tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post3052397251736563809..comments2024-03-16T11:54:44.590+01:00Comments on Defence and Freedom: The biggest German foreign policy sin post-1945Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-69558476372564191912016-10-27T16:21:25.116+02:002016-10-27T16:21:25.116+02:00Indeed, if US forces had continued to Baghdad in 9...Indeed, if US forces had continued to Baghdad in 91, that would accelerate the developing of AlQaeda, ISIS, Shia-Sunni conflict, kurds fight for independence, perhaps a 911 type event, etc. Not sure where we would be now in that reallity should be as volatile as this one.Marcohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09828193822555704206noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-84518151925788492922016-10-27T11:32:36.985+02:002016-10-27T11:32:36.985+02:00I disagree. The Neocon myth that the 1991 Gulf War...I disagree. The Neocon myth that the 1991 Gulf War did an incomplete job is bollocks.<br />http://defense-and-freedom.blogspot.de/2009/11/extremist-warfare.html<br /><br />They made up this myth to make people more open for their idea of attacking Iraq again for no reason.<br /><br />In reality, the 1991 war went too far; the Iraqi army was withdrawing from Kuwait after about 20 days of bombardment and the failed Kahfji probe. The invasion of Iraq after it became obvious that Kuwait was about to be liberated without such an invasion was already excessive and a bit of a stain. I understand the intent to reduce the Iraqi military strength to a level that's not much of a threat to its neighbours any more, though. Still, an air force general as commander of the campaign may not have chosen to launch an unnecessary ground war.<br /><br />The Chinese followed the pointless idea that military spending should grow as the economy grows - instead of orienting military power at threats or other problem-oriented rules.S Ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03359796414832859686noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-386077914312449748.post-87345214919836380462016-10-27T08:24:23.296+02:002016-10-27T08:24:23.296+02:00Two additional thoughts to that:
1 The US Victory...Two additional thoughts to that:<br /><br />1 The US Victory in Iraq/Kuwait at this time was in reality a hollow one, because the war was not decisive. The US Forces should have marched straight to Bagdad in this year and eliminate the Saddam-Clique (but not the Sunni-Rule / Baath Party) and the whole world tody would be very different and much for the better. Many bad developement in this area are today not so much a result of this war, but of the years long embargo/air-campaign/unrest which followed in the years after 1991 until the second war. This around 10 years did much more harm to iraq and were much more important for radicalising the moslems then the war itself. Overal the 90/91 war is in my opinion a missed opportunity (i know: this position is against your political beliefs)<br /><br />2 Interestingly it was mainly the catastrophic defeat of the iraqi army which lead to the chinese arms race because the PLA of china after the victory of the us forces nearly panicked and decided that modernisation and strengthening of their own forces is absolut priority. Without this war, china would be much weaker militarily. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com