Chapter 603 The condemnation of two people
"It's time for the Prime Minister to talk with Ms. Rice, the U.S. Secretary of State." In the Israeli Prime Minister's Office, a secretary walked into the Prime Minister's office and said to Olmert, who was obviously uneasy behind his desk.
"Oh? Did Ms. Rice have a good rest? Olmert came to his senses and looked at the secretary and asked.
"I think so, Prime Minister." The secretary hesitated to answer. After all, he is not the female Secretary of State. I don't know if he has a good rest, but he wants to talk to the Prime Minister at this time, and he must know a lot about his physical mechanism.
Olmert didn't say anything more. He just asked casually and didn't want the secretary to give a detailed answer.
The two came to the most luxurious living room of the Prime Minister's Office, where the Prime Minister's Office of Israel received the heads of important countries. Although the position of U.S. Secretary of State is not as good as that of the Prime Minister of the previous country, the position of Secretary of State is not only limited to the Foreign Minister. He is also the Chief Secretary of the United States, and can also be in charge of some domestic affairs. In addition to some powers granted by the U.S. Constitution, the U.S. Secretary of State is only second only to the President and Vice President among American civil servants.
With the alliance between Israel and the United States, it is normal for Olmert to meet with the U.S. Secretary of State in person.
The huge living room was waiting for Olmert and his secretary, which seemed a little empty. If it is a normal formal meeting to receive foreign guests, it is definitely not only the two of them, but this meeting with the U.S. Secretary of State seems to be urgent and important. Naturally, the fewer people know, the better.
In less than five minutes, a slight sound of high-heeled footsteps stepping on the carpet came. After the door was opened, a staff member of the Prime Minister's Office led a man and a woman into the living room.
Olmert stood up and smiled at the second female secretary of state in American history.
"Ms. Rice, you are still so beautiful." That's what Prime Minister Olmert said in his first sentence. This is rarely seen in formal diplomatic occasions, unless it is the kind with an unusual relationship. Although the relationship between Israel and the United States is not close, it is enough to keep the political and high-level relations between the two countries maintain close and good personal relations from generation to generation.
"Thank you. The Prime Minister seems to be in a good mood, at least he is not tired of those trifles." Secretary Rice smiled affectionately and showed his beautiful teeth. As a female politician, it is very important to know how to slow down the mood of the other party whether she is with her enemies or friends. As long as the other party is in a relaxed mood, the atmosphere is simpler, and not so extreme, it is easy to grasp the rhythm in the next conversation.
"Trivia? No, Ms. Rice, this matter is very serious and has seriously threatened the survival and security of our country, and even today's stable global political and economic system. The smile on Olmert's face suddenly convered and he said seriously, "It is not a simple regional surname event. It is a global surname event related to global peace and stability. As a major country in the world, the United States should pay attention to it."
Did Olmert say 'this matter' very seriously several times to let Rice understand his serious surname? No, Rice, as the Secretary of State of the United States, is not an ordinary woman. She will not see the impact of this on the United States and even the world? It is said that the United States will lose control of the Middle East and then lose the shortcut to access to oil resources. It is said that the key U.S. global strategy will encounter a shocking threat, and the chain reaction caused by it may break the current global political and economic system dominated by the United States and the Western world.
Olmert said this matter seriously in order to show his attitude and a tough and uncompromising attitude. Let the American political axe see Israel's attitude in this matter.
Secretary of State Rice Fang Buddha suddenly understood the serious name of the matter, and his face also happened to be solemn, listening to Prime Minister Olmert's analysis of the matter. And the assistant who followed her also lowered his head and recorded something in his notebook.
"It's really a terrible thing. Don't they know how much harm it will bring to the world?" Ms. Rice said angrily.
"Yes, these countries are too ambitious. I have no idea how threatening nuclear weapons are to the earth we live in. That's not a good thing. In particular, the officials of some countries are so bad that corruption [***] does everything. As long as they have money, they can sell nuclear weapons to terrorists. This is the nightmare that worries me. Olmert pretended not to see Rice's pretense and once again expressed his anger at the development of nuclear weapons in some countries.
The senior officials of two countries with nuclear weapons severely refuted and condemned nuclear weapons in a luxurious living room. Fortunately, several people closed the door, and there were countless advanced monitoring and defense instruments and strictly trained guards outside, and they were not worried about being listened to. Anyway, these words will only stay in the air of the living room.
The face is not red and the heart is not beating, and the next step is how to stop it. After all, nuclear weapons are too harmful to the world, and when some countries do not have the ability to protect them from terrorists. Both Israel and the United States, as a responsible power, have the obligation to stop her before the nightmare happens.
"This morning, I talked on the phone with Ms. Merkel (German Chancellor), the rotating president of the European Union. Ms. Merkel expressed her concern about the turmoil in the Middle East since last year. One of the core tasks of the European Union this year is to maintain the energy security of the European Union." Olmert changed his words and mentioned another thing.
Secretary of State Rice's eyes flashed. This was an important news. I don't know if she had it at home, but she didn't get the news from home.
It is certain that the EU is worried about the turmoil in the Middle East. After all, the oil resources in the Middle East are very important to most countries in the world. For major oil-importing countries such as the European Union and the United States, it is too much to say that it is a lifeline and a blood supply machine. The development of industry is inseparable from oil, and military national defense is inseparable from oil. Once the Middle East develops from turmoil to war, the world situation will be turbulent.
However, Rice knows that the EU, as a European Community, does not have a unified internal opinion. It can even be said that there will be opposing contradictions within the EU in most matters. The relationship between the United States and the European Union is also very complex, which is both competitive and complementary. In the final analysis, no matter what historical origin and good relations are involved in the fundamental interests of all countries, it is not worth mentioning. The interests of each country are the most important. When the fundamental interests of each country are not involved, they can combine with each other and cooperate in certain fields or affairs.
Olmert proposed the European Union at this time, which was nothing more than creating a 'opponent' for the United States. Its hidden purpose is to tell the United States that if the United States does not support Israel in this matter, Israel can pull the European Union into Middle East affairs after paying some price.
In the Middle East, European countries have much more influence than emerging countries like the United States. After all, it used to be the focus of European countries, one of the colonies. But with the end of the colonial era, the Middle East is the core of the Islamic world, and the remaining 'European factors' on this land have been almost erased with the power of religion. The United States was able to maintain some advantages and control in the Middle East. What does it rely on? One is Israel, a pawn to suppress Arab countries, and the other is the compromise of some Arab countries under the strong military power of the United States.
There is no difference between the two. Because whether it is the strong military power of Israel or the United States, it is very important or even indispensable for the United States to maintain a certain advantage in the Middle East. Without Israel's dedication to restrict other Arab countries in the Middle East like a nail, with the military strength of the United States alone, how much will it cost for the United States to infiltrate into this land that is deeply hostile to the Western world?
Without the military strength of the United States, it would be difficult for Israel to stir up a lot of wind and waves.
Olmert brought these tacit things to the table at this time, almost in the spotlight, telling the United States that Israel's super-hard attitude towards nuclear weapons in the Middle East. It is absolutely impossible to compromise.
"Prime Minister, you know, this is not a Syria or an Iran. It's four countries. Four countries that may possess nuclear weapons. Secretary Rice rubbed his forehead, and his tone was much weaker. She knew that in the face of Israel's resoluteness, it was impossible for the American political axe to sit idly by. Not to mention the Jewish chaebols who have some influence in the United States, as Olmert said, if the American political axe does not support Israel in this matter, Israel is likely to completely introduce the power of the European Union into the Middle East.
Many of the EU countries are members of NATO. Although they are consistent with the United States in many international affairs, it does not mean that these countries are the "obedient little brothers" of the United States. To be precise, the political axe of the United States is very afraid of these "obedient little brothers". A good man still needs three gangs. Once the needs of the younger brothers are not met, they will have different ideas in their hearts. Once the younger brothers make a fuss, as the 'big boss', the American political axe will not be better.
One of the U.S. political axes' treatment of EU countries is to implement a split-pull attitude. To attract is to attract several major countries. The United States tries its best to meet the interests and needs of these countries. For some countries with similar strength and insufficient potential, the U.S. political axe will also take care of them at the appropriate time. But for those countries with potential, the U.S. political axe must be extremely defensive. Even if the United States has to meet some interests and needs of such potential countries due to certain factors, the U.S. political axe will quietly exert influence in other aspects, making these potential countries lose something else. Between gains and losses, at least it is necessary to ensure that such countries can't get much higher than what they have lost, so that they pose a threat to the United States.
An Iraq war, coupled with the war on terror in Afghanistan, completely infiltrated the tentacles of the United States into the Middle East and Central Asia. The U.S. political axe's global strategy over the years has almost devoted its energy to this. Even so, the control of the U.S. political axe in the Middle East is still very weak, but it is almost enough for the United States to "mark" the United States. Once there is a loophole in the Middle East, other international forces will definitely flock to it. Rice is almost sure that once Israel introduces EU forces into the Middle East, Russia, which had been ambushed in the Middle East, and China, which is making every effort to dig corners of the Middle East, will come one after another.
The Middle East region, which was originally dominated by the United States and the Islamic Arab International, has become an international battlefield.
(to be continued)