Hussein's "Lessons to Learn" From the Desert War

Abstract

Your political objectives met the most important test they provided you the necessary priorities and direction for your strategy. However, your failure to revalidate these objectives during the course of the war (especially after the air war demonstrated the Coalition's military effectiveness) proved to be a fateful flaw. Your policy must permeate all military operations and have a continuous influence on them especially when dealing with limited objectives.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 1992
Accession Number
ADA437372

Entities

People

  • Carl Von Clausewitz

Organizations

  • National Defense University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Strikes
  • Ballistic Missiles
  • Center Of Gravity
  • Chemical Weapons
  • Governments
  • Gravity
  • Information Operations
  • Joint Military Activities
  • Military Capabilities
  • Military Operations
  • Military Strategy
  • National Security
  • Public Opinion
  • Public Relations
  • Regional Security
  • Security
  • War Colleges

Fields of Study

  • Medicine

Readers

  • Defense Financial Management and Audit.
  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies