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To: Brumar89 who wrote (209381)6/22/2007 8:45:55 AM
From: unclewest  Read Replies (1) of 794012
 
Maybe we'd have been better off if Kuwait had like Turkey barred us from crossing the country.

We used Kuwait as a supply depot.

Iraq is directly water accessible near Basra where the Euphrates flows into the Persian Gulf.

But you are correct. Initially access to and through Kuwait was important. Besides access, Kuwait provided a broad area over which to disperse our troops as the initial build-up began. Kuwait remains important because of facilities we have constructed to handle the mass of supplies needed to initiate and sustain our land campaign.

You may recall Schwartzkopf used a water borne attack feint to induce the Iraqis to send several divisions to the Gulf. That kept them out of the initial assault phase.
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