djc: that is curmudgeonly. The GW1 coalition, guests of KSA and the Emirate States, was there to eject Kuwait’s invader. Once he was high-tailing off down the Basra Rd. we had no consensus to pursue him. If we had shot-up the sitting ducks, say from US/RN floating bases, we would have created hearts-and-minds support for the underdog. So we relied on locals, and sanctions, to topple him.