Chapter 255 Raising Tigers, Fighting Tigers(2/2)
In an inconspicuous small house, several high-ranking decision-makers were sitting together, discussing the latest report received from Chen Guo.
The old man sitting in the center spoke first.
"Let's report the latest information first and see if it can be corroborated with Chen Nian's judgment."
After the words fell, the young man waiting aside immediately opened the document in his hand and introduced:
"According to the latest intelligence we have, a batch of American equipment has indeed flowed into Darfur recently."
"These equipment include but are not limited to M-32 individual howitzers, Stinger anti-aircraft missiles, M72A1 anti-tank rocket heads, some mortars of temporarily unknown models, and a handful of modified bulletproof vehicles."
"Currently, we have not traced the inflow path of this batch of weapons, but based on past experience, we have targeted several arms dealers active in the African region."
"According to flight information statistics, several large transport aircraft did land at the temporary airport in South Sudan half a month ago. The purpose of the landing was to 'deliver humanitarian relief supplies.'"
"Now it seems that they are not transporting supplies, but weapons."
"The above is the inference about the source of weapons. Now we will introduce the US military activities in other regions."
The young man paused for a moment, collected his thoughts and then continued:
"According to frontline information, the U.S. security war in Iraq has been significantly slowing down. In some fighting areas, their troop deployment has shown a shrinking trend."
"On the contrary, their activities have significantly increased in several areas that we did not pay attention to originally."
"These areas are concentrated in the mountainous areas of northern Iraq and are the traditional active areas of a certain organization."
"We have reason to suspect that these actions are putting pressure on the organization and forcing them to make strategic shifts."
"But at present, this suspicion has not been confirmed."
"In terms of publicity, the United States has not yet made changes to its past strategies, and has not yet issued an overseas investment warning."
"However, we have indeed noticed that there are voices in the private sector that the United States may end some overseas military activities early. This news has also not been confirmed, but it is already in the process of continuous fermentation."
"Once the evidence is confirmed later, the situation in the entire Middle East may change."
After speaking, the young man looked at the old man in the center.
The latter nodded slightly and said:
"According to the current news, there is indeed a tendency for the United States to shift its focus to Africa, or to open a second battlefield in Africa."
"But this trend is not yet obvious."
"We can't tell whether they really want to completely muddy the waters, or whether they just want to take advantage of the Darfur incident to make a quick buck."
"After all, their current economic situation is extremely tight, and they can earn a little bit."
Hearing his words, other people in the conference room nodded, and then someone raised their hands and said:
"I personally feel that Chen Nian's judgment on the general direction is correct."
"But it's also possible that he was too radical."
"His point of view is that the United States wants to disrupt the situation in Africa as a whole and disrupt our deployment in Africa."
"But in fact, it may not be as easy as he said."
"It's not easy."
The old man in the center interrupted the man's speech, and then continued:
"But the problem is that the social environment in Africa is much more complex than in other regions."
"No matter whether it is an ethnic, religious or partisan issue, it is not pure."
"Under the water there, buried are active volcanoes one after another."
"If you want to make a huge wave, you don't need to reach out to stir it up yourself. Instead, you just need to throw a stone of sufficient weight into it."
"If one piece doesn't work, just two. If two doesn't work, just three."
"They have almost unlimited opportunities for trial and error, but we only have one chance to save the situation."
After the old man finished speaking, the conference room fell into silence.
Like Chen Nian, who first realized the problem, at this moment, everyone felt helpless in their hearts.
"Is there any way we can interrupt their strategy?"
Someone asked.
The old man in the center turned his gaze to the young man, who lowered his eyes and then answered:
"The time is still too short and various departments have not yet reported strategies."
"But basically, we are limited in what we can do."
"First of all, we have to rule out the strategy of confrontation through arms transportation, because the consequences of doing so will definitely develop into a proxy war, and the costs and risks are unacceptable to us."
"In addition, it is basically impossible to solve the problem through negotiation."
"A big reason why the armed groups in Darfur accepted the peace agreement is because they lack strength."
"But now, after receiving equipment from the United States, this disadvantage has been gradually made up for."
"Individual equipment is only the first step. We have reason to believe that in the future, more heavy equipment will flow into Darfur. With guns in hand, the local armed groups have no reason to resolve the problem through negotiations."
"Is it possible to cut off their supply chain?"
"No."
The young man shook his head and explained:
"These equipment did not flow in through legal channels. Not even the local officials could do anything about it, and we had no chance to intervene."
"Our influence there is still too weak, and we can't do many things."
Everyone fell silent again.
After a long time, the old man in the center spoke:
"If all strategies fail, then maybe there is only one last step we can take."
"Which step?"
“Tackling the root cause of the problem.”
The old man said firmly.
"We cannot control their internal problems in Darfur, Sudan, Africa, and the Middle East. In fact, if they are just internal problems, they will not fundamentally disrupt the overall situation."
"There is only one core issue that can really trigger a chain reaction."
"As long as the core problem is solved, all other problems will disappear."
"If they want to raise tigers, then we will kill them."
Hearing this, everyone in the conference room couldn't help but widen their eyes.
They instantly understood the old man's intention.
Fight the tiger.
"how to spell?"
Someone continued to ask.
The old man pondered for a moment and replied:
"Violent action is not acceptable."
"But, we can change our thinking."
"Peacekeeping and military observation should be linked."
"If we build enough deterrence there"
"Then as long as we don't use violence, no one can use violence."
Chapter completed!