Alex was a little panting. The overload maneuver flight just now made him feel that his internal organs were almost pulled out. This thrilling movement turned out to be very satisfying every time he did it, but now he was passing by Death. He still recalled that he had almost seen the flying missile just now, which struck the top of his cockpit, and they were unscathed.

However, not everyone has the luck of him. The weapon operator in the rear cabin just reported to him that in his previous encounter, one of his own was shot down. The pilot had parachuted and injured another one. One engine was damaged, but he could continue flying. He had turned around and returned and was preparing to land temporarily at an Israeli air base.

Zero to two, this is a shameful record. Now, they still have two left, and the opponent's four Phantom 4000 are approaching quickly, and they are about to enter the range of sight.

What to do? Alex was not afraid. Although Iraq took advantage of the advantages of medium-range missiles in this round of medium-range air battle, close-range air battle was completely their world.

With its excellent aerodynamic layout and computer-operated variable sweep wings, the F-14's maneuverability is unparalleled. It can outspoken all fighters, even the Air Force's F-15, is a stupid suicide act in close combat with it.

In later generations, after the US Navy retired the Tomcat fighter jet, the main air defense mission of the US fleet was handed over to the Super Hornet. The US Navy was not very satisfied with the air control capabilities of this fighter jet. However, at this time, the US military power was already invincible, and they no longer needed a brutal fighter jet like Tomcat.

So, although it was one-on-two, Alex was not afraid of this close-range air battle. He didn't know that the Phantom 4000 fighter equipped by Iraq, in addition to its excellent middle-range air combat capabilities, also had excellent close-range air combat capabilities, especially the instantaneous rotation ability and excellent fighting missiles! The R-73 missile is not inferior to the Rattlesnake missile used by the US Navy now.

Moreover, behind them, the fighter planes that support them have arrived.

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"This time Iraq dared to shoot down our fighter jets. We took this opportunity to expand the conflict and let our strength take root in the Middle East!" Cheney said.

The latest news just came to report that the Iraqi Air Force actually dared to take the initiative to attack them and shot down a US Navy Tomcat fighter jet!

The development of the situation was completely beyond their expectations. Bush wanted to completely solve the Middle East issue and to let the American forces truly enter there, but he definitely did not want to send troops like this, because his reasons were not sufficient!

Damn Prince Sultan is still alive. He is a veteran of the Saudi royal family. When the king and the crown prince have been killed, it can be said that he will undoubtedly take office as the Saudi throne. This is a natural thing. With the occurrence of this incident, Saudi Arabia's national defense policy has completely separated from the United States, and it is no longer a perfect match, but almost tore off the disguise and naked hostility.

Now, internationally, we all know that Iraq is just. They entered Saudi territory. They were invited by the Saudi government. The proposal of the US representative at the United Nations is simply a joke. If the United States wants to help Saudi Arabia maintain public order, Saudi Arabia does not need the help of the United States. What else should the United States do?

Now, the only chance for the United States is to break out with the Iraqi Air Force, which will expand the conflict, and the United States intervenes with force. However, now, this is definitely a bad move!

Prince Sultan has already said that Saudi Arabia is definitely not Panama, which clearly shows the Saudis' position. Moreover, Saudi Arabia is really not Panama, and the Middle East is not the Caribbean.

The United States is not strong here. If they want to organize a large-scale operation, they don’t even have a stable rear base.

"His Excellency the President, two minutes ago, the Ambassador of Bahrain sent us a serious protest that some electromagnetic wave transmitting devices we experimented at the Jafar Naval Base in the country seriously interfered with the normal order of Bahrain and other countries. They asked us to dismantle those equipment immediately and were also ready to raise questions to us about negotiating the handling of our return of their naval bases." Secretary of State James said.

During this operation, the United States used their only base in the Middle East, a naval base in Bahrain, to release radio interference, and "successfully" suppressed the electronic equipment of Iraq and Saudi Arabia. They did not know that it was this interference that made Kusai suspicious, and thus an emergency operation to encircle and annihilate the F-117.

This operation of the United States cannot escape Iraq's electronic investigation. They locked the location of the source of interference, which was the base in Bahrain. After emergency consultations between Kusai and the King of Bahrain, the fact that the red-luo naked was in front of us. The innocent victimization of the Saudi royal family was all conspiracy created by the Americans. Other Middle Eastern countries were extremely indignant about the United States' practice.

The same is true for the King of Bahrain, but they still spoke very implicitly, that they no longer welcomed the existence of the United States, and hoped that the Americans could return their naval bases when necessary.

The United States has not fully utilized that naval base. Now, the United States has realized the importance of garrisoning in the Middle East and is planning to increase its garrisoning at that naval base, and even reorganized the Fifth Fleet, which had long been revoked.

Stationing a powerful fleet in Bahrain would be like stuffing nails directly into Kusai’s chrysanthemums, which would make Kusai unable to sleep or eat.

But now, this idea has been completely shattered. Bahrain did not stand on the side of the United States as the Americans imagined, but chose to stand with Kusai. They wanted to drive the Americans away from that base completely.

Bush frowned. This was a situation he least wanted to see. If the Middle East countries were united on the side of Saudi Arabia and Iraq, then Americans would have no place to gain a foothold. At the same time, Americans had been working hard in the Middle East for many years and would have been declared bankrupt.

Before the joy of the Panama war passed, they fell deeply into the valley of disappointment. Now, how can they adjust their strategy in the Middle East in time? Is it necessary to take this opportunity to launch an invasion?

"I don't agree with the continued use of force," said Brent Scocroft, an assistant to national security affairs. He was nominated by Bush as an assistant to national security affairs after Bush came to power. However, he is a veteran. During the time of President Ford, he had served as an assistant to national security affairs.

Now, after continuing to become a core member of the Bush administration, he must remind him of the current plans Bush has made.

"Obviously, our operation failed." Brent continued: "We did not achieve any of our goals. Kusai is still leading Iraq. The Saudi family has been killed many people. However, Prince Sultan still has firm control over the army and the Saudi family still controls the country. And we continue to attack, and we will not face a Saudi Arabia or an Iraq. We will face a whole Middle Eastern world, and we do not have the ability to win such a whole Islamic world. If we provoke a war rashly, then we will face a failure of the second Soviet invasion of Afghanistan."

The US economy is still in a downturn. In this case, if you want to divert the attention of domestic media by launching a war, even if you succeed at the moment, you will still be unable to agree to it by the American people. The result is that Bush will lose the opportunity for re-election.

There is no legitimate reason and not enough confidence, this battle is really hard to fight.

Brent knew that Cheney was a militant, but their military struggle must be in the interests of the United States.

"General Powell, what about your opinion?" Bush asked.

General Powell was born in New York on April 5, 1937, with his parents from Jamaican. He served as national security adviser to Reagan from 1987 to 1988. Later, President Bush appointed him as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In later generations, he was famous for planning and commanding the 1991 Gulf War.

Powell knew that the current situation was very complicated. From the perspective of the military, this time it was indeed a shameful situation. The way to lose face was to find the situation back.

The F-117 was shot down, and the F-14 was shot down. If the military could withstand this tone, how could there be a good reputation to meet people in the future?

Even their greatest force, aircraft carrier, would be shrouded under the threat of Iraqi ballistic missiles? What a ridiculous thing that would be!

But can the military launch a lot of fanfare? No, Powell knows that there is no chance yet.

Compared with Cheney, Powell is more crafty.

"We underestimated the difficulty of this operation," Powell said. "Our military is not well prepared and we lack sufficient capacity to deliver troops. So, if we are going to fight a war in the Middle East now, we have no chance of winning. At that time, we will withdraw again, and the cost will be greater."

"Then what you mean is that we have just counted this time? We looked at the entire Middle East, and it became a solid piece. We watched Saudi Arabia betrayed us and threw itself into Cusey's arms. Looking at their marriage, in the end, our forces all squeezed out of the Middle East?" Cheney almost roared. If he hadn't been an old partner with Powell, he would have almost said that Powell would be a treason in this way.
Chapter completed!