Chapter 929 Egyptian mediation
"The Soviet Union still hopes that Cuba and the United States will maintain restraint. The stability of Central America still requires local major powers to shoulder international responsibilities. This is not the time for personal emotional dominance. Maintaining peace requires local regional major powers to maintain calm judgments and not to miscalculate the situation." The Soviet Union's attitude seems to be fine on the surface.
But in fact, this is a very humiliating statement about the United States of America. The Soviet Union attributed the confrontation in Central America to the confrontation between Cuba and the United States. When did the United States and Cuba fall to the same level?
American public opinion suddenly exploded, and words such as arrogance and arrogance appeared in major media. The disgust towards the Soviet Union flooded the United States, and there were incidents of burning the Soviet flag in some important places. These photos were collected by the Soviet Union and used for domestic propaganda to the Soviet people. The two countries' hostility increased geometrically from the government to the people.
"Catch all occasions to humiliate the United States, trample on their self-esteem, trample on all American values, humiliate them, and let angry Americans support Reagan. We must fight against each other, and we must fight against each other like never before. This is what Reagan wants, and I want. The Cold War cannot continue endlessly, and someone must bow his head and admit defeat."
Selov crossed his fingers and fixed it on his chin, saying with a cold smile, "I want to give Reagan the opportunity to mobilize public opinion, defeat the strongest United States, and end this tug-of-war that has lasted for decades. It is the responsibility of our generation."
"The economy still needs to improve the potential of news and explore the potential, and the thinking cannot be relaxed. Doing these two aspects well can't do anything to us." The conference room fell into a brief sinking, and then all the members of the Central Presidium nodded at the same time.
The Soviet Union expressed its willingness to mediate the confrontation between the United States and Cuba, and at the same time defined the United States as a regional power, and continued to ferment across the United States. In addition to being angry, Americans remembered Reagan's definition of the Soviet Union, the evil empire. Many people who originally thought that Reagan was disliked were the first time to think that the president, who was a third-rate actor, was so far-sighted.
Under this uncovered humiliation, Reagan's approval rating hit a new high. Almost most Americans believe that the Soviet Union should teach a lesson. The Soviet Union now does not respect the United States enough. By the 1980s, most Americans had already believed that the Soviet Union was an equal superpower with them under the influence of mainstream media.
It is already very difficult for the Americans to admit that the enemy is equal to you. Now the biggest enemy is still humiliating his country. Whether in any country, this is enough to make people feel angry. You should know that this matter has spread all over the world. If there is no response, I don’t know what other countries will think of the United States.
"Actually, sometimes, I think the Soviet Union's general secretary is not easy to deal with, but often when I think so, the other party makes a poor judgment." Reagan smiled and accepted the Soviet Union's assist, and at the same time happily mocked the enemy.
Confrontation is exactly what Reagan's administration wants. The Soviet Union's humiliation is in line with the people's hearts, which is conducive to Reagan gathering supporters. In this case, regardless of whether the Soviet Union has a deep purpose or not, Reagan will choose to accept this generous gift.
A spokesperson for the US State Department immediately responded to the Soviet Union with a slight tone, accusing an anti-American country of being putting the Americas into chaos. The United States must not sit idly by and watch out for the worsening of the situation, maintaining the stability of the Americas and the balance between the world, the United States' responsibility, and the United States' military spending in the next year will continue to increase to complete the prepared Star Wars plan.
The next day, a comic appeared in the Pravdalis of the Soviet Communist Youth League. The main character in the comic was the current US President Reagan, and the addition of the towering dollar was the US dollar. The note said that Reagan was preparing to reach the moon on US Treasury bonds. The signature name made people more noteworthy, and was the General Secretary of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Serov.
"What's the matter? I've seen many battles. I've seen several American presidents. Nixon had collected my works back then. Reagan should feel lucky." A few days later, when someone asked about this, Schellov did not hide his talent at all. He drew a picture of what Reagan looked like after Alzheimer's disease. After humiliating the United States, he began to humiliate Reagan again.
The humiliation of connection has made the United States' anti-Soviet sentiment reach its extreme, and even caused criticism from Western European countries. Some worried views were thrown out, saying that the Soviet Union's actions had no intention of world peace. Now that the United States is so powerful, the Soviet Union is so tough. If the Soviet Union really controls the world, it will not be a good thing for all countries, etc.
Similar concerns put a lot of pressure on the Soviet Ministry of Foreign Affairs. What should I do? What if I don’t do? Are the elderly governing the country? It’s normal for me to not respond quickly. Comrade Gromiko is seventy-six years old. What’s the strange thing about being weak in energy and being unable to respond?
This arrogant attitude made the criticism spread rapidly. Western Europe, which had a lot of complaints about the Soviet Union, persuaded the Soviet Union to respect the United States, rather than intensifying the already uneasy peace situation like Reagan.
The difference between Reagan and the Western European leaders was that he was not just talking. Just a few days after the Soviet Union said that the United States was a regional power, a huge armed conflict broke out in Yemen, a democratic Yemen armed force was attacked, and nearly a hundred soldiers were ambushed. The battle lasted for several hours. When the support troops arrived, they only saw the bodies of the land. The attacking armed organization Zao was no longer known whereabouts.
"A small group of imperialist lackeys are controlling our compatriots and letting them fight with us!" Ali Nasser, General Secretary of Democratic Yemen, accused the armed forces of North Yemen of causing this conflict and claimed to retaliate. End this split situation at the right time and complete the unity of the country.
The conflict between North and South Yemen suddenly became fierce. For several consecutive days, North and South Yemen launched shelling on the other side on the border. The armies of the two countries were also continuously heading towards the border, and the situation on the Arabian Peninsula seemed to become tense suddenly.
This is very unfavorable to the Soviet Union. The democratic Yemen supported by the Soviet Union is more than three times the area of North Yemen supported by the United States. From the map, it seems that it should have an absolute advantage, but in fact, this is a deception, just like the land in Siberia is full of permafrost. The population and most of the arable land in the entire Yemen are in the hands of North Yemen.
Northern Yemen was in power, and Southern Yemen was originally Sunni, but the country was controlled by a group of atheists who followed the Soviet policy. Moreover, the atheism in Southern Yemen is deepening. This is because although the oil reserves in Southern Yemen are not large, the population is small and the people of the country can also get good guarantees, which makes the atheism begin to gain a foothold.
Most of Yemen's oil reserves are in South Yemen, and these oil fields should have been discovered after Yemen was unified. However, a major spy leader in the Soviet Union was there. After the pro-Soviet faction initially controlled Yemen, he began to use local resources to help pro-Soviet parties gain a foothold. At least for the moment, although the economy of South Yemen is not strong, it is still slightly stronger than that of North Yemen.
At this stage, conflicts are of course unfavorable for the Soviet Union. The population of Southern Yemen is originally small, and for the Arab region, such a population is still an important war factor, this is a huge disadvantage. When the full-scale war is at a disadvantage, the Soviet Union is unavoidable to provide support.
No one is willing to spend more money, and the Soviet Union is no exception. Especially in the face of Reagan, the conflict between North and South Yemen is definitely not a good thing for the Soviet Union. If you fight a war, you will invest too much, no matter it will damage the prestige of the Soviet Union.
"Why do you have to contact Egypt and ask Egypt to mediate the war between North and South Yemen? Why bother with the same tribe? If necessary, North and South Yemen will be unified!" Selov had to invite Egypt to come forward to prevent the conflict between North and South Yemen from continuing to expand.
North Yemen, controlled by Shiites, was not a mortal enemy to be killed for the Soviet Union. The Houthi armed forces that brought great trouble to Saudi Arabia in later generations were the Shiite armed forces in Northern Yemen. The conflict crisis between Yemen and Saudi Arabia in later generations was not just about oil, but no longer the result of Western forces' work. Western forces may also find it difficult to reconcile the differences. The struggle between the Sunnis supported by Saudi Arabia and the Shiites supported by Iran is now gradually planning to develop into a comprehensive tribal war. Therefore, based on this consideration, North Yemen is not unable to win over.
If the Soviet Union had not helped Egypt in the Middle East War, it was believed that Egypt had been successfully usurped by Saudi Arabia and could not lead the Arab world alone. When Selov helped Egypt, today was the time to gain. Today, Egypt is still the birthplace of Arab nationalism and the most powerful country in the Arab world.
The relationship between Egypt and Saudi Arabia is not good, and the two have different opinions. Egypt hopes to unify the Arab world. Saudi Arabia's theory of peace religion world conflicts with Egypt's claims. The conflict between the two is intermittent, and the relationship is sometimes good and sometimes bad.
"Moscow hopes that we will mediate the conflict between North and South Yemen? Actually, I want to do this too. Showing kindness to the Soviet Union is only one aspect, and this is a good opportunity to expand our influence." Mubarak received strong support from the Soviet Union during his reign. However, Mubarak's political achievements have not yet been made to convince everyone. The danger of launching a war against Israel again is too great. The conflict between North and South Yemen is such an opportunity.
Half a month after the conflict broke out in Yemen, Egyptian leader Mubarak publicly called for a ceasefire between the two sides. Egypt's appeal was immediately approved by Syria, Iraq and Iran, and in Cairo, the capital of Egypt, North and Yemen, North and South, made it together.
Chapter completed!