Chapter 1337 Extremely Embarrassing Person 3

This time the United States is taking a three-pronged approach; not only the head of the Paris Air Show delegation and the President of the United States have to come forward; the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia certainly cannot stay out of the matter. Although Prince Sultan is the third most powerful person in Saudi Arabia, there is also the king and crown prince above him; I wonder if they can use the two to suppress each other. The Saudi ambassador to the United States has a lot of power and is usually very arrogant. Regardless of whether the king was resting or not, he came directly to the Saudi Palace.

Of course the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia knows what the US ambassador is doing here. After seeing the video, he was furious. However, Prince Sultan reported to him the results achieved in Paris, and Bao Zixuan was planning to come over to build a factory. Coupled with the excellent performance of Soviet weapons and equipment, he was overjoyed. At the same time, he also felt confident!

King Fahd was still very polite and wanted to see how the ambassador wanted to perform. He knows better than anyone what Americans are like. Let Saudi Arabia increase oil production, which in turn will cause the country's oil prices to not rise. Then the Soviet Union, as a traditional oil exporter, would not have an easy time. Saudi Arabia can still make some profits because of its low mining costs. However, the Soviet Union's oil resources are basically in Siberia, where the climate is extremely cold and the cost of extraction itself is very high.

There were not many products and projects that the Soviet Union could earn foreign exchange from, and oil could be said to be the most important one. If Soviet oil exports were restricted, they would not be able to earn foreign exchange; they would even suffer losses. Then it would be a disaster for the entire country.

What's even more outrageous is that Saudi Arabia uses the dollars earned from selling oil to buy U.S. Treasury bonds. Some time ago, due to national construction, there was no extra funds to purchase; the United States actually expressed strong dissatisfaction. There is no other way but to spend 1 billion US dollars to deal with it.

You must know that infrastructure construction in Saudi Arabia is currently very expensive. Although huge profits can be made from selling oil every day, the expenses are really not small. Now that the Americans don't sell their weapons and equipment, Saudi Arabia went to the Soviet Union to buy them; instead, they came to question them. It seems that the Americans are really shameless to the extreme.

After seeing Fahd, the U.S. ambassador said very seriously: "Your Majesty the King, it is wrong to bother you so late. But what exactly does Prince Sultan mean? I hope the Saudi side can give the United States an explanation."

As a king, I am already polite enough to you. However, the tone of the US ambassador made the Saudi royal family very uncomfortable. This is not about coming here to discuss matters. It is simply questioning Saudi Arabia. In other words, it is also a sovereign head of state; even if the United States is growing in strength, it must also pay attention to its proportion and influence.

King Fahd has a good temper, but even a person with a good temper cannot bear this kind of anger. After all, it is not about him alone, but about the Saudi royal family and even the entire country. So he said directly: "Mr. Ambassador, I hope you should pay attention to your words. Are you questioning me?"

The atmosphere immediately became tense, and the American ambassador knew he shouldn't ask such questions. But I have been used to being arrogant before, and I really can't change it for a while. But when you say that the other party is also the King of Saudi Arabia, you still have to give him some face.

U.S. Ambassador: "I have no intention of questioning His Majesty, I just want to know why Saudi Arabia suddenly purchased so many weapons and equipment from the Soviet Union."

This sentence is more like questioning, after all, Saudi Arabia spends its own money; where to buy weapons and equipment, and what does it have to do with the United States.

King Fahd said very formally: "For a country, national defense security is the most important factor. We cannot rely on national security and people's property to other countries. Therefore, for national defense needs, Saudi Arabia purchases weapons and equipment from any country. , there is no problem. Moreover, Saudi Arabia earns profits from exporting oil, so it seems to have nothing to do with your country!"

"Have you, Mr. Ambassador, figured out what's going on? He came up to question the Saudi royal family. It's better to first ask several companies in your country how they treat Arabs. Then come over and talk to me, or I'll show you a paragraph Video.”

After saying that, he didn’t give the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia any chance and started playing directly.

Hearing the American company and mentioning the video, the American ambassador seemed to feel something. Fortunately, he was not kept waiting, and a clear picture came quickly. Seeing that McDonnell Douglas needed to ask for instructions; Raytheon actually satirized and made fun of the top leaders of the two countries in the Arab world; General Dynamics even used its actions to mock the Arabs.

They obviously went to the American company to negotiate the purchase of weapons and equipment first, and the American ambassador could feel the Iraqi side's sincerity from the video. It turns out that oil and minerals can be exchanged for anti-aircraft missiles. This is definitely a profitable deal for Raytheon Company. But even so, that bastard from Raytheon Company still played tricks on others.

The second son of Iraq will basically become the president of the country. It would be strange to see American companies in a good mood in the future.

The U.S. ambassador was very embarrassed at this time. Today was really embarrassing. He doesn't have Reagan's acting skills or facial expressions changing as quickly. And now we are facing the King of Saudi Arabia, so the pressure can be imagined; we must sincerely apologize to the other party.

U.S. Ambassador: "I am very sorry, His Majesty the King. I can assure you that this is definitely a personal behavior of an American company. The United States will definitely give an explanation to His Majesty and the Saudi royal family."

"Saudi Arabia is the most important strategic partner of the United States, and the White House will never impose any restrictions on Saudi Arabia's purchase of U.S. weapons."

King Fahd didn't bother to give him any nonsense and said directly: "Mr. Ambassador, next time if something happens, you should investigate it and come here. I am the King of Saudi Arabia, not your subordinate."

These words were a bit harsh, and even a stupid person would know that the king was definitely angry.

The U.S. ambassador quickly replied: "I'm sorry, His Majesty the King. I will definitely not make similar mistakes in the future. I will go back and report to the country right now, and I will definitely give the Saudi royal family a satisfactory result."

After the U.S. ambassador left, King Fahd said with a smile: "Sultan has achieved great results this time, but the Americans will come back to their senses sooner or later. We still need to speed up national defense construction. We do not have military production capabilities. It will be difficult for us to win in the international community in the future." Stand on it.”

"Bao Zixuan comes to build a factory. Saudi Arabia must show its utmost sincerity. Money can be made at any time, but high-end weapons factories are not that easy to build."

Everyone present knew what the king meant. I am also worried that the Americans will block it. After all, they can definitely do it.

The U.S. ambassador returned to the embassy and immediately called the White House.

In fact, Reagan regretted asking the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia to go find King Fahd. After all, the United States was in the wrong; instead, he went to question others. Given Saudi Arabia's special national conditions, no one would feel comfortable.

If a contradiction really arises, it will be very detrimental to the U.S. national strategy and its plan to deal with the Soviet Union. However, after answering the call, the embassy staff informed Reagan that the ambassador had already gone to the Saudi palace.

Although I felt that the situation was not good, it was too late to say anything now. I could only wait until someone came back. Although the US ambassador has a mobile phone, he certainly cannot use it at this time. The signal towers are all operated by Saudi Arabia and are easily monitored.

After the U.S. ambassador returned to his office, he quickly connected to the White House line.

The U.S. ambassador said to Reagan: "Your Excellency, Mr. President, can you tell me in advance what new policies the White House will have on the Middle East? I am the U.S. ambassador to Saudi Arabia; if you can't trust me, then you'd better find someone you can trust." come over."

Although it was a personal act of the company to speak to the Saudi King, one would instinctively think that it was the White House's sanctions against Arab countries.

From the tone of his voice, he knew he was being offended at the Saudi palace. I am the President of the United States, and when I ask a Saudi prince, the other party doesn't look good on me. What's more, if you take the initiative to question someone else's king and don't come back with a full answer, that's pretty good.

In fact, Reagan knew that it would be the same for him. Moreover, he has asked Wember to bring the videotape to the top executives of General Dynamics and Raytheon, believing that there will be an appropriate solution.

Reagan: "This is not a restriction from the White House. The guy from Raytheon is a Jew. I think you should understand what it means. I have ordered Secretary of Defense Weinberg to deal with this matter."

"Although billions of dollars in arms is not a big deal, this gap cannot be opened. It will definitely be too late to stop it now. The polar bear will fight you desperately."

"You should be reassured over there, and the country will come up with a solution as soon as possible."

The president has already said this, and the US ambassador has nothing to say. At the same time, I really can’t understand Raytheon’s behavior of sending a Jew to Paris to participate in the air show.

But now we can only wait for domestic instructions, but fortunately what was just explained is pretty good.