King Of War: Starting with Arms Dealer

Joe Ga didn't try to unify the local people's thoughts with various inflammatory speeches as he used to...

Instead, he chose to express his ideas with the most sincere attitude, 'earnestly asking' them to give him a chance!

This approach will be slower to show results, but over time, as Joe Ga's promises gradually come to fruition, once the locals change their minds, they will become loyal supporters.

Because trust, this thing, is nonexistent among politicians and warlords in Yemen!

And this happens to be the foundation for Joe Ga, it's just that these people do not understand or are unsure of it yet.

Joe Ga originally wanted to prolong the battle, naturally not stingy in fully displaying what he was going to do anyway in front of people.

After wrapping up his not-so-passionate speech, Joe Ga enthusiastically invited everyone to have a good meal at the public canteen on the dock during dinner.

After receiving a round of applause, Joe Ga smiled as he carried the child down from the podium, coming forward to the group of media reporters.

Seeing several reporters excitedly raising their recorders wanting to ask questions, Joe Ga waved his hand and said, "There will be plenty of opportunities to interview me...

The fighting on the outskirts of Mukalla is over, and the follow-up will be a long and hard security battle.

Everyone, I'm about to head to West Mukalla to take a look, we have taken a hospital and a school there.

A group of doctors and volunteers arrived yesterday, and they are now organizing those places...

I think as media workers, you should focus on those who need help more, then use your writing to rally the whole society to join...

I believe you can definitely do it!

Because if you are willing to come here and take risks, your sense of responsibility must be enough, and you will certainly be willing to objectively spread the situation here.

Charity is just one aspect, it is your duty to tell everyone that war is very terrifying, and the greed that leads to war is even more terrifying!"

Joe Ga's low-profile approach along with his generous compliments made the group of reporters a little uncomfortable...

A middle-aged man about 50 years old, seeing a group of young peers being easily led astray by Joe Ga, shook his head slightly, and suddenly raised his hand and said: "sir, from what I know, you came to Yemen because of a 2 billion US Dollar military contract with Shah...

According to outside estimates, P·B has already invested hundreds of millions of dollars in the first phase.

If the war is brought onto the track of a security battle, then the consumption will be astronomical...

Yemen is not Liberia nor Iraq, there is no oil here to replenish P·B's funds, and United Mining Management Company doesn't even have shares in P·B.

How are you planning to take Mukalla and a few northern cities still under Al-Qaeda control with just 2 billion US Dollars?"

Saying this, the middle-aged man looked into Joe Ga's eyes, curiously saying: "sir, don't tell me, you plan to rely on those sponsors...

Anyone who has been in Iraq and Aqionghan knows that once mercenaries are brought to the forefront, the actions will be severely limited, and the combat effectiveness will naturally decrease.

According to the intel provided by my source, there are at least around 8000 mixed armed forces of Al-Qaeda and mercenaries inside Mukalla, and their equipment is also well-equipped.

Without the support of heavy firepower, I don't think those guys wearing brand names can win the battle in Mukalla.

To take Mukalla, it should be like what you did in Mosul..."

As soon as Joe Ga heard it, he knew this reporter had been at the frontline for a long time, a hardliner...

Hardliners have a characteristic, that is, they can accept huge losses in the short term but cannot endure the slow bleeding pain.

These people are generally science and engineering types, accustomed to thinking rationally.

This kind of thinking mode, lacking a bit of humanistic care, naturally carries coldness.

This coldness is beneficial for the bigger picture and those slightly affected bystanders, but for those at the core of war, it's very cruel!

Joe Ga can understand and even slightly admire this thought of a long pain being better than a short one because his cooperation in Mossul with NATO coalition forces proved that there are many ways to compensate for the harm caused by 'coldness', to minimize the loss of locals.

In the final recapture of Mosul, civilian casualties were many, but no one hated P·B, because the bad guy tag was taken by the Americans.

Participants and leaders are two different concepts, and the gap between a sovereign country and a private contracting company is worlds apart.

Now Mukalla as the battlefield led by P·B, Joe Ga definitely cannot do it this way!

He has to prove that P·B is a company with responsibility and commitment so that it can receive more similar tasks in the future.

The UN-designated safe zone is actually a country within a country, as the leader of the safe zone, Joe Ga naturally has a political identity.

This is much higher-end than those guys who announce themselves as president after a coup!

Joe Ga brought these reporters over to let them supervise the sponsors' teams; of course, he won't let P·B do more outrageous things under the watchful eyes.

Joe Ga is very sensitive to stance, identity, political roles and the like, so from the start, he chose the 'long pain' mode for Mukalla.