I flew missions over Iraq in the 1990s, thru 2001. I was shot at many times. The idea that we were at peace with Iraq in 2002 boggles my mind. I have no idea how many times I was shot at before the second Gulf War, but the first hadn’t ended anything...
Guess we were supposed to keep the Iraq No Fly Zone for an eternity then. Even under the no fly zone Saddam launched an attack on the Kurds.
Thank you for your service, sir.