American Scandal King

Chapter 272 The Fall of Baghdad

Saddam did not agree to Ian's suggestion immediately.

As Ian himself admitted, it was too dangerous to let him go to meet the US military.

Even though Ian said, "You can change positions after I leave," you will eventually reveal the direction, right?
I still have to send someone to contact you, right?
The risk was too great for Saddam to bear.

Ian was in no hurry either.

So in the following days, they continued to flee.

Two days later, they received the news.

Baghdad has fallen!

The Republican Guard left behind by Saddam only resisted for half a day before being completely defeated by the US military.

That day was September 4th.

Compared with the last 19 days, this time the US military took Baghdad in just 12 days!

This was due to the fact that the US military was better prepared and Ian Carr advised Saddam to flee early.

When the news came, Saddam was completely stunned.

He locked himself in the room and saw no one.

Then they started smashing things around, venting their inner fear and anger.

It's a pity it's useless.

All his ugly behaviors were secretly photographed by Ian Carr.

The fall of Baghdad, in a sense, marked a phased victory in the Iraq War.

Iraq is temporarily taken over by the US military.

Lieutenant General Jay Garner served as head of Iraq's post-war transitional government, and Paul Bremer served as the highest-ranking U.S. civilian administrator in Iraq.

At the same time, preparations were made to establish an interim management committee and prepare to establish a new regime composed mainly of Shiites and Kurds.

Ian Carr was not familiar with Jay Garner, but he had met Paul Bremmer at a dinner party.

Because before the Iraq War, this person was the chairman and CEO of Marsh Crisis Consulting in the United States. In the United States, it is a tradition for businessmen to become politicians and politicians to become businessmen!
Unfortunately, in the old time, Ian didn't remember who the supreme leader of Iraq was at that time, and he didn't have time to establish a relationship with him. Now it's too late to know.

but it does not matter.

I, Ian Carr, am the best at making friends.

The only problem now was how to convince Saddam to let him meet the Americans.

However, the problem is that Ian has been using hypnosis constantly during this period, which has put too much pressure on his left eye. Even though he had previously arranged for Carl Media to broadcast more economic news and gossip, the consumption is still greater than the recovery.

This caused Ian's left eye vision to continue to deteriorate. If this continued, he would go blind and be demoted.

Once you are downgraded, all previous experience points will be reset to zero, which is a huge loss.

Saddam was very cautious about this issue, and Ian didn't dare to hypnotize him unless he said he was 90% moved.

………………

The team is on the road again.

During this period, they were in constant exile.

In order to avoid being tracked by the US military, Saddam kept sending people to create fake targets. This could certainly distract the US military's vision, but it also led to fewer and fewer people around him, and money was spent like water.

The latter was particularly heartbreaking for Ian.

That's all my money!

Today the convoy arrived at a village. Everyone approached local residents and, after paying some money, got some places to stay.

After getting off the car, Ian took the translator and Van Nistel to Saddam's residence.

Although Saddam is in a difficult situation now, under continuous hypnosis, Saddam has firmly believed that Ian Carr is his best friend and his greatest hope for the future.

When he entered the house, Ian saw Saddam talking to his two sons, Uday and Qusay.

"You must go to Wuhe Town immediately. Kassim has three thousand men there. You must go there to take over control of the team..." Saddam said to his two sons, pointing to the map.

This left Ian speechless.

Even though Uday made such a big mistake, you still gave him a chance?
This is Saddam, this is a tyrant.

For them, what matters is never ability, but trust.

During his escape, Saddam had lost many people around him and had no one available, so even Uday was pulled out to be used again.

ridiculous!

Seeing Ian come in, Uday glared at him fiercely. The incident a few days ago made Uday somewhat confused.

How could I suddenly be like that?
Illusion is not like hypnosis. Although it is a strong control, it will leave a slight impression and make you notice something is wrong.

Fortunately, Uday is essentially a fool and does not realize the real problem. He just thinks he is mentally ill, but his hatred for Ian remains unchanged.

But besides this hatred, there is also an inexplicable fear.

Ian did not participate in their military exchanges, but just stood aside silently. Van Nistelrooy was recording with a camera. He came in to avoid making any big moves so as not to irritate Saddam's sensitive nerves.

But Saddam himself noticed it.

He looked back at Ian. "This content will not help us win the war."

Ian replied: "But it will further prove your courage, confidence and command after your victory."

An old-fashioned refrain, but effective.

Tyrants love boastful praise.

Saddam sighed, asked his two sons to go out first, and then asked Ian to sit down.

Pouring a glass of date wine for Ian, he said, "My people told me that the US military is attacking everywhere and looking for me. They don't know my location. You didn't betray me."

Ian smiled. "You've only just confirmed this now?"

Saddam smiled bitterly and said, "I have always trusted you, but I have to make my people trust you too."

Don't worry, thanks to my efforts, your people now trust me more than you do. After all, they are not so worried about gains and losses.

Saddam looked at Ian seriously and asked, "How are you going to negotiate with the US military?"

Hearing this, Ian smiled.

He said softly, "It's nothing more than two things. One is inducement, the other is coercion."

"Can you intimidate the military?"

Ian answered confidently: "I'm a reporter. I can always find a lot of good dirty tricks! I can't decide their life or death, but I can decide their status!"

This lie has reasonable logic, but it is basically impossible to put it into practice. So no matter how beautiful it sounds, it is impossible to believe it.

So…eye pain!

Fortunately, Ian wore sunglasses to hold back his tears.

Saddam sighed.

After a while, he said, "Baghdad has fallen. My people are suffering from the oppression of the Americans. They need my salvation."

You are overthinking it. At this stage, most Iraqi people are cheering for your downfall.

They later opposed the US military simply because the US military was not a good thing either and had also brought them great suffering.

Saddam said, "I need you to find evidence that the US military is killing innocent people and harming civilians in Iraq, and then release it. This will put political pressure on the Americans. Then I can gather my troops again."

That's it?

Ian nodded slightly: "No problem. After this is done, I will need the development rights to the oil fields in northern Iraq."

Conditions must be put forward, and the appetite must be big, otherwise even with hypnosis, Saddam will still doubt him.

Saddam laughed and hugged Ian: "Of course!"

At this moment, gunshots suddenly came from outside.

The gunshots alarmed everyone. Ian and Saddam went out at the same time, and several guards protected Saddam.

However, they did not see the US troops coming. Instead, they saw Uday sitting in a wheelchair and a villager lying in a pool of blood.

"What happened?" Saddam roared.

An officer hurried over and whispered a few words to Saddam.

Clark translated for Ian: "A villager was rude to Uday, so he killed that villager."

"Bastard!" Saddam was completely furious.

He rushed over and punched his son in the face: "Can't you just give me some peace of mind?"

The villagers in the distance looked at this scene in fear, their eyes filled with anger.

Ian sighed softly.

My father spent money to buy people's hearts, but my son destroyed everyone's hope with one shot.

He looked back at Van Nistelrooy, who made an OK gesture to him.

(End of this chapter)