[tomahawk]

How many Americans died as a result?

Why should we not given the Chechen freedom fighters intel on Russian army movements?

Russia is our enemy.

[Ernest_at_the_Beach]

Might have been part of the plan:

"Significantly, the regime was also receiving intelligence from the Russians that fed suspicions that the attack out of Kuwait was merely a diversion," the report stated.

[hawkaw]

Yes. I believe there were extra deaths as a result.

Yet, when I look back on that war (or that part of the war) I really think what harmed the coalition was the lack of a push from the north to the south as Turkey did not allow the 4th ID into her country.

Of course, it was still a record speed military achievement. Hell, I can still remember the press conference with Bush and Blair and the press crying the blues that the battle for Iraq was taking way longer than predicted - LOL.