Chapter 1227 The Rebuilt Statue of Liberty

The result of the Iraq War also made Libya feel a little sad.

While Gaddafi bought a large number of advanced weapons and equipment from Panshan Group, he hired tens of thousands of mercenaries.

In addition, Gaddafi took the initiative to ease relations with Europe. The euro accounted for 30% of Libya's oil and natural gas settlements.

As for the US dollar, the proportion of Libya's settlements in US dollars has been very low in the past decade, and now it is less than 5%.

The rich oil and natural gas have allowed Libya to recover from the Libyan War.

In addition to a Russian Mediterranean fleet, Libya also has a seaport that serves as a logistics support base for the Chinese Navy.

Gaddafi has never thought of easing relations with the United States. The hatred between the two sides is too great.

In recent years, Gaddafi has been strengthening Libya's national defense construction, and then sponsored the Afghan guerrillas and Saddam.

No one can say whether the Americans will launch another war in Libya.

After all, the current American strategy makes people dare not gamble.

Now hundreds of thousands of joint forces are in Iraq.

If the Americans start a war in Libya, it will be much easier than fighting Iraq.

Because Libya has too small a population and is close to Europe, it is much easier to supply.

Liu Tao is actually also on guard against the Americans continuing to make trouble.

Because some pirates and rebel forces in the South Sea have increased since this year.

The exiled government in Australia has never given up the desire to return to its homeland, and so many islands can be captured by pirates and rebel forces if they are not careful.

This is a game of consumption, a competition to see who can't be consumed in the end.

Not only in the South Sea, but also in South Asia, the Americans are trying to win over Pakistan. Once Pakistan's position is shaken and its butt is crooked, the entire South Asian situation will immediately change dramatically.

In addition to winning over Pakistan, the Americans are also winning over Bangladesh!

This kind of geopolitical game has never stopped, it's nothing more than a big or small move.

After the end of the Iraq War, the United States undoubtedly increased its investment in the South Sea and South Asia, wanting to change the situation in the South Sea and South Asia.

Here, Australia acts as the vanguard of the United States in the Pacific and has been making trouble recently.

The impact here is not small.

Papua New Guinea, Solomon Islands, and East Timor Island are very close to northern Australia. There are many islands there, and there are territorial disputes. The two sides will have a war of words every now and then, and the Coast Guard ships have been competing for law enforcement in that sea area more than once or twice.

The United States has also been increasing its investment in Guam, intending to turn Guam into an unsinkable aircraft carrier.

The United States has too many military bases in the Pacific, which give Americans a great advantage.

And the US military budget is close to 800 billion US dollars, and the impact here is very large.

Now all the countries in Southeast Asia have to adjust their military spending to 2.5% of GDP and strengthen military construction to cope with possible wars.

This is even more true in South Asia. In recent years, no country has had a military spending of less than 5% of GDP, and a ratio of 10% is normal. After all, it is necessary to be prepared for war at any time.

India's military spending has been more than 10% of GDP for many years, and sometimes even 20%.

Liberty Island, New York, the United States.

Today, a large number of mainstream media from around the world gathered here on Liberty Island.

Fox and CNN jointly broadcast live around the world.

The new "Statue of Liberty" rebuilt by the United States at great expense has finally been completed and a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held.

Since the "Statue of Liberty" was bombed on September 11, 2001, the US government has announced that it will rebuild the Statue of Liberty. After all, the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of American democracy and freedom.

To be honest, the best thing is that the French will carve the Statue of Liberty again and give it to the United States.

The "Statue of Liberty" back then was given by France to the Americans as a symbol of the revolutionary friendship between the two countries.

Unfortunately, the French rejected the American request mercilessly.

First, the two sides are now full of contradictions, and second, the French economy is also weak. How can there be spare money to build the Statue of Liberty for the Americans?

The Americans spent 20 billion US dollars and more than two years to finally complete it.

For the huge cost of the Statue of Liberty, no American would say that the cost is too high. If someone says so, they will definitely be sprayed to death by the people around them.

You know, the Statue of Liberty is a symbol of the United States.

In order to commemorate the death of the Statue of Liberty, the United States has specially built a Statue of Liberty Museum at a cost of 15 billion US dollars to commemorate the birth process and damage of the Statue of Liberty.

George Walton personally attended the ribbon-cutting ceremony and delivered a speech at the ceremony. He recalled his first visit to the Statue of Liberty and claimed that the Statue of Liberty has always guided the United States forward and kept the United States on the right path of freedom and democracy.

George Walton recalled the disaster on September 11, 2001. He said that he was shocked. Cheney suggested that he should not return to the White House, but he still chose to return to the White House without hesitation to face the disaster with the American people and would never compromise with terrorism. He always fulfilled his duties, protected the safety of the American people, and fought for the national interests of the United States.

He said that today is a good day for the United States because the Statue of Liberty stands on Liberty Island again.

On September 11, 2001, a large number of buildings were destroyed. Afterwards, the United States allocated funds to rebuild these buildings and build a memorial center.

For example, the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, etc., all need to be rebuilt.

The completion of the Statue of Liberty this time also caused George Walton's polls to rise sharply, with a poll approval rate of 70%.

Before this, George Walton had this poll approval rate, which was the public's support for him after George Walton gave a televised speech on September 11, 2001.

The last time George Walton announced that the United States had won the Iraq War, the poll approval rate was not so high.

But some people were very dissatisfied. After all, after George Walton took the throne, the biggest benefits were the military-industrial complex and energy, and the interests of many people were not protected but damaged.

And don’t be fooled by the reports that the US economy is thriving. In fact, economic development is not as good as expected, and the inflation rate is much higher than in 2001.

The prices of oil and natural gas are still fluctuating at high levels and have not recovered to the level before 2001.

In terms of social security, although it is ranked first in the world in the field of social security by some organizations and media and is the safest country in the world, in fact, shootings still occur from time to time, and even vicious explosions continue to occur.

Now Americans often carry a pistol when they go out, and some even wear bulletproof vests and carry rifles when they go out.

Every household is equipped with firearms, even the poor in the slums are equipped with simple pistols. (End of this chapter)