Chapter 760 Expansion
Those who often go to sea will understand that the scenery you see when sailing in the sea is indeed very spectacular.
But if you face this kind of scenery every day, you will soon get bored.
However, for Barron and his party, this is not the feeling. After all, in the middle of this voyage, they will also dock at the port to visit different customs and customs.
And even at sea, whether it is the Devonshire Poseidon or the Caesar, it has complete facilities. If you don't look at the environment outside, your daily life is the same as at home. , not much different.
Especially the children brought by Barron. The older ones are already four or five years old. They are at the time when they are active. Under the care of the maid, they can have fun playing even on the slide on the yacht for a whole day. .
Not to mention there are so many interesting things to do like fishing, riding a motorboat and even a helicopter.
His children may have been a little stranger when they first lived together, but now they all play together and have a very good relationship with each other.
Just like now, children such as George, Ethel, and Emily are surrounding Barron. Several pairs of big eyes are looking expectantly at the fishing rod in his hand and the fishing rod extending from above. Fishing line to the surface.
"Yes, have you seen it? Babies, it is very strong and is trying to break free..."
Hearing their father's words, the children could see that the splashing water on the sea was caused by the struggle of the big fish on the hook...
And the fishing rods were pulled and slightly bent...
"Dad, pull it up, I'll help you!"
As George spoke, he was about to come over to help...
"Don't worry, this fish is too big. , we need to slowly consume its strength first..."
The children were very excited to see such a big fish hooked and kept discussing on the sidelines.
Finally, after a period of time, Barron began to reel in the line, and finally pulled a big fish more than one meter long out of the water...
“We were lucky, this was a Spanish fish Bluefin tuna, after processing, we can have it as dinner!”
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On July 25, the Protector Military Service Company, headquartered in Munger, a city in the north of Colo More than 1,500 military personnel have been sent to Iraq again. This is the fifth time this year that Protector Military Services has added military personnel to Iraq.
At this time, the total number of employees of Protector Military Services Company has exceeded 15,000, and all the personnel they have sent to Iraq have exceeded 8,000, of which more than 7,200 are military personnel!
The main reason for this is that with the U.S. troop withdrawal plan in Iraq, they need more military contractors to fill their presence in Iraq, such as Protector Military Services, who are currently in Iraq undertakes many businesses including security and military training.
In the early years of the Iraq War, more than 130,000 troops were stationed in Iraq.
Since 2007, in response to the deteriorating security situation in Iraq, the US military has continuously increased its troops to Iraq. In October of that year, the number of US troops stationed in Iraq reached a record high of 166,000. However, on November 17, 2008, before the authorization given by the United Nations to the U.S.-led multinational force to perform tasks in Iraq expired, the United States and Iraq reached a bilateral agreement on the issue of the future U.S. military presence in Iraq. According to the agreement, U.S. combat troops stationed in Iraq will be stationed in Iraq. All cities and towns in Iraq will be evacuated before June 30, 2009, and all will be evacuated from Iraq by the end of December 2011.
This agreement officially came into effect in early 2009.
Then, O Guanhai won the American election, and he also prepared to withdraw the US military from Yiluche in accordance with his previous commitment.
In February 2009, Ao Guanhai officially announced the U.S. plan to withdraw its troops from Iraq.
This withdrawal plan includes withdrawing most of the troops from Iraq before August 31, 2010, ending combat missions, leaving 35,000 to 50,000 troops responsible for supporting the military operations of the Iraqi government and its security forces. .
Then, withdraw all remaining troops by the end of 2011.
Of course, Barron knew that the first half of the plan went smoothly, but later the United States did not complete the complete withdrawal from Iraq - after all, there is still oil here that attracts them most, and due to subsequent changes in the situation in the Middle East, the United States Need to maintain a sense of presence here.
And the decision to withdraw from Iraq does not mean that Ao Guanhai and the others are very peace-loving. The main reason is that from the current point of view, Iraq is increasingly becoming a quagmire for them.
This can be seen from one piece of data - in the large-scale military operation against Iraq, only 138 US military personnel were killed; however, since then, the US military has been frequently attacked by anti-US armed forces in Iraq, with constant casualties. So far, the total number of deaths of US troops in Iraq has reached 4,415, and about 32,000 others have been injured in the battle.
And huge military spending has also placed a heavy burden on the U.S. economy, especially when the United States encountered the subprime mortgage crisis and has not yet recovered significantly.
As of the end of July 2010, the United States’ expenditure on the Iraq War had reached 742.3 billion U.S. dollars, exceeding the cost of the Vietnam War and the Korean War. Based on the approximately 2,700 days from the beginning of the war to the withdrawal of troops, the average daily cost was 2.75 billion US dollars.
This was one of the reasons why Ouguanhai was able to win at the time - due to high war costs, the original Bush administration had to maintain a high military budget by squeezing funding for health care, education, housing and other domestic projects .
The huge war expenditure has increased the financial burden of the United States. In addition, the U.S. government has launched a large-scale economic stimulus plan in response to the financial crisis and economic recession, as well as a significant decline in tax revenue and other factors. Before the fiscal year 2008-2009, In nine months, the U.S. federal fiscal deficit exceeded $1 trillion for the first time.
But after withdrawing from Iraq, there is still a lot of work that needs to be done, so Protector Military Services has received a large number of orders including training local troops and police, protecting the safety of American companies and employees, etc. As a result, since this year, they have continued to expand the number of personnel in Iraq.
According to the New York Times, multiple U.S. officials who did not want to be identified publicly said that more than 1,200 missions performed by the U.S. military have been scheduled to be transferred to non-military departments, the Iraqi government, or canceled.
The United States also plans to hire 6,000 to 7,000 security company personnel to provide protection for approximately 2,400 American personnel working in Iraqi diplomatic missions.
After Blackwater was driven out of the country due to various scandals and resistance from the Iraqi government, at least one-third of the underwriting orders fell into the hands of the Protector Military Company, which had a relatively good reputation.
Of course, because of the businesses they undertake and the cooperative relationship with the British and American coalition forces, the Protector Military Service Company continues to receive equipment supplies from them, either explicitly or covertly.
Even the Koro Legion, with the blessing of these equipment, looks a little beautiful...
(End of this chapter)