

So, the Americans entered the war state quite actively!

Can the Soviet Union come to the fore? This is quite inappropriate. The people of the Middle East love freedom and reject foreign interference. Although the United States’ entry into Saudi Arabia has been welcomed by the Saudi royal family, the people below are definitely protesting. If the Soviet Union interferes in the war here, it will make the local people disgusted. Moreover, if the Soviet Union joins the war, it will directly confront the United States, which is simply the fuse of the Third World War!

Therefore, they can only rely on the power of Iraq! Encourage Iraq to quickly enter a state of war, drive out the Americans, and occupy the entire Saudi Arabia!

In fact, although the Soviet Union did not directly participate in the war, there are still many Soviets in Iraq. Iraq is equipped with a large number of advanced Soviet weapons. These weapons need Soviet instructors to guide their use! For example, there are nearly 50,000 Soviet instructors in the Iraqi Air Force! The advanced MiG-25 and MiG-29 were all operated with the help of Soviet instructors.

Among the more than one million troops in Iraq, the Soviet Union has an instructor corps of nearly 100,000 people, which is a very large proportion. This is also the reason why Andre dared to come to Iraq. These instructors are almost all Andre's subordinates.

"The Americans failed when they interfered in the Vietnam War. Now, they want to interfere in our Middle East affairs. They are doomed to fail!" Saddam said: "The true God will guide us to victory!"

This kind of blind optimism is probably shared by the entire Iraqi army. The failure of the United States in Vietnam was mainly due to the limitations of the terrain, and the emergence of guerrillas. However, in Saudi Arabia, where there are deserts everywhere, that approach will not work at all!

"Mr. President, I am here to urge you to attack immediately!" Andre emphasized again.