I was a young petty officer in the Navy when the last war happened. I clearly remember my C.O. openly complaning during a speach to the entire base that we should have gone on into Iraq and further through Iran when hostilities were discontinued. We (the armed forces of America) were ready to finish the job then. Even as a 20 year old punk, I saw that we would regret not finishing what we started when we had them down and were still in the neighborhood. I also blame the loss of Bush 41's reelection on the way we exited the Gulf War; the bad guy still in power and our allies in Iraq hung out to dry. Diplomats should stick to negotiating trade deals and leave warfare to the experts.