re: #453 LudwigVanQuixote

NO I do not. I have never heard a good explanation for it.

The boots on the ground were ready to go in and finish the job. The politicians did not have the stomach for a ground war where there would be many civilian casualties. We just prolonged the inevitable. There was also the argument that Saddam would keep Iran in check (not true - he just made Iran want to get stronger).

It is a very good argument for take the pain today, because in the future the pain will be much worse.