Since Sadam was supplied by the US in his war against Iran, is it true that Sadam asked for the US permission to invade Kuvait and after the permission was given he was backstabbed by the US? Also the PR stunt about Iraqi killing of babies in incubators was one of the main efforts to have popular and Congress' support for the war, where the key "witness" was carefully prepared to lie before the cameras by the CIA. Bush (ex director of the CIA) and his government pushed for the war. How do you comment all this?
@@realtimehistory the history behind this episode was awesome and straight to the point. Now let’s bring the reality of the point behind it all of this. Only reason why this war happened is only to lineup the pockets of those oil tycoons.
It’s odd there isn’t more Desert Storm related content from history channels in general. There were so many aspects, belligerents, and effects that often go overlooked.
We producers of historic content have a hard time accepting that 1991 is considered history now. The next generation history creators will see that differently.
@@realtimehistorythat’s completely understandable, I remember back when I was a child playing with toy tanks and infantry from the Gulf War, it feels very weird that it can be considered “history”
I think the Gulf War was one of the most interesting conflicts with it's use of basically everything developed from the last 40 years from the last use of battleships to the first war with large scale usage of EW and stealth technology
Every time a Desert Storm documentary refers to the war lasting "100 hours", that really does a disservice to the 5 weeks of airstrikes at the beginning of the war. The Gulf War started in January. These "100 hours" refers to the ground Assault portion only.
Actually 6 weeks, 42 consecutive nights. We flew every night for those 6 weeks. USS Ranger was "The Night Carrier" as well as "Top Gun of the Pacific Fleet"
I was there with the 2nd Marine Division. 1/8 WPNS Co. Heavy mortars. (81mm, the battalion commander's instant close artillery support. Death on Call) I was riding through the oilwell fires, tanks exploding, arty hitting everything around me, sitting on a ton of 81mm mortar rounds in an Amtrac with 23 other Marines. All while invading Kuwait. I went from barracks duty guarding Nukes to the sands of Arabia. 90-91 were exciting years for me. Nukes, Soviets' inspectors, submarines, diggin holes in the swamps and the sand, invading a country. All in 2 years. The Marine Corps isn't a life, it's an adventure. My profile pic is an award I earned for my participation in nuclear proliferation. Soviets, US nukes, international treaty obligations, (START) KGB and Spetsnaz in the Georgia swamps with nukes on the other side of the wire.
I can't help, but feel that the fact the cold war winding down completely and thus the US kinda had a massive military lying around. Saddam stirring the hornets nest by potentially gaining substantial control over the worlds oil supplies gave the US enough reason to let their high tech combined arms off the leash.
I share your hunch yet i might have been in the making already, usa along with the west had already a vested interest in the middle east and Iraq was too strong, Irant couldn't be attacked and Saudi Arabia was nominally their ally.
Saddam managed to pick just about the worst time to stir up trouble. The US still had it's massive military, built for fighting the Soviet Union, while said Union was no longer tying down American troops.
Hello there as a Kurd. In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, there was around 5 blockades and sanctions on the civilian population and the Kurdish people in general between 1970s to 1990s. The embargoes were made by locally between the different Kurdish political factions, saddam’s baathist dictatorial regime, the West’s friendly No Fly Zone to protect the civilian population, and another embargo made by UN’s Kofi Annan and UNSC.
Hard to believe it’s been about 34 years since this happened. I remember watching desert storm happen live on every channel as a 10 year old kid. I was so fascinated by the whole thing.
One of the coolest, as well as scariest things, was that every night as we landed back aboard ship (USS Ranger CV-61) from our missions, we were one of the first Navy ships to have satellite TV broadcast throughout the ship, i.e., Live CNN. We'd land from a mission and see the war on TV.... and as you point out it's been 34 years, and that war "channel" has been repeating in my mind all these years later. Burned into my brain's hard-drive.
I remember my liberal minded teachers being worried, and worried for me. I was already signed up in delayed entry program, but I was going Navy, I knew I would never do any actual fighting. Not to mention I was slated for a lot of schooling (nuclear program) beforehand. And yeah, you don't see much action in the reactor plants anyways. Not that there's no risk. If we get into conflict with a certain East Asian nation, anybody deep down in the ship hit by ballistic missiles aren't likely to get out alive.
Thanks for throwing out the NJPW show fact. I have to look into that now. Great video as always, I really enjoy the quality content this channel gives us for free on TH-cam, thanks!
You know, for all the enmity between the US & the USSR, we were on the same side of surprisingly many conflicts during the Cold War, including at the beginning (Suez Crisis), in the middle (the Biafra War, sort of), & right at the end (Gulf War)
Double interesting since we backed the wrong side in 1957 and in fact created many of the conflicts we see today; and Nixon wanted to send troops into Biafra but was stuck in Vietnam.
I always argued we should stop looking at the Cold War just through the lens of communism vs captalism and more so two global military and economic super powers competing for influence in a rational manner. Because they were absolutely willing to work together when certain things threatened both their positions on the world balance of power. Don’t get me wrong captalism and communism are concepts you should know to understand why they can’t reconcile with each other. But in actuality both states acted more rationally than ideologically.
Disregarding the military aspect of this conflict for a moment, the building of the coalition that liberated Kuwait is an enormously underrated feat of diplomacy. For all his faults, HW was a real master of foreign relations.
100% agree, George HW Bush was definitely the perfect President to have during his term: managing the proper intervention in Panama to depose Noriega, overseeing the end of the Warsaw Pact and Cold War, making sure the USSR implodes instead of explodes, and of course rallying the coalition in Desert Storm against Saddam Hussein. Needless to say, his foreign policy is very underrated in my opinion.
Yes, such a master he watches as thousands were gassed. A move that drove many groups into Iran's hands post-2003, which has cost dozens of American lives. Not that HW would care: His son was a draft dodger who was never at risk.
I remember this war very well as it was reported in the media of my country Lebanon. Excellent recap Jesse with accurate maps and precise figures... Cheers to the RTH crew!
In retrospect this was really the peak of America as the world's police force. Overwhelming force, quick and decisive outcome to a well defined operation. Everything since then has been a pale imitation in comparison.
The only reason it worked was that Bush Sr. was a realist that understood the limits of the US, those who came after him were for most part neoconservative lunatics who did not.
in defence of today's USA. In the first gulf war, The USA were liberators. They entered cities where they were welcomed by the population. The US military was certainly just as effective and decisive in the second Iraq war and Afghanistan. If you look just at the military aspect. The problem with those wars is that the USA was not perceived as liberators, meaning other aspects came into play. The USA basically conquered both military pretty quickly. But they were never truly accepted and there was never a realistic outcome of what to do after the conquering... But you're right that the first gulf war was the peak of the USA as the world's police force. Not because they were stronger or more decisive military. But because they lost the position of the rest of the world that saw them as liberators, protectors. But got also an image of invaders... The political and diplomatic harm those newer wars have done to the USA will haunt them for decades to come...
I fought in this conflict as a gunner on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. I was at Al Busayyah, 73 Easting and Medina Ridge with the U.S. 1st Armored Division. It was surreal.
What I love about Operation Desert Storm is that it was the final military operation where battleships were present. The world's last 2 active battleships, USS Missouri and USS Wisconsin, joined in the initial Tomahawk cruise missile strikes that attacked Bagdad. Later on in the operation, both cruised further North, got in close to the shore, and fired their monstrous 16-inch guns at pillboxes and bunkers. It was also reported that the Patriot drone operated by USS Wisconsin flew over a gun-pit and the enemy waved a white flag and surrendered to the battleship after seeing the devastation those guns can dish out. Sadly, that was the final time battleship guns were fired in anger in history. Marking the official end of the ear of the battleship.
I served in both 91 and 2003. The shells of both Missouri (Mighty Mo) and Wisconsin went over our heads…….in 91 I was in the mine hunters close to the shore. In 2003 I was part of the firings into Iraq, providing NGS - Naval Gunfire Support.
There definitely will be one about the Iran-Iraq War next spring. Not sure about 2003, that's very close to the 20 year rule and the aftermath is definitely crossing that line.
@@maxsonthonax1020Ah yes, deposing a military dictator harboring a terrorist organization that had executed the largest terror attack on US soil is pure sadism. Iraq is better off.
I was there. 3ACR. I felt like it was my personal responsibility to do my very best to ensure the world knew that we were not incompetent. That the service men who fought Vietnam knew how to fight and win.
this channel may very well be the only history channel that does remember the... New Japan Pro Wrestling Final Battle in Bagdad...(??) (I'd be surprised if there was another one)
@@texashale65 Operation Granby was the British name for British military activities during the operations and conflict. The US used more operation names like Desert sabre /sword/farewell.
It wasn't a missed opportunity, there was no opportunity. The UN resolution didn't allow for a complete take over of the country or a mission to depose him. The war was ONLY to liberate Kuwait.
The coalition's objective, wich included several arab states, was to liberate Kuwait, no to change the regime. Going further than that would only be possible with the US and a few western allies and without arab support. The result would be getting trapped in the quagmire of ethnic tensions, insurgency and chaos in the 90's instead of the 00's. One big fat expensive mess 10 years early.
My dad was in this war (9th Engineers). Apparently, some tankers he knew told my mom that some of the Iraqi prisoners they took had been suffering from scurvy. In case there was any doubt about how big the disparity was between the Coalition forces and the Iraqi army.
Iraq had 3 times bigger experienced military then Ukraine in 2022, far better armed, and it was plaec 10,000km frim the US - the US broke them in one swift blow, losing 300 soldiers. Russia just can't wage war, it's militarly inapt.
@@мувн-ш4ы In 1991 Iraq has far bigger and better equiped military than Ukraine had in 2022. In 2003 Iraq military was already broken, it was unable to wage any war.
@@мувн-ш4ы That's obvious. But the US decimated Iraqi army in 1991 losing 300 soldiers with old F-15, F-16, A-6, A-7, F-111 - not with today's F-22 and F-35. The US just know how to defeat everybody on a battlefield without breaking a sweat. (Not always politically though...)
Anyone else here a Desert Storm veteran? I was in the 101st Airborne Division - Air Assault. And served in theater from Aug 1990 to May 1991. Today I am a 53 year old disabled combat veteran and wish we had finished the job then and there.
Remember what was there = a Coalition...... The Arab partners were all for expelling Iraq from Kuwait - not removing Saddam from power. Remember that Saddam previously fought a war with Iran - Shia - and that most of the Arab countries are = Sunni. Look at Yemen now and the rise of Shia influence there as well as in other places. Moral: Saddam - a Sunni - got too big for his britches threatening OPEC. Yet he remained a bulwark against Shia fundamentalism in the region and thus his neighbors were not anxious to see him go. Enjoy your day. Saber Squadron _"Third Herd"_ _Brave Rifles_
Air superiority is all that matters in a major, front line war. That's why AA shouldn't be neglected. It should be distributed down to the company level, in my opinion. Now, with drones, imagine a 10k drone attack. And you could do that if you had them prepped and built up/warehoused. Which you could, with how cheap FPV drones can be.
I rarely agree with Margaret Thatcher on anything, but she was correct when she told Bush that we had to go in and get rid of him, or else he would`ve become a bigger problem down the line.
I sort of agree, but even if it had been done, I just don't think there really is any way you could "fix" Iraq (or any other of those islamic, authoritarian countries in that region). Unless the general population goes through some revolutionary change of mind regarding their political culture, these regions will just always gravitate toward some form of dictatorship.
Side note for 9:15 Assuming the given figure of >= 75,000,000 litres of petroleum used for every day of Operation Desert Shield, we can calculate the following: 1 Litre of Petrol produces ~2.3kg of CO2 when burned. At 168 days, the approximate amount of fuel burnt during Desert Shield is 12,600,000,000. Multiply this figure by 2.3kg, and you have ~28,980,000,000 kilograms of CO2 emissions, or 28.98 gT (gigatons). Why am I commenting this? The approximate global CO2 emissions in 2023 was 35.8 +/- 0.3Gt, or between 35,500,000,000 and 36,100,000,000. Therefore, it can be inferred that the 168 day period of the Gulf War (excluding desert storm) was directly responsible for emissions totalling ~80% of the GLOBAL emissions of 2023. Mind boggling, quite frankly.
This is the problem with leftists right here. More concerned with an overarching esoteric "problem" while not seeing the consequences to a family that lost a son. Your view sees the problems of the world far away instead of directly around you. It's always interesting seeing them deracinated from their own families and they are still concerned more with someone in the South in the US as they live in a total state in California.
Nicely done! Very informative. I have a friend who was a Naval Orthopedic Surgeon and his med unit was part of the fake amphibious landing force. They didn’t know it was a bluff and we’re all geared up for a landing. At the last minute it was called off.
Coalition pilots during the air campaign noted that the Iraqis hid their tanks and artillery in the featureless desert by digging deep trenches, topped by camouflaged netting. They said this was useless because while it was effective during the day, at night, the heat absorbed during the day brightly shined as infrared light, like beacons. It was so bad that he Iraqis abandoned their vehicles at night, gathering and sleeping at some distance to avoid being hit when their vehicles was struck. And this was before the ground campaign had even begun. Talk about demoralizing... they'd be too easily spotted to move during the day, but their equipment was even more visible at night, essentially broadcasting its location.
Great documentary! A sad revisit of the history that changed so many people’s lives while our boots on the ground were trying to make a difference. I feel like we finally honored the lost in 2003 when we again found our boots on the ground on territory we surrendered over a decade before.
I have never realized until now that the soviet union existed during the Gulf war. I think i understand better why Bush didn't want to get tied down in a long war, and US military unable to what else could happen in eastern Europa or elsewhere. All other doc's I have seen put the Gulf war in to vacuum. and not in context
As much as I dislike that guy but pretty much yeah, even Iran, the war he had with Iran was seen as unprovoked at that time but nowadays we see that he was right, Iran wanted and still wants to expand in the middle east by controlling the politics of Iraq. He was just terrible in his ways and he could've gone a long way if he had just given the military more freedom in conducting their operations rather than him and his uneducated sons dictating every strategy because of their fragile ego
I was about 10 years old when this kicked off. I remember watching the television, and they trumped up the Iraqi forces as being battled hardened and that they had been fighting for the last decade or so, and we were expected to lose a lot of Soldier's. I remember being afraid and worried for our Military and their lives. I ended up joining the Army in the year 2000 as a Transportation Soldier 88Mike. I am still actually in the Army as of right now preparing for retirement. Watching that in 1990 little did I know I would also end up twice in Iraq and Afghanistan once myself. Anyone military knows what happens once you leave the wire, and I spent most of my time outside the wire as a transportation soldier 88Mike on all 3 deployments, lol
_"Hope for the best = plan for the worst"_ Moral: the Iraqi Army had hundreds of thousands of troops in prepared defensive positions. They had more and better artillery and thousands of tanks. Thus had they desired they could have made things difficult for coalition forces - some did try. Simply standing to fight in Kuwait City rather than abandoning it would have led to urban warfare which is hard on any offensive force.
@@varyolla435 NOPE! The Iraqis didn't stand a chance against the US. Yes we heard all about how bad they were right up to the moment the air war kicked off.
I got in Saudi on Jan 3rd. Listened to those bombs fall for weeks. Was in a MP company that was attached to the Big Red One. Followed them thru the day the ground war started and spent the next few days clearing bunkers and picking up POW's. Just barely 18, so too young and dumb to be concerned.
I remember this. I was 16. Build large map and units with pins on it. Land war lasted three days. I was waiting battle in ww1 style that I could follow for years..
Actually the war lasted longer than 3 days........ It began when the air campaign started - whose purpose was to "soften up" the Iraqi defenses and try to encourage them to leave. When they did not - the ground campaign began. p.s. - WWI lacked the military capacity which existed then - and today. This was a desert environment where the coalition forces had complete air superiority + "deep strike" capacity such as MLRS etc.. Thus Iraqi forces could not hide nor really maneuver much without being identified and targeted. This forced them to dig in and in modern warfare an army which can not maneuver will be destroyed in detail under those conditions. As the old knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade said: _"he chose poorly"......._ as far as Saddam picking a fight there.
@@highcountrydelatite Why then does the US military award a _"campaign/battle star"_ for both the air campaign phase as well as the ground campaign phase..........
@@texashale65 The point here however is that the conflict was in several parts and lasted more than a few days. The buildup of military forces was "one campaign" - albeit a defensive one. Then with the beginning of the air phase began active combat which was as noted an initial air phase followed by a ground phase = both parts being considered "a single campaign" such as was awarded a _"battle star."_
It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage episode about liberation operations of Kuwait 🇰🇼,shared by an amazing ( RTH) channel... thanks for sharing 👍🏻
What people didn’t know was the real reason behind Colin Powell’s downplaying of the Iraq-Kuwait situation. The U.S. actually wanted Iraq to invade Kuwait so they’d have a reason to jump in, "liberate" Kuwait, and gain influence over its government. Why? Because Kuwait’s oil reserves were insanely valuable, and the U.S. wanted a piece of that. This potential American takeover of major oil reserves worried Russia, too. They didn’t want the U.S. to gain even more control in the Middle East, plus they had investments in Kuwait they didn’t want to lose. So, Russia positioned itself as a "liberator" as well, hoping to get in on the action and secure their own oil interests. This set up a tense standoff, with both countries pretending to “help” Kuwait while really aiming to protect their own investments.
Great Video! Will there be a future video about how Kurdistan almost became a country/why Kurdistan didn't become a country after WW1? It's a huge part of modern Middle Eastern history.
The Coalition forces not backing up the Kurdish Uprising was a seriously bad misplay. The USA actively encouraged these uprising and they saw a genuine opportunity for regime change, But right when the moment of truth arrives, the Coalition pretty much abandon them and what's left of the Iraqi Army brutally puts down these uprisings. Thousands were murdered because they dared to speak out against Saddam, right when they thought the Americans had their backs. I simple cannot imagine the anger among the Kurdish population for this "Betrayal" Lesson In life, Trust no one.
A bit unfortunate when the commentary tells us that Saudi ports are at maximum capacity as American military shipments arrive (8:45) and the vehicle being shown is a UK SPG (AS90)
In 100 hours, U.S. and allied ground forces in Iraq and Kuwait decisively defeated a battle-hardened and dangerous enemy. During air and ground operations, U.S. and allied forces destroyed over 3,000 tanks, 1,400 armored personnel carriers, and 2,200 artillery pieces along with countless other vehicles.
@@mojewjewjew4420They had just finished a war with Iran. They were experienced troops. However, they surrendered to the coalition because it was far beyond their capabilities. Being hardened doesn’t mean going full imperialist Japan.
I was a marine part of desert storm, part of task force grizzly that pushed into Kuwait. Most the prisoners we took were conscripts, and not battle hardened troops.
@@kman9884 What experience? The iran Iraq war was mostly trech warfare that turned into a stalemate. You dont know what your talking about putting stupid references like "imperial japan" another opportunity for me to school you is that Japan is still imperial, it has an emperor, get out.
@@kman9884 The may have been battle-hardened, but they were also at least 2 technological generations behind the U.S. led coalition and just generally outgunned. This was little more than a turkey shoot.
Ah, the 90s, when "War In Iraq" meant an uplifting bedtime story of cooperation and success for the West, not some undead nightmare that just wouldn't go to rest - no matter how often you repeated the words "Freedom", "Terrorism" and "Weapons Of Mass Destruction".
The Highway of Death and the Burying of Iraqi Soldiers alive, Are/Should be Considered War Crimes. 1. The Iraqi Soldiers had no Ability to harm the American Fighting Vehicles, so posed no Threat to Them. The Iraqi Soldiers were Not asked to Surrender and told what would happen if they refused. 2. The Iraqi Soldiers and Vehicles Fleeing Kuwait on the Highway had civilians among them. And since the Coalition's Objective was to remove the Iraqis from Kuwait, the Iraqis were though unintentionally obeying the United Nations resolution to withdraw, And their for should not have been attacked as they posed No current threat to Coalition Personnel.
Sir ...with my respect 🙏 for your wonderful explanation and an excellent RTH channel. 1- The first Persian Gulf War was the Iraq-Iran war .. 2- US defense minister Donald Ramisfield ordered deputy president of Iraq 🇮🇶 (Saddam Husayn) to blazing Iran Iraq border for 3 months..as military pressure on Islamic Iran Republic 🇮🇷 to release American embassies hostages in Tahrran ..but Iraq army staggered in Iran ponds for eight years (not three months😢). 2- from 1979, the Islamic Iran regime threatened Iraq , Gulf principalities the Saudi in all its public occasions through Sheaa rebellions. Iran regime formerly proclaimed its enthusiasm ready-made to invade Baghdad . US Navel fleets controlled PersianGulf completely during those bloody 8 years ...liberation of Kuwait 🇰🇼 was a second Gulf War ... After the Iraq Iran war , Iraq became a bankrupt country and full of economic problems with enormous militia divisions, large amounts of obsolete weapons, army divisions... controlled by biased cheif tribe's..not officers.Saddam Husayn as president wanted richest Arabic authorities donating money 💰 for bankrupt Iraq..through assaulted Israel 🇮🇱 from Jordan 🇯🇴 border..but Jordan refused - rejected the matter at last moment after threatening massage exchanged between Tilaviv and Baghdad at 1990. The US female ambassador in Baghdad lighted the green 💚 light to Iraq to invade Kuwait 🇰🇼 ( she said the USA isn't intervened in Arabic-Arabic disputes ( differences) ..when she mate president Saddam Husayn ..that conversation showed directly in Iraq TV 📺... so both the first and second Persian Gulf War blazing by the Iraq army were ordered by the USA.... I hope you understood the reality..of the first and second Persian Gulf War.. which condemned US policies in MiddleEast
![ปฏิเสธไม่ไหว (Crush on you) - LIPTA feat. No One Else [TEASER MV]](http://i.ytimg.com/vi/VC689EgdSIw/mqdefault.jpg)
Get Nebula with 40% off annual subscription with my link: go.nebula.tv/realtimehistory
Watch Red Atoms on Nebula: nebula.tv/redatoms
Love your work, but in light of Wendover Productions' covert shilling for an amusement park, I'm not sure Nebula is really any different from YT.
Since Sadam was supplied by the US in his war against Iran, is it true that Sadam asked for the US permission to invade Kuvait and after the permission was given he was backstabbed by the US?
Also the PR stunt about Iraqi killing of babies in incubators was one of the main efforts to have popular and Congress' support for the war, where the key "witness" was carefully prepared to lie before the cameras by the CIA.
Bush (ex director of the CIA) and his government pushed for the war.
How do you comment all this?
Brilliant channel.
@@realtimehistory the history behind this episode was awesome and straight to the point. Now let’s bring the reality of the point behind it all of this. Only reason why this war happened is only to lineup the pockets of those oil tycoons.
It’s odd there isn’t more Desert Storm related content from history channels in general. There were so many aspects, belligerents, and effects that often go overlooked.
We producers of historic content have a hard time accepting that 1991 is considered history now. The next generation history creators will see that differently.
@@realtimehistorythat’s completely understandable, I remember back when I was a child playing with toy tanks and infantry from the Gulf War, it feels very weird that it can be considered “history”
There isnt more content cause its linked 2003,which was a major crime.
I'm waiting for historians to start treating the war in the Balkans as history as well.
9/11 is the same. It’s now taught as a historical event in schools.
I think the Gulf War was one of the most interesting conflicts with it's use of basically everything developed from the last 40 years from the last use of battleships to the first war with large scale usage of EW and stealth technology
#Persian_Gulf
Its target practice yiu mean🤑🤑🤑
First combat for pilots who trained for years to fight Russia
It was to modern combat, what the American Civil War, was to WW1, a glimpse into the future.
It's also interesting because it indirectly led to 9/11.
We love a bit of Desert Storm
Hi TOR
Also, why is your comment underrated?
2 trillion lost to Iraq lmao.
ayy, my favourite channel:D
@@fasfuhknf234 thats 2003, not 1991
@@generictag1050 doesn't change the fact that they in total lost over 2 trillion against 1 country. 120 billion in the gulf war alone.
”Its just posturing, they wouldnt attack a culturally close neighbour” Where have I heard this before in recent years?
China.
Ukraine
The balkans.
The troubles
I heard it from your mom last night
Every time a Desert Storm documentary refers to the war lasting "100 hours", that really does a disservice to the 5 weeks of airstrikes at the beginning of the war. The Gulf War started in January. These "100 hours" refers to the ground Assault portion only.
And Perfect BUILD UP!
You're right. 100 hours doesnt sound correct. I was 10 years old and remember watching the bombing raids and scud missile strikes for weeks on CNN.
Actually 6 weeks, 42 consecutive nights. We flew every night for those 6 weeks. USS Ranger was "The Night Carrier" as well as "Top Gun of the Pacific Fleet"
...and some of us were on the ground inside Iraq before the "100 hour ground war".
@Hardball1Alpha "we flew every night..." were you one of the pilots?
I was there with the 2nd Marine Division. 1/8 WPNS Co. Heavy mortars. (81mm, the battalion commander's instant close artillery support. Death on Call) I was riding through the oilwell fires, tanks exploding, arty hitting everything around me, sitting on a ton of 81mm mortar rounds in an Amtrac with 23 other Marines. All while invading Kuwait. I went from barracks duty guarding Nukes to the sands of Arabia. 90-91 were exciting years for me. Nukes, Soviets' inspectors, submarines, diggin holes in the swamps and the sand, invading a country. All in 2 years. The Marine Corps isn't a life, it's an adventure.
My profile pic is an award I earned for my participation in nuclear proliferation. Soviets, US nukes, international treaty obligations, (START) KGB and Spetsnaz in the Georgia swamps with nukes on the other side of the wire.
Thanks for your service. All of you.✌️🇺🇲
Tks for your service! I was 8 years old watching this historic event unfold from a black and white TV in Portugal.
Tq for ur service
I can't help, but feel that the fact the cold war winding down completely and thus the US kinda had a massive military lying around. Saddam stirring the hornets nest by potentially gaining substantial control over the worlds oil supplies gave the US enough reason to let their high tech combined arms off the leash.
I share your hunch yet i might have been in the making already, usa along with the west had already a vested interest in the middle east and Iraq was too strong, Irant couldn't be attacked and Saudi Arabia was nominally their ally.
Saddam managed to pick just about the worst time to stir up trouble.
The US still had it's massive military, built for fighting the Soviet Union, while said Union was no longer tying down American troops.
Not only that but the US also knew that the Soviets were against Saddam’s actions. As a result there would be no support like that in Vietnam.
@@mojewjewjew4420 post war Saudi Arabia became close US allies keytoed to US suggestions ever since.
@@AL-lh2ht They were already allies before, today that alliance of convinience is wearing off.
Insane how Iraq was in a constant state of war and unrest for 40-50 years.
Yet they learn nothing
Islam it is
Hello there as a Kurd. In the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, there was around 5 blockades and sanctions on the civilian population and the Kurdish people in general between 1970s to 1990s. The embargoes were made by locally between the different Kurdish political factions, saddam’s baathist dictatorial regime, the West’s friendly No Fly Zone to protect the civilian population, and another embargo made by UN’s Kofi Annan and UNSC.
Yet they quadrupled their population size in this 40 years.
@@Goldenflaw88Islam promote things that radicals take too literally. And somehow these Radicals always got the chance to make people suffer.
Hard to believe it’s been about 34 years since this happened. I remember watching desert storm happen live on every channel as a 10 year old kid. I was so fascinated by the whole thing.
One of the coolest, as well as scariest things, was that every night as we landed back aboard ship (USS Ranger CV-61) from our missions, we were one of the first Navy ships to have satellite TV broadcast throughout the ship, i.e., Live CNN. We'd land from a mission and see the war on TV.... and as you point out it's been 34 years, and that war "channel" has been repeating in my mind all these years later. Burned into my brain's hard-drive.
I remember this vividly also and I was 15. Wish I could go back to those days.
I remember my liberal minded teachers being worried, and worried for me. I was already signed up in delayed entry program, but I was going Navy, I knew I would never do any actual fighting. Not to mention I was slated for a lot of schooling (nuclear program) beforehand. And yeah, you don't see much action in the reactor plants anyways. Not that there's no risk. If we get into conflict with a certain East Asian nation, anybody deep down in the ship hit by ballistic missiles aren't likely to get out alive.
Respect from iraq
Thanks for throwing out the NJPW show fact. I have to look into that now. Great video as always, I really enjoy the quality content this channel gives us for free on TH-cam, thanks!
You know, for all the enmity between the US & the USSR, we were on the same side of surprisingly many conflicts during the Cold War, including at the beginning (Suez Crisis), in the middle (the Biafra War, sort of), & right at the end (Gulf War)
Interesting observation
Double interesting since we backed the wrong side in 1957 and in fact created many of the conflicts we see today; and Nixon wanted to send troops into Biafra but was stuck in Vietnam.
Let's not forget the cooperation of grain sales to thr USSR in 1972 -to prevent unrest.😂
I always argued we should stop looking at the Cold War just through the lens of communism vs captalism and more so two global military and economic super powers competing for influence in a rational manner. Because they were absolutely willing to work together when certain things threatened both their positions on the world balance of power. Don’t get me wrong captalism and communism are concepts you should know to understand why they can’t reconcile with each other. But in actuality both states acted more rationally than ideologically.
It was mostly to stop the old colonial nations from retrying to gain power. It took them decades to fully accept the new world order.
Disregarding the military aspect of this conflict for a moment, the building of the coalition that liberated Kuwait is an enormously underrated feat of diplomacy. For all his faults, HW was a real master of foreign relations.
100% agree, George HW Bush was definitely the perfect President to have during his term: managing the proper intervention in Panama to depose Noriega, overseeing the end of the Warsaw Pact and Cold War, making sure the USSR implodes instead of explodes, and of course rallying the coalition in Desert Storm against Saddam Hussein. Needless to say, his foreign policy is very underrated in my opinion.
100% disagree
Yes, such a master he watches as thousands were gassed. A move that drove many groups into Iran's hands post-2003, which has cost dozens of American lives.
Not that HW would care: His son was a draft dodger who was never at risk.
It's just that the imperial interests at the time of many nations coincided, that's all.
@@lultopkek Too bad TH-cam turned off the thumbs down icon. Your 4 thumbs up number at the time of this response is actually 3. 👎
Saddam actually had an ally in this war. Yasser Arafat and the Palestinians. Add that to the list of bad Palestinian choices.
Saddam was deposed as he was the main opponent of Israel. and that's a fact.
@@мувн-ш4ы Israel had nothing to do with Saddam’s downfall. The fact is the Palestinians backed him. Oops.
@@ymtzlgn yes hence why I mentioned Saddam was deposed by the US and the West due to him being the main opponent of Israel in the region.
@@мувн-ш4ы if anything he was the main opponent to Iran. Israel was a side show to him.
I remember this war very well as it was reported in the media of my country Lebanon. Excellent recap Jesse with accurate maps and precise figures... Cheers to the RTH crew!
Thanks Rabih!
In retrospect this was really the peak of America as the world's police force. Overwhelming force, quick and decisive outcome to a well defined operation. Everything since then has been a pale imitation in comparison.
You couldn't be more wrong, their "world police" peaked after 9 11
The only reason it worked was that Bush Sr. was a realist that understood the limits of the US, those who came after him were for most part neoconservative lunatics who did not.
امريكا حلفائها كثير
@@اميراحمد-ت9ف A lot of enemies as well.
in defence of today's USA. In the first gulf war, The USA were liberators. They entered cities where they were welcomed by the population. The US military was certainly just as effective and decisive in the second Iraq war and Afghanistan. If you look just at the military aspect. The problem with those wars is that the USA was not perceived as liberators, meaning other aspects came into play. The USA basically conquered both military pretty quickly. But they were never truly accepted and there was never a realistic outcome of what to do after the conquering...
But you're right that the first gulf war was the peak of the USA as the world's police force. Not because they were stronger or more decisive military. But because they lost the position of the rest of the world that saw them as liberators, protectors. But got also an image of invaders... The political and diplomatic harm those newer wars have done to the USA will haunt them for decades to come...
Slight error at 13:34, there was no modern tank called T-60, but T-62. Beside that, great video, as always.
I fought in this conflict as a gunner on a Bradley Fighting Vehicle. I was at Al Busayyah, 73 Easting and Medina Ridge with the U.S. 1st Armored Division. It was surreal.
Dud, you must have been everywhere then..
Thank you for your service 🫡
What I love about Operation Desert Storm is that it was the final military operation where battleships were present. The world's last 2 active battleships, USS Missouri and USS Wisconsin, joined in the initial Tomahawk cruise missile strikes that attacked Bagdad. Later on in the operation, both cruised further North, got in close to the shore, and fired their monstrous 16-inch guns at pillboxes and bunkers. It was also reported that the Patriot drone operated by USS Wisconsin flew over a gun-pit and the enemy waved a white flag and surrendered to the battleship after seeing the devastation those guns can dish out. Sadly, that was the final time battleship guns were fired in anger in history. Marking the official end of the ear of the battleship.
I served in both 91 and 2003. The shells of both Missouri (Mighty Mo) and Wisconsin went over our heads…….in 91 I was in the mine hunters close to the shore.
In 2003 I was part of the firings into Iraq, providing NGS - Naval Gunfire Support.
That's a surprise. Can we assume that there will also be a video about the Iraq War in 2003?
There definitely will be one about the Iran-Iraq War next spring. Not sure about 2003, that's very close to the 20 year rule and the aftermath is definitely crossing that line.
Plus that was just a campaign of sadism & pure cynicism.
@@maxsonthonax1020Ah yes, deposing a military dictator harboring a terrorist organization that had executed the largest terror attack on US soil is pure sadism.
Iraq is better off.
@@realtimehistorywhy you have this 20 year rule?
It's a rule of thumb for Historians to mark the line where an even is considered history.
This conflict was the ultimate sign that the US military truly reformed
I was there. 3ACR. I felt like it was my personal responsibility to do my very best to ensure the world knew that we were not incompetent. That the service men who fought Vietnam knew how to fight and win.
Your videos are top notch.... very informative
Thanks for another great video ❤❤❤
this channel may very well be the only history channel that does remember the...
New Japan Pro Wrestling Final Battle in Bagdad...(??)
(I'd be surprised if there was another one)
great content as always.
For those who don't know Desert storm was the name used by the USA forces . The name for UK forces was Operation Granby.
Desert Storm sounds indeed way better
Technically, the ground war was called Operation Desert Sabre.
@@texashale65 Operation Granby was the British name for British military activities during the operations and conflict. The US used more operation names like Desert sabre /sword/farewell.
@@texashale65 Desert Sabre was a sub-operation of Desert Storm
It wasn't a missed opportunity, there was no opportunity. The UN resolution didn't allow for a complete take over of the country or a mission to depose him. The war was ONLY to liberate Kuwait.
UN always makes the worst decisions.
The UN didn't allow the 2003 invasion also but it happened anyway.
@@theemirofjaffa2266 So what. That has nothing to do with the video or my post. Please focus on the issue at hand.
Just found this channel. This is superbly narrated and directed, with great visuals and historic videos! Thanks and subscribed!!
Welcome aboard!
Super cool that you added a New Japan Pro Wrestling reference.
Man I must have missed that, do you have the timestamp?
@@staffordbever2027 It's at the very end of the video. Jessie always ends the videos with a funny line related to the content 😅
Never expected NJPW to get a reference on this channel 🤣
24th/3rd ID US Army veteran. Intrinsic Action 96-02 Task Force 1/64 AR. We kept Iraq from re-invading Kuwait during the 90’s.
This is incredibly well put together. Thank you
Very well done Video. Thx everyone
Our pleasure!
The coalition's objective, wich included several arab states, was to liberate Kuwait, no to change the regime. Going further than that would only be possible with the US and a few western allies and without arab support. The result would be getting trapped in the quagmire of ethnic tensions, insurgency and chaos in the 90's instead of the 00's. One big fat expensive mess 10 years early.
Great video and a awesome channel!
My dad was in this war (9th Engineers). Apparently, some tankers he knew told my mom that some of the Iraqi prisoners they took had been suffering from scurvy. In case there was any doubt about how big the disparity was between the Coalition forces and the Iraqi army.
Iraq had 3 times bigger experienced military then Ukraine in 2022, far better armed, and it was plaec 10,000km frim the US - the US broke them in one swift blow, losing 300 soldiers. Russia just can't wage war, it's militarly inapt.
that's a pretty stupid comparison. the Ukrainian military in 2022 would absolutely destroy the Iraqi military in 2003.
@@мувн-ш4ы In 1991 Iraq has far bigger and better equiped military than Ukraine had in 2022.
In 2003 Iraq military was already broken, it was unable to wage any war.
@@bazej1080 my point still stands. the Iraqi army of 1991 would stand no chance against the Ukrainian army of 2022.
@@мувн-ш4ы That's obvious. But the US decimated Iraqi army in 1991 losing 300 soldiers with old F-15, F-16, A-6, A-7, F-111 - not with today's F-22 and F-35.
The US just know how to defeat everybody on a battlefield without breaking a sweat. (Not always politically though...)
Anyone else here a Desert Storm veteran? I was in the 101st Airborne Division - Air Assault. And served in theater from Aug 1990 to May 1991. Today I am a 53 year old disabled combat veteran and wish we had finished the job then and there.
Remember what was there = a Coalition...... The Arab partners were all for expelling Iraq from Kuwait - not removing Saddam from power. Remember that Saddam previously fought a war with Iran - Shia - and that most of the Arab countries are = Sunni. Look at Yemen now and the rise of Shia influence there as well as in other places.
Moral: Saddam - a Sunni - got too big for his britches threatening OPEC. Yet he remained a bulwark against Shia fundamentalism in the region and thus his neighbors were not anxious to see him go. Enjoy your day.
Saber Squadron _"Third Herd"_
_Brave Rifles_
@@varyolla435The area went into chaos when Jr went overboard following 9/11.
Another excellent installment. 👍
Excellent video wow super high quality start to finish!!
Air superiority is all that matters in a major, front line war. That's why AA shouldn't be neglected. It should be distributed down to the company level, in my opinion. Now, with drones, imagine a 10k drone attack. And you could do that if you had them prepped and built up/warehoused. Which you could, with how cheap FPV drones can be.
I rarely agree with Margaret Thatcher on anything, but she was correct when she told Bush that we had to go in and get rid of him, or else he would`ve become a bigger problem down the line.
I sort of agree, but even if it had been done, I just don't think there really is any way you could "fix" Iraq (or any other of those islamic, authoritarian countries in that region). Unless the general population goes through some revolutionary change of mind regarding their political culture, these regions will just always gravitate toward some form of dictatorship.
Awesome video dude
Side note for 9:15
Assuming the given figure of >= 75,000,000 litres of petroleum used for every day of Operation Desert Shield, we can calculate the following:
1 Litre of Petrol produces ~2.3kg of CO2 when burned.
At 168 days, the approximate amount of fuel burnt during Desert Shield is 12,600,000,000.
Multiply this figure by 2.3kg, and you have ~28,980,000,000 kilograms of CO2 emissions, or 28.98 gT (gigatons).
Why am I commenting this?
The approximate global CO2 emissions in 2023 was 35.8 +/- 0.3Gt, or between 35,500,000,000 and 36,100,000,000.
Therefore, it can be inferred that the 168 day period of the Gulf War (excluding desert storm) was directly responsible for emissions totalling ~80% of the GLOBAL emissions of 2023.
Mind boggling, quite frankly.
This is the problem with leftists right here. More concerned with an overarching esoteric "problem" while not seeing the consequences to a family that lost a son. Your view sees the problems of the world far away instead of directly around you. It's always interesting seeing them deracinated from their own families and they are still concerned more with someone in the South in the US as they live in a total state in California.
And when Iraqi forces set the Kuwaiti fields on fire it led to the burning of an estimated billion barrels, or 159 billion liters, of oil.
Wrong maths, it's 30 billion kilograms, not tons. It's 0.029 Gt, not 28.89Gt
@@chiefslinginbeef3641yeesh, it's time to put down the beef, chief.
Nicely done! Very informative. I have a friend who was a Naval Orthopedic Surgeon and his med unit was part of the fake amphibious landing force. They didn’t know it was a bluff and we’re all geared up for a landing. At the last minute it was called off.
Would to see a 30min summary of the prelude and action of the Afghanistan and Iraq (2003) wars too!!
I was there...on duty at Kuwait Intl Airport that very morning on Aug 2. That is forever etched in my memory!
Thank you for the detailed information that led to the war. vidoes and docs always just go for the war content...
super content.vielen dank
Coalition pilots during the air campaign noted that the Iraqis hid their tanks and artillery in the featureless desert by digging deep trenches, topped by camouflaged netting. They said this was useless because while it was effective during the day, at night, the heat absorbed during the day brightly shined as infrared light, like beacons. It was so bad that he Iraqis abandoned their vehicles at night, gathering and sleeping at some distance to avoid being hit when their vehicles was struck. And this was before the ground campaign had even begun. Talk about demoralizing... they'd be too easily spotted to move during the day, but their equipment was even more visible at night, essentially broadcasting its location.
Great documentary! A sad revisit of the history that changed so many people’s lives while our boots on the ground were trying to make a difference. I feel like we finally honored the lost in 2003 when we again found our boots on the ground on territory we surrendered over a decade before.
The only change your troops did was make more chaos and hatred
I have never realized until now that the soviet union existed during the Gulf war. I think i understand better why Bush didn't want to get tied down in a long war, and US military unable to what else could happen in eastern Europa or elsewhere. All other doc's I have seen put the Gulf war in to vacuum. and not in context
Anyone from C 2/7 ADA(PATRIOT)? I thank all of you for your service!
oil prices were low due to over production by USSR and OPEC, saddam only wanted distraction from his internal problems but it backfired fortunately.
A lot of us was deployed way before the start of Desert Shield
Wish the volume was consistent
😬
Cruise Missile has played an important role for Dessert Storm
everything Saddam said about Israel and America was and still is true
As much as I dislike that guy but pretty much yeah, even Iran, the war he had with Iran was seen as unprovoked at that time but nowadays we see that he was right, Iran wanted and still wants to expand in the middle east by controlling the politics of Iraq. He was just terrible in his ways and he could've gone a long way if he had just given the military more freedom in conducting their operations rather than him and his uneducated sons dictating every strategy because of their fragile ego
I think the drunk Russian was just being antisemetic with his comment is all.
and that's why he got killed
I was about 10 years old when this kicked off. I remember watching the television, and they trumped up the Iraqi forces as being battled hardened and that they had been fighting for the last decade or so, and we were expected to lose a lot of Soldier's. I remember being afraid and worried for our Military and their lives. I ended up joining the Army in the year 2000 as a Transportation Soldier 88Mike. I am still actually in the Army as of right now preparing for retirement. Watching that in 1990 little did I know I would also end up twice in Iraq and Afghanistan once myself. Anyone military knows what happens once you leave the wire, and I spent most of my time outside the wire as a transportation soldier 88Mike on all 3 deployments, lol
_"Hope for the best = plan for the worst"_
Moral: the Iraqi Army had hundreds of thousands of troops in prepared defensive positions. They had more and better artillery and thousands of tanks.
Thus had they desired they could have made things difficult for coalition forces - some did try. Simply standing to fight in Kuwait City rather than abandoning it would have led to urban warfare which is hard on any offensive force.
@@varyolla435 NOPE! The Iraqis didn't stand a chance against the US. Yes we heard all about how bad they were right up to the moment the air war kicked off.
@@Bilbirk62 Stick to your video games kid.... = then take an ESL course to help with your reading.
Thomas "Stonewall" Jackson would be proud of that flanking maneuver.
"Stonewall" Jackson is dead. Lol
great video
@realtimehistory You guys have gotta do a video on the Battle of Manilla Feb-Mar '45
saddam one of the dumbest strategist, ruined Iraq for nothing
My freshman year of high school and our house had just burned down. A crazy time for sure.
I got in Saudi on Jan 3rd. Listened to those bombs fall for weeks. Was in a MP company that was attached to the Big Red One. Followed them thru the day the ground war started and spent the next few days clearing bunkers and picking up POW's. Just barely 18, so too young and dumb to be concerned.
You have something to look back on then, it was a major topic back then. Helping to free Kuwait was a noble thing to do. You helped them too.
Informative as always, thank you!
I remember this. I was 16. Build large map and units with pins on it. Land war lasted three days. I was waiting battle in ww1 style that I could follow for years..
@@highcountrydelatite nothintg to on a pin.
Actually the war lasted longer than 3 days........ It began when the air campaign started - whose purpose was to "soften up" the Iraqi defenses and try to encourage them to leave. When they did not - the ground campaign began.
p.s. - WWI lacked the military capacity which existed then - and today. This was a desert environment where the coalition forces had complete air superiority + "deep strike" capacity such as MLRS etc..
Thus Iraqi forces could not hide nor really maneuver much without being identified and targeted. This forced them to dig in and in modern warfare an army which can not maneuver will be destroyed in detail under those conditions.
As the old knight in Indiana Jones and the Last Crusade said: _"he chose poorly"......._ as far as Saddam picking a fight there.
@@highcountrydelatite Why then does the US military award a _"campaign/battle star"_ for both the air campaign phase as well as the ground campaign phase..........
@@varyolla435 The ground campaign was technically called Desert Sabre.
@@texashale65 The point here however is that the conflict was in several parts and lasted more than a few days. The buildup of military forces was "one campaign" - albeit a defensive one.
Then with the beginning of the air phase began active combat which was as noted an initial air phase followed by a ground phase = both parts being considered "a single campaign" such as was awarded a _"battle star."_
Id like to see a proper series from the beginning
mad to think my dad was one of the first guys across the breach 😂💀
@13:17 iraqi bro totally and utterly foreshadowing the future we live in today. So well said.
_"Just 100 hours of war"_ - That may be true of the ground-pounders, but we were flying Strike Missions IN THE SAME "WAR" for a few weeks.
Honesty goes a long ways
Best channel strikes again 🎉
Anyone tried the Nebula platform and has thoughts?
It was an informative and wonderful historical coverage episode about liberation operations of Kuwait 🇰🇼,shared by an amazing ( RTH) channel... thanks for sharing 👍🏻
Thanks for the upload. When will there be more videos on China?
we have a big one planned for February or March
What people didn’t know was the real reason behind Colin Powell’s downplaying of the Iraq-Kuwait situation. The U.S. actually wanted Iraq to invade Kuwait so they’d have a reason to jump in, "liberate" Kuwait, and gain influence over its government. Why? Because Kuwait’s oil reserves were insanely valuable, and the U.S. wanted a piece of that.
This potential American takeover of major oil reserves worried Russia, too. They didn’t want the U.S. to gain even more control in the Middle East, plus they had investments in Kuwait they didn’t want to lose. So, Russia positioned itself as a "liberator" as well, hoping to get in on the action and secure their own oil interests. This set up a tense standoff, with both countries pretending to “help” Kuwait while really aiming to protect their own investments.
New RTH history upload lets goooooooo 😩😩😩😩😺😺
Love how you skipped over slant drilling
you should do a video about moroccan sahara war
I was 10 years old when this war happened.. I am very interested in history specially history about war.
Great Video! Will there be a future video about how Kurdistan almost became a country/why Kurdistan didn't become a country after WW1? It's a huge part of modern Middle Eastern history.
How about a video cover up the Sino-Vietnamese war ? I mean its an interesting war that people rarely talk about.
stay tuned for our next video
Proud to have served.(Op Granby) Reme Recy mech attached to A SQDN Royal Scots Dragoon Guards. Memories that stay with me forever.
The Coalition forces not backing up the Kurdish Uprising was a seriously bad misplay.
The USA actively encouraged these uprising and they saw a genuine opportunity for regime change, But right when the moment of truth arrives, the Coalition pretty much abandon them and what's left of the Iraqi Army brutally puts down these uprisings. Thousands were murdered because they dared to speak out against Saddam, right when they thought the Americans had their backs.
I simple cannot imagine the anger among the Kurdish population for this "Betrayal"
Lesson In life, Trust no one.
Great documentary, thanks for your work
A bit unfortunate when the commentary tells us that Saudi ports are at maximum capacity as American military shipments arrive (8:45) and the vehicle being shown is a UK SPG (AS90)
It's a challenger 1,AS90 hadn't entered service then
@@SnakePliskin762 👍Agreed, I see it better now.
When I was in school growing up, my teachers called the Gulf War, Iraq War Zero.
The most expensive camping trip in the history of the world. 😂😂😂
I had no reason to believe this but I always thought the Gulf War was in the Gulf of Mexico.
When I was a child my father talked a lot about the Gulf War
In 100 hours, U.S. and allied ground forces in Iraq and Kuwait decisively defeated a battle-hardened and dangerous enemy. During air and ground operations, U.S. and allied forces destroyed over 3,000 tanks, 1,400 armored personnel carriers, and 2,200 artillery pieces along with countless other vehicles.
What battle hardened and dangerous? The video states how they were demoralized and surrendered en masse.
@@mojewjewjew4420They had just finished a war with Iran. They were experienced troops. However, they surrendered to the coalition because it was far beyond their capabilities.
Being hardened doesn’t mean going full imperialist Japan.
I was a marine part of desert storm, part of task force grizzly that pushed into Kuwait. Most the prisoners we took were conscripts, and not battle hardened troops.
@@kman9884 What experience? The iran Iraq war was mostly trech warfare that turned into a stalemate.
You dont know what your talking about putting stupid references like "imperial japan" another opportunity for me to school you is that Japan is still imperial, it has an emperor, get out.
@@kman9884 The may have been battle-hardened, but they were also at least 2 technological generations behind the U.S. led coalition and just generally outgunned. This was little more than a turkey shoot.
Ah, the 90s, when "War In Iraq" meant an uplifting bedtime story of cooperation and success for the West, not some undead nightmare that just wouldn't go to rest - no matter how often you repeated the words "Freedom", "Terrorism" and "Weapons Of Mass Destruction".
People thought this 'world war' will last for a long time in those days.
At 21:16 does anyone know what type of sumi-rifle that the Arabic man is holding? It just looks kind of unique
جثري
H&K G3
@@AbdoZaInsert Thank You! I appreciate that very much!
The Highway of Death and the Burying of Iraqi Soldiers alive, Are/Should be Considered War Crimes.
1. The Iraqi Soldiers had no Ability to harm the American Fighting Vehicles, so posed no Threat to Them. The Iraqi Soldiers were Not asked to Surrender and told what would happen if they refused.
2. The Iraqi Soldiers and Vehicles Fleeing Kuwait on the Highway had civilians among them. And since the Coalition's Objective was to remove the Iraqis from Kuwait, the Iraqis were though unintentionally obeying the United Nations resolution to withdraw, And their for should not have been attacked as they posed No current threat to Coalition Personnel.
Hindsight is 20/20 and it’s impossible to be perfect, they started the conflict and the west finished it
1st Armored OPCON of the 2nd ACR, checking in.
Sir ...with my respect 🙏 for your wonderful explanation and an excellent RTH channel. 1- The first Persian Gulf War was the Iraq-Iran war .. 2- US defense minister Donald Ramisfield ordered deputy president of Iraq 🇮🇶 (Saddam Husayn) to blazing Iran Iraq border for 3 months..as military pressure on Islamic Iran Republic 🇮🇷 to release American embassies hostages in Tahrran ..but Iraq army staggered in Iran ponds for eight years (not three months😢). 2- from 1979, the Islamic Iran regime threatened Iraq , Gulf principalities the Saudi in all its public occasions through Sheaa rebellions. Iran regime formerly proclaimed its enthusiasm ready-made to invade Baghdad . US Navel fleets controlled PersianGulf completely during those bloody 8 years ...liberation of Kuwait 🇰🇼 was a second Gulf War ... After the Iraq Iran war , Iraq became a bankrupt country and full of economic problems with enormous militia divisions, large amounts of obsolete weapons, army divisions... controlled by biased cheif tribe's..not officers.Saddam Husayn as president wanted richest Arabic authorities donating money 💰 for bankrupt Iraq..through assaulted Israel 🇮🇱 from Jordan 🇯🇴 border..but Jordan refused - rejected the matter at last moment after threatening massage exchanged between Tilaviv and Baghdad at 1990. The US female ambassador in Baghdad lighted the green 💚 light to Iraq to invade Kuwait 🇰🇼 ( she said the USA isn't intervened in Arabic-Arabic disputes ( differences) ..when she mate president Saddam Husayn ..that conversation showed directly in Iraq TV 📺... so both the first and second Persian Gulf War blazing by the Iraq army were ordered by the USA.... I hope you understood the reality..of the first and second Persian Gulf War.. which condemned US policies in MiddleEast
14:50 that ford is nice my daily driver is 92 f 250
Marines were in Kuwait on February 22nd, a Marine Taskforce not just small unitslike Recon,SEALs and such