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    In September 1952, the U.S. military's leading troops landed north of Oman, and the U.S. aircraft carrier battle group also arrived in the Gulf of Oman and assembled outside the Strait of Hormuz.  As Lin Youde expected, the U.S. military did not rush into the Republic Air Force's air control circle in the Strait of Hormuz before acquiring an air base and deploying air forces.  ¡°But their blockade of the strait has cut off the Republic¡¯s way of exporting oil.  The United States then issued an ultimatum to the Republic. As long as the Republic's troops withdraw from the areas surrounding Abu Dhabi and retreat to the Qatar Peninsula, the U.S. military will not intervene.  The ambassador of the Republic immediately asked Lin Youde whether he could consider accepting the Americans' conditions. After all, this condition would also allow the Republic to occupy all the large oil fields that have been explored so far and maintain its current vested interests.  Lin Youde replied: Without this battle, the Republic will not be able to gain a foothold in the Gulf. If it wins this battle, it will be possible to turn the Persian Gulf into the Republic's inner lake. Of course, this is an exaggeration and blatantly undermines Iran, a sovereign country.  It's still a bit much.  But at present, there is no problem in grabbing these unclaimed lands on the southern coast of the Persian Gulf before the United Nations has a resolution.  Compared with secular Iran, Lin Youde does not want future fundamentalists to get oil. In Lin Youde's plan, Turkey and Iran, which have been secularized, still have a good future, while the stubborn fundamentalists will only  Breed terrorism.  Therefore, in Lin Youde's opinion, this battle must be fought. The reason why there will be so many troubles in the future is because oil is controlled by the wrong people. These people still maintain the "real feudal system" in the 21st century and play the role of aristocratic republic.  of retro elements.  Even in Saudi Arabia, poverty still exists in the 21st century. In fact, 20% of the country's people live below the poverty line. This data is estimated according to the World Bank's standards. This standard is due to the price fluctuations in various countries.  The levels are different, so there will be some deviations in each country.  For example, in China, according to the standards of the World Bank, China has 200 million poor people. However, in fact, because the price level of these poor people is very low in the areas where they are located, a large number of them cannot be considered poor.  In 2005, according to the standards of the World Bank, a person with a per capita daily income of less than US$1.25 was considered a poor person. According to the exchange rate between the US dollar and the RMB at that time, a person with a monthly income of approximately 300 US dollars was a poor person. However, in fact, in rural areas of northwest China, 300 US dollars was a poor person.  A piece of rice can feed a family for a month and still have leftovers because the prices are low.  In fact, before Lin Youde traveled through time, in order to pick up girls in college, he once went to help the poor during the summer vacation. He went to the rural areas of Qingyuan, Guangdong - actually on the edge of Guangzhou.  In that rural area, Lin Youde was surprised to find that his meal only cost a few yuan, and many farmers grew vegetables and raised chickens at home.  Even if you go to a restaurant in the village, a meal for four or five people will only cost you sixty or seventy yuan. The most expensive item is beer.  Therefore, the poverty line standard set by the Chinese government in 2009 is an annual income of 1,196 yuan. It is clear at a glance how big the gap is with the World Bank standard.  Of course, the World Bank's standard is the so-called purchasing power parity standard, but the purchasing power that the World Bank relies on is based on China's average data. In other words, prices in the developed eastern regions are also included, so this is obviously  is inaccurate.  However, the Chinese government is also happy to use World Bank standards to cry poverty. Li Zhongtang openly said that China still has more than 200 million people at the poverty line. We are a developing country. You cannot say that we are a developed country. This is not good. We  We are a developing country, so we are not a threat at all. Really, we are harmless to humans and animals.  When it comes to Saudi Arabia, because Saudi Arabia has a large amount of petrodollars, the overall price level is very high, especially because Saudi Arabia¡¯s own food production is very small, so food prices in Saudi Arabia are quite high. Therefore, although according to World Bank standards, Saudi Arabia has 100%  Twenty people live in poverty, but in fact the number of people living in difficulty is probably more than this number.  But the Saudi government has been covering up poverty. In 2011, they arrested three Saudis who made a video exposing poverty in Saudi Arabia and ordered them to delete the video.  Although the three were released after only two weeks in prison, many believe this was because Saudi Arabia was worried that harsh sentences for the three would reinforce to the world the widespread poverty shown in the video.  Of course, in the mouth of some Chinese media, Saudi Arabia is a paradise country with free medical care, free education and tax exemption, but in fact this is not the case at all.  It is true that Saudi Arabia provides residents with free medical care, free education, and even free funerals through government investment. In addition to this, Saudi Arabia¡¯s powerful elites continue to exploit about 16 million ordinary producers in the country.  The income of Saudi people seems to be very high, but in fact, according to research by Saudi scholars, if the income in Saudi Arabia is less than 530 US dollars per month, even if it is poverty, life will have problems.  At least five million Saudis live below this poverty line.    And ubiquitous corruption has made the problem of poverty more serious.  The hereditary system plus the royal family having real power will definitely lead to corruption, which is inevitable.  So in fact, before Lin Youde crossed over, even the Saudi government realized that the "Arab Spring" would definitely happen if things continued like this, so it began to implement various policies to appease the domestic middle class.  However, some Chinese media are still bragging about Saudi Arabia, a paradise on earth, and eye-catching news such as the appearance of a poor man in Saudi Arabia causing people to watch is also circulating on social media. It seems that Saudi Arabia is just one poor man - but in fact there are five million such poor people in Saudi Arabia.  .  The reason why a revolution has not broken out in Saudi Arabia is simply because they have oil.  Oil has covered up too many problems, and it has given life to too many things that should be eliminated.  Lin Youde now wants to get rid of this and life-sustaining pills from the hands of those who are backward. Without oil, Saudi Arabia will end up like countries like Haiti and Yemen.  ¡°Then those hereditary regimes will fall apart.  Of course, Lin Youde did not intend to excuse his behavior. He indeed stole oil from the Arabs and robbed a large part of them of their future prosperous life - even if this behavior could eradicate a kind of backwardness.  system.  The international community is a place where the law of the jungle is enforced. The birth of nuclear bombs has forced major powers to change their straightforward approach in the past, and the international competition for resources has become more covert.  But now that new international order has not yet been formed, Lin Youde plans to seize the time to cut the last piece of flesh.  And the United States obviously still continues the old thinking of the past, and decided without hesitation to respond to Lin Youde's military actions with military action.  By November 1952, the number of U.S. troops in the Persian Gulf increased to 200,000, most of which were deployed in Oman. Here, the Americans encountered the biggest enemy of this military campaign.  ** "Mr. President," Matthew Bunker Ridgway, who was appointed by Eisenhower to direct military operations in the Middle East, said in an embarrassed tone in the White House conference room, "We underestimated Oman's infrastructure. The ports there are very crude.  , there is almost no electricity, and there is no decent road. Our supplies are piled up in the port and there is no way to transport them inland. If we want to launch a military operation against the American Republic from Oman, we must first build it in three to four months.  A combat-ready road, but that alone is not enough. The facilities there are barely capable of supporting a modern army. "Is the situation really that bad?" Eisenhower frowned, seeming to be quite impressed by Ridgway's speech.  dissatisfied.  But Ridgway had no intention of giving in: "It's just that bad. You are fighting in North Africa. North Africa at least still has the infrastructure built in the French colonial era, with ports, roads, electricity supply, and ready-made telephone and telegraph lines, but in Oman  , None of these. Except for the capital, they don¡¯t even have a place that can be called a town. Even the capital is only equivalent to a small and medium-sized town in the United States. "Bradley, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, said: "Then.  According to your on-the-spot investigation, how long will it take to establish a sufficiently modern logistics support system for military operations in Oman? ""Eight months," Li Qiwei answered without hesitation.  "It's too long. We can't wait that long." Eisenhower shook his head. "We must take action early next year." "I don't understand," Secretary of Defense Wilson said. "Our troops should not be able to carry out operations under any circumstances.  Fighting? Is it true that the war zone is a barbaric land and our army cannot fight? " "Yes, but we need to find a way to ensure logistics supply in such a barbaric land.  We need to establish a logistics support center first, and then build roads or other things to connect the center with the theater. Mr. Secretary of Defense, the current U.S. military relies heavily on logistics. "But our opponents are also fighting in this wilderness.  "The Minister of Defense still couldn't accept Li Qiwei's statement, "If they can do it, we can't?" "The Republic has already built very high-standard roads along the Persian Gulf, and their roads all reach the Qatar Peninsula.  On the way to Abu Dhabi, there are only about 200 roads and no roads. However, their engineers must have been repairing the road. It is estimated that it will be repaired soon. And according to the information provided by the Arabs, they are still in Abu Dhabi.  An airport has been built near Zabi. If the war officially starts now or in the first half of next year, I am afraid that we will have to fight under a situation where the logistical pressure is much greater than that of the enemy." Everyone at the conference table looked at each other.  At this time, MacArthur, who was attending the meeting as the top commander of the army, said: "Why don't we just land in the Persian Gulf? That wayWe can directly use the roads and other infrastructure already built by the Republic.  "
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