[kabar]

Colin Powell (with Scowcroft) made the decision not to destroy the Republican Guard. If the "war" had gone on for one more day, they would have been destroyed.

The Iraqis had built slit trenches facing the sea and on the Saudi Border. They were taken by surprise. The Iraqis were looting Kuwait City.

The Iraqi military was a joke. Many surrendered to reporters. It was like shooting fish in a barrel, which is probably why Powell decided to show them some mercy. Saddam viewed it as a sign of weakness, which is why he violated his truce agreement with us. We set up no-fly zones in the North and South of the country to protect thge Kurds and the Shi'a. A second confrontation was always inevitable.

[Cold Heat]

I have no real issue with it, but many still do.

I understand that the UN agreed to the removal of forces from Kuwait and not the pursuit into Iraq.

Agreements are agreements. If you need to violate it, don’t make it.