"Execute indiscriminate bombing?" Cheney and Baker were shocked and looked at the president with surprise. The White House spokesman Jim, who was on the side, trembled even more.

Such news is simply impossible to be announced to the public.

"Yes, we must let the whole world know our determination to retaliate!" Bush said, "Anyway, the front line command has already carried out such a task before, and we are just a follow-up attack on them. Strategic missiles only hit their strategic targets, and the rest are bombarded by aircraft... After all, the coalition forces have to participate in this."

Bush said without caring.

"The dead are all those damn terrorists!"

"Okay. But we need people to go to the front line command. Schwartzkopf's situation will obviously not come out again." Vice President James Dan Quayle supported the president's decision.

Although, his objection was useless.

The current situation is the most beneficial for him. Once Bush is asked by the public to step down, he, as the vice president, will become the top leader of the government, which will be very helpful for the upcoming general election.

"Yes, we must have a powerful general who can turn the situation around to take charge of the action. Cheney, my friend, I hope you can go there in person. Only when you go there can you solve this problem..." Cheney's face changed.

Perform an indiscriminate attack and destroy the entire Baghdad, which will be labeled as a war criminal.

Cheney is about to retire. At this time, if he commands this war...

"Cheny, don't worry, even if there is something, it is the order signed by me, the president. You are just executing the president's order, not you will bear the charge!" The president obviously knew what Cheney was thinking, at this time, no one would retreat. "Even if you don't go, if you can't turn the situation around, not only our government, but the entire Ministry of Defense will be overwhelmed by shame..."

"For America!"

The president's attitude is very obvious.

"Can I think about it?" Cheney frowned, fighting hard in his heart.

This battle can be said to be jointly planned by the Pentagon and the White House. Bush had already started planning as soon as he came to power.

As Secretary of Defense, he has a deep level of involvement here.

Even the Secretary of State cannot escape any connection.

Bush wanted to attack the Middle East not only for the Middle East crude oil, but also to show the world the United States' military strength and make the United States the world's largest power. Whoever dares to clamor with the United States will wield their big stick to kill them.

The Vietnam War made the US military's reputation plummet, and even the government was very passive.

If it weren't for the Soviet Union's high momentum and aggressiveness, the entire Ministry of Defense's budget would have been reduced to a point that all military-industrial units could not bear.

Republicans control the US defense and military industry, and this kind of thing is intolerable. Their interests cannot be guaranteed, and Bush made such a decision to ensure the interests of these American consortiums.

The Soviet Union was no longer able to do so. Congress was planning to cut the military budget of the Ministry of Defense, which was also a large-scale one. This would not only reduce the United States' military strength, but also bankrupt many military production units.

"There is no time to think about it. Cheney, we have paid too much on this matter. If we cannot solve this problem, we will face more than just angry people..." Baker persuaded Cheney, "The preparations for strategic missile strikes will be completed within 40 hours, and it will take more than ten hours for us to arrive in the Middle East, and we still have to make all preparations..."

"In our country, you are the only one who can understand the whole situation and control the situation, except Schwartzkopf, who is the only one left..." Bush was very unhappy, but he was still patiently persuading.

They all knew about Schwartzkopf.

Because Powell faced such a dilemma, he finally chose to end his life with a bullet made in the United States.

Those who can turn the situation around must be familiar with all the US military, familiar with the plan, and even clearly know what strategic plan they need to achieve.

The most suitable candidate to do this is Cheney, the Secretary of Defense.

"I know, but I hope I can give me time to think about it. I don't want my family to live in the shadow of war criminals!" Cheney said gritting his teeth. "We have been promoting the cruelty of the ruling class in Iraq..."

If Baghdad was bombed, and there was an indiscriminate bombing, they would be more cruel to them than the Baghdads.

Is it worth it to put your family in a vortex of public opinion for the sake of the country's interests?

"We try to minimize the attack on civilian facilities, especially military and civilian gathering areas..." Bush's heart had reached the maximum limit that could be tolerated.

Such losses from the US military are a good thing for those military giants.

The Ministry of Defense will significantly increase military spending calculations and study more advanced weapons and equipment, whether the government will fall, and whether the president will be overthrown by angry people are not what capitalists consider. They are only considering their interests!

The outside world has no idea about these thoughts of the highest decision-makers of the US government.

The so-called loyalty to the country may be. But loyalty to the people is nonsense. The president elected by the consortium needs to be responsible to those consortiums. Otherwise, those consortiums will ruin the president or even be killed.

The small meetings in the White House, the president, vice president, secretary of defense, secretary of state, and the White House spokesperson, all became silent at this time.

"Or, we can have Admiral David E. Jeremiah, Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff. In this time, the navy's losses are even worse..." Suddenly, Vice President James Dan Quayer proposed. "According to the law, he will preside over the work when the Chairman of the Joint Committee is not here..."

Military personnel should be responsible for this matter.

Who will come is very particular.

Cheney was obviously unwilling to do so. Commander-in-chief Norman Schwartzkopf pretended to be sick. Neither the commander, who had proposed the combat plan, nor the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, could be responsible for commanding the war anymore.

The only one left is the Minister of Defense who is the most suitable candidate.

Now the Minister of Defense is unwilling to bear this serious consequence, so they can only choose others.

Jim was watching from the side. This situation was something he had never thought of.

The senior national leaders did not stand up at this time.

But thinking about it, it is normal. After all, this is not the time for the survival of the United States, but for the interests of certain capitalist groups. In this matter, no one is willing to lose everything for the interests of those capital consortiums.

"No, he doesn't know much about the entire combat plan..." The president obviously refused.

The vice chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff is the second legal leader of the U.S. military, second only to the Chairman. In the absence of the Chairman, the Vice Chairman presides over the Joint Chiefs of Staff. These responsibilities can also be performed under the instructions of the Chairman.

However, before the National Defense Security Act was passed, the Vice Chairman had no such rights.

This issue is being discussed recently. After all, no one knows how long the Gulf War will take to fight. Now that the bill has not been passed, it is even more impossible for the Admiral to pay for his predecessor.

"Cheny, I hope you can think about the overall situation. Now we are for the interests of the entire country and the reputation of the entire country!" Bush said gritting his teeth. "Now, only you can save our government and save the entire United States! Otherwise, the United States will be like the Soviet Union..."

"Once an indiscriminate attack on Baghdad, our entire government will be completely finished!" Cheney roared in his heart, but he did not say it.

This is the current situation.

But he didn't want to.

Seeing Cheney's face full of complex expressions and his thoughts were in a fierce struggle, the president continued, "If we cannot win this war, the United States' dream of becoming the world's number one power will be shattered... Although we will be condemned by public opinion, at least in future conflicts, all forces and countries targeting the United States must consider whether they can withstand the revenge of the US military!"

The president's attitude is very obvious, hoping that Cheney will do this for the sake of the interests of the United States and the future.

"The oil in the Middle East is related to the economic development of our country. Now international crude oil continues to rise. Once the difficulties faced by our army are leaking..."

Now, international crude oil prices have soared from $43 to $48 due to the live broadcast of Baghdad's air defense campaign and Saddam's announcement to the world that they annihilated the 24th US Army's 24th Aircraft Division.

Americans will pay more money to purchase energy for their economic development.

As the world's largest crude oil importer, the crude oil price in just a few months has caused a lot of American wealth to be stolen.

"Once our aircraft carrier is bombed, there will be more people in the world who are optimistic about Iraq, and crude oil prices will collapse the whole world... Are you willing to let our enemies watch the show and count money with a smile, and use our wealth to solve their biggest problem now?"

Baker also persuaded him.

International crude oil prices are rising very quickly.

Many international speculators operate here and plunder the wealth of the American people.

The Soviet Union suffered the greatest benefit and did not say anything at all on the side.

The one who can solve this problem is to destroy Baghdad as soon as possible.

The Iraqi army was annihilated, and even if the US army did not withdraw soon, the war could be ended soon.
Chapter completed!