Staff Officer's Journal From the Second Gulf War of 2001

Abstract

The following excerpts from Colonel Jack Smith's war journal as the US Central Command (USCENTCOM) Policy and Strategy Division Chief during the most recent Arabian Gulf conflict are unique in many respects. First, as a veteran of USCENTCOM's War Plans Division during the First Gulf War of 1991, he provides several insights into how General Schwarzkopf's staff operated during the fog of that war. Secondly, his analysis of the Desert Storm campaign plan's war termination objectives in relation to the strategy framework outlined by Sir Basil Liddell Hart and Colonel John Taylor clearly shows why we have ended up deploying huge numbers of troops to the Arabian Peninsula for the second time in ten years. Finally, his recommendations to insure military force is used to foster a lasting peace deserve consideration by the leaders who fashion our national policy.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 06, 1992
Accession Number
ADA440515

Entities

People

  • John E. Mazurowski

Organizations

  • National War College

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Counter WMD

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Airplanes
  • Arabia
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Civil Affairs
  • Department Of State
  • Governments
  • Information Operations
  • International Relations
  • Military Science
  • Military Strategy
  • National Politics
  • Saudi Arabia
  • Security
  • United States Central Command
  • War
  • War Colleges

Readers

  • Military History / Militaries and War Studies
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.