Babylonian Empire

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"Iraq has no problem importing these things. Our company is very willing to export them." Xiong Gudu said, "However, these machines are very expensive, especially large computers."

Xiong Gudu was able to climb to the position of sales manager, naturally he has a unique set of business negotiating skills, since the business comes, he will never let it go, two sets of five-axis linkage lathes, two large computers, how? It must be sold for 3000 million US dollars, right?

Since the other party is Iraq, then he must make a big killing. It is obviously a war, and he still has the leisure to buy equipment.

"Knowing that it is very valuable, we are also very sincere." Zaffier said: "We are willing to pay 400 million US dollars."

$400 million?Xiong Gudu said: "The one we sold to the Soviet Union was still worth 500 million US dollars. Your price is a bit low, and our company will lose money."

"It's not one, it's four million units." Zaffier said, he didn't say it was 400 million rì, which was already giving him face.

"I'm sorry, if this is the case, our business is absolutely impossible. Four units of 400 million US dollars, each of which is only 100 million, the company will never agree."

"This is the best." Zaffier said: "Your company will not agree, so I don't know how your government will react if you know that you provided these equipments to the Soviet Union? If the US government knows what you have done , What will be the reaction? I am afraid that if your company does not go bankrupt, you will pay a huge fine, right?"

"You, you guys are blackmailing!" Xiong Gudu was very angry, and he didn't care that the other party was still holding a pistol.

"We didn't blackmail, and the price we gave is not low. Except for the cost, you are making a profit, but it's not much. If you don't agree, we don't have any objections at all." Zafier is not good at doing things. When it comes to business, they don't beat around the bush when they talk, they just talk straight.

However, in this way, the pressure on Zafier is even greater. The other party is very tough, and he knows that he has no chance to refute. With 400 million US dollars, the company was doing charity at that time?

"I need to report to the upper echelons of the company."

"Then I will wait for your good news."

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In the Toshiba incident in the later generations, it was not until a few years later that the U.S. Navy suddenly discovered that it could not find any traces of the new Soviet submarines, so it discovered that the situation was wrong, and Xiong Gudu was fired by the company because of conflicts with the company's top management. Next, he reported the incident to Batumi. As a result, Toshiba was sanctioned by the Japanese zhèngfǔ and the US zhèngfǔ, and was almost on the verge of bankruptcy.

But now, the tide of history is still rolling forward, just because of Qu Sai's crossing, at the end of this incident, he took advantage of it and imported two five-axis linkage CNC machine tools and two large-scale Computers, and Iraq's industrial level, have also made great progress because of these two CNC machine tools, and the two large computers have enabled Iraq to successfully manufacture its first nuclear weapon in 1984.

The United States is still unaware of these trivial matters, and their eyes are focused on the Iran-Iraq War.

"Everyone, Iraq is doing well so far. It has successfully defeated Khomeini's counterattack again. Now the Iraqi army is counterattacking and has defeated Ramsir." Reagan smoked a cigar, and with his think tank Said.

Iran is an evil country. They actually dare to hold American citizens as hostages. Now in the hearts of Americans, I am afraid that no one agrees with Iran. The attack of the Iraqi army is very encouraging to the United States. Ordinary American people are Looking forward to Iraq hitting Tehran as soon as possible.

This is just what ordinary people think.

Not so many in Reagan's brain trust.

What Reagan said just now was just his humor, and his subordinates knew what he was thinking.

"Looking at the current situation in Iraq, I am afraid that the entire Khuzestan province of Iran will be in their hands. Then, Iraq will be close to Saudi Arabia and become the second largest oil reserve country in the world." James Edwards, Minister of Energy Said.

Khuzestan occupies 90.00% of Iran's entire crude oil reserves!Iran's total reserves account for 11.00% of the world's total, and Iraq's accounts for 20.00%. If the two are added together, Iraq will account for nearly [-]% of the world's oil reserves!This number is very astonishing.

Although after the last oil crisis, the United States also began to change the ratio of oil imports, importing more oil from Canada in the north, but it is still inseparable from the oil resources in the Middle East.

If Iraq can control so many oil resources, is it good or bad for the United States?

Damn oil, if only it was in the United States!How nice it would be if America was next to them!The high-level American officials present all had such an idea in unison.

"At present, Iraq has a good relationship with us, and there have been rumors that there have been some changes in Iraq, and now it is Qusay who holds power in Iraq." CIA Director Casey said: "Qusay is more inclined to us. With his support, the relationship with us is getting closer."

"Is that a rumor?" Vice President Bush said, "Didn't your CIA confirm it? Did Qusay put Saddam under house arrest through a coup and took command of all the troops?"

Casey spread his hands and said, "We can't confirm this, because Saddam is still in Baghdad, but now the Iraqi army is following Qusay's command, maybe Saddam handed over power to Qusay. "

"That is absolutely impossible. Qusay is not yet 20 years old, is he? How could Saddam give him power with such confidence? Besides, Saddam has not held power in Iraq for less than five years. They are not like us, Elections are held every four years," said Secretary of State George F.

What George said is also meaningful. If Iraq can promote their mínzhǔ, which is exactly the same as their ideology, maybe they can assimilate Iraq.

"We can't let Iraq go on like this." Poindexter said: "Iraq is related to our oil security, and we should deal with it." In the last hostage crisis, he recommended McFarlane, and finally led Returning the hostages can be regarded as solving the problem, and with a little help, he also has a good impression of Iraq.

"We can make Iraq our ally, just like we did with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait. As long as Iraq is close to us, then we will naturally not be afraid of them occupying more oil resources."

Both Saudi Arabia and Kuwait are big oil countries, but the United States has never worried because they are pro-American.

But Iraq, that’s not necessarily the case. Iraq is all-encompassing. It not only has relations with the United States, but also has great contacts with the Soviet Union.

"Although Qusay has maintained a good relationship with us, Qusay does not reject the Soviet Union. Qusay even visited the Soviet Union in person and introduced the T-72 production line from the Soviet Union. Therefore, your idea is somewhat unrealistic. He's not going to stand behind us as firmly as Saudi Arabia and Kuwait," Weinberg said.

It may be very difficult to make Iraq completely fall to the United States.

"Then do you have a better plan?"

"We have to show our influence in that area, and if we can penetrate there, we can deter Iraq at any time," Weinberg said.

It seems that he is still brooding about the last aircraft carrier incident. This is not the vision of a minister of defense. Even President Reagan was somewhat dissatisfied with Weinberg's remarks. Dealing with the Iran incident has profoundly explained this truth. Those countries, sometimes, use force is not easy to use. They start to be tough, but in the end they still have to lose face, and even use the power of Iraq to complete the task.

Moreover, the main opponent of the United States is the Soviet Union. How could the Soviet Union watch the United States enter the Middle East?Without a reasonable excuse, the Soviet Union would never agree.

"You must not have heard the news from Tehran these days," Weinberg said.

News from Tehran?What's the news from Tehran?Even Casey, the CIA director, had no idea what Weinberg meant.

"Did something happen in Tehran?"

"Tehran was paralyzed after being attacked by Iraqi air strikes. After their TV building was finally repaired, the Iranian news department announced to the world that Iraq's current war is illegal. It is invading Iran and occupying Iran's oil. Resources, all countries that import oil from Iraq are illegally extracting Iranian oil, and Iran has the right to attack these foreign oil tankers.”

Of course, I have heard this news, but most people listened to it as a joke.

Their first reaction was that Iran is crazy.Now, they can't fight the war with Iraq, so they want to start a new war and launch attacks on foreign oil tankers transported from Iraq?Are the Iranians trying to turn the world against them?Are they not afraid that the whole world will stand up against them?

Therefore, no one will believe that the oil tanker is a civilian target. If an attack on the oil tanker is launched, then even the United Nations will not agree.

However, Weinberg was keenly aware that this was a good opportunity.

"If Iran really launches an attack on our tanker, then we can send our naval escort!" Weinberg said.

Chapter 437 Silkworm Missile

Qusay returned to his villa in Baghdad. During this period, he spent almost all of his time in the Ministry of Defense.

It is not so easy to become a leader of a country. Qusay lamented the injustice of God. If he were to travel through time and become a member of the royal family of Saudi Arabia or Kuwait, the most worrying thing every day would be how to spend money. How nice it would be!

It happens to be Iraq like a powder keg.

It happened to be during the Iran-Iraq War, and, besides, the old man was inexplicably poisoned, so he remained in a coma.

Although Qusay was very unhappy seeing some of Saddam's actions, but now that Qusay is in power alone, he also realizes the heavy responsibility on his shoulders.

At the same time, he has also become more aggressive, taking the land of the Iranians, completely knocking Iran down, weakening their war potential, and turning Iran into a tame lamb, this is what he must do It is also the first step for Iraq to become a world power.

Now, the situation of the war is finally moving in the predetermined direction. After seeing off Prince Fahd, Qusay finally found time to go home and rest.

"Your Excellency Qusay." At this time, Yurid came to report.