Hey Swiss,
We are totally off topic now lol. So saying:
In the first Gulf War of which you speak...total brilliance from a strategic point of view at the time. They were fighting each other and NOT anyone else
. From a Machiavellian point of view, Ron did great there.
On the second part of your post, yeah, we had clean up to do because we stopped short the first time around. We didn't want to offend the pacifists of the world which, of course, lead to another war.
But your prediction for the future is all too possible. There is a simple answer to the looming threat, but not one anyone wants to actually undertake.
Splitter