Chapter 833 Military Preparations
"—Okay, now I suggest voting on the pending draft of sc/15458, and please refer to the representatives of the on-duty states to carry out the necessary procedures and complete the voting process."
"Damn it, how can you vote just by saying that you can vote!
We, we are going to protest and promise to use the veto to prevent such a ridiculous resolution from passing!"
Almost in the midst of everyone's verbal condemnation, the representative of the European Community, MacSel, who was a little angry, no longer cared about his image. At this time, even his deputy was yelling in the seat, repeatedly talking about "This is unfair" - after staying in the United Nations for so many years, they knew very well what the current voting of the Security Council is. Among the five permanent members (well, they are actually the five gangsters), the European Community only has its own vote, and there is not even a familiar one in the extremely independent countries. If the veto power is really used frequently to prevent the resolution from being passed, it would be equivalent to being self-stopped from the public, which would be a heavy blow to the image and diplomatic activities of the entire European Community.
"Haha! Yes, you can use the veto."
"No, we will repeatedly reiterate our position and will definitely prevent these resolutions from passing!"
"Okay, we totally believe this!"
Seeing the chaos in the seats of the European Community, Wu Xiuquan, who put down the water cup, smiled indifferently, and looked at Allen McSel thoughtfully, as if he was looking at an incurable fool, "The voting matters will naturally be obedient. However, I still recommend that you be careful; if you play with fire in the no-fly zone, you will be responsible for any accidents. Don't be bleeding when you hit me. Then come and cry. Say you have been treated unfairly!"
As the words came to an end, mixed discussions appeared again in the venue. The representative of the ECCC who stood up to speak was a little stunned at this time. He intuitively felt that the countries in front of him seemed to be colluding with him, especially the Chinese diplomats who had just spoken, which was simply a naked threat. However, although he was angry, facing almost all representatives of the Security Council member states, the representative of the ECCC felt an invisible pressure. This made his speech a little more scruple and his tone unconsciously soften:
"In short, we have always abide by the relevant Security Council resolutions and have not taken action to intensify the situation in the Middle East and take partiality on one side!
If this is the formal requirements of the Security Council, then I can make some similar statements and commitments on behalf of the European Community official..."
As debates continued, the discussions that lasted for a long time ended without any resolution being formed.
Just after the long discussion came to an end, seeing that the representatives of various countries in the venue were almost gone, Wu Xiuquan, who was sitting on the chair, watched the steps were messy, and the somewhat nervous EC representative MacSel, and two of his assistants left the side door. Then he stood up leisurely to move his hands and feet, and put his hand and bag under his armpit.
Generally speaking, after the debate throughout the afternoon, deputies can leave the United Nations Headquarters directly after get off work.
But similar to the usual situation, seeing the representatives of ten non-permanent members in the chamber, the three-member delegation of the European Community also left with a suspicion, Wu Xiuquan gave a wink at his accompanying assistant and walked with the Soviet representative Petrov, greeting the Atlantic Federal representative who was still slowing down in his seat:
"It's getting late, gentlemen, see you in the conference room? OK."
Just a few minutes later, in an inconspicuous conference room in the United Nations Headquarters building, representatives from two major countries in the world, or four countries that actually determine the direction of the world, gathered together to hold an informal business consultation - saying "informal". This is only procedurally. If we were to talk about this kind of discussion, the importance of the consultation would probably be even at a disadvantage.
In the current international situation, the League of Eastern States and the Atlantic Federation both occupy two permanent seats in the Security Council. On the premise that "at least nine votes are required to pass the bill", it basically forms the so-called "reverse balance": that is, whether it is the Eastern Union or the Western Union, although it cannot guarantee that the bill they expect will be voted by the Security Council, on the other hand, it can prevent any bill that is unfavorable to itself from passing without using the veto power.
To do this, the method is actually very simple. Any proposal must be passed to obtain at least nine votes. Even if two votes abstain from any permanent member, it is enough to find a few reliable countries in the non-permanent membership and refuse to vote for their own vote.
In this state of balance of national strength in the new era, after several years of debate in the chamber, the League of Eastern States and the Atlantic Federation have basically become accustomed to the existence of each other after a short period of suspicion, and have gradually formed such a complete high-end consultation mechanism.
Informal, but extremely effective, the same is true of today's discussion.
After the agents on both sides inspected the conference room and walked out to bring the door, Wu Xiuquan, dressed in gray Tang suit, pulled open the wooden seats and invited the representatives to sit in turn. Then he quickly picked out a few sheets of A4 printing paper from his handbag and placed them on the solid wood countertop where several representatives sat:
"Mr. Blair, let's explain how the Syrian accusation is?"
"What kind of accusation?"
While looking up, Hahn Blair signaled his assistant to take the paper to read it, and then he raised his hand to support his forehead. After thinking for a while, he clapped his hands together: "Oh, - is this happening, Mr. Wu? Is this accusation?" While speaking, Blair took the folding paper and gently patted the reinforcement gesture on his hand. "I think everyone here can make a rational interpretation, and we don't even need to refute it. If we have to say something, then I can summarize it in two words:
Catching the wind and shadows, nonsense!
Yes, that's it."
"Well...Anton, what do you think?"
"Haha! My opinion is probably the same."
Petrov, the Soviet representative sitting on the chair, was raising the tablet computer in his hand to Wu Xiuquan. It was a high-definition photo of an F-22 "Raptor" loading it into the warehouse through the hatch door. He used this method to remind his old friends that since the Americans had approved the export license for the fourth-generation stealth fighter of the Arab League, like the League of Eastern States, there was no need to sneak arms to Syria. This was neither reasonable nor inconsistent. In short, it was a completely impossible situation.
Yes, the dignified United States of America has been a world policeman for so many years. Even if the glory is gone now, it will not be able to fund the damn Liberal Party for a little profit!
"Okay, then this matter will be the case first; in the following situation, it will still be delegated to the intelligence department for investigation."
"This is absolutely OK. - Well, gentlemen; we are now on the topic, what news have you brought about when the situation in the Middle East?"
...
The consultations in the conference room are short and fruitful.
However, with the deterioration of the civil war situation in the Middle East, the United Nations, or several major powers, have actually communicated with each other and gradually increased the preparations for force intervention.
Just as the secret consultations in New York were underway, a huge fleet was sailing westward in the starry Indian Ocean.
Under the dark night, long and powerful figures of gray-white warships were still vaguely visible; in the center of a whole group of ships deployed in an anti-aircraft anti-submarine formation, the 002a nuclear-powered aircraft carrier "Zhejiang" was lighted on. A J-30 fighter jet that returned from the night flight had just landed on the flight deck. The hook had already released the blocking cable and was closing the folding wings and slowly sliding towards the side lift.
The fifth mixed ship battle group of the Chinese Navy, which is the flagship of the USS 713 "Zhejiang", is now advancing at a high speed along a route to the Persian Gulf. Reinforcements are already on standby in the Gulf region. The Soviet Navy fleet led by the USS 1153 aircraft carrier "Tbilisi" will form a powerful combat lineup to interfere with the situation in the Middle East.
The fleet in the east was moving all the way. On the sunny Atlantic Ocean, the Ford-class aircraft carrier CVN-80 Enterprise also led a group of frigates to the east, preparing to converge with the CVN-75 Truman stationed in the Port of Seed in Egypt, and put pressure on all parties in the Middle East from the west coast of the Arabian Peninsula.
The aircraft carriers of the two major countries will soon concentrate in the east during the same period and conduct interventions depending on the situation. This is undoubtedly a deep concern about the development of the Middle East War and also a pessimistic view of the prospects of the Syrian regime in the civil war.
The two major military groups have put forward a tough stance to jointly enforce the law in the Middle East and put forward a "package peacekeeping operation plan for the Gulf situation" in the Security Council discussion the next day, which was not surprisingly rejected by the European Community.
The competition at the conference table continued, but the military deployment at the realistic level never paused for a moment.
It is completely different from the naive idea of "protecting world peace" for ordinary people. For many years, wars in the Middle East have been frequent and life is tragic. The checks and balance forces, including the Security Council, often view the walls and do not actively participate in peacekeeping operations. In fact, they have their own complex realistic considerations.
Chapter completed!