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Do you want to close the net tonight?Adnan was in a bad mood.

Adnan does not have any psychological burden on the other rebel party members. As long as those people show signs of rebellion against the president, they should be punished as they should be. If they can be confirmed as rebels, there is only one end, death .However, if the Kamal brothers were captured and executed, what would Rakhed and Lana do?

"Adnan, in order to stop the rebellion, we should pre-emptively control all these people." Security Minister Watban said.

"Wait a little longer, maybe they have the possibility of repentance, so far, they haven't really started to act, in case it's just a misunderstanding..." Adnan said.

Watban didn't answer, their personalities are fundamentally different, Adnan is a good man, not greedy for power, when he was appointed Minister of Defense, it was only after Saddam, Watban and others tried their best to persuade him to do so. However, this situation is definitely not the time to be soft-hearted.Watban is different. Watban is quite famous in later generations. Even if he listens to the prisoner's miserable howl during the interrogation, he can still read the newspaper with interest.

To deal with the current situation, you should be ruthless!Watban looked at the hesitant Adnan, and didn't know how to persuade this good old man. He also knew that Adnan was not so weak. His behavior now was because those two people were their relatives.

Chapter 688 Negotiations

The morning sun shone on the large floor-to-ceiling windows of the Baghdad International Hotel. McFarlane was wearing pajamas and looked out the window, knowing that this new day had come again. Today, he was going to start a formal battle with the Iraqi side. It is hoped that the Iraqi side can be persuaded to stop using force and resolve the issue peacefully.

He used a spoon to shake the coffee cup in his hand, then put the coffee inside into his mouth, took a sip, it was bitter, but there was a trace of freshness in the bitterness, Mike Frank drinks coffee without adding sugar, and only in this hotel in Iraq can there be such pure coffee, which is freshly ground from coffee beans imported from Brazil. The coffee produced here has a kind of Weird smell.

McFarlane gathered all his energy, and at eight o'clock, the embassy's car took them to the Palace of the Republic.

In a conference hall of the Palace of the Republic, the US delegation met the Iraqi personnel represented by Tariq who received them yesterday.

Sitting opposite Tarek, McFarlane knew that the most important confrontation was about to begin.

The friendly atmosphere of yesterday's welcome has disappeared, and the atmosphere now is a little tense.

"The dispute that took place in the Middle East this time is a tragedy. The Arabs and Israelis can avoid this tragedy. Now, before the situation deteriorates further, we hope to stop this dispute." McFarlane said.

"The cause of this incident is Israel's development of nuclear weapons, which has seriously endangered the peace of our Middle East region. In order to maintain the denuclearization of the Middle East, we must destroy Israel's nuclear bases. We are doing this completely. That's right, but Israel brazenly launched an air strike, and they have to bear full responsibility for the series of consequences that resulted," Tariq said.

"Israel's development of nuclear weapons is indeed wrong. We, the United States, have exerted the greatest pressure on Israel to give up the development of nuclear weapons. However, all of this needs to be done under international law. Your side It would be ill-advised to send fighter planes to bomb the other party's nuclear facilities, and we need to resolve the dispute in a peaceful manner." McFarlane said that Israel's development of nuclear weapons has been recognized by the whole world so far. Well, even Israel itself has released nuclear deterrence, so denying this is meaningless. McFarlane pointed out that Israel is certainly wrong, but this should also be handled by the United Nations. Ran over to bomb, doing this is a bit wrong, you are not the world police.

"A peaceful way?" Tariq said: "Three years ago, the Osirak nuclear reactor that we used peacefully was just successfully established, and before it was put into use, it was blatantly bombed by Israeli aircraft. All nuclear projects in China were bombed rudely by Israel. How did your country react at that time? Since Israel can wantonly attack our civilian nuclear projects, and you have not yet encountered any opposition from your side, then we bombed Israel What is wrong with listing the exact bases used to manufacture nuclear weapons? Why do you always set double standards on these two same issues?"

McFarlane knew that the other party would definitely say this, and he went on to say: "After that incident, we in the United States also condemned Israel and delayed the delivery of the fighter planes they ordered. We in the United States absolutely did not make double Standards, otherwise, we will not come here to discuss the solution to the problem this time, please believe in our sincerity, we are here to find a method acceptable to both parties to end this time Disputes, restore peace and normal life in the Middle East.”

"So, what's your proposal?" Tariq asked.

As a diplomat, McFarlane could talk on and on for three days and three nights, but he couldn't get around to the topic. However, that is no longer the case. The army in the Arab countries is on the border and will enter the future at any time. In the territory of Israel, a large-scale ground war is launched. When Israel may drop nuclear bombs on the army's head at any time, he must be quick.

"War is a tragedy for both parties. Now, you have bombed the Dimona area of ​​Israel and the air force base of Israel, and Israel has also dispatched fighter planes to attack your side. It can be said that both sides are depleting precious social resources and engaging in such a senseless war. Therefore, we hope that you can withdraw the troops deployed on the Jordanian border, end this tense confrontation, and let the incident It was resolved satisfactorily," McFarlane said.

Let's get the troops out?That's the end of it?Tariq said: "Mr. McFarlane, we originally thought that you had come to our Iraq, and that we had helped you in Iraq. You would consider this dispute from our standpoint, so we will We are here to discuss with you and your delegation. If the conditions you give are like this, then it is meaningless for us to continue talking. We still have important things to do. I wish you a pleasant trip in Baghdad! "

Originally, the negotiation was a process in which the two parties set conditions and then gradually bargained. McFarlane knew that if he said so, the other party would definitely disagree, and it would be fine to continue the negotiation. However, he did not expect that the other party would leave the venue if there was a disagreement. , then how can I continue negotiating?

"Mr. Tarek..." McFarlane said. At this time, he had seen Tarek stand up: "These conditions, we can negotiate slowly to find a satisfactory result for all of us."

slow?Tariq said: "Mr. McFarlane, we attach great importance to your arrival. We also know that once the war starts, we cannot negotiate again. Therefore, we want to find a satisfactory way to end this dispute. , Therefore, our soldiers on the front line have been waiting for the result of our negotiations. Just yesterday, when you arrived, the high-level leaders of our Arab countries have passed the plan to start the military operation last night. If not Your arrival, now, our armored forces may have arrived in the Negev region. After our president heard the news, we temporarily decided to postpone the attack and wait for the results of our negotiations. However, we absolutely did not Thinking about it, your proposal is to let us withdraw our troops unilaterally as the end of this time! Because yesterday our president proposed to suspend the offensive, which has already made other Arab countries express their dissatisfaction. If we withdraw our troops unilaterally, then, our Arab brothers, What will you think of us? We regret your insincere proposal. You can choose to stay in Baghdad, because the whole of Israel is about to fall into war. It is already very dangerous for you to travel to Israel. .”

In fact, the Arab army is just showing off now. Although they are fully prepared, they have no plans to attack Israel when they are not absolutely sure. It is not worthwhile to spend the most elite power there.

If the negotiations do not achieve absolute results, then Qusay is already planning the second attack to continue to exert strong pressure on Israel, that is, to paralyze the opponent's air defense force, and to attack the ground force must be extremely cautious of.However, in this case, the Arab air force will suffer certain losses. Therefore, Qusay is waiting for the result of this negotiation. He believes that Tariq will carry out this successful negotiation.

Of course, Tariq will make this negotiation go smoothly. The United States came with high arrogance. Although it was an acquaintance McFarlane, this person did not express too much respect for the Iraqi side last time. Gratitude for the help, or in other words, this is the usual way of the United States, so first of all, he must fight off the arrogance of the other party and make the other party bow their heads!

Sure enough, when it came to this, McFarlane was bluffed.

Because, he didn't know that Iraq was not prepared to start a war. In the current situation, their war would escalate at any time, and once it started, it would definitely not be in the interests of the United States.Otherwise, why did he come all the way from America?

This negotiation cannot be messed up by him.

"So, what do you want?" McFarlane said. In the negotiation, whoever shows his cards first will definitely suffer in the end, because part of these cards will still be bargained away. The reason for willing to give Iraq more benefits.

Tariq was waiting for this sentence, because even if the other party only agreed to half of Iraq's conditions, it would be very shocking.

"This incident was entirely caused by Israel's development of nuclear weapons. Israel must sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty and accept the supervision of the International Atomic Energy Agency at any time. At the same time, Israel's existing nuclear weapons must be listed in the United Nations Destroyed under the supervision of inspectors," Tariq said.

Hearing this condition, McFarlane frowned. It may be difficult to get Israel to agree to these conditions. If Israel agreed, these problems would not have happened long ago.

"You imposed sanctions on us because we attacked Israel's nuclear facilities, and now it has been proved that our strikes were not wrong at all. Therefore, you should stop all sanctions against us and resume previous cooperation. Tariq continued.

McFarlane had already prepared for this point. The sanctions are in the hands of the United States. It is possible to lift the sanctions and resume cooperation selectively.

Hearing this, McFarland began to spin rapidly in his mind. How to persuade Israel to agree to the first point is very difficult, and he must solve it, because the attitude of the United States is also impossible for Israel. have nuclear weapons.

He didn't know that compared to the following requirements, the first two were simply too loose.

Chapter 689 Insincerity

After Tarek finished speaking, he looked at McFarlane and saw that the other party was listening to his request seriously, so he finally dropped his blockbuster.

"It can be said that this incident was entirely caused by Israel's unilateral development of nuclear weapons. Israel is the most unstable factor in our Middle East. Therefore, if we want our Arab United Army to stop and withdraw, Then, Israel must apologize to us for this incident, to the Arab countries, and to the whole world. Because of this attack, we have spent countless military expenditures. Two missile launches, worth [-] million U.S. dollars, all need to be paid by Payment is made in Israel, and our army mobilization and exercises cost [-] million U.S. dollars. Therefore, Israel needs to pay a total of one billion U.S. dollars in compensation to us Arab countries. At the same time, in view of Israel’s attitude, our Arab countries Feeling very worried, Israel has been expanding, making our Arab countries full of vigilance, Israel needs to withdraw from the occupied territories, the Golan Heights, the West Bank of the Jordan River..." Tariq was talking, looking at The faces of the representatives of the United States in front became more and more ugly.

McFarlane felt as if he was suddenly thrown into the water, his body was getting colder and colder, and he could hardly breathe.Now it is no longer a question of how much Israel has gone too far, but how much Iraq has gone too far.

If all these conditions were agreed, he would not need to go to Israel at all, but would go back to China directly, and let the war on the land of the Middle East continue. In the end, whoever wins will get those benefits.

The accompanying representatives of the United States all felt this way. The Iraqis in front of them were making outrageous and unreasonable demands!

"Mr. Tariq, I'm very sorry. This kind of request from your side really makes it impossible for us to negotiate with Israel. If this is the case, we will not be able to complete this negotiation task at all." McFarlane said: "I Feel very sorry."

"I am also very sorry," Tariq said. "In recent decades, it has been a history of humiliation in the Arab world. We have been emigrated from the outside in large numbers, and then forcibly established a country from our Arab world. Bullying, we in the Arab world, several wars, several failures, displaced our brothers. Now, this country is using nuclear weapons again, trying to make us bow our heads and live under the deterrence of the other side. We Arabs, The knees will not bend, we can only fight bravely and wash away our shame! These demands we have raised are all for the legitimate rights and interests of the Arab world, and we believe that these are all necessary conditions."

What Tariq said was so contagious that even the representatives of the United States were so fascinated by it that they forgot their purpose of coming here. However, what Tariq said undoubtedly meant that This time, the negotiation is about to fall through.

On the Iraqi side, it was too embarrassing, and they didn't even think about it. How could they use that kind of request to negotiate with Israel?Thinking of the first day he came here, he was already disappointed. McFarlane had a feeling of unwillingness. Did he just go back in such a dispirited manner before he became a peace ambassador?No, absolutely not!

"Mr. Tariq, the problem in the Middle East has been around for a long time, and it cannot be solved by our negotiation this time. These demands you raised are a bit too far away. This may be your ultimate goal, but now It is a bit too serious to bring all these up for negotiation this time. Therefore, I think that since we are here for peace in the Middle East, then we have to raise some substantive issues. We, the United States, have always We hope that the Middle East can maintain peace, and with the strong urging of the United States, we have achieved peace in Egypt and Israel, and we also hope that through the efforts of the United States this time, real peace in the Middle East can be achieved!" Mike Fran said.

Do the Americans really want to facilitate this peace talk?Looking at McFarlane with a serious face, Tariq knew that his request was a little too much.

The example cited by McFarlane is the Camp David Agreement. At that time, U.S. President Carter, Egyptian President Sadat and Israeli Prime Minister Begin held a 12-day secret tripartite meeting at Camp David. Under pressure, the two sides finally reached the "Camp David Agreement" of great historical significance. Israel returned the Sinai Peninsula occupied in the 1967 Middle East War. Egypt recognized Israel. The two countries established diplomatic relations. This is a major event done by US President Carter during his term of office.

Now, McFarland mentioned this to explain that the United States wants to restore peace to the Middle East.

Does America really want to?Or is this person in front of him being fooled by the top US officials?Tariq already knows that in Baghdad, there is a force supported by the United States that wants to overthrow the regime of President Qusay. I am afraid that they are doing this to delay time?

"The conditions I mentioned just now are the conditions jointly proposed by our Arab countries. Israel can choose to agree or refuse. Our army is waiting for the order to attack." Tariq said: "McFar Mr. Lan, I hope you understand that this time, Iraq is not the one that can completely decide, and if that happens, we Iraq will become the sinners of the Arabs."

Coming out of the conference hall, McFarlane's face was full of frustration. He used his own force to force small countries to sign unequal treaties.

McFarlane reported the results of the negotiations to the United States. The United States instructed to hold off on the Iraqi side for the time being so that the Arab countries would not start war lightly, and then go to Israel to contact the Jews and test their bottom line. If there is no fight, there is still a possibility of peace.

With a melancholy mood, McFarland boarded the plane to Lebanon, and diverted from there to Israel. Even an idiot could imagine that Israel would never agree to the conditions proposed by the Iraqi side.

Looking at the back of McFarlane leaving, Tariq remembered the conversation he had with President Qusay in his mind.

"President Qusay, if we make such a request, it won't do us any good to negotiate. After all, we also want to resolve this issue through negotiations. As long as Israel bows its head and the morale of Israel is hit, We have achieved our goal, why do we still make these requests that they will never agree to?" After hearing Qusay's request, the smart diplomat Tariq was also very puzzled.