I'm Gulf War era. Our sister regiment was there and my unit had been mobilized but we had not deployed by the time the 100 hours was reached. Yesterday I was wondering how much farther along Iraq would be now if we hadn't had stopped the invasion then.
I wonder that myself sometimes.
What would have happened if we had just kept on going, we had it in the bag, Baghdad was ours, and yet, because of political expediency, we didn't do it.
What would have happened if we had taken out Saddam in the first Gulf war?
Yes, I too wish we had taken care of the problem in 91' instead of waiting. The Govt new they would have to go in there eventually. And, in 91' I could have enlisted for such an undertaking. Now I'm "too old" according to the military. I wish I could do more than just sit here waiting for news from my son, Robert. I know there are small things of support I can do here, but it is not the same. It should be me in harms way, not my child (though I'm proud he made this choice).
God Bless you for your service in 91'. You may not have gotten "boots on the ground" but your willingness to do so says it all. Have a good night. 4:30am comes too early and it's after 11:00pm now.