Chapter 1252 Kurds
Kurds are distributed in Iraq, Syria, Turkey and Iran.
There are 5 million people in Iraq, 1.3 million in Syria, 14 million in Turkey and 6 million in Persia, totaling 26.3 million people.
After the Kurdish armed forces established the Kurdish state, in addition to the nominal territory in Iraq, they also made territorial claims to the Kurdish regions of Persia, Turkey and Syria.
In Syria, the Kurds claimed 5,000 square kilometers of territory, which is where the Kurds live.
The territory claimed by the Kurds is the largest in Turkey, up to 125,000 square kilometers.
This made Turkey extremely dissatisfied and even angry.
Turkey sent the most troops in the Iraq War, even more than the United States, but what it got was almost the same as the loss, without even a large oil field. Now, the Kurds are asking for territory.
What made Turkey even more angry was that the Americans armed the Kurds in Turkey before. The 125,000 square kilometers of territory were all under the control of the Kurdish armed forces. The Kurds took advantage of that opportunity to build military camps and fortifications, making it impossible for Turkey to fight the Kurdish armed forces as before.
And they also had to guard against the Kurdish armed forces going north to open up the passage to the Black Sea.
Liu Tao sometimes felt that the Americans were very unfair this time. Turkey paid so much and made so much effort in the Iraq War, but now it may face the situation of losing a lot of territory.
Of course, now the Kurdish state is only recognized by the United States and its allies, and most countries do not recognize the Kurdish state.
Even Turkey does not recognize it, and has not established diplomatic relations with the Kurdish state so far.
Liu Tao returned to Beijing this time not for Syria, but for Venezuela and Persia.
Venezuela is related to the overall situation in South America and the going out of Chinese enterprises.
Once decided, the entire policy will last for ten or even twenty years.
And Persia is one of the most important players in the Middle East!
Once, during the Pahlavi dynasty, Persia was the most powerful country in the Middle East and gained hegemony over the Gulf. At that time, Persia was the most important ally of the United States in the Middle East.
The relationship between the United States and Persia was a staunch ally at that time. At that time, the United States even exported the newly commissioned F-14 fighter jets to Persia, and the Persian Air Force was also trained by the United States.
At that time, the United States used Persia as a strategic fulcrum to exert a huge influence on the Middle East.
It can be said that Persia has made a great contribution to the smooth implementation of the "petrodollar" settlement system by the United States.
After all, Persia was the most powerful country in the Middle East at that time, and Persia was also the fourth largest oil producer and the second largest exporter in the world at that time. Persia has a great influence in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and has a heavy voice.
It's just that with the overthrow of the Pahlavi dynasty, the new regime has a lot of dirty things with the United States, and the relationship between the two sides has become more and more tense, so that it is like a dead end later.
However, there have always been pro-American factions in Persia, but this pro-American force has been suppressed.
However, as the United States won the Iraq War, its influence in the Middle East also spread to Persia. The pro-American faction that was suppressed in Persia rose again, intending to restore Persia to the state of the Pahlavi Dynasty before 1978 and make Persia a staunch ally of the United States in the Middle East.
This made the contradictions and struggles within Persia more intense.
United States.
George Walton held a cabinet meeting.
After starting his second term, without the pressure of re-election, George Walton seemed to be more arbitrary and did not need to care too much about other things.
Except for the outbreak of the Seventh Middle East War, which made George Walton extremely annoyed, everything else made George Walton quite happy.
He even got the news that he would win the Nobel Peace Prize because he promoted the political consultation and settlement of the Seventh Middle East War.
A person who started two wars and the wars are still going on can actually win the Nobel Peace Prize, which is also quite speechless.
George Walton was in a good mood.
The Seventh Middle East War was resolved, and the benefits he got were also huge.
A new batch of US Treasury bonds were successfully sold at a very low interest rate.
The credit for this is naturally the Jews.
And this is also the price paid by Israel, or the Jews.
The Jews are too rich!
Not only in the United States, but also in European countries, Jews are financial elites and have a great influence in European countries.
Driven by the Jews, not only Jews buy a large number of US Treasury bonds, but also many European countries buy a batch of US Treasury bonds.
This allows George Walton's government to operate better.
Even George Walton can raise the wages of US government employees.
After the United States won the Iraq War, the US economy began to improve and the inflation rate was also declining.
If it were not for restrictions, George Walton would have wanted to start quantitative easing, print a large number of US dollars, and devalue the US dollar.
The devaluation of the US dollar is paid by the whole world.
But now, the times are different, and the United States has to consider some things.
"Why hasn't Saddam, that bastard, been caught yet? When can he be caught?" George Walton said.
His eyes looked at CIA Director Goss and Secretary of Defense Rumsfeld.
Rumsfeld was the Secretary of Defense appointed by George Walton. He was the representative of the hawks in the cabinet and the most influential politician and military strategist in the United States.
Goss was appointed as the Director of the CIA by George Walton in his second term and was in charge of the CIA.
It was also under Goss's operation that the CIA's funding increased significantly.
As for how much money went into everyone's pocket, this is a secret that cannot be told.
George Walton now wants to know when Saddam and Bin Laden can be caught!
Only when Saddam is caught, tried and hanged, the Iraq War will be truly over. And only when Bin Laden is captured and sentenced in the United States can the US war on terror be declared over.
Now, both of them are alive and well, which makes George Walton very unhappy.
After occupying the core of Iraq, the oil company controlled by George Walton's family got a large number of oil fields.
Even because a large number of oil fields were auctioned, the US government gained a lot of wealth.
So far, this war has not been fought quickly, and it is even profitable.
As for what happens next, that is the business of the oil companies. Some of the US troops have even withdrawn from Iraq.
Iraq does not need so many US troops.
And some of the tasks are also handed over to security companies such as Blackwater.
After all, if there is money, everyone has to make it together. There is no end to making money. If you want to get more support, you have to make money with everyone. (End of this chapter)