In Tokyo, even the most fierce dragon is afraid of the hatchet

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"He wants our help to return home, but I think it's better to wait until things are finalized."

"Then let us drink to the coming peace!"

There was a rare excitement and excitement on Kissinger's face.

John D. Rockefeller was also very excited. He raised his glass and clinked it with his own: "What a promising future! Cheers."

"It's not enough to just do this. If we just control the Gulf region, those stubborn guys in Russia will still have a chance to recover."

"Such an opportunity must be ended..."

"..."

The day.

The U.S. Congress has once again begun discussing sending troops to the Gulf.

The war hawks slammed the table and shouted, "Don't you know the strategic significance of the Gulf? If Iraq controls the Gulf, it will bring huge losses to the United States, and may allow the Soviets and the Soviets to get a big advantage for nothing. Anyone with a little bit of common sense will know what decision to make now."

"But military spending during the Cold War has already caused a serious fiscal deficit of at least $70 billion, a figure that the Treasury Department is really powerless to change."

"..."

The war faction and the money-seeking faction started to curse each other.

I don’t know who got angry first, but he grabbed the folder on the table and threw it at me.

This is fucking excessive.

In front of so many people, you throw things at my face. Don’t I have any dignity?

Paji.

A stinky shoe suddenly flew up.

So...the solemn and serious Congress became a mess, with alpacas, smelly socks and all kinds of dirty words everywhere.

Some people just couldn't stand it anymore.

We are all prominent people. After all, we are the parliament. Can't we give them some face?

“Why don’t you consult with other countries?”

"For example, Germany, Britain, France, Japan and Saudi Arabia."

"The strategy of the Gulf region is more important to them than to us."

“So why not ask them to shoulder the military expenses?”

"..."

It seems reasonable!

The group of congressmen who were cursing stopped.

that's it.

The decision to send troops to the Gulf was passed, but at the same time, a phone call was made to several European countries as well as Japan and South Korea.

The Cabinet Secretary transferred the call to Noboru Takeshita.

In terms of supporting US military operations, Japan has chosen to support it at the United Nations conference.

However, when he heard that Japan had to pay, Takeshita Noboru had no choice but to contact the Speaker.

Congress convenes.

"From the perspective of interests, the Gulf region is more strategic to the United States. Why should we, Japan, pay for it? Moreover, by playing the role of world police, the United States can gain more reputation and control the oil industry in the Gulf region. It doesn't make sense to let Japan pay for it."

"Harano-kun is against it because Sumitomo controls a large amount of oil resources! But have you considered that the oil strategy in the Gulf region is more important to the Yamato nation? If oil prices remain high for a long time, the resulting inflation will increase the people's burden again, which will make the current population situation even uglier!"

"Asshole? Don't spit blood at me! I just think that every Japanese yen is taxpayers' hard-earned money. Is it worthy of the hard work of the people to just use it to fight the United States?"

"Really? Isn't it because of the fear of a sharp drop in oil prices that Sumitomo is facing a dangerous situation?"

"Baga! Please don't judge a gentleman by your own mean standards."

"Hey, hey, hey! If you don't have something to hide, why are you so angry, Yuanye-kun?"

Snapped!

A leather shoe hit him.

He Yuan dodged.

He took off his socks and threw them at Yuanye's face.

Good guy!

A sour taste.

The other councillors covered their noses in disgust, unable to stand Heyuan's athlete's foot.

You scold me!

I'm scolding you!

A good parliament has turned into a battlefield of cursing.

Takeshita no Tomo sighed secretly.

You really don't treat the Prime Minister as a bureaucrat!

There has probably never been a more miserable prime minister in Japanese history than me!

But what can be done?

One represents Sumitomo and the other represents Mitsubishi.

I can't afford to offend either of them!

Soon, the councillors from Sanhe and Mitsui also left.

Everyone had their own opinions and the argument was fierce. However, Fuji and Dai-ichi Kangyo's core is in the financial industry, and the supporting lawmakers were happy to watch the fun.

"Ten billion dollars is indeed too much!"

"So, what do you think of $9.9 billion?"

"He was able to save taxpayers $100 million! The Speaker is truly a trustworthy and honest person."

"If it's $9.9 billion, that's acceptable."

"..."

The Middle East is a major oil producing region, with the five major countries of Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Iraq, Iran and the United Arab Emirates all located in the Gulf region.

The importance of the geographical location here is self-evident.

So seriously speaking, what the United States said is correct. If we really want to talk about the benefits, the stability of the Gulf region is more important to Western Europe and Japan, which are short of resources.

Because the United States itself has large oil reserves, and huge shale oil reserves had been discovered in 1958.

This is not the case in Western Europe and Japan.

A considerable portion of imported oil comes from the Gulf region.

For example, Japan imports 548 million barrels of oil per day, of which 354 million barrels are imported from the Gulf region, accounting for about 64.6%.

Therefore, the US request for military funds to pacify the Gulf region could not be refused at all.

Soon the final results were tallied.

Thirty-four countries, those who contributed money contributed money, and those who contributed manpower contributed manpower.

其中，科威特援助的最多，现金159.74亿美元和价值3200万美元的运输工具；沙特提供援助现金132.65亿美元以及价值35.75亿美元的实物；阿联酋援助38.75亿美元和价值2亿美元的实物。

Japan provided $99.61 billion in cash and various equipment worth $7.8 million.

Germany provided $57.6 billion in cash and $8 million worth of supplies; South Korea provided $3.29 million in cash and $5700 million worth of supplies...

......

The news was eventually announced.

When he heard that Sumitomo had a huge argument in Congress over $100 million, Nao Nagano laughed like a pig.

After all the hassles, 99.61 billion US dollars became 7.8 US dollars, plus million US dollars in supplies. I don't know whether the face was saved or lost even more miserably.

The next few days.

Nao Nagano's attention is focused on crude oil and the international situation.

Multinational forces quickly assembled in overseas areas and directly announced plans for the military operations - Operation Desert Shield, Operation Desert Storm and Operation Naval Interdiction.

However, according to UN Agreement 668, the multinational force did not launch direct military action against Iraq, but instead issued a final ultimatum, hoping that Iraq would withdraw from Kuwait.

Such a request, as Nao Nagano knew, resulted in the same result: Iraq did not withdraw its troops.

The news spread internationally.

Many guys who had nothing to do after eating gathered together and started chatting.

Nagano Nao was also full.

Nothing to do.

This guy rushed to Sakurako Ikeda's house.

Autumn is in full bloom.

But the small courtyard dotted with vegetation is still full of green leaves.

Pavilions and flower terraces surrounded by lush greenery.

Sakurako Ikeda is reading a book barefoot with a book in her hands.

Coming over stealthily.

Prepare for a sneak attack.