The oil and gas resources of the Middle East are the key to the prosperity of this region, and it is also the region where countries around the world are looking at it. In this era where resources determine development, the Middle East has always been the spotlight on the international stage and a region of tension where disputes and frictions are constant.
Iraq also plays a very important position in it, and has a high reputation in the world for its fierce "national style". But among them is a relatively small country - Kuwait, which is not well known, but it is one of the few extremely rich countries in the world.
Moreover, this country, like a pearl embedded in this bay, has overseas assets of more than 100 billion US dollars, which has a profound impact on the capitalist market in the West.
So when they have irreconcilable differences, the United States, which is far away in the vast ocean, needs to extend its intervention hands, but this also gives the whole world a new inspiration.
Forty-two days of war
In the nineties of the last century, relations between Iraq and Kuwait became precarious because of irreconcilable differences in resource negotiations.
Prior to this, Iraq had to use war loans by virtue of its own "tough" national style and war with another "Iranian brother", Iran, and in some Arab countries still had debts to repay.
At that time, the turbulence of the international situation and the irreconcilable differences in the region over resources made relations between the two countries already crumbling.
In the early hours of the 1990 heat, Iraq's surprise attack on Kuwait disturbed the dreams of thousands of people. After nearly eighteen hours of fierce fighting, Iraq had already occupied the capital of Kuwait in the evening, and follow-up support troops were still coming, and it was quite ready to annex it completely.
Iraq's president has even arrived in this "country" known as a "brand new province" of Iraq to declare the fact that it has been annexed.
The international community, from countries to organizations, is speaking out about this matter, and the United States still decided to send troops to the Gulf. Nearly half a month later, after the establishment of a coordinated operational command structure, and the overall command was determined, the troops of each country still accepted the instructions of their leaders, and this assembled joint force waited for further instructions and prepared for further changes.
In early January of the following year, the United States and Iran held their last meeting before the countries set a date for their withdrawal, but there was still no consensus, and finally on the morning of January 16, as the shells of the multinational force led by the United States team fell on the Gulf, the war finally began.
This seemingly long battle, in fact, the actual combat lasted only 42 days, with the landing of one missile after another, the destruction of communication systems, the frequent defeat of missiles launched, the shooting down of anti-missile systems, and the defeat of Iraq one by one.
Having been defeated by the coalition forces, they had to accept the withdrawal regulations and leave the country that had been plotting against them for a long time.
In just 42 days, it was returned to the sovereignty that a country should have, but it also taught a "lesson" to all countries around the world.
The revelation given by war
Many arms dealers have made windfall fortunes by relying on gunfire and artillery fire, but many ordinary people have been displaced by the war and bombing, and it is difficult to make a living. A war can be said to have truly achieved "labor and loss of money".
State spending in a war, from bulky war machines, launched missiles, mobilized equipment; The supplies and medical support for the soldiers who bravely fought and killed the enemy on the battlefield will be an astronomical sum that is incalculable.
The war, which lasted only forty-two days, even if one of the sides was defeated step by step, hardly expended the combined forces on resistance, and successfully completed the task with a very rapid momentum.
But the money spent in this war, according to incomplete statistics, has exceeded 200 million US dollars. This is the wealth created by many people over many years, and it was destroyed in the smoke of gunfire in just forty-two days.
So this "short" forty-two days of war in Iraq alone, which cost 200 million US dollars and killed more than 20,000 people, is also sounding the alarm for everyone in the world who witnessed this war.
If you want to consume the least and get the smoothest result in a war, the key to victory must not be the number of participants, nor the proportion of money and capital invested, but the scientific and technological power that is truly balanced on the battlefield.
In modern warfare, with the blessing of science and technology, it can quietly enter the enemy's system, cut off the enemy's communications, see the enemy's deployment, and even intercept the enemy's missiles.
It can also be seen from this war that backward weapons and equipment will be suppressed by the power of science and technology, so almost all the missiles launched by Iraq either deviated from the direction or were intercepted by the US anti-missile system, almost causing any actual damage.
Under the leadership of the US military, the joint forces from the navy to the air force, GPS precision guidance, stealth fighters, informationized combat forces and other core weapons of modern warfare, let us see the power of science and technology.
At that time, China's air force and navy development momentum was not strong, especially in the construction of the navy, many large ships used the larger and bulkier models "inherited" by the Soviet Union, and Japan once ridiculed our submarines after launching, they could hear them at the docks.
This vivid performance, staged in front of the whole world, made everyone realize the importance of weapons need to be progressed and science and technology need to be developed.
Therefore, in the following time, China has put the development of science and technology in the top priority, and formulated a series of plans and measures to promote the development of science and technology.
Today, China's military power has long played a pivotal role in the international arena, and the development of the "J-J" series of the Air Force to the ships with huge displacement are witnessing the vigorous development of this field.
The international situation has never remained static, from the undercurrent, we continue to equip ourselves, from the changes in the international situation, we promote the progress of science and technology.
Epilogue:
War is despicable, and the common people work hard and lose money, and cannot live in peace; Soldiers on the front line protect the interests of the country with their blood and lives. The phrase "labor and loss of money" is vividly displayed in this huge turmoil, but it also serves as a wake-up call for every country watching from the sidelines.
In this inextricably linked international arena, every country needs to be prepared for turbulence. The progress of science and technology is the most powerful guarantee of a country's national strength, and it is also the most powerful weapon for a country to protect its people.