Word: iraq
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Powell made the popular decision instead of the correct one relates directly to the Gulf War. Reluctant to enter the conflict in the first place, Powell made no effort to take the war to its logical conclusion: the removal of President Sad-dam Hussein from power. As a result, Iraq was left under Hussein's despotic rule, and it is only a matter of time before Iraq begins to destabilize the region once again...
Regardless of how much credit Powell deserves (or doesn't deserve) for the Gulf War, we must recognize that the conflict is now a part of the past. The war's resolution has not brought lasting peace and stability to Iraq, to say nothing of the Middle East as a region. The question the American people are justified in asking General Powell is (to borrow from Janet Jackson): What have you done for us lately...
...began in Iraq on Jan. 17, 1991, one day after the U.N. Security Council deadline for Saddam to leave Kuwait had passed. The bombing went so well that by mid-February, Bush was eager to start the ground offensive. Powell relayed the President's wishes to Schwarzkopf, but setting a date proved to be trickier than Powell expected...
...been thinking the same thing," Norm said. I asked him what he wanted. "One more day should do it," he answered. By then he would be able to declare that Iraq was no longer militarily capable of threatening its neighbors. And he added, "Do you realize, if we stop tomorrow night, the ground campaign will have lasted five days? How does that sound, the Five...
...could have taken another day or two to close that escape hatch. And yes, we could have killed, wounded or captured every single soldier in the Republican Guard in that trap. But it would not have made a bit of difference in Saddam's future conduct. Iraq, a nation of 20 million, can always pose a threat to Kuwait, with only 1.5 million people. With or without Saddam and with or without the Republican Guard, Kuwait's security depends on arrangements with its friends in the region and the U.S. That is the strategic reality. The other reality is that...