After 43 days of fighting and winning, America’s troops exorcised the ghosts of Vietnam. U.S. soldiers came away looking like crack troops led by genius-generals Powell and Schwarzkopf. The pain of combat remained, but there was newfound glory for those who endured it.
Saddam Hussein’s pathetic claims of victory were drowned out by Kuwaiti cheers and allied firepower. The multinational forces pounded furiously on the fleeing Iraqis in the war’s final hours. A new world order seemed possible, providing America is as wise in victory as it was in battle.
