Chapter 556 American Mercenaries

Riyadh, the capital of Saudi Arabia.

A helicopter flew at an ultra-low altitude all the way to the city of Riyadh and landed on the lawn of the royal palace.

"Jaber, you finally came out. We have been worried for a long time." Prince Fahd, who came to greet them, finally felt relieved when he saw several disheveled people getting off the helicopter.

Just last night, after learning the news of Iraq's invasion, the Saudi royal family was also anxious, wondering whether the Kuwaiti royal family would all be killed in this incident.

Saudi Arabia and Kuwait have always had extremely friendly relations, and the two sides are like brothers. Moreover, since the establishment of the country, Kuwait has been developing its economy and has no need for hegemony. The country's foreign policy is basically consistent with Saudi Arabia.

Kuwaiti Emir (meaning king) Jaber Al-Ahmad Al-Sabah looked pale and almost stumbled as he stepped off the helicopter. That night, the Sabah family experienced the heaviest blow since the founding of Kuwait. The entire country was occupied by Iraq!

"Yes, but Defense Minister Sheikh Nuwaf Ahmed and my brother Prince Fahd are still fighting, they..." He couldn't go on here. Although the two men were very brave, in order to allow others to leave Kuwait smoothly, they chose to resist the attack of the Iraqi army at the front. However, they could not resist for long, and their ending was obvious.

"Please come in, His Majesty the King is waiting for you inside." Prince Fahd knew that the Kuwaiti prince with the same name as him was probably already sacrificed. Now, there was no time to say anything else. As long as the Emir escaped, there would still be hope for Kuwait!

"May God bless us and end this war as soon as possible." Seeing the Emir, Saudi King Khalid, who also had a tired look on his face, his eyes were full of pessimism.

In the past, Iraq expressed strong dissatisfaction with the actions of other countries led by Saudi Arabia to increase oil production, and it also became a lackey of the Soviet Union. The Soviet Union controlled the Strait of Hormuz, forcing them to bow their heads.

Now that Iraq has really taken action and occupied Kuwait without any effort, will Saudi Arabia be the next target? Although Saudi Arabia has been preparing for war over the years, the Saudi army relies on others to maintain its weapons, and its combat effectiveness cannot be compared with Iraq at all.

Pessimistic sentiment is also shrouding Saudi Arabia, but unlike Kuwait, Saudi Arabia has sufficient depth, and it is not as easy for the Iraqi army to advance to Riyadh as it is in Kuwait.

"Yes, God bless you, Iraq's evil deeds will not have good consequences." The Emir said, but it seemed that they had no choice but to condemn.

"Your Majesty, the American ambassador requests to see you." At this moment, a voice came.

The American Ambassador! At this time, the only one who can help them solve the current situation is the United States!

"Your Majesty, Your Majesty the Emir, I am very happy to see that you are safe and sound." U.S. Ambassador Joseph walked in and expressed his greetings first, then said: "We in the United States are aware of what happened in Kuwait. The president is waiting for authorization from Congress. We in the United States will absolutely do our duty to protect the security of our Middle East allies. Now, the troops stationed in Pakistan are boarding ships and preparing to enter Saudi Arabia."

It is different from the history. In the Gulf War in history, Iraq invaded Kuwait in 1990, and the United States intervened militarily in 1991, and beat Iraq back in a few days. Now, it is only 1981!

In 1981, Iraq won the Iran-Iraq War and obtained the oil-producing areas in Khuzestan. Iraq's self-confidence was extremely inflated. In their eyes, there was no problem that could not be solved by war! They united with the Soviet Union, and there were Soviet troops stationed in Iran! What's more, Iraq now regards itself as the fourth most powerful military country in the world!

No one thought that Saddam would attack his Arab brothers, but he really did it. He crushed Kuwait with ease and quickly wiped out Kuwait. Saddam's ambition was the entire Middle East, and he would not stop!

In 1981, the United States was still on the defensive in the Cold War confrontation with the Soviet Union, and was even weaker than in history. They had lost the Far East and Iran. The domestic economic problems in the United States were serious, and the fiscal deficit continued to soar. Even Reagan's campaign speeches were about solving economic problems, not how to confront the Soviet Union.

Under such circumstances, it is quite rare for the United States to lend a helping hand to the Middle East. In the past ten years, the United States has not won any war! Moreover, the United States is moving quickly, and the nearest troops stationed in Pakistan are on their way!

"But I don't know whether you welcome our arrival," said Joseph.

If the United States comes to support Saudi Arabia, it depends on whether Saudi Arabia is willing to do so. After all, Saudis have an innate aversion to the United States.

"You are very welcome." King Khalid expressed his opinion immediately. Now, the Iraqis are aggressive and the Saudi army can't resist at all. At this time, only the United States can come to help!

"Then we need your strong cooperation." Joseph said, "We need to have an air force base in your territory for our fighter planes to take off and land, and several army bases for our troops to use. In addition, we need your help to solve the problem of military expenditure. As you know, our domestic economic situation is deteriorating now, and we are unable to support the military expenditure during the war."

At this point, it is clear that the United States is not helping Saudi Arabia for no reason. The United States needs Saudi Arabia's cooperation! Cooperation in providing various military bases and sufficient military funds! To put it more bluntly, it can be understood that the current US military is Saudi Arabia's mercenaries!

There was no other way. The United States had no money and had to fight a war. In the White House, President Reagan quickly accepted the opinion of Vice President Bush that the war must be fought, but the expenses would be provided by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other countries!

Are they willing? Of course they are! Now that Iraq has occupied Kuwait, Kuwait's national wealth will naturally belong to Iraq! And when Iraq occupies Saudi Arabia, the Saudi royal family will have to flee! Moreover, the huge amounts of wealth stored in the United States by Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and other countries are equivalent to the United States. Now it is just a change of excuse.

It's very simple. If Kuwait and Saudi Arabia were to perish, the United States would definitely freeze their wealth. It's American money! Now, it's normal to pay Americans to fight wars!