First of all Bush 1 should have eliminated Saddam when he decided to defend Kuwait.
Did Saddam have Chemical weapons, yes, but probably only a small amount - same as Syria. These dictators used the Chem. weapons on their own people.
My take on war - if you chose to do war in the Middle East - do it quickly do it with no charity and them come home. Let the locals pick up the pieces. Do it again if needed - just like disinfectant - may need to be applied multiple times to eradicate the viruses
100%!
Rinse, lather, repeat.
That’s how they kill head lice. No one tries to make a nation out of them. When they bite, they die.
Interestingly, I was in the Pentagon on Feb 24th, 1991. I ran the computer systems for the NMCC (WWMCCS NMCC). The whole thing was due to Colin Powell having second thoughts, and called off Swartzkopf at the last minute. Powell lives for pleasing the media and having a good legacy. A media darling, smiling for the camera.
We had less than 50 miles of open desert to Baghdad, with the entire Republican Guard broken and behind us that day.