Battle of Khafji 1991
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- The Battle of Khafji was the first major ground engagement of the Gulf War. It took place in and around the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji, from 29 January to 1 February 1991 and marked the culmination of the Coalition's air campaign over Kuwait and Iraq, which had begun on 17 January 1991.
Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein, who had already tried and failed to draw Coalition troops into costly ground engagements by shelling Saudi positions and oil storage tanks and firing Scud surface-to-surface missiles at Israel, ordered the invasion of Saudi Arabia from southern Kuwait. He ordered the 1st and 5th Mechanized Divisions and 3rd Armored Division to conduct a multi-pronged invasion toward Khafji, engaging American, Saudi and Qatari forces along the coastline.
These three divisions, which had been heavily damaged by Coalition aircraft in the preceding days, attacked on 29 January. Most of their attacks were fought off by U.S. Marines and Coalition aircraft, but one of the Iraqi columns occupied Khafji on the night of 2930 January. Between 30 January and 1 February, two Saudi Arabian National Guard battalions and two Qatari tank companies attempted to retake control of the city, aided by Coalition aircraft and American artillery. By 1 February, the city had been recaptured at the cost of 43 Coalition soldiers dead and 52 wounded. The Iraqi Army lost between 60 and 300 dead, while an estimated 400 were captured as prisoners of war.
The battle serves as a modern demonstration that air power can halt and defeat a major ground operation. It was also a major test of the Saudi and Qatari armies. Although the capture of Khafji was a propaganda victory for Saddam Hussein's regime, its subsequent recapture by Saudi and Qatari ground forces provided a major morale boost for the Coalition.
The pc game “Conflict Desert Storm” has a mission in honor of the Battle of Khafji.
Damn throwback
It wasn't a fucking video game God bless If you serverd but if u a gamer...fuck u...when ppl die or u get a ph ..it's real..feel me..
I was a soldier myself, but I have to say that the Marines and Kafji were extraordinary. They held their ground, kept their heads, and managed the battle. Small unit tactics dont get much better than what those guys did.
like we had a choice in the matter, you would of done the same
Don’t forget that the Saudi national guard and Saudi Army were there
How do you feel about participating in the illegal invasion and occupation? Do you learn nothing from your service?
The Iraqi army was battle hardened, but not highly motivated. While their officers were in the rear they left NCO's to lead the men and in most cases deserting them in combat. From what I've gathered the new Iraq Army isn't much better
Iraqi were braves at that time
Brave under almost impossible odds bless them for trying their best to push back the US war machine.
How could you say that in 2017 lmao
It is worth mentioning that the reason for the Iraqis’ success was due to their tricking the Saudi army into surrendering at the moment of entry, but after they approached their families, they were betrayed. Not to mention that the commander of coalition operations, General Norman Schwarzkopf, said himself that the Marines were reserve forces that were not forced to participate because of the Saudi army’s desire to sacrifice, which was the reason for liberating their city. The Marines returned to Kuwait in amazement to complete the liberation, with those sacrifices planted in their hearts that were reflected in reality. It is beautiful for religions and countries to unite to eliminate evil.🇸🇦🇺🇸🤝
My parents accepted American troops for Christmas during the war. Washed their clothes, even though they were contaminated with radiation from all the dust and crap from the tanks, lol. Saudi Aramco is awesome.
That's pretty awesome of your mom! Thank you!
Good parents.
I miss aramco. Great times
Thank you sir
Some of what I am reading here is troubling. I was with A battery 1st battalion 12th Marines and was one of many that were involved in this conflict. It was confusing on the ground and there were coalition units retrograding out of Khafji whether ordered to or not. When friendly cleared the area, with the help of recon designating targets we destroyed a very large number of enemy personnel and equipment. It didn't last long. One of the recon Marines and I will not post his name here, called in a danger close mission and new by doing so he would be wounded or killed. He was wounded but stopped the Iraqi forces in their tracks. When we secured Khafji others came in to take credit for it. The upside is it boosted their moral and later they did a better job engaging the enemy....nuff said!
Did you know LCpl Robert Deane from Silver Spring, MD?
qft, fucking coalition forces did this and that my fucking ass, we where there all by ourselves getting pounded into the dirt, do you remember the delay of action from our own command because of their disbelief in what we where reporting to them?
Much respect to you guys, I agree, some weird commentary in this video. Over the radio, to the public, Khafji was demoralizing and very surprising, and everyone was relieved when you won it, thank you.
@@canton7180 Yes. I also remember coalition forces hauling ass south at a high rate of speed because they got fired upon in the city. There was no intel communications indicating they were friendly units. So as they got closer to our position under the cover of darkness we were locked and loaded just about to open fire with crew serve weapons and direct arty fire on them. right at the last minute a call came in from Battalion to stand down...it was the Saudi's bugging out. The Saudis and Egyptians didn't come back in until we secured the city. Then they celebrated and took credit for the win...lol
@@USMC4evr exactly what I recall
Those were not artillery spotting teams. They were Marine recon teams from Alpha Company 3rd Recon Battalion attached to 1st Recon Battalion. Their job is to be behind enemy lines and they made the decision to stay put during the Iraqi's push into the city in order to observe and report on enemy activity and conduct call for fire missions.
Saddam defeated himself. He was notorious for surrounding himself with people who told him what he wanted to hear; not what he needed to hear. I'm sure he convinced himself that he could hold off the coalition forces and even win. History tells us that he was dead wrong. It is just a shame that his Soldiers had to pay the price for his inflated ego.
You are right
صدقت.
We very much appreciate our veterans their true heroes and we enjoy many freedoms today is as a result of their actions!
Eric you need to look at a map and measure the distance between Iraq and the USA
اللواء الثاني حرس وطني اتم المهمة بأسناد من مدفعية المارينز الامريكية
😂😂😂😂😂الامريكان يقولون غير هالكلام
@@MubarakSultanبل يتفقون معنا راجع شهادات قائد التحالف الجنرال نورمان شوارتزكوف
@sociopath79 This war was a provocation by US-backed Kuwait against a promising country, your ally during the Iran-Iraq war. Once you supplied Saddam against Islamist Iran, then the greater problem, but when the war ended Iraq inevitably became your enemy: its increasing economic and military power couldn't be ignored. It SHOULD HAVE been ruined. There is a simple rule: all independent Arab regimes that dare to claim a leading role become victims of foreign aggression. Think why.
@sociopath79 Under Saddam's leadership Iraq was turning into a prosperous regional superpower with the most advanced health care system in the Middle East, free and compulsory education, successful campaign for literacy, etc. The problem is that your country follows the principle 'divide et impera' and eliminates all independent Arab regimes who dare not to obey it. As for Ghaddafi, ask Lybians themselves what really happened in their country, go on, they'll tell the true story.
lol get outta here with that nonsense. Saddam was a ruthless dictator and this is the typical crap spewed by the Baath propagandists. Fuck Saddam. Good riddance.
the american generals off the record said the qataris and the saudis were very good
Even on video they Saudi task forces were great same with Qataris and the French
I spoke to a Saudi artilleryman he suggested the Saudis from a certain tribe deserted immediately as the Iraqi's approached. This is from a first-hand witness. The infantry deserted and the artillery picked up their weapons and held on.
@@paulcope834 Sounds like Saudis. They're not exactly known for their discipline.
No they did not. Accounts from Kenneth Pollacks "armies of sand" suggests that the US generals and troops thought the Saudis were poor to mediocre in a best case scenario, but usually poor, and that the Egyptians and Qataris/Syrians were horrendous
Thanks again Mr. Jag - you've got some great vids - esp like antiaircraft and mil training vids. You rock! DD
Thank you very much for the article. The whole conflict between Iraq and the US could have been predicted: in the 1980s the US needed Iraq as a strong barrier against the Islamist Iran which then was seen as the greater evil. Since the war between these two countries ended in 1988, Iraq with its 4th largest army in the world and pan-Arabist ideology became not just needless but dangerous to American plans. It became a regional hegemon and thus the greater evil itself. It couldn't be left alone.
Your conclusion is a much better answer then that of the typical pacifist western liberal, which is their conclusion this war was simply about oil, -Kuwait was an ally, they where invaded, they asked for assistance, we assisted them, they got their country back, end of story....that is my version
@@canton7180 and in 2003? did kuwait ask you to invade iraq?
Iraq is one of weakest armies in world, so any army can destroy it and occupy Iraaq within one hour only, and it is largest army in terms of numbers, not strength or equipment, and all its army members r inexperienced conscript civilians
Plus the attack on the USS stark in 1987 by the Iraqis, was the first sign that Iraq wanted a wider conflict. Possibly to get the Soviet Union involved some how, Iraq and USSR were "allies" in a sense of Russian influence.
Great stuff, man. Thanks for putting this up!
Never take three mechanized tank divisions to a full spectrum dominance fight.
Wow, the Saudis really kicked Saddams ass.
And some to all friendly Forces 🇸🇦⚔️👑😊
they didn't. despite all the aliiance efforts Iraqis still managed to break their way through khafji. them alone against 40 countries. saudi arabia wouldve been an iraqi province if it wasn't for americans and other westerns
@@hasansattar5401 ياعم اقعد جيشكم مستسلم ويبكي نفس النساء موجودة المقاطع الحرس الوطني هزمكم بالخفجي بسبب الارعن صدام
@@marconova6241 في النهاية طلعناه 👍
لكن جيشكم ليس له تاريخ يذكر سوا الهزائم 😂
@@marconova6241 محافظة عراقية
عراقي مره من هنا سوف لن تبقى امريكا للابد سوف تسقط ويعودالعراقي الى وضعه الطبيىعي ان شاء الله
كفو
With the way they were being cut off from their headquarters,it was amazing that the Iraq.s got as far as they did during this battle. This was a wake up call for the allies.The response was devastating.
Iraq is brave country
جيش العراق حقق نصراً نوعياً كسر روح القتال لقوى التحالف لبعض الوقت
Wrong again, sonny. What Western powers actually did in Lybia was to appropriate Qaddafi's financial means; since there weren't any serious economic and social prerequisites for a revolution in Lybia, they used radical islamists to achieve this goal(they were the 'revolutionaries' you might have seen on the TV). Today the 'revolutionaries' butch their opposition, confront each other, impose sharia laws and desecrate British cemeteries - indeed the 'NATO help is very much appreciated'!
Khafji: The Gulf War's Thermopylae
Why the Thermopylae??!
This was one of the most HUMILIATING defeats for anyone in the history of warfare. Hands down. The Iraqi military was (at the time) the third largest military in the world. And they got absolutely ass-fucked then demolished only to be revived just so coalition forces could rape their asses some more before they completely destroyed. It was embarrassing. Every part of the Iraqi military got STOMPED, from the mechanized units to their navy and air force. Saddam didn't wanna show his face afterward
@moe4r The French did a great job in the war they guarded the Allied Left flank, also the French where FFL
They were not just the legion French metro troops were there as well they were Marine infantry. People always have the misconception that the French only use the legion to fight with and that’s just plain wrong.
Well I was with the Marine artillery and not one word about the 11 Marines who lost their lives. Rest in peace my Brothers you are still on my mind.
4th largest not 3rd largest
and numbers dont say shit, most were poorly trained conscripts with ak 47 and nothing else.
it was 33 countries against 1 including the US superpower.
the iraqi air force had no chance against the more modern US air force, A10’s, B52, f16’s and apaches were bombing the forces on the ground so there is no chance of fighting.
a war like this is the same compared of how quickly ( 1 day ) iraq took kuwait.
It was 36 countries and the war started from 1990 till 2003
And later on Iraq was sanctioned as well that weekend it also now look how is iraq
My dad lived there at the time and we still do
The Iraqi army did not believe in this unfair battle and could fight the battle professionally, so the army withdrew from Kuwait at full speed, but the treachery of the American administration led to the annihilation of the retreating army on the road leading to the Iraqi border, and this is a crime committed by the White House administration against the withdrawing Iraqi army and a violation of Geneva law in 1947 Despite all these crimes, Bush and what followed him from the presidents of the United States did not stop tightening the sanctions against the people of Iraq, after which the Iraqi people realized that they had made a grave mistake by withdrawing from Kuwait, and today the people believe that Kuwait is Iraqi, and if we enter it again, the battle will be decisive and the army will not make a mistake last ..
There was really no contest here. Iraqi weapons were outdated and didn't offer any real resistance. Not to mention the difference in training and logistical support. But it made for great tele!
Charlie battery gun 8, section chief, plugger, which means i pulled the cord. We did the damage. I also drove the gun truck which pulled the cannon. Our guns name was psalm 23 capt Morgan First Sgt Reyes. Capt awarded bronze star for battle.
Take a look at the map...it's no different than the idf..they are good at what they do..but can't mass large enough forces to sustain a long engagement
Time is running fast ... 30 years passed .
i was still training at that time didnt make it to the war because i graduated in 1992 and since then i have served in the qatari army i fought in yemen tho back in 2015 other than that i just trained or trained others.,..
Mashallah thank you my brother I’m a kuwaiti and I’m thinking of joining the kuwaiti army
I was 3rd LAI and I don't remember many saudi forces in that battle. After the Marines cleared the town the Saudis moved in. Same thing in Kuwait city. We captured the airport and the city. Then we were told to fall back and the Saudis came rolling in. As a matter of fact we were told to remove our flag from the airport as not to offend the Saudis. If the Saudis liberated Kuwait they would have been waving Saudi flags. Need I say more. The Saudi army was a dog and pony show.
the arabs retreated and were anhilated by the Iraqi tanks in khafgi its the Americans who took khafgi not the saudis or qataris
My uncle, a tank driver in the former Iraqi army, said that the army broke into the Saudi city of Khafji and was easily taken over and did not face any Saudi deterrent force
I tend to believe your father told you exactly what happened. From what I understood from a friend of mine that was in the Desert Storm he made a point to tell me that the Iraqi soldiers fought extremely hard. God bless have an awesome day and greetings from the state of Kentucky.
@@eric777100763
Vietnam veterans described their fight with the Iraqi Republican Guard as the fiercest they had ever been in .
@@user-ui3pw1ys3k the same ones that defeated the US back then said that? A certificate to cherish indeed
The saudis evacuated all areas around the border in anticipation of a poissible Iraqi invasion.
Its not rocket science.
@@eric777100763 Yes, my father, uncle and grandfather fought in this war.. Greetings to you from Basra, Iraq
The truth about Kafji was that it was a battle of errors. The Iraqi's couldn't get all their divisions rolling and so one of the divisions in the attack was a day late. Also, the US Air Force was unresponsive and missed the chance to destroy two Iraqi divisions in the open. The battle was won by a very small unit of Marines and Marine tactical air...
@VALDIGNE To be fair, this was nearly 20 years ago.
To be fair your comment is 10 years old
My uncle participated in this battle
He said that saudi and Qatari soldiers is Crushed by iraqi forces but the u.s
Air support who force Iraqi’s to retreated
@AlnamiR_ iraqi
@Slash396 I would like to point out that these nations are no wimps. The Gulf War in 1991 had taken place in the desert. The enemy were face to face with one another. British and Americans trrops did not win this war. They had to eventually withdraw their troops as they had far too many casualties on their side. This is not highlighted by the politicians or the media. This is kept very quiet. Believe me. My best friend's brother-in-law fought in this war. He said there were immense casualties.
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The faces of the Iraqi prisoners are similar, as if they are enemy bots in a war game
Iraq fought alone agianst so many, BADASS THEY ARE : )
Iran was way stronger
13thMEF I will never forget my friends that didnt come home with me from that day...Semper Fi my brothers.
inaugusta30906 there was only 154 killed the entire war. We had that many killed in Fallujah in a couple weeks.
@@zipper978 so I guess your buddies lives counted more then my buddies lives eh JR? Maybe you guys don't know how to fight as well, just returning your shitty comment with an equally shitty comment, so losing people has become a dick measuring contest?
woot, 3:10 is my old job 0811 cannoneer :p
I was on the MSR that night it was bad real bad .....
I'm not sure if you are being serious or not but it was in no way a Saudi victory. We made it seem that way because they needed the morale boost. The absolute majority of Iraqis killed were killed by Marines and Airforce fighter/bombers. In fact Marines inbedded with the Saudi National Guard were disgusted at how awfully they were trained and how they reacted under fire.
This is old school by today's standards. We're far more lethal now.
once the united nations liberation force had everything in position that was the end of the occupation of kuwait got them
exactly!
@BabylonianSage I do know what guerrilla warfare is, I don't know why you are saying I don't. Iraq was warned to leave Kuwait, or military action would be taken. They kept attacking Kuwait so we went in. Yes, any military could've done that, but in just hours, I wouldn't think so.
great video
الامريكان انحاشو من ارض المعركه لانها اصبحت حرب شوارع ولم يحرر الخفجي سوا السعوديين وبمسانده من كتيبة قطريه
ههههههههههههه قوية
ALI ORNS هههههه 💚💚💪💪
ههههههههاي اهم شي العراكيات رفعو المناديل البيضاء امام الجيش السعودي وغديناهم بسكويت مالح وغرشة ماي
اطقع في الدقيق ياحفيد الخميني انت وعمك المقبور صدام ههههههههههههههههه وسلملي على خواتك العراكيات
اطقع في الدقيق ياحفيد الخميني انت وعمك المقبور صدام ههههههههههههههههه وسلملي على خواتك العراكيات
@Slash396
There wouldn't be an America if it wasn't for asymmetrical warfare. The American revolutionaries were basically an insurgency against the established, powerful British Empire(basically what America is today). In other words, sometimes the biggest and baddest isn't the best.
great video for social studies!
@sociopath79 Well said, bro. It's too bad that the Muslim world has long forgotten about that alliance. Could have been the start of something great, but of course, we are hated now.
RIP to the downed ac-130 crew.
If you look back on military history, Arabic armies have hardly ever had a victory over a western army (US, British, French, Israeli, etc), the only parts of the world that have been able to stand their ground against and fight against properly the western countries are the Asian countries (China, Japan, North Vietnamese NVA and VC, the North Koreans, the Nepalese Gurkhas are the few who have always been ready and willing and able to fight the western democratic countries). This might be worth remembering in the future.
Armies of Arab dictators always suck. Arab resistance movements are much more successful against western powers. They kicked the US Marines & French troops from Lebanon. The French were also kicked out of Algeria in 1962. Spaniards lost terribly in Morocco at the battle of Anwal.
i mean when you bring the whole squad which involves 40 countries against a single country then that country will surely lose right? I agree most arabic armies are shit compared to western ones. but the Iraqi army in 1990s could beat any western country alone (except the USA)
You clearly don't know history.
Fallujah
i.was there! we let the saudis take the area
because of moral! and world opinipon
they did none of the fighting they just rolled in to town liberated it ! like the french in ww2
...this deliberate move robbed Iraq from much needed oil revenue, hence it prevented the Iraqi economy from selling their oil for higher sums and therefor their economical recovery suffered as a result.
Well, Iraqi was probably the best army in middle east only until they got their ass kicked by Iran.
Then it became only an army populated with inexperienced soldiers & crew.
Iraq butchered and raped Iran , check out 1988 Iraqi offensives , Iran was literally raped , only Israel could've defeated Iraq in Middle East
@@user-ui3pw1ys3k Iraqi failure to annex Iranian territories and bolster Arab separatism in Khuzestan Province of Iran.
No gain from Iraq and lose between 105,000 and 500,000 soldiers...
War ended by west nation because they clearly saw Iran getting stronger and stronger like URSS did against Nazi.
Was only a matter of time before Iran could start moving into Iraq.
@@KGB95140the Eason w couldn’t Anex Ahwaz was because of America same shit happend to Iran they failed in al faw and basra
@Pinkdolly1000 If you call 300 killed too many casualties. And only 150 war related
4:31 Red crescent symbol on top of a Type 63 APC that is ARMED with a 12.7mm DShK
Use of the red cross or the red crescent on an armed vehicle constitutes a war crime
Not that the Iraqis were big on the Geneva Convention
In Chapter II of the Geneva Convention of 1929 Article 8 states: A sanitary formation (medical) or establishment shall not be deprived of the protection of Article 6
Committing a war crime is no joke, though war is supposed to be brutal, there must always be standards of which all sides follow. Such as disguising vehicles and infantry with another side's uniforms and paint are grounds for on the spot execution for it deceives the opposition. Such actions are also considered dishonorable by many on both sides of a war.
Marine, you could probably have done without saying that...
@gopconservative78 they also surrendered to N korea when they attacked S korea with artillary shells or when S korea attacked them I DONT REMEMBER WHO FIRED but the french surrendered
God Bless Iraqi Martyrs 🇮🇶💔
no entiendo ingles,menos la guerra!!!!!
hablas árabe ?
2nd Armored Cavalry Regiment rules!! TOUJOURS PRET!!
5:55 Saudis won with American air and artillery support who cut Iraqis reinforcements and bombed Iraqis position in the city but I don't think they could take back Khafji from the Iraqi army on their own
Well, Saudis air fighters participated in destroying the support lines and reinforcements of Iraqis as well. Plus, ground battle (most importantly) was carried by Saudis. It was s turning point in the course of the war.
I was a kid at that time but unlike Kuwait, Saudi is big country with capability of giving iraqi army a hard time we had advantage of air superiority way far than iraqis. al khafji was small town on the borders with all of its citizens evacuated to safer place south when iraqi mercenaries sneaked in, they were completely smashed and forced out from khadji and Kuwait was liberated eventually by the coalition forces mainly the U.S. That war was very just.
Well I guess you're right!. We all know Saudi Arabia has a strong army be we never saw the Saudi army alone in a combat situation until that day. Plus against the quite strong Iraqi army.
Yes the war was just but Saddam was the only problem, not the Iraqi people. I remember a Saudi soldier saying on TV that he will be very sad if he had to kill an Iraqi soldier because he knew Iraq was a dictatorship and that an normal Iraqi soldier didn't really had the choice. Anyway I hope there will be no more war like this between arab countries.
John Dillinger
Saudi Arabia has a huge arsenal, Jet fighters, tanks, guided missiles, ... you name it. but you need brave and Experienced soldiers to use properly those weapons. allies attacked Iraqi forces in Kuwait then they allowed the Saudi forces to move in just to save face and avoid embarrassment.
Western military analysts agree that despite its multi-billion dollar purchases of military equipment over the past 30 years, Saudi Arabia does not have armed forces capable of defending the country against a large-scale attack.
Ha! That was great! I guess that's their S.O.P for all military engagements.
if anybody was at Khafji and the name Pellegrino sounds familar contact me
the iraqis known to be the biggest and the best in the middle east
that's why iran brought saddam to his knees when he invaded
Qatar AMX-30 and the anti tanks missiles systems changed the game on the border
@Pinkdolly1000 Well that soldier probably has a combat related disorder or they were just lieing because trust me, there is no way there werer too many casualties becasue ground forces hardly even fought, most of the casualties were from jets.
first off of course never believe media narrative, it is false on most accounts, 24 US servicemen died during this assault, 12 of which where marines who I served with and zero "Coalition Forces"- that tells the whole story about who did what, next is the fact "coalition forces" didn't show up until all of the fighting had concluded, and I 'am willing to bet it was the same exact story at the other assault points along the southern front, during the ground war which lasted some 100 hours the gallant coalition forces trailed our units all the way to the Kuwait international airport/city, they at most mopped up what we left behind as we pushed forward, once the final objective had been secured they then entered the city we had secured to "liberate" Kuwait, also the great leadership who was in denial of the reports it had received from the field from reconnaissance assets choose to twiddle their thumbs until receiving satellite imagery which confirmed earlier reports of a massive push of armor, this represented a 6 hour gap in action/reaction, I guess essentially they assumed we where making it up and all the while we where getting pounded into the dirt, you cannot defend yourself against tanks with rifles but we really didn't have a choice in the matter, I consider myself lucky to have survived no thanks to my leadership, that's war, it was simply dumb luck I didn't die that day.
@alikos88 What are you talking about?
@PolPotPop They weren't, they didn't even have long range ICBMs. 9/11 and WMDs were just a big fat justification to invade. Now Israel is nice and safe (They will be a whole lot safer soon with Syria about the be brought down) and they now have a nice steady flow of oil coming out of the country. Iraq could of easily been contained if there was any intel of them mobilizing it's forces or getting ready it's missile systems.
come on it's US, Saudi, Qatar , victory it's victory for we all
r u happy now :)
Iraq had a really strong army, but unfortunately it was used for the wrong cause, They were fighting against 33 nations, iraqi soldiers are known for their bravery, thats why as soon as Iraq entered saudi arabia all the saudi forces withdrew and called on the americans to intervene, otherwise the whole arabian peninsula would have been controlled by Iraq. but again i dont support the war at all, im iraqi myself, but hopefully we get a strong army once again, and we will :).
syronics
how so?
when Iraq took the saudi city 38 of them died and 43 coalition died. the reason Iraq had lost is because, "the army was out of reach" (Iraqi general). American tanks i think shoot up to 5km while Iraqi tanks shoot up to 3km,what do you do if your an Iraqi tanker?what formation could possibly win? My uncle fought in Kuwait and his friends were in a jeep and killed by a rocket, they couldnt even see the Americans!theres nothing you can do but surrender or retreat. jus so ya kno
Not just that, but the coalition had complete and overwhelming air superiority. Iraqi forces were constantly bombed and interdicted. Performing an attack or even just resupplying was impossible for Iraq's ground forces.
syronics
why put our souldiers at risk when we can hire the american army to do the job for us?
@PolPotPop Ya it was worth it. Destroyed an entire military that was a threat to us and didn't last long and didn't loose a lot of men
im just over negative people in general...fucking people in general,its a big disappointment in mankind....that things like this go on.
Them and the idf have to be there borders..economic intrestand geopolitics demand they need to be.
@Slash396 Believe me - I am telling you the absolute truth. I have a friend who was informed directly by a soldier who fought in the Gulf War. In spite of sophisticated technology and aircraft, Americans and British were not too good with facing the enemy on the battle grounds, which were the elite guards of the iraqi force.They did have to eventually withdraw as casualties were too high. I know that Saddam used ordinary people from the streets to fight, and they did understandably betray him.
You are on some good narcotics, buddy. The Iraqi forces were expelled from Kuwait and completely humiliated. British and American military forces performed exemplary during the operation. Study your history!
@@stuvo1977
Not sure where ur obtaining your facts from - that country throughout history has never been tamed in a war.
@BlockedParty Because it wasn't the USA"s problem to get into the Matters of a close Ally, also many Americans are English and Irish. so the USA couldn't take sides in that. use your head please.
@MrKhalid17 Pakistan ? sorry dude I love Pakistan and I respect their army and I know they are one of Saudi arabia's biggest allies but khafji was freed by saudi forces no doubt . My father was there and that's where he was wounded . It's a saudi victory with the help of the US . Pakistan had no hands on this one
@hyphenlife Their is not doubt the US military is more powerful than the Britich, but why does it matter, we, along with the Aussies are the best allies in the world. The Rev. war wasnt like it is today, the patroits used commen sense, the Britich only knew how to fight in a line, so dont fight in a line
Do you think Saddam could have survived the Arab Spring?
No.
Why am I here
I was there with 2/3.
It's always down to the Marines isn't it ?
hoowah!
@Slash396 One should be amazed that you have no idea what guerrilla warfare is. It's all about 'hiding'. Your argument on the Gulf War is completely idiotic and odd. I mean that your enemy wasn't equal to you and therefore what you did to Iraq is not impressive (any major power could achieve the same result). Also, on August 23 'they' made a negotiable proposal that 'they' would leave; but after all economic provocations by Kuwait 'they' wanted to protect their national interests.
Thanks to those of you who were/are there & fought/fighting for our freedom, for our country, for my two daughters and I. The sacrific you and your families have made for us and continue to make cannot be repaid by a simple thank you yet I try. The freedom that you fought/fighting for us to have shall be forever cherished and instilled within my two daughters for they will not forget you either. I hope you will take this to heart.
Saddam Hussein the great
@Slash396 The US military wins battles. The US public decide whether we win the war.
Victory v i gvs angel jeeprel gabriel❤❤❤
😥😔 ليت ماصارت هاذي الحرب فرقت الامه العربيه
@Dogmeat1950 Mhh..no...My real answer is whether we choose to be good or evil,To be a killer or not...
You said:"who invented terrorism?
wasn't the USA lol."
If you put the blame on a country makes you zero SENSE.
Yes humans can choose whether to kill or not,But whats the intention of the killling?Whats the circumstances?...those are the two real questions here.