King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer-Chapter 1627 - 1326: A New Crisis

A frenzy in oil futures, American stocks, and gold markets made Boss Qiao and their friends' pockets full!

But the financial market's bull and bear game is a zero-sum game; as much as Boss Qiao and those opportunistic speculators earn, it implies losses on the other side.

In America, national interests taking a backseat to personal interests is nothing new.

Losses that hurt many deeply have not only pushed the big mouth Don to a dangerous edge but also stirred impulses in those people's hearts.

For those who exploit America's system for profit, the best course of action when facing financial issues is to use the system to recoup losses.

An extremist group suddenly emerged from northern Syria. With help from foreign mercenaries, they began attacking the Kurdish Democratic Forces' territory and quickly seized several towns.

Soon after, the Kurdish Democratic Forces 'awaited' America's support. America reopened two military bases in northern Syria, one in Deir ez-Zur and one in Kara Chuk, delivering a large shipment of light and heavy weapons...

Then the Aqsa Air Force Base in Iraq was taken over and reactivated by the United State Army, deploying fighter jets and drones there.

No beating around the bush, it's just demanding protection money from the Kurdish!

It's worth noting that the Iraqi Government, due to involvement in Soleimani's death, was forced to lean towards Iran and even directly announced a manhunt for the big mouth Don.

However, when forces inside America's Senate and Pentagon started taking action, Iraq and the Kurdish had no strength to resist.

Because America holds the upper hand politically and in public opinion, Iraq and the Kurdish are oppressed on both ends and cannot bear the consequences of being blockaded.

The extortion of the Kurdish had little to do with Boss Qiao personally, but the strategic space in the safe zone has been compressed.

Those people even approached Monica in America, trying to collaborate in exploiting humanitarian corridors, squeezing the Iraqis, and offering very generous rewards...

These people this time are not after geopolitical interests; they are simply after money!

They used a few hundred American soldiers and some light and heavy weapons to deplete the Kurdish Democratic Forces' hard-earned assets.

If not for the safe zone in the middle, and the refinery under Boss Qiao's control...

These people would recklessly urge the Kurdish to go to war with the Syrian Government Forces, then process the oil at the Mosul refinery, not only securing greater profits but also strengthening the Kurdish faction within Iraq, pressuring the Iraqi Government, then mediating to coerce both sides into conceding benefits.

This is called the 'Broken Window Theory'!

The first application of this theory is when economic problems arise, one would smash some affluent relatives' windows.

Then, due to the demand for glass, a new profit chain emerges, potentially to fill or even conceal economic issues.

Then very quickly it was discovered this theory had issues; because wealthy relatives had to reduce spending to replace glass, upon totalling the accounts, it turned out the overall economy wasn't truly better, just some individuals experienced sudden wealth, the dividends of which created a slight illusion for the big family.

Then a new theory arose — instead of breaking my own family's windows, I would go break others' windows, then fill their demand for glass myself.

America, post-World War II, used this theory to take and give globally...

When short on money, I would go break your windows...

This mindset has deeply permeated America's elite class, because really, no one can resist them.

Boss Qiao and associates swept through the oil futures, American stocks, and gold markets, causing enormous losses to these elites.

Some individuals, due to significant losses, chose to go and smash windows in the Kurdish territories and Iraq.

No concerns for decorum or credibility!

The big mouth Don, as the initiator of the America-Iran issue, the cause of all misfortune, was too busy to fend for himself, completely incapable of stopping these people.

At this point, it's unclear whether the driving forces behind these events are the Democratic or Republican Party; it's a 'Ansa Losers Alliance' desperate for funds while holding power.

These guys with robbery genes in their veins redeployed large numbers of the American army into northern Syria and northern Iraq, completely disregarding those isolated troops' lives.

They only want money!

And what's particularly amusing is, their profit path is relatively complex, and some key links are controlled by transnational corporations and banks, so the money falling into their personal hands isn't very much.

However, the temporary alliance linked by this path is indeed very powerful!

And this union of power and capital will devour passing interests like a ravenous snake, naturally going to squeeze the humanitarian corridor with huge liquid cash in hand, and the thriving safe zone!

This isn't the end yet...

When issues arose in the Middle East, anomalies also appeared in Tubruq, Liberia.

Someone attempted contact with Boss Qiao's cheap brother-in-law Hasan, wanting to exploit external forces to intervene in P.B.'s rule in Tubruq, and accompanying him was surprisingly a consultant under National Army Haftar...