British Couple Reacts to Desert Storm - The Air War, Day 1 - Animated
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I served in the U.S. Army during Desert Shield/ Storm. I remember being awakened in the middle of the night by the jets screaming overhead. That's when we knew things had gotten real. About six weeks later we were rolling through Iraq and trading rounds with an Iraqi tank brigade. It's difficult to believe that all of that was 32 years ago.
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Yeah, it's hard to believe it was that long ago. I was 20 years old and with Third Armored Division. I do remember that night when it all started.
Thank you for your service.
< Bradley Gunner i feel ya man
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I was on one of the two MH53 Pave Lows that were escorting the Apaches on that day. It was one of the greatest moments of my military career and one that I will never forget.
Thank you for your service
My friends where there they wouldn’t let my dad go I was 17 my dad wanted to go so bad but as a Master guns in the marines and his mos they said he was to important training people to do their jobs so they wouldn’t let him go but my friends got stories
Salute to you, Sir.
Thank for your service!
Thank you for your service
At the time, the Iraqi army was the 4th biggest in the world and they were just coming off an 8 year war with Iran, so they were extremely battle-tested and experienced. Also, this was when the US was almost at the apex of their power seeing as how the Soviet Union was in the process of collapsing.
Personally I don't know how much weight I put into troop numbers. Look at Russia in the Ukraine, they have way more troops but the quality of those troops is questionable at best. I personally would put more weight on a country like the US that has 100% voluntary service and less on countries with semi or mandatory service. I'd take well trained troops over OMG Zerg rush any day.
Glad you said that. I was like, 4th largest? Pretty sure any Iraq vet remembers that. (And it was drilled into me by the veterans. They trained me for round 2)
@@dimetime35c That's fair, but, again, Iraq had just spent 8 years trying to conquer Iran, so the Iraqi troops were largely battle-hardened in near-peer conflict. Putin's forces in Ukraine are, by now, largely untrained conscripts, and even the forces that went-in initially hadn't seen much combat outside battles in Chechnya and Georgia, where Russia faced much smaller forces that were far inferior to their own (incidentally, one of the biggest surprises in Ukraine is how quickly a mere 8 years of NATO-style training had turned the post-Soviet rabble that Putin had easily pushed-out of Crimea in 2014 into an incredibly effective combined-arms force). Iraqi forces certainly weren't technologically or numerically level with the US, but they were much more of a modern and cohesive fighting-force than America had faced since, say, the Korean War, and far larger, too. There were real questions about whether Saddam would be able to give the Coalition enough of a bloody nose to force negotiations, a la Vietnam.
Also, America had been supporting Iraq rather heavily in an attempt to unseat the Islamic Republic as vengeance for their deposing of the tyrannical Shah, who was a close US ally, so having to turn around and fight the forces they'd just built-up was, uh, not great.
@@dimetime35c Actually they don't. The Ukranians have mobilized vast swathes of their male population and at the Kharkiv offensive they outnumbered the russians 6 to one. Yes a big chunk of the Russian conscripts was sent to the frontline to stop the blitzkrieg but some stayed and trainened and are definitely not NATO caliber but not cannonfodder.
@@aquilae1670 yeah fair point but personally I feel a volunteer army will overall perform better then one thats forced into service through drafts or mandatory service. The soldiers in a volunteer military are just that volunteers. They signed up because they want to serve, they want to be there and are going to give 100% of themselves to their units. A mandatory force will have people that don't want to be there and don't believe in the cause. You will spend more time just getting them to listen and have to constantly make sure they are staying motivated to fight.
Please watch all parts.
The Air War videos all predate the Ground War chronologically to the best of my knowledge.
The ground war video is fascinating as well. The logistics required to pull these operations off is staggering.
You hit a bullseye with your point about the coordination. This was a full blown orchestra, ballet, opera all wrapped up in one. War is ugly, but the beauty of the planning and execution can't be understated. Military tacticians will be studying this for decades, if not centuries.
Definitely, it was as close to a perfectly executed opening air attack as there's ever been.
It was a masterpiece of a military operation
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That shows you how important US Military Academies are. They get the best and brightest young men and women and educate them on a very high level.
Within days not months the Iraq elite military was surrendering asap to the USA ground forces and we didn’t take the capital. At the time the Iraq army was considered to be the 9th most powerful force in the world but USA was marching without any opposition from the beginning really.
I remember watching the news coverage of this with my dad. The night bombing raids and see the tracer rounds was mind-blowing. I was just 10 and still can see it like it was yesterday
Seems like it was the first major war with modern live correspondence. A certain generation of US kids has Desert Storm in Technicolor as a crystalized memory.
Me too i was also 10!
I just love how the British and Americans were like “let’s go B!tchs” 😂 as an American I’m glad we have y’all as besties ❤
One of the few other countries I trust to be true allies
I was at Desert Storm stationed with the F117 stealth fighter the first night will always be a memory that will never go away it was the first large scale test of stealth aircraft and we did not know how effective it would be turns out it does what it was designed to do. No F117 aircraft were lost to enemy fire for the entire Desert Storm
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thank god the F117 exists, paved the way for the raptor and the lightning and eventually the NGAD and F/A-XX
Where was the 1 f117 shot down at. I thought it was Iraq but I guess not.
@@RichardL.1453 It was in Yugoslavia in 1999. The Slavs locked onto the F-117 while the bomb bay was open. The bomb bay is not stealthy
@wellifailed392 thanks.
Retired Navy Chief Corpsman/Combat Medic. Was on board CVN-69 during Desert Storm. This brings back memories
Just wait till you get to part two. And the ground war parts one and two. Great channel. Great info. And specifically after you watch both ground war parts, go look up the battle of 73 easting. Which was a part of the ground war segment, and only barely touched on, without naming it. That was one of the most epic parts of all of this, and really shows what our M1 Abrams, do to T72’s, a hint, they do the same exact to T 80’s and 90’s and will do the same to the much vaunted. Bet never out of prototype T14 armata and not more than 20 something produced T14 armata’s. As they can’t make them, and the few they did, can’t get everything to work/doesn’t live up to reality. And can’t maintain them effectively either. Where as we have over 5000 M1 Abrams in storage, that can/do and all work, with minimal maintenance, mainly replacing various seals, refilling with oils and fluids, etc, going over stuff. Ours are stored to be made workable, fast and easy, with no detriment to actual use, and to be upgraded, and are constantly under an upgrade cycle, based on need/projected need. And we still keep making new variants. Even though we don’t need them to be made anymore, political/economic reasons why.
What this doesn't cover is the immense logistical "tail" it took to support that level of air war activity. Having spent my tour in Vietnam working in and on that "tail" I can tell you it is mind-boggling!
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I was responsible for the 2nd Marines HQ communication. 32 radio nets. Hand built antennas. Factory antennas were unreliable. In the desert.
No comm, no war!
I remember being over there with the 24th Infantry Division from GA. Being buzzed by French Jets early in the mornings days before the air war started. Being on the ground looking up at what look like thousands of jets flying overhead was mind blowing 🤯 😳. Most proudest moment.
I served in the US Navy during this time at a NATO Airbase in the Med. It was a crazy time. I mainly handled American, Brit, Spain, Italian, French, German, Canadian, Swedish and Turkish aircraft coming and going out of the hot zone. I never knew what or who was coming in, I only knew they were friendly. Nothing nasty got near us because of our defenses. Oh, I was crash crew and I also worked the transient lines (aircraft stopping for a short period and then leaving) when we got busy.
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This is a fantastic channel, they have so many good videos and they put a lot of effort into their videos, I recommend more of them.
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Yes!! I'm studying to be a war historian and I thought I was the only person watching these. Please continue
This was one of the most intense moments in my life time.
Seeing all that was going on in real time was insane!!! There were TV reporters and cameras watching as the bombs began to fall on Bagdad.
Watching all of this live made you think of just how insane the Iraq military really was!!
Then you had Baghdad Bob as he was called telling everyone that Iraq was winning and destroying coalition aircraft.
If you liked this video of the air war, you will love the 5 part series about the ground war.
That night in the US was recorded to be one of the least violent and criminal activity reported by police departments they had received very few 911 calls for crimes being committed ever recorded ❤
I remember watching it all unfold on live TV. I even had a sull set of Upper Deck "Desert Storm" trading cards.
I still have that deck of cards one opened one still sealed
Mine are the playing cards
It’s really crazy because you can watch actual video of those Apache helicopters firing the first shots of the war
@5:08 🤔🗯️Oh, we've been a superpower since 1898 but, conservatively speaking let's say since 1944 🇺🇸 And the young lady was correct we were on top lol
Don't underestimate the Iraqi military the had the third largest army at that time and some quality equipment from Russia. I don't think they had quite the same level of mastery of strategy and tactics needed against the coalition.
We were definitely a superpower by Desert Storm. World War II was when we fully came on the world stage as an unquestioned superpower. By 1991, the Soviet Union was in the process of collapsing so this was the first war where we were the world's lone superpower.
Yeah, I was shock about that comment. U.S. is a superpower before 1st WW at least economically. Which country at the time can deploy a force to a different continent(s) and decidingly win the war? Only U.S.A
World War 2 might have been when it was on full display, but the US but it was 1908 when the US really became a superpower. By that time their economy and Industry were bigger than the UK and Germany combined.
There's a really cool video out there showing a Tomahawk cruise missile following a road to it's target.
It showed civilians looking up and seeing the missile flying overhead at very low altitude.
The reason Saddam Hussein felt comfortable challenging the big boys is because Iraq had the 4th largest army in the world at the time and their bunkers were very large and dug pretty deep. They had spent their entire budget on military equipment but they followed the Eastern European format of military C and C which, as we've seen lately, doesn't stack up to the Western manner of a strong NCO corps and the concept of Task and Purpose.
I remember this well, on an aircraft carrier in the Red Sea, after weeks of flying around the Iraqi border looking for radar sites in the desert. It was quite exciting tbh. Before I went out to join my squadron, I was in Florida watching the news unfold the months leading to it. People have long forgotten this but the opinion of media and pundits was that 1) President Bush was bluffing, no way he’d dare to fight Iraq and 2) if the US was foolish enough to go to war we’d get bogged down in the desert and get our asses kicked by the fearsome Republican Guard. It was a common opinion that the US Military was incompetent, uncreative, and not prepared for a modern war. I can well remember some European journalist saying exactly that on cable TV, along with a litany of dire warnings on NPR radio. Desert Storm marked the point when it became very clear that was an idiotic opinion.
I remember one comment that went, "We were told we were going to get into a Vietnam-type quagmire. What we got was Mike Tyson knocking a drunk off a barstool."
The Generals of this war were junior officers in the Vietnam war. They learned the lesson of Vietnam. Total commitment was needed. Throw everything at them.
Neither President Bush (41 or 43) shied away from war... the Bush's don't bluff!
All the operations room videos are good. I like his desert storm navel personally.
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Its a fraction of the capabilities of the US military today
It was a fraction of their ability at the time
I was Air Force reserve before this war and was discharged from the reserve just a year before this war started. A friend of mine was called up for active duty during this war. She was a flight nurse. My cousin’s husband was Army and stationed in Saudi Arabia for 2 years at this time. This was a great reaction video.
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I was in the Navy during this time, but unfortunately I was stuck in Maine because my ship was being finished up at Bath Iron Works and was two months from commissioning. We had been hearing a lot about how large the Iraqi army was and it would likely be a long, hard war. However, one of our guys who was scary smart (the kind of guy that was promoted 1st increment the first time he took each advancement exam and eventually retired a Captain) knew a lot about the Middle East. He showed us history that showed that Iraqi soldiers were actually very quick to surrender. Sure enough, once the air and ground war started, we saw exactly that result. Looking back on it now, I don't think that the Iraqi soldiers were cowards. I think it was more that their upper echelons were very negligent of ensuring the soldiers on the ground were properly trained and, most importantly, supplied with food, water, and ammunition. When an army is not properly supplied and is poorly trained, it has no choice but to surrender. That's why the 101st Airborne at Bastogne never surrendered. They were poorly supplied, but their training was the best in the Army.
(Fighter Bombers) F4 Phantoms, F-14s, F-16s, F-15s, F/A-18s.
(Bombers) Stealth F-117s, B-52s, stealth B-2s, F-111s.
(Strike Aircraft) A-10 Thunderbolt II, AC-130 Hercules “ gunship “ , A-7 Corsair, A-6 Intruder, F-15E Strike Eagle.
(Cargo) C-130.
(Air Refueling Tankers) G-5 Galaxy.
US has most Air superiority with the ability to mass produce vehicles for war if needed through branching out contracts to Factory’s like we did during other wars like WWII mass producing bombers 1 every half hour to hour.
Besides the USMC breach of the defensive line. The British Tornado's had the hardest job. Those pilots are rock solid and take the most damage of any of the coalition forces.
Congratulations to you both on the news of a pregnancy! You're going to make OUTSTANDING parents! Cheers from the USA
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Just a little addition to the info. The B52s that fly from the US and flew so many missions were all buiilt between 1954=1963 (most after 1957) They built 742, there are about 70 still in service today. Think about that, the NEWEST B52 is 60 years old. They have had updates to new electronics, radars, and weapons over the years but they are still the original 8 engine jet designed so long ago.
You might find this interesting. "The Bear" or "Stomin' Norman" along with "Maddog Mattis" are my generations military heros.
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I remember when this happened. I was with my friend from Iraq watching on TV. We were both in tears at work (we watched very mobile special needs kids, so we weren’t doing anything wrong by watching TV at work🤣🤷♂️
I remember him pointing to the TV near Sadam’s palace, and saying “That’s my parents house!”
The sky was just almost constant red and yellow, or at least it seemed that way😭
I hope his parents survived. We lost touch as friends because I quit that ish job🤣🤷♂️
3:35 "Six carrier battle groups are deployed in the region."
"Okay"
No, no, no, no, no, you didn't get that. SIX carrier battle groups. SIX! Most nations don't even have carriers. Only a handful of the very top nations have 1 or 2, and some of those aren't supported by a full carrier battle group. Send a CBG anywhere in the world, and you dominate the sea and air in that region of the world. You only ever have 2 CBGs in the same place at the same time when something serious is going on there. A gobsmacking SIX were deployed there at the same time. 😲
In the early 1990's, Iraq had the 4th largest military, however, after the war, they were no where near the top 10, or 20. Also, you said the USA was "probably not a superpower," but that status came after WW2.
At no point did anyone including Iraq believe that Iraq could outrigth win. The Cold War was just ending so the US and NATO were totally unrivaled. The 35 Nations included obviously the US and the UK, which were the main forces in the second Gulf War... but many other first rate militaries like France and Canada and Australia, not to mention the Arab allies like Saudi Arabia who had a strong airforce which included the F-15 which was and still is undefeated in air to air combat.
Iraq wasn't under the impression that they could win outright, instead what they wanted to do was inflict high casualities on Americans believing that after Vietnam the US had lost its will to fight, which is a great misunderstanding of what happened in Vietnam. The US was actually worried that they could have suffered as many as 200,000 casualties but they were still willing to commit, they fully expected a massive amount of casualities. They thought that this was going to be a seriously difficult war because Iraq had a large army, especially a large amount of tanks and a large airforce as well. Larger than the UK in fact.
The biggest worry wasn't their tanks or airforce, which were largely comprised of equipment from the previous generation but their chemical weapons. Remember the reasoning for the 2003 invasion of Iraq? WMDs or weapons of mass destruction? Thats what they meant, chemical weapons which Saddam had used in the Iran/Iraq war and also against Kurds in Iraq. Iraq also had soviet scud missiles which were long range missiles (but not terribly accurate) that could be armed with chemical weapons. They weren't accurate enough to launch at strategic military targets but they could be used against a large body of troops or even more worrisome against Israeli cities. Which is what happened, fortunately the Iraqis didn't use chemical weapons against Israel which would have likely resulted in a nuclear retalitory strike against Iraq, but the threat was real.
In fact the reason why Iraq was targeting Israel, who were not part of the coalition or involved in the war in anyway was to goad the Israelis into striking back which would have likely severed the relationship between the coalition and the Arab members, maybe even prompting the Saudi King to boot the coalition from Saudi Arabia, effectively ending the war.
So Iraq didn't have a real chance at winning but they thought it was possible to stalemate the coalition long enough for the US to lose their nerve or to goad Israeli into the war dividing the coalition of its Arab members. They were wrong, obviously.
Google "73 Easting". Tank battle during Desert Storm
The British were involved I'm surprised you guys don't know about Desert Storm. Also the us has been a super power since WWII
This is what happens when the command is clear and the politicians, Bush, willingly get out of the way of the Generals.
One of the main reasons was for this war was to protect the oil fields in Kuwait and the stability of nearby oilfields and countries, all of which were generally pretty weak compared to Iraq. When the Kuwait oilfields fell to the Sadam he controlled around 20% of the world's oil supply. If Sadam then went on and conquered Saudi Arabia, as it looked like he was planning to, Sadam would have controlled 45% of the world's known oil at the time. Hopefully that helps explain the huge international response.
Here you can see the meaning of the US Military phrase "shock and awe".
I remember watching the report from that journalist who saw the tomahawk cruise missile it was crazy watching it coming down the street between the hotels down the road it actually took a turn before hitting the government absolutely insane. The Tomahawk flew by and was about twenty feet below whatever balcony the reporter was standing on.... I'm guessing maybe the 5th floor hard to say but it was definitely close to the ground.
Too bad this video didn't show a short clip of Baghdad with all the antiaircraft weaponry going off it was actually almost pretty it was not unlike a fireworks display...the "Golden Bullet" Soviet-style defense paradigm.
I was an 8-year-old kid living in Baghdad, on the receiving end of all of this. One madman dictator caused so much destruction and tragedy to the region. My heartfelt condolences go out to all those affected by this war, and the families who lost loved ones.
To quote country singer Toby Keith” Brought to you courtesy of the Red, White and Blue .” 🇺🇸
Yes, it's always good to have a sound battle plan. However, an old military saying goes "No plan survives contact with the enemy." Meaning, that you can have the most foolproof plan at your disposal, but because you have no idea how the enemy will react to it, you will always have to make changes once you begin. Heavyweight champion, Mike Tyson, said the same thing, in a slightly different way ..... "Everyone has a plan, until they get punched in the mouth."
Total fail for Iraq ... never provoke a greater power, and never let your enemy build up their forces for months in advance. Know veterans from this war.
The f-117 stealth fighters were an unproven concept in war but the Saudis nicknamed them ghosts cuz they weren't showing up on their radars. But the pilots didn't know if the technology was as good is they thought and they have no defensive weapons
At the beginning of the Desert Shield, Iraq had the 4th largest army in the world. Their tech was their downfall. They were heavy invested in vehicles that were already 20 years out of date.
I was in the service during this period, I wasn't directly involved, but an amusing thing occured during the cruise missile strikes, the Iraqui's were told to take down their road signs, as they thought the cruise missiles were reading them.
As a Gulf War Vet thank you for doing this video. Desert Storm was the pinnacle of total force integration, Air, Sea and Land. A lesson Russia didn't learn.
You have done a few reaction videos on the failure of Russian forces in Ukraine please do more, like Russia's failure to secure Hostomel Airport.
It wasn't very smart for #4 (at the time) Iraq to take on #1 the USA and friends.
Iraq. The US and the West were a paper tiger and all he had to do was bloody it snows and it would surrender or sue for peace because what had happened in previous conflicts
I hope you understand that “we” escalated this situation - I think you know what I mean
Rules of Engagement for the Army (US): Fire if you’re fired at. Simple. Do not fire unless you are engaged. ❤
Wild weasel aircraft are jets that have anti radiation missiles, so like f 4 phantom e's
I remember being a young child watching this unfold on TV
Three of my cousins served in Desert Storm. Thank you for this informative video, and your reactions.
My ship, the USS Independence CV-62, was up in the gulf Aug 5th. We were the first carrier on station dropping warheads on foreheads before any one was mobilized.
Thanks, you two for being interested in this video. I just what you to know that I am a U S Army Desert Storm Veteran. It has been thirty-one years now and I still look back on those years serving at that time.
Thank you for your service
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The mother of all battles, turn out to be the mother-of-all surrenders.
My dad was working on the subs during desert storm, managed to achive E-7 Chief petty officer before retiring. Always talked about how cool it was working with the subs.
Operation Desert Storm was an incredible sequence and orchestrated event. I encourage you both to keep watching videos and learning more about this. You’ll enjoy it.
I was deployed to the Gulf while this was ongoing. The Air Operations Order for each day required an entire rheem of paper (a stack roughly 4 inches tall) just to print out one copy
The unarmed raven pilot mentioned was Captain Brent Brandon. You can watch the dogfight on Dogfights of Desert Storm.
My dad was in that war. He was in the army.
I was there on the USS Wisconsin (BB-64) and clearly remember the opening of hostilities. We had been on station in the Persian Gulf since August of the year before and were more than ready to get his show on the road!
I remember the war like it just happened; I had recently completed nine years of service in the Air Force and Air National Guard. Prior to the beginning of the conflict I received orders to prepare for active duty service as an air traffic control officer. The fast pace of the conflict meant that my orders were quickly rescinded.
You should watch the live footage of that night its was dark but looked daylight cause so many missals in the air just explosions everywhere
I don’t know if you guys have listened to Country music but I’d be interested seeing you react to Zach Bryan - “heading down south” and “something in the orange”
Been waiting for this one.
The amount of firepower and co-ordination was mind blowing at the time. It was also one of the first times we had briefings on our televisions with footage and updates showing smart bombs in action. Video from the bombs flying and homing in on it’s target etc. i remember hearing and seeing non elite Iraqi ground forces surrendering en masse to coalition troops due to the pounding their area took from all the aerial bombing.
There was one Iraqi unit that surrendered to an Italian film crew. The B-52s pounded their bunkers so badly, even at night, that they couldn't get any sleep. They were completely wigged out.
When I was in desert storm, before the ground war started, we were in a “tent city“ in the Saudi Arabian desert region to go into Kuwait, and I was walking a couple miles to a tent, which was acting as our PX or store. I was stopped by a vehicle full of British Marines, and asked if I needed a lift which I gladly except it as opposed to walking. They were some of the nicest guys I have ever met.
This was the first war that was basically live on TV. I was about 15 and at my buddies house. We are watching bombs drop and destroy their targets, then his mom comes home. We felt like we were watching an r rated movie and turned it off, she was pissed. Turn that back on, this is history if you want to watch I encourage it. She was a nurse in Vietnam.
What in depth planning! Wow! Very educational, TY.
Watch a documentary on "D DAY". FASCINATING COORDINATION BEFORE HIGH TECH COMMUNICATION.🤓🤓🤓
About time 😂
This inexplicably and unequivocally proves that.,,, THIS IS OUR FUKNG HOUSE!!!
When I was a kid I can remember all the aircraft flying over my grandmother's house. I remember my dad telling me they were having an airshow for my birthday and I actually believed it. I was only five at the time but still I could not believe how many aircrafts were in the sky at once.
In 4 minutes.....27 hellfire missiles....100 rockets and 4000 cannon rounds. Sorry we sluffed off a bit...we will get it better next time.
The last great tank battle is a great watch as well during Desert Storm (73 Easting)
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5160 mines from those tornados on that runway... yea you aren't fixing that runway quickly at all.
Compare the opening days of Desert Storm to the first days of the Russian invasion of Ukrainie...
Now you get to do several more with the entire series that channel put out.
USAF from 82-05. Was deployed to Saudi with F15s from Seymore Johnson AFB NC.
This planning was between 35 nations, that's amazing. The actual battle footage is amazing.
The operations room also covers the Band of Brothers battle movements. And is also very interesting.
The question was "how powerful was Iraq?", and the other was "was The US a Super Power by 1990..."
First, Iraq was... not much of a fight against THAT overwhelming of odds.
They literally had ZERO chance from the outset.
Also, by 1990, "The Wall" had been torn down, and the Cold War was over. China wasnt anywhere close to what they are now. Japan, India, the UK... all had extremely high end Militaries, however, in 1990 the US was considered THE Super Power.
Basically for most of the 90s, we were pretty full of ourselves.
Here we go…had to make quite an effort to find the time mark…you weren’t quite informed of Everything!!!! Sure the peaceful hippies selling bagels were not a threat - but the threat was the THOUGHTS OF THE PEOPLE! So Orwellian!! It’s actually sad….
Phases of War can be found in JP3-0 Joint Operations...its latest update was 2017...Im more familiar with 2015 Joint Doctrine: Phase 0 mobilize, Phase 1 deploy, phase 2 air campaign for air superiority, phase 3 ground war, phase 4-5 recover/rebuild
I arrived 9 days before the start of the ground war. I remember when it first started and the Drill Sergeants brought us into the day room for CNN. STOP! ASSEMBLE IN THE DAY ROOM! Some others were assembled in the theater or training halls and gymnasiums with it piped in for when it would kick off. Just so short of Graduation! We were ready to go! You get no recovery or PCS. YOU ARE ON THE PLANE! 2 hours with your family. Reassemble here in 2 hours! You will be assigned your next orders! You Reservists and Guard don’t mean s**t! You are Active Duty Right Now! You might get that plus up order! Go plug that hole men! You will never get that chance again! ;-)😉
I was at work the evening the war began. We stopped, went into the office and watched the tv coverage. The US had the largest contingent of troops at 697,000, then Saudi Arabia with up to 100,000 troops, followed by the UK with over 53,000, Egypt with 35,000, France with 18,400, Syria with 14,500, Morocco with 13,000, and Kuwait with just under 10,000. Before the war began, Saddam Hussein hinted at using chemical and/or biological weapons against coalition forces. Supposedly, in response, it has been said that the US threatened to nuke Baghdad if such weapons were used by Iraq.
Remember you can not Kick Ass with out Tanker gas.. the refueling effort was massive! Jim From Milwaukee, 128 Air refueling Wing is stationed in Milwaukee.
I was there 10 months.. not only did NATO decline helping much, but the USA had to fly their jets from 14 miles off the coast of Saudi Arabia over saudi to Iraq because the saudis told us that we could not fly from saudi “same as France told us”.. then after we finally worked out a plan around everything Iraq started throwing missiles and bombs at Israel, because they knew if Israel attacked them then Israel and USA forces would have been surrounded by 27 countries of the UAE and ALL of them would have attacked.. so KUDOS and RESPECT for Israel … could u imagine what the USA would do if a country started bombing us? there would be an uproar, we would retaliate FAST.. no clue how Israel took that.. RESPECT.. U.S. Naval Intelligence SOCOM NSWG