Chapter 662 Saddam's 'On the Protracted War'

In 2007, due to the impact of the Afghan nuclear explosion and Saddam's video, the number of U.S. troops in Iraq reached an unprecedented 180,000.

Saddam's comeback after four years of hiding. The shock to the Iraqi political axe and the American political axe is huge, and the encouragement to some anti-American guerrillas in Iraq is also unprecedented.

In Iraq, anti-American guerrillas are not all loyal to former President Saddam. After the dissolution of the Iraqi Republican Guard, a considerable number of the guards were dissatisfied with the U.S. political axe's invasion of Iraq and joined the anti-American forces, but some anti-American guerrillas were controlled by Iraqi Shiites. .

Shiites are a minority of Iraqi Muslims. Among most Iraqi Muslims, Shiites are a Muslim who 'betrayed' Iraq. The U.S. military invaded Iraq, and the Shiites played an extremely disgraceful role in it. However, after destroying Saddam's regime, the U.S. military did not immediately withdraw from Iraq, but increased the number of U.S. troops in Iraq, which made the Shiites who reached a secret agreement with the United States very dissatisfied. Because in the original secret agreement, the Shiites helped the U.S. political axe to destroy the Saddam regime, while the Shiites gained the Iraqi regime with the support of the United States.

Any ruler full of desire and ambition does not want a 'great emperor' above his head. The Iraqi U.S. military is reluctant to withdraw from Iraq. Instead, it arbitrarily placed pro-American officials in the New Politics Axe and used all kinds of means to obtain the right to oil exploitation in Iraq. Needless to say, the curves. Therefore, under the hints and incitement of some people, the anti-American guerrillas in Iraq have made great progress. Of course, this is inseparable from the secret support of some countries.

But when Saddam's video appeared, the Shiites suddenly found that if they didn't want to lose their power, it was necessary for the U.S. military, the 'emperor' to be stationed in Iraq. Because Saddam made many people see the crisis.

As a result, in April and May, the number and scale of anti-American attacks in Iraq suddenly decreased.

The area of thousands of square kilometers between Tikrit and Samara, Saddam's hometown, is the place where anti-American guerrillas in Iraq are most frequent.

Dozens of large and small anti-American guerrillas from Iraq gathered here. Most of them were hidden in the Kurdish mountains during the day and attacked nearby U.S. military stations or patrols at night.

In addition to its natural hidden geographical advantages, the Kurdish mountains have become a 'holy land' for anti-American guerrillas, but also because Saddam's hometown is in the north, there are many soldiers and people loyal to Saddam. With a popular base, it provides a lot of convenience for anti-American guerrillas in Iraq to avoid the strangulation of the U.S. military.

As a dangerous area in Iraq, the U.S. military has deployed two infantrymen around here, the 1st infantry in northern Baghdad and the third infantry in Tikrit. In addition, there are several U.S. police forces armed for Iraq.

In order to eliminate the anti-American guerrillas hidden in the Kurdish mountains, the U.S. military has launched dozens of encirclement, large and small. Although a number of anti-American forces have been destroyed, the natural geographical environment here still provides an ideal shelter for anti-American guerrillas.

After Saddam's video appeared, the U.S. military around them strengthened their vigilance, and the CIA and the Iraqi political axe intelligence services all dispatched to monitor the movements of the anti-American guerrillas while searching for Saddam's hiding place. Because everyone knows that the appearance of Saddam may integrate these scattered guerrillas. Establish an organized and disciplined anti-American armed force.

The U.S. military is not afraid that the guerrillas will gather together for field warfare, but they are afraid that the guerrillas will be integrated and carry out planned guerrilla warfare against the U.S. military, which will inevitably increase the difficulty of suppressing the guerrillas and increase the number of casualties of U.S. soldiers.

But recently, this dangerous area has suddenly quieted down, which has attracted the attention of the Iraqi U.S. military. All kinds of intelligence information have been summarized in the hands of Petraeus, the supreme commander of the Iraqi U.S. military commander. The general, who took over as the commander of the Iraqi U.S. military in January this year, has been able to see that the conspiracy of the anti-American guerrillas is looming the Iraqi U.S. military.

Although there is no information to show what kind of conspiracy these anti-American guerrillas are planning, Petraeus did not dare to be careless and immediately ordered the U.S. military forces to strengthen their vigilance and designated to increase the investigation of the Kurdish mountains.

A squadron of predator drones will conduct a large-scale reconnaissance of the Kurdish mountains so that the U.S. military can keep abreast of the anti-American guerrillas.

The Kurdish mountains, located in the northeast of Iraq, are the residence of the Kurds. It is bordered by Iran in the east, Turkey in the north, and Syria in the west. The geographical location is very important. However, the Kurdish region is not an ideal guerrilla base. In the Kurdish region, it is divided into two parts, a semi-mountain area and a high mountain area. Most of the anti-American guerrillas are active in the southern half-mountains. There are low and long mountains with many hills and mountains, but there is a lack of tall tree vegetation. In addition, the mountain land is soft, which is not conducive to the construction of fortifications, lack of large rocks, and is not conducive to protective artillery strikes. Therefore, it is also quite dangerous here as a mobile guerrilla war.

But for Iraq, which is less than 100 meters above sea level in most areas, the Kurdish Mountains are the most 'ideal' guerrilla base.

That night, there was a Kurdish settlement at the junction of the Kurdish semi-mountains and high mountains. The residence is located in the rairre of the junction of the two mountains, and there is a large natural cave below, which is not recorded by the outside world. Because this is the residence of the Kurds, the relationship with the Iraqi political axe was very bad, even hostile.

With the U.S. military's attacks on the Kurdish mountains in recent years, it has also had a serious impact on the lives and grazing of the Kurds, making the Kurds very dissatisfied with the Iraqi U.S. military. Therefore, the Kurds and anti-American guerrillas secretly cooperated.

This Kurdish settlement is not only the logistics base of some anti-American guerrillas, but also the contact center of the guerrillas in the Kurdish region.

Tonight, the anti-American guerrilla leaders in the Kurdish region gathered here to discuss anti-American plans.

This gathering was not only because of the invitation of several of the largest guerrillas, but also because of the increasingly severe attacks of the U.S. military against the anti-American guerrillas in Iraq, the survival of many small guerrillas became more and more difficult, and the external environment forced them to unite.

However, at this party, some 'big shots' suddenly appeared, which filled the party with a strange atmosphere.

When a man with a beard wrapped his body tightly in an Arab robe and showed his face, many guerrilla leaders were shocked because he was too familiar with him. Is he the former President of Iraq, Saddam? Hussein. .

Many of the guerrillas here were once officers and soldiers of the Iraqi Republican Guard and were very loyal to Saddam. But later, Saddam ordered the army to disband, and he disappeared. Some of the guards were reorganised, some changed their lines, and some took up arms to fight against the U.S. military. Some of these rebels are for Saddam, and some are purely patriotic and dissatisfied with the aggression of the U.S. military.

Now there are more and more U.S. troops in Iraq, and the space for anti-American guerrillas is getting smaller and smaller, and the pressure is extremely high. At this time, everyone is eager for someone to stand up, guide the new way out for the anti-American guerrillas, and lead everyone to continue to fight against the invaders.

Saddam's appearance undoubtedly made many guerrilla leaders see hope, but some people hesitated. After all, in this 'turbulent times', anti-Americanism is not only for patriotism, but also for one's own ambition and desire. Some people are unwilling to accept Saddam's leadership, which is normal thinking.

"Brothers, everyone knows my name. A poor man who was ousted by the invaders. During the four years of hiding from the arrest of Americans, I was always reflecting on myself. What was the reason for today in Iraq? It is the hegemonic invasion of the United States, and it is also my neglect of my love for my compatriots in the ruling party..."

Saddam stood on a stone and confessed some of his wrong decisions during his reign with tears, just like a enlightened person who realized his mistakes after self-reflection. Of course, don't forget to pour a few pots of dirty water on the United States.

Dozens of guerrilla leaders and members under the stage sympathized with Saddam's "sin edict". Some former Republican Guard officers and soldiers even began to make a fuss, shouting for Saddam to lead everyone to resist the Americans and reorganize a new Iraq.

Several men wrapped in Arab robes who followed Saddam's eyes were full of strange looks. When they saw the guerrillas shouting, these people also raised their arms and asked Saddam to lead everyone.

When Saddam, who wiped a few 'tears', finally agreed to be the leader of everyone under the persuasion of everyone, the cheers of the guerrillas resounded through the cave, and even several Kurds outside were surprised what the Iraqis were doing.

"The war between Iraq and the United States is not another war, but a deadly war between 20 million Iraqis and hegemonic America. The United States is a powerful hegemonic country, but its aggression against Iraq is regressive and barbaric. Most of the Iraqi people are determined and patriotic. The struggle of the Iraqi people against the aggressors is progressive and just. We will also receive the sympathy and support of the brothers of the Islamic world and the people of the world. Saddam noticed the change in the faces of some guerrilla members, and then said, "This anti-aggression war is a long-term and protracted war. 20 million Iraqi compatriots are our allies and relatives. In addition to arming ourselves to fight against the invaders, we also need to launch, arm and gather our compatriots. A huge force of justice fights an uncompromising war with the aggressor..."

If there are Chinese people here, it is not difficult to hear a familiar feeling in Saddam's words. Because in the years of hiding, in addition to secretly collecting the armed forces loyal to himself, Saddam also actively contacted Islamic allies. In addition, in his spare time, Saddam became very interested in Huaxia Taizu's "on protracted war" and collected many books about "sports warfare" and "guerrilla warfare". These tactical ideas have greatly inspired Saddam. It made him see a way to regain the Iraqi regime in despair. So Saddam regards these books as a treasure and often learns with his men.

(to be continued)