The meeting, which did not reach much consensus, ended in a hurry, and Chairman Powell of the Joint Chiefs of Staff hurriedly rushed to meet President George H.W. Bush to report to him. Presidential Security Advisor Scott Croft, Defense Secretary Dick Cheney, White House Chief of Staff Sununu and others were present to participate in the discussion.
After listening to Powell's report, Bush frowned and said: "The Israelis are crazy. They are so ignorant of the general situation. The consequences may be extremely negative. Not only can they not help themselves, they may also undermine our hard work." A constructed alliance.¡±
Secretary of State James Baker was the most anxious, because he had taken the greatest credit for putting together this alliance of dozens of countries. If it was destroyed by Israel, it would be equivalent to the disillusionment of a major achievement he had completed in history. So he said: "Israel must not be allowed to do whatever it wants. We should exert greater pressure to force Israel to give up military operations. There are many ways we can control Israel, such as support in military equipment, military aid, etc. We can also use words. The harsher words discouraged Israel from making any moves."
Scotcroft shook his head and said: "This may have an effect, but it will undoubtedly severely damage US-Israel relations and cause strong anti-American sentiment in Israel. It is not a smart option in the long run.
Bush nodded with deep understanding and said: "It is indeed not good to use too hasty and reckless methods to stop Israel. If possible, it is better to use reason and emotion."
Cheney followed up: "At this time, too much threats can easily backfire, and Israel has always been relatively independent and does not listen to our greetings. So at this time, we'd better increase the number of threats to Israel." The most important thing is to stabilize its Prime Minister Shamir, and the multinational force must show Israel that we have the ability to destroy Iraq's Scud missile force, even if we double the air strike force, we will still Special forces can be sent into the rear to destroy these missile positions. There are many ways, no matter good or bad, to at least let Israel know that they are not desperate yet."
Bush Sr. deeply trusted Cheney, believed that Cheney was enough to appoint him, and greatly agreed with his statement.
Scotcroft added: "This matter is not only a matter for the United States, but a matter for maintaining the alliance of multinational forces, so the power we can use is not only the diplomatic and military power of the United States of America, but also the power of our allies. It can also be borrowed.¡±
Bush Sr. hesitated and said: "You mean, looking for China?"
Scottcroft did not nod, but he acquiesced. He said: "I have studied the specific battle reports in detail in the past few days and found that in ground strikes, the air strike efficiency of the Chinese Air Force is nearly twice that of our US military. , this must be related to the fact that their fighter planes have relatively advanced ground attack equipment, and it also proves that China has strong intelligence collection and analysis and judgment capabilities. In their attacks in the past few days, they have almost never attacked any fake ones. The target, and the mission success rate is also quite high, and I looked at the sorties of the Chinese Air Force again, and I can¡¯t say politely that they are still flying very well. Sometimes a fighter plane can complete the mission once a day. By fully mobilizing the power of the Chinese Air Force, we can at least double our reconnaissance and strike capabilities against Iraqi missile sites."
Sununu asked curiously: "Since the Chinese Air Force is capable, why is it so inactive?"
Cheney interjected: "This has nothing to do with them. It is an order from the Joint Operations Command. Schwarzkov probably does not want to see the Chinese steal our limelight, so he is deliberately suppressing the number of Chinese fighter jets. "
When Bush heard this, he was furious: "This is a war, not politics. What on earth is Schwarzkopf doing? If he doesn't want to, I bet there are dozens of generals in the United States who would be happy to take over his job." , write your name in the history textbooks of the United States. Since the Chinese Air Force has such capabilities, we must make good use of it, because if the war continues for one more day, it will be our own money that will be burned and our own boys will be damaged. life"
Scotcroft interjected: "One more thing, Mr. President. The example given by the Israeli deputy chief of staff is actually very helpful to us. Indeed, there is only one missile case in Saudi Arabia so far. The phenomenon of landing, and the others were destroyed in the air, this can only show one thing, the combat effectiveness of China's anti-aircraft missile force is indeed stronger than that of our immature Patriots. , so we now see that Saudi Arabia, which has ten Chinese missile battalions and its own anti-aircraft missile battalions equipped with more than twenty Chinese missiles, is in sharp contrast to Israel, which has been continuously attacked and its patience has been severely worn away.
Although saying this is a humiliation to our country's defense industry, it is also a fact. The Patriot's performance failed, and the Chinese missile has done a good job in delivering an answer that satisfies users. As you said, now we are inDuring the war, the losses caused by worrying about trivial gains and losses may be greater. Israel needs more theater missile defense forces, and Chinese allies obviously have such strength. They have 10 missile battalions in Saudi Arabia and two more at sea. , will arrive in Julebai soon. Now the defense capabilities in Saudi Arabia are actually excessive, while Israel is insufficient. I think sending Chinese missile troops into Israel to assist in defense, although it can be said to be a completely bad idea, is a bad idea that we have to make. "
Everyone present wanted to refute Scottroft, but Scottroft made it very clear. If the Patriots are really useful to you, then it doesn¡¯t matter. If Iraq fires missiles for a few days, the Patriots will A successful interception was completed, and China's two missiles made consecutive achievements and only missed the target once. Although there are more missiles attacking Israel than Saudi Arabia, even if the absolute number is calculated, the total number of interceptions of Red Flag and Thorn 2 is much larger than l.
After thinking about it, Bush Sr. had to admit that Scott Croft's words were reasonable. If Chinese missiles enter Israel, it is possible that Israel will fall in love with buying Chinese defense weapons from now on, but Bush Sr. believes that this situation is controllable. Patriot is immature at this time, but in the future he firmly believes that products will be better than Chinese products. At that time, Israel will still choose the new generation of American patriots instead of China¡¯s red flags and thorns.
¡°If we narrowly refuse to allow Chinese missiles to enter Israel, we will see Israel continue to be attacked by Iraqi missiles. Once this matter is revealed, the damage to US-Israel relations may be great. Also, if Israel is really abused to the point that it cannot bear it and sends troops, then all the previous plans and plans made by the United States will be in vain. The United States absolutely does not want to see this scene.
"Well, if that's the case, then let that old guy Schwarzkov dispatch a part of the Chinese anti-aircraft missile force into Israel to participate in the defense mission" Bush said helplessly.
Soon, Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Powell met with Israeli Deputy Chief of Staff Barak here and sincerely assured him that the multinational force would do everything possible to prevent Iraq from launching a missile attack on Israel. Outside the Iraqi Scud missile launcher, special forces from the United States, Britain and China will sneak into the rear of Iraq's defense lines to search for the Scud missile launcher and wait for opportunities to destroy it. More importantly, in order to increase Israel's security, the United States will deploy more Patriot missiles in Israel and will also invite China's anti-aircraft missile forces to station in Israel.
Barak expressed basic satisfaction with this and assured that if the situation does not develop to a worse place, Israel will not easily use force to launch retaliatory military operations.
The Joint Operations Command finally issued an order to dispatch two Chinese Red Flag anti-aircraft missile battalions into Israel. This order was both expected and unexpected for Qi Yiming. In fact, he had previously insisted on dispatching a large number of completely unnecessary anti-aircraft missile troops into Saudi Arabia, which had no good intentions.
On the one hand, he wants to let Saudi Arabia see that China attaches great importance to protecting Saudi Arabia and enhance relations between the two sides. On the other hand, he also hopes to give more troops the opportunity to be tested in actual combat. This is also a good window to showcase China's national defense to the world. Build achievements. Anti-aircraft missiles, especially those used to deal with surface-to-surface missiles in theaters, symbolize the ability to build extremely sophisticated national defense equipment. In another dimension, Turkey reported that it wanted to purchase China's Red Flag missiles, and it immediately It caused an uproar in the West and made countries such as the United States, Britain and NATO very nervous. At the same time, this advertisement also promoted the enthusiasm of some other countries to purchase Chinese missiles.
During the Gulf War, the widely circulated Patriot interception of Scud missiles became a microcosm of normal war and became a starting point for Patriot marketing in many countries in the future. Qi Yiming is not worried about comparisons, because even the Thorn 2 missiles equipped by Saudi Arabia are slightly stronger than the current Patriot-L, let alone China's own Red Flag missiles.
These Chinese anti-aircraft missile units were trained by Qi Yiming using the convenience of the base and using real guns and live ammunition. Whether it is intelligence collection and processing, grasping the timing of action, or countermeasures under chaotic electromagnetic conditions, these missile soldiers are capable They are the best. It can be said that their experience is much better than that of the American missile soldiers. At this time, after the Patriot continues to work for 10Uj, the system time will be delayed by one-third of a second. This may seem small, but it will cause the ballistic trajectory to deviate by 60 meters. The US military does not know how to correct the ballistic trajectory so that it can hit the target again. , it can be seen that their test firings are actually not enough.