Too bad we ended the Gulf War several days too early. An opportunity was squandered, which set up the subsequent invasion of Iraq. Powell was a disaster.
No kidding!
Imagine if we simply took Saddam out.
No need for a No-Fly Zone.
No need to station troops permanently in Saudi Arabia.
No Khobar Towers. I had been there months earlier. Only luck didn’t place me in it when the truck exploded.
No “Infidels in the Holy Land” outrage from Bin Laden (although he would probably grab on to something else).
No 9/11.
No invasion of Afghanistan.
No Powell “If you break it, you own it” nation building disasters.
For me there was so much going on back then that I had no idea who was behind what. It’s much clearer today.
As Alas Babylon! mentioned, the war record of Bush Sr. like that of McCain is to be praised. After that not much in terms of making America Great. - Read my Lips, No New Taxes - what was that all about Mr. RINO?
The "military" history most are taught, and that is is most talked about are VICTORs like Caesar, the Mongols, and others who did not allow their enemies to survive. Bush Sr. failed us badly on this one