Saddam's speech shocked the whole world.

The US government did not refute the rumors as soon as possible, which made the whole world even more convinced that the US military suffered a great loss in Iraq.

Saddam actually announced the fact that they had biological and chemical weapons to the world. This was originally a good thing for the US government. After all, there was a reason before they started the war that Iraq may have biological and chemical weapons of mass destruction, which posed a serious threat to world peace.

However, despite international rules, Saddam actually told the whole world that the biological and chemical weapons they possessed were actually provided to them by the United States during the Iran-Iraq War!

In this way, how can the US government remain unresponsive?

Regarding this news, the US government soon publicly denied the rumors around the world.

The White House Press Office responded less than half an hour after Saddam released the news.

"About Iraq's possession of biological and chemical weapons, this is the exact news that our intelligence agencies have obtained before. The United States is a responsible world power and has been making the efforts it should have for world peace... Saddam's government has been studying weapons of mass destruction, not only biological and chemical weapons, but also nuclear weapons... This is to confuse the public and shift their responsibility to launch wars to undermine world peace to our government... This is a slander. The U.S. government cannot provide any weapons and equipment to any terrorist forces. During the Iran-Iraq War, in order to prevent Khomeini from affecting peace and stability in the entire Middle East and ensure that our oil supply does not have any problems, the U.S. government has provided a batch of conventional weapons and equipment to the Iraqi army..."

The U.S. government will never admit this.

This is absolutely unbearable for them.

The White House spokesperson, who is a member of the White House's core team, second only to the cabinet members in the executive level. He can attend all the highest-level meetings, except for the president, vice president, secretary of defense, secretary of state, and the fifth person is the spokesperson.

Logically, most of the White House spokespersons are journalists or people who have worked in media. The same is true for Bush, the current spokesperson.

Jim has always been very cautious in his previous work.

Adhering to the principle that the spokesperson must stand on a fair standpoint, he may not answer many questions, but he cannot lie.

And now, he cannot help but give such an answer to all media in the world.

Now, he knows the situation facing the US government better than anyone else.

Once the matter is exposed, the entire government will eventually fall into a scandal and he will also be ruined. Such consequences are unbearable for the entire United States.

"Mr. Jim, is the casualties of our 24th Division true about the news released by Iraqi President Saddam?" an American reporter asked the spokesperson.

They really care about this matter very much.

Because, that is the American army, with more than 15,000 people in the entire division. If it is annihilated, how big will the casualties be?

This can be related to a large number of American families.

"At present, the president and relevant officials of the Ministry of Defense are fully understanding the situation on the front line. With news, we will announce it to all media..." This news obviously cannot be released at this time.

"How did the Iraqis intercept so many missiles? Is the Soviets' missile interception technology more advanced than us? The country has been investing in the Star Wars plan proposed by President Reagan before. Why..."

"May I ask, what position did the Soviets stand in this war?"

"When we started the war, did the Iraqis really start to withdraw their troops?"

The questions raised by media reporters from all over the world are very sharp.

Even though Jim was mentally prepared before, he was a little unbearable. He knew a lot of things, but he couldn't answer them.

At least, he can't answer until the president discusses a solution with his think tank team.

After saying that he went to understand the situation and answered everyone as soon as possible, Jim left the press conference.

Go to the conference room next to the president's office.

An emergency meeting is being held here.

"How should we deal with the current situation? Once we don't deal with it well, we will not only lose this war, but the United States' oil supply will not be guaranteed. Everyone knows the impact of this on the entire country's economy and even national security." Bush's face was gloomy and silent, and Vice President Dan Quayer said with a serious face.

Here, there are all Bush's advisers and at the same time, people at the highest-level meeting in the United States.

Defense Secretary Cheney and Secretary of State Baker are all here.

Saddam completely disobeyed the rules.

"We cannot hide such a huge loss. We can only announce the news to the people of the whole country!" Jim, who just came in, said, "If we don't make any announcement, once the media understands the situation and announces it to the people, it will cause a serious government credibility crisis."

"What after the announcement? Retreat the troops? Or expand the scope of the attack? At present, the whole world is paying attention to this war. The Soviets stumbling on us here, and they are watching jokes on the side!" the president said angrily.

The Soviets were so irrelevant.

The United States cannot accuse the Soviets of random criticism like Saddam.

They cannot accuse the Soviets of provoking them in the war just because the Soviet Union sold a large number of weapons and equipment to Iraq.

The Soviet government, which had serious domestic conflicts, wished to have a local war with the United States now, thereby diverting domestic conflicts and giving the Soviet Union time to resolve their domestic problems.

What's more, these weapons and equipment were sold to Iraq before the international embargo on Iraq. The US government admitted that they sold conventional weapons and equipment to Iraq's aggression lower than the Iranians.

A great power must take into account its international image, otherwise, who can listen to them in international affairs?

"Saddam must be taught a more painful lesson. The most important thing now is whether the Soviets were really involved here. Why did our intelligence system make such a big mistake... At the same time, how did Iraq know about the mobilization of our army. They have no satellites, no reconnaissance aircraft, and even fighter jets were only dispatched once last night..." Cheney said gritting his teeth.

As Secretary of Defense, it was his shame.

The US military consumes the largest amount of funds in the world every year, and the combat effectiveness is as a result.

"How to strike? Baghdad has a complete defense system. Our fighter jets cannot bomb them. If forcibly bomb, they will suffer heavy losses... The ground troops attacked, and the 24th Infantry Division was just annihilated. How many missiles do they have in their hands? If they really obtained manufacturing technology..." Bush, as a soldier, knew very clearly about these aspects.

"In fact, what we should do now is to understand the degree to which the Soviet Union participated!" Baker rarely spoke.

I had communicated with the Soviet Union before.

The Soviets made it clear that they said they would not participate in this.

For this war, there are only a few countries with the strength to intervene in the international war. Britain and France are traditional ally of the United States. It is impossible and there is no reason to cheat the United States.

There are only two most likely left.

Both countries are from the Red camp and are targets of being defeated by the United States.

China's domestic economic strength makes them unable to support their own domestic troops, so they have carried out a million-dollar disarmament. A large number of domestic military factories are constantly closing down due to the national strategic focus on economic construction. Why should they participate?

Although the United States' blockade against China is more serious than that of the Soviet Union, it still has deep cooperation.

More importantly, it is impossible for the Chinese to come up with so many advanced weapons and equipment, and their radar systems cannot make the United States stealth fighter planes discovered.

"The Soviets had the biggest reason. As long as we fell into the Iraq War, oil production in the Middle East would not be possible. They are the ones who get the greatest benefit! Their biggest problem is the economy. International oil prices have now remained at around 40 US dollars per barrel, and the Soviet Union has abundant oil resources..." Thomas, an adviser to study the Soviet issue, pushed the eyes on his nose and said.

Indeed, the Soviets had such a reason.

Only the Soviets could provide such advanced weapons and equipment to Iraq.

"In the Libyan War, their Vega air defense system made us suffer. If we had not entered from the rear channel, we would have suffered a serious blow in that war. Five years have passed since this war, and the Soviets should have improved the entire system, which has made Iraq's Baghdad so tight defense..." Cheney also expressed his support for this view.

For them, no matter how they analyze it, they believe that the Soviets had sufficient reasons.

Although the Soviets' technology was much worse than that of the United States in many aspects, their technology development speed was higher than that of the United States.

All investment is crazy.

The emergence of Su 27 and MiG 29 is an obvious example.

Now the Soviets have even established space stations in outer space and are preparing to bring laser weapons to space.

"Over the Middle East, Soviet satellites have always been paying close attention, and there is even one satellite that has been monitoring everything in synchronous orbits. If the Soviets provide intelligence to Iraq..."

Everything is directed to the Soviet Union.

The Soviets played a very disgraceful role here.
Chapter completed!