The last straw in Lu Jiadong's mouth fell into the eyes of others, and it was indeed a bit exaggerated. It was nothing more than allowing McLaughlin and others to expose the truth in front of the camera that they abandoned the plane and jumped because of their timidity. In addition to discrediting the reputation of a group of American pilots and fighting back the overwhelming public opinion offensives of Western media, it had no impact on the tragic situation;

On the surface, it is indeed true. Since the videotape of McLaurin's self-reported record of being shot down was broadcast to the world through Iraq's National Radio Station, the United States' reaction was not as strong as others imagined. It was nothing more than urging Iraq to abide by the Geneva Convention. The rest was to take this opportunity to hype the evil of the Iraqi Saddam regime.

The White House, the State Department and the Pentagon have repeatedly reiterated their determination to drive the Iraqi army out of Kuwait on various occasions. Even at a political charity dinner one day, President Bush made a high-profile red line for Saddam, that is, the Iraqi army stayed in Kuwait for one day, and the United States and its allies would carry out the war for one day, and would never succumb to dictators who undermine world peace and freedom because of the capture of some American soldiers......

The US military and political circles have a firm word, and there is no way to let go if Saddam is not erased from the earth. Western media led by the United States even acted in the news and directly said that the American pilot in the video was threatened by Iraq and was forced to say these words against their will.

For this purpose, the Western media, which has "fierce eyes and golden eyes", has repeatedly studied every detail of the video, and has also hired senior linguists and psychologists to find dozens of "proofs" from the eyes, body movements, tone pauses, speaking speed, and pronunciation rhythm of American pilots to prove the correctness of their inferences;

For a time, the public opinion decline that Iraq had just recovered was once again bombarded by Western media, which turned black and white, so that most military observers came to the conclusion:

Even if the coalition forces led by the United States suffer huge losses in Iraq, it is precisely because of this that for the long-term interests of the United States in the Middle East and the face it lost, the coalition forces will inevitably carry out the Gulf War to the end, and may even dispatch ground troops to attack Baghdad and completely overthrow the Saddam regime...

Perhaps the predictions of military observers are truly a universal truth. After two consecutive defeats in the desert area in the southwest, the coalition forces soon carried out three consecutive high-intensity air raids on the Iraqi capital Baghdad, relying on the carrier-based aircraft wings on four US aircraft carriers, and relying on the US Air Force distributed in Turkey, the UAE, Oman, and even further away Italy.

Not only that, two "Iowa" battleships deployed in the Persian Gulf and six "Los Angeles"-class nuclear submarines continuously launched "Tomahawk" cruise missiles at strategic Iraqi centers such as Baghdad, Basra, and Ticrete. At the same time, more than 20,000 US Marines deployed on six amphibious assault ships and four dock landing ships were covered by two aircraft carrier battle groups to carry out large-scale mine-sweeping in the Persian Gulf waters near the coast of Kuwait, and held large-scale landing exercises;

The US Army's Ace Seventh Army, deployed in Saudi Arabia, also carried out desert assault drills at the same time. The more elite 101st Air Assault Division and 82nd Airborne Division belonging to the 18th US Airborne Army were conducting a series of related trainings for attacking Baghdad, including urban airborne operations and enemy airborne operations......

The three ground aces carried out large-scale exercises and training at this critical moment, which was naturally unusual. The entire Gulf area was also stirred up again because of these three ground troops. For a time, the argument that the ground war in the Gulf War was about to begin was a rampant.

Various comparison data between the US and Iraqi Army have become headlines on media pages around the world. Some enthusiasts have listed the land war weapons between the US and the Soviet Union one by one, started to arrange troops, and explained in detail the strategies and tactics that the two armies may apply in ground warfare and their final victory or defeat;

The increasingly fierce public opinion trend has also driven major gambling games. The odds between the United States and Iran have become a topic of talk about by gamblers. Even the most sought-after European League and the American NBA have to avoid their edge, giving way to the fierce Gulf War...

However, just as the situation in the Gulf is about to escalate again, and the expectation of Mars hitting the Earth, a very small number of wise and stubborn politicians penetrate the layers of confusion, abandoning the interference of the flowers gradually fascinating eyes. Through sharp eyes and political sense that the United States and Iran seem to be tense, but behind the endless death, there is room for each other to retreat;

Needless to say, Iraq was bombarded for nearly half a month and the losses were extremely heavy. I had long thought about how to end this war with no chance of victory. Therefore, it is reasonable for Iraq to leave room for space. The key is that the United States, even if it suffers certain losses,

But it is not worth mentioning for the powerful US military. The shot downed fighter jets will be quickly replenished from Europe and the United States. In addition, their super industrial strength, as long as the production line is fully powered, the loss can be compensated in a few months. But why should we pretend to be stunning and conduct military drills with great fanfare?

As the saying goes, a barking dog will not bite people. The three elite ground troops of the US military are so high-profile and performing muscle shows, obviously not biting people anymore, but scaring people. So they almost took out all the ground combat plans and put them on the table openly, so they told the Iraqis clearly.

The powerful US military has already siege Kuwait, connecting land and sea, integrating air and space, advancing east and west, and blocking airborne. As long as the Iraqi leadership is not squeezed by the door, it will be clear that even if the Iraqi military defense line in Kuwait is solid, it cannot withstand the US military's thunder strike. The reason for this is nothing more than sending an extremely clear potential signal to Saddam:

If you do not want to suffer immeasurable losses, withdraw the Iraqi army from Kuwait as soon as possible.

Those experienced politicians are right. The reason why the United States has moved all the ground forces combat plans to the table is to implement strategic deterrence against Iraq, forcing it to retreat from Kuwait. The reason for this is actually due to helplessness in the current Gulf War;

Since the Falcon surface-to-air missile force resurrected, and two wins of two battles have completely reversed the offensive and defensive situation in the desert area in southwestern Iraq. After confirming that the Falcon surface-to-air missile force once again suppressed the coalition air strikes, Iraq immediately ordered the Iraqi army troops deployed in the desert area in the southwest to quickly retreat north along the security passage opened by the Falcon surface-to-air missile force.

So in just 48 hours, the remaining Iraqi heavy army group completed the retreat mission from the eastern edge of the southwest desert, and then spread it on the front line of Nasiriye to Najaf. At the same time, the elite Iraqi forces such as Mosul went south to supplement it. The coalition led by the US military naturally did not want to put the great situation of spending a lot of manpower and material resources to succeed.

You should know that in the coalition's plan, this elite heavy army group containing the Iraqi Republic Guard has long become the fat in their mouths. Now, seeing the cooked ducks flying away, no one will be willing to do so, but they have to let them go and carry out blocking air strikes, but they dare not take this risk;

After all, the destruction of the 2nd Strategic Bomber Wing and the McLaurin Aircraft Group is right in front of you. No one dares to break into the control range of the Falcon surface-to-air missile force without any brains. From then on, the sky and man were separated and could only rumble the edge drums on the periphery. In this way, it would naturally not be able to hinder the retreating Iraqi army.

Because of this, after paying a small price, this Iraqi heavy army group successfully evacuated the firepower encirclement bounded by the coalition air force. Although it suffered extremely serious losses in the long-term air raid, it still retained 60 to 70% of its combat effectiveness. Coupled with the joy of successfully launching dangerous areas and subsequent supplements, the morale of the Iraqi army not only did not decline, but was even more expensive.

It is no wonder that the Iraqi military will compare this retreat to a victory comparable to the Dunkirk retreat in World War II. The coalition forces naturally cannot watch Iraq consolidate and strengthen its strategic reserves again. If that is the case, the coalition's combat operations will inevitably be subject to fierce resistance by Iraq with confidence, and even carry out powerful counterattacks on the coalition's ground forces in future ground wars, thus dragging the war into the stalemate stage that the Western world least wants to see.

It is also because of this that when the so-called "safe island" in the southwestern Iraqi desert was formed, the coalition forces were ready to eat it without any effort in order to destroy Iraq's strategic reserves, eliminate their maintenance of the coalition forces, and then calmly encircle and annihilate the Iraqi troops in Kuwait.

Based on this strategic concept, after discovering that Iraq's strategic reserves showed signs of reorganization, the White House, the Pentagon, and the Joint Chiefs of Staff could no longer sit still. While scolding the coalition command for its weakness, the other hand, it ordered it to trap this Iraqi heavy army group that is crucial to the future war situation at all costs.

The coalition command, which received the highest order, also launched a ruthless move, preparing to organize a large group of aircraft to forcefully break in and block the Iraqi heavy army group's retreat and reinforcements at this time, at this time, McLaurin's video spread throughout the world through Iraqi radio stations;

Among them, Colonel McLaurin expressed one fact after another in a sluggish expression. The Iraqi Falcon surface-to-air missile force was very powerful. They were shot down before they could react. He regretted his choice without any courage at that time, because the number of air defense missiles of the Falcon surface-to-air missile force was no longer enough to pose a threat to his aircraft fleet...

To be honest, Colonel McLaughlin said everything very correctly, and every piece of it was a big truth, but the suspicious US intelligence agency had serious doubts about his words, especially the description of the number of air defense missiles, which made many intelligence analysts shake their heads without hesitation:
Chapter completed!