Gen. Schwarzkopf's Famed News Conference 

I miss boring objective news, too bad it's not profitable. (aside from properly informing the public)

I have to relate much, much more than I'd like to

*Back when they had to actually TRY and manipulate the public opinion, now people support whatever their political party wants them to.*

Hey @@juliuszkocinski7478 wax as W BC

@@Dr.MantisTobogganMD It's a little more complicated than that, and the bold is obnoxious, but yeah that's fair enough. Main problem is all the news cares about is money, and the truth often doesn't bring money, because why else would you click unless it was juicy? Other problem is people have become lazy (which is what you're on about). It is much easier to form an opinion based on some bullshit twitter post or reddit meme than to actually read an article or two before making a conclusion. I see so much distrust in media nowadays, and yet I see an equal willingness to believe the first youtube conspiracy theorist that says a bunch of complete bullshit with confidence. People really need to take a step back and evaluate how they form their opinions. And if you're here watching this legendary press conference I hope you are willing to do the same. The bottom line is, the rise of social media has allowed an unprecedented amount of propaganda to assault our decision-making. And if you aren't continually questioning your beliefs then you are a prime target. Stay vigilant, comrades, things will get worse before they get better. Biden's "nothing will fundamentally change" has ensured that. And his actions speak louder than his words ever could at this point. He's better than Trump, sure, but we are still doomed as a nation if we continue to ignore what other 1st-world nations take for granted.

Lol, underrated comment

Incredibly underrated. Most people just won’t get it.

Silent professionals

tillrisen we had SF up here. Lol.

Unsung warriors

Rommel wrote the book and Gen Schwarzkopf studied it well

It's honestly even more than that, he countered known criticisms he suspected was coming his way, he nuked the narrative developing that the US was after total control of Iraq. He neutered any attempt by the enemy to control the narrative and handled the whole thing masterfully. An interesting side note, his mention of 'it's not a Nintendo game' have slowly become more prophetic than I think he even expected. Every drone strike we see, every FPV drone footage we watch in Ukraine and elsewhere, people are dying. It's imperative that we understand the gravity of what we're doing, even if it more and more resembles a video game allowing us to dissociate from the consequences we see on screen. My TLDR is, it's not that such things are necessary, just that those piloting such weapons don't dissociate themselves from what's occurring on their screen.

This is so nice.

I'll never forget reading;" ... morale sucked in Vietnam, so I told the troops dump all the strawberry jelly into the water buffalo...."

he is in hell now.....

@@sammyyourmammy8170so are all of the camel jockeys he had wasted 😂

exactly the same except the guy behind him would be hitting spacebar lol

except this was in 1991 powerpoint was only a few years old, and the government is famous for taking ages to implement new computer technology (for example microsoft is subsidized by the govt to keep windows xp supported so they dont have to upgrade even today)

@@friday8283 Probably because not many people will try to hack a decade old windows system since the government knows every detail and exploit about it now vs a constant updating system like windows 10 that's constantly changing, making easier for hacking too

Friday woosh

You’re right, they could’ve slaughtered everyone on the battlefield! Such a good application of death by powerpoint. Wait...

Damn right. "Courage isn't the absence of fear, it's action in spite of it."

@@TheKnuckleneck Moving toward danger, when there's a clear path away

@@springbloom5940 Nice. Stealing it. =)

I came here to remind myself what a real General is how sad we've become,

@@TheKnuckleneck Go for it. Its a paraphrase of something Stormin' Norman told us in Desert Storm.

Not easy? Shit was a cake walk. A masterpiece of military planning. A piece of art, especially the Airwar.

@@einehrenmann6156 History major here, i studied military history in particular as a choice, and i can guarantee you every other general would had a problem

​@@einehrenmann6156 "Not easy? Shit was a cake walk." ...Have you ever considered *_why_* it was so much more successful than everyone thought? It was because men like Schwarzkopf were at the helm and planned out virtually every aspect of the war and did so with strategic, tactical and logistical acumen that the American military hasn't seen for decades.

@@ernestov1777 Could you elaborate? I've always wondered what made Schwarzkopf special?

​@@Nonaggress Dude seriously cares about his troop's lives.

He reminds me of Teddy Roosevelt's son who worked with his men and safely landed with him at Normandy. And sadly he died a few days after the successful landing,he became a hero of mine.

CNN

I don't plan on sitting through all 57 minutes, but did someone really ask this in the video? 😂

@@TitanFlare Not a direct quote, but my expression of how unaware the press was while searching for a storyline. The battle is ongoing and several reporters kept asking about our next moves. Just silly.

Can't fix stupid

Most of the interaction between Schwarzkopf and the press was intelligent, congenial, and productive.

Nice idea, but kind of annoying for everyone to write over the 30-40 year life of the tank.

Or name them Norman's

Knowing Tankers they'd shorten that to "The Schwartz" And we all know, what with their twisted sense of humor, where that would go....:)

@@dang652 Ha! May the Schwartz be with you!

@@dang652 Appropriate, I think

There is no comparison. Ukraine has basically the whole world behind it, where Iraq was sanctioned and land/sea locked from any supplies coming in or out. Russia/USSR was weak at the time of Gulf War. Had Putin been in power then, none of these Gulf Wars would have occured. Just like the US cannot touch Iran or Syria. Russia has taken Crimea, which Ukraine will never get back. Ukraine are slowly taking some land back, but eventually will reach the cities and towns where the locals are Pro Russian. Then it will another story.

Well said sir

Dont let the fog of war decieve you. Russia pulled back in order to concerve troops, even at the cost of hundreds of pieces of military hardware left behind. The blunder was assuming Ukraine would cave to pressure. They did not. This will remain one of Putin's greatest blunders. But no this war is not as it is being shown on msm.

history tells us that not only do the good guys always win, but they display genius doing it

@@jgunther3398 not necessarily. The most recognizable names in casual US military history dont really mention much "genius" but rather personal characteristics. MacArthur for instant is always described as rash but daring while Eisenhower is remembered as being more patient and measured. I would not say most Americans remember them as geniuses but as just efficient in doing their job: to lead.

so what? move to north korea if you want state media to grovel

Well that and no one with half a brain would fuck with this guys intelligence lol

He purposedly called them out and said what they were doing, "can't forget these fellas [special forces]" timestamp 8.50mins

He also was not a big fan of what he called “snake eaters”

​@@chuckbrown2765 mgs 3

@@chuckbrown2765who are the snake eaters ? The S.F?

@@jeffersondeleon925 yeah. in some country the sf literally trained to eat snakes as emergency food. i think the us sf does the same

you wouldnt elect someone who doesnt know

@@lostpockets2227 If you're not a fucking idiot you would. Everyone has topics or answers they're not familiar with or dont know. If someone's a blowhard and lies about knowing everything you should avoid trusting them.

@@lostpockets2227 That's why I'm saying they should learn from them: It would be much easier for us to know which ones not to vote for because they're incompetent. But then again, the Americans have votet for a guy who was and is so obviously useless, he could have been as honest as he'd liked without danger.

@@lostpockets2227 Actually you would if you'd vote responsibly. People don't vote for the doctor, they vote for the guy who gives them sweets. But just because 'they' wouldnt vote for such a person, that doesnt mean you should.

Nah politicians play to their audience. Their audience would rather be lied to and BSed.

Agreed - but also totally expected. He knew who he was there to assist and stayed totally focused on what the General wanted. He did his job - so he probably got a pat on the back after the presentation. Maybe not that day - but that is the kind of thing a good General makes sure he does when he can.

I have heard that his IQ was in the 160s.

Pretty sure he had some rehearsals

*master class

Yes.

Regardless of what side your on or your views you just HAVE to respect a REAL Warrior

My biological father fought in '91, staged with UK boys and spoke very highly of you guys. Glad you made it back man. Fought the good fight.

@@somethingmoredecent . Thanks pal. I was just a young lad back then and loved every second of it. I especially enjoyed interacting with the US troops. Great guys

@@scotthunter7140 Thank you for your service to your country

Thank you for your service! As 21 year old in Naval aviation, I received deployment orders for this war. However, it ended so quickly they were canceled. It's been a strange disappointment in my life. Although you never really want to go to war, to enlist, train, and have peers that fought/sacrificed go while you never did is a strange feeling.

Now, please check out these FACTS that are on the Web: "In 250 years of existence as a nation, the US has fought against 29 sovereign countries. (In Fact, since 1785, we have been involved, for 231 years, in some kind of war. And this wars, against all varieties of nations. From going against the Sultan of Morocco, to invading the tiny island of Grenada, 1983. Well, this means that in our entire history, we have only had 17 years of peace, and even fewer, cuz here the almost 5 years of our Civil War (Union/Confed 1861‒1865), are Not counted, since this war was not with another country, but against us. And the wars against the Native Nations of America either are not counted, for the same reason). Anyway: We fought against 29 countries. We have "Grown" 711 the size of our territory from the original 13 colonies. Our Economic, Political and Military development was established thanks to the Piracy, the Slavery, the Massacres, the Opium Trade or Cocaine Traffic, and the Weakness of many abused sovereign nations. We have provoked with total impunity, 12 Genocides and 9 Massacres, ‒inside and outside our own borders‒, and Assassinations of Gov’t. Leaders, Coups d'État and Economic Blockades in 6 UN member nations. Between 1947 and 1989, the US tried to change other nations gov’ts 73 times. It includes 66 covert Ops. And 7 overt ones. In Civil Wars: The US has taken advantage of and intervened without justification in the following Civil Wars: In Marquesas Island. (Massacre. 1813). US Forces seize Nuku Hiva Island (French Polynesia 1813), and establish here «The First US Naval Base», in the Pacific. This historical fact is important, cuz in 1813, the US had NO Territorial Land nor Maritime Rights in the Pacific Ocean, until 1848, when the US seized California and other Mexican territories facing the Pacific. In Haiti. (1813 and 1901 and then 1915-1919-1934-1995-2001). In the Philippines. (1898-1902. Genocide. One Million people dead). In Hawaii. (1889 and 1890-1893 and 1901). In Cuba. (1898 and 1901-1902 and 1906 and 1913 and 1952 and again 1960). In Island Guam and Island Wake (1898-1899 and 1902-1905). In Island of Samoa. (1898-1899). In Puerto Rico. (1898-1902 to 2023 LOL). In Colombia. (1899-1902 and 1948). In Mexico. (1836 and 1847, and 1859-1861 “Cortina Wars”. And 1875 "Las Cuevas War”. And 1886 and 1904 and 1914 and again in 1916-1917 against “Pancho Villa”). In Russia. (1918-1920). In the "Republic Banana Wars" of Central America. (Massacre. 1912-1934-1943). In Dominican Republic. (1916-1924 and 1965-1966). In Honduras. (1903 and 1912 and 1919 and 1924-1925 and again 2009). In Venezuela. (1936 and 1945 and again in 1948). Military Coup in Peru. (1948 and 1967). In China. (1856-1859, and 1899-1901, and 1913 and 1933, and again in 1945-1946-1949). Military assistance to Chinese rebels in Taiwan. (1951-1952). In Korea. (1871 and 1950-1953). In Iran. (1953). Coup against Mohammad Mosaddegh. (Massacre). In Vietnam. (1959-1975. Massacre and Genocide.). In Laos. (Massacre. 1970-1974). The CIA “Bombing of Laos-Cambodia Ops” and the "Air America Op". (1971-1973). Attack on Cambodia. (Kampuchea. 1975). In Albania. (1949-1953 and 1955). In Panama. (1856, and 1903, and 1964-1968, and again 1989). In Brazil. (1950 and 1959 and 1964 and again in 2016). Coup and Intervention in Guatemala. (Massacre. 1944, and 1954, and 1966, and again 1982-1985). Coup against Patrice Lumumba and Intervention in Republic of the Congo. (Massacre. 1960- 1961). Coup and subsequent Fascist regime in Greece. (1967). The Hunting for Che Guevara, in Bolivia. (1968). US Military assistance in the Coup in Bolivia (Copper Mining Co. 1971). Terror in Uruguay. Support for the regime of Juan María Bordaberry. (Genocide. 1973). Support for the regime of Moboth, in Zaire (Genocide. 1974). Democratic Republic of the Congo “Simba Rebellion”. (Massacre. 1964-1967 and 1975). Entry of US Troops into Nicaragua. (1928-1932 against Augusto Sandino, and 1937 and 1972-1973, and 1984-1987 and again 1995). Coup in Chile against Salvador Allende. (Genocide. 1973-1976). Argentina (1976-1986). Armed conflict between the Saharawi Arab Republic and between Morocco. (1976-2002). Support for the cannibal Jean-Bédel Bokassa, in Central African Republic. (Genocide. 1979). Military assistance to the rebels of Yemen and Oman. (Massacre. 1978-1979). Military assistance in El Salvador, special operations. (Genocide. 1980-1992). Liberia. (Massacre. 1978-1980-1983). Coup in Honduras. Support General Polycarpo Paz Garcia. “Cocaine State”. (Genocide. 1979-1980-1982). Military assistance to Iraq. (1983-1990). We, the US, assistance Saddam Hussein against Iran. (More than half a million deaths in ten years. 1980-1990). Support and funding of the Khmer Rouge of Pol Pot. (Genocide 1980-1982). In Angola-Namibia. (Massacre. 1980-1981-1984). Intervention in Grenada. (1983). Here, in Grenada, the US Rangers attack lasted 6 hours, since the tiny Island has no Army, no Navy nor Air Force. The Ranges fought against 287 fearsome Police Officers. Actually, half of these Cops, cuz the other half had not yet come to work the afternoon shift. LOL. In Chad, support the Dictator and Genocide François “Ngarta” Tombalbaye. (1960-1972 and Intervention 1982-1986 and 2007). In Egypt, in the “Arab Spring”. (2010-2012). In Myanmar. (2015-2017). Coup in Equatorial Guinea. (1994-1997-2007 and 2021). In Bosnia. (Srebrenica and Markale. 1994-1995 and 2006). In Gambia. (CIA-CEDEAO. 2017). In Burkina Faso. (Massacre. 2014-2015 and 2021). Coup in Peru against Pedro Castillo. (2022-2023)… In Libya, Niger, Chad, Mozambique, Zambia, in Gabon (Gabon It is a small country at the western end of Central Africa. In just 4 years, 2019-2022, Gabon has suffered 9 Coups d'état. In 8 of these Coups, the US has intervened in one way or another). In Kenya, Oman, Palestine, Lebanon, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Mali, Jordan, in Kosovo, Kiribati, Iraq, Iran, Yemen, in Afghanistan, etc. And… Oh! Yeah: In Ukraine. In 70 years, that is, from 1950 to 2020, we, the US, have participated in 80% of all global armed conflicts. In 80%!!! What's so "Proud" about being a nation of Looters and Criminals? .

Actual quote at 24:10

they ran. They didn't have any bullets.

Regrettably, a few years before the war the DoD had decided that about 26 less Military Police Battalion HQs would be needed from the Army Reserve & Army National Guard. They had been dismantled and assets reassigned. Then the Gulf War happened and huge amounts of Enemy Prisoners of War, displaced persons, etc. A major function of Military Police. Bad timing!

@@Skyrilla Usually i don't support America in relation to foreign conflicts but holy shit dude, you people are constantly killing each other anyway. America just threw gasoline on the fire.

@@Skyrilla wow you're an Idiot

weird question but have you been watching the revival of the t99 tank by mistermilo or whatever his name is. Sometimes the suggestions for people who see things around the same time are all based on the same video.

@@shaunsinclair9785 nope. I watched an F-16 getting shot down over serbia or someplace. I bet that it is, more than likely, the reason.

@@Kruelltin I think I got this because I searched Tony Soprano beret

Ive been watching chess games for last week , war and chess lol

@@somthingsimplefull do you ever turn the speed to .5x to increase the anticipation?

I too served at that time in the 24th. He demanded excellence, and that's what was delivered. At Ft. Irwin, without naming countries, he said the next war will be that one oil rich country will attempt to take over another oil rich country. Just a amazing leader. RIP Sir.

People say hail mary about literally everything

@@cellocovers3982 General Schwarzkopf was referring the football play Hail Mary. Red blooded MURICAN

What does a true American really mean?

@@franciscouch8378 it means GENERAL SCHAWRZKOPF... ya fuckin commie

I mean technically we're German but we are proud to be American because God bless America

🤣

I don't know how true this is but it's certainly funny!

Well, I looked it up, Ola Leier. It's fake. You owe me 3 mins of my life back for lying.

My dumb ass actually decided to google this to check it out 🤦🏼‍♂️

@@ExhaustedCISSP I hope you're joking.

The Army teaches leaders to care for their men before they care for themselves!

I'd give a lot of $$$$$ to see Donald J. Trump try and give 'Stormin Norman' some lip..

I met him in our battalion tent in Saudi Arabi before we deployed to the border. I was part of the "right hook". This man is huge... truly larger than life

Wilson not too sure why he would. the military and our president are on the same page

Yeah, i totally agree with you on that. I would gladly follow that man in war.

@@wilson2455 I like Trump but Norman would have bitch slapped him across the country

Exactly what we miss in todays military. Signed: Deplorable Vietnam vet.

@@tombutcher5776 - also exactly what is missing from the management style of many commercial companies.

I liked when he corrected the reporter who said the French division "stopped fighting" and clarified that they did their job establishing flank security 29:44

This quality of his reminds me a lot of Eisenhower. Managing a coalition of the French, British, Saudis, Egyptians, etc cannot be easy.

@@tombutcher5776 How do you know about military officers now?

He was the last of that Generation..... There are no Generals like him anymore. Mattis was pretty close.... but Schwartzkopff was In another league.

This is what was known as American exceptionalism. Everyone strived for it. I think a lot of people realize how in trouble we are now in 2024, and even they are overestimating our position.

Exactly, historians oftentimes forget to mention why decisions were made, they just present events without the reasons behind them. That's why I love TIK here on RU-vid

@@georgekosko5124 I have a friend who was going to college to be a historian and he was constantly taking about things he learned and how this and that was a horrible idea and the people who did it were stupid. Though completely anecdotally, I can agree, historians don’t seem to look at the perspective of the people too often.

@@Sunnywastakentoo unfortunately your friend was a bad historian. Decisions are always 'obvious' to us decades in the future

It's not that good though. He's doing it for the presses. This is a propaganda move. The Saddam barrier was shit and was undermanned and with unprepared defenses, weak and small minefields and few truly dug in tanks. He's beefing up Americas position because if he said that they d destroyed demoralized, unprepared, badly led army then nobody would be impressed. He's also basically lying about the force ratio, though he may be doing so inadvertedly. He admits (by not challenging an assertion the reporter makes) that there's 250 000 in total Iraqi troops. The US alone had 700 000 troops. The Iraqis didn't have the numerical advantage, the US did. Iraq had several hundred thousand more troops but they were not present in the area. Some of those US troops were logistical troops. Total force ratio was in favour of the US and its allies completely though. It's the same propaganda that the Soviets were somehow in a numerical advantage to the Germans. They weren't until early 1944 and at the start of the invasion had nearly a million men less than the Germans on the front line.

@@ActionableFreedom I still prefer this to hearing absolutely nothing. Even if it’s exaggerated, it’s not out of the ordinary for a country to embellish itself.

I think what really makes a bad leader are 2 things. A- many people think the higher up they go the easier it’ll be, but it’s the opposite and it’s those who accept their responsibilities that excel in a leadership role B-as you mentioned more authority should not diminish your respect for those under you, you can boss them around and exercise your authority but you should never disrespect them, recognize that you are all still a team even though you are a leader

Yes, I noticed that too. Very pragmatic but still funny as hell too!

Burn in hell.

He had a temper according to some documentaries. He was a good man though, he is missed.

@Jake Heke - A hopeful suggestion.

I HIGHLY doubt that. Evidence please.

When he was asked to go into politics he said: "The higher up the flagpole an ape climbs the more people can see its bare a**!

@@godofhate4167 "Evidence please" Soy rage

@@DogeickBateman Cope, 🤷‍♂️.

@@godofhate4167 Cry about it

i can't think of a single US general that ever tried to take the credit for an op. every time i watched or read a transcript of a general or admiral speak, they spend a lot of time giving out credit to soldiers, commanders, etc.

@@solomonshv If you can't think of one, I seriously advise you to look into one General MacArthur.

@@msdsecretary8702 good to read. as it was the first two times you wrote it.

@@dekardkain5469 - my thoughts exactly regarding MacArthur.

SH was CIA used goods, low resell value.

He sucks! Next question 😁

I'm sorry, I don't do impressions.

He should have said: "I don't do impressions. I'm the general that commands the troops here in Iraq and Kuwait. "

Sadam Hussien is just a military man whatever the hell that is

Yep...

Yup. I saw this briefing on TV back in 91 and seeing the Ukraine fight and Russia's poor logistics made me remember Schwarzkopf's accomplishment. It's such a stark contrast to what Russia is apparently not capable of. It would be so awesome if Ukraine was able to effect their own hail mary pass and retake the south with a surprise maneuver of their own.

Damn the Russians totally forgot logistics was a thing

This is one of the reasons I believe this invasion was a snap decision from Putin. I think the build up of forces was originally only meant as a show of force, but something happened that made Putin think he needed to invade immediately, at the worse possible time of year, with no prepared logistical train, with a officer corps and army with no pre-invasion training or a plan to actually prosecute the war. This war wasn't badly planned, it wasn't planned for at all. I'm curious why Putin needed to act now in early spring instead of late spring when the ground would have been dry. They're losses are mainly a direct result of being stuck using the roads and being prime targets for ambushes.

I think they were partying and in those uplifted spirits they decided it was a great idea to invade right now.

The opposite of the modern politician, I mean they project confidence but all that other shit, fuck no.

The entire war wasn't in the best interest of the US or peace in the middle east. It created ISIS! Republicans predicated the Iraq War on lies, incompetence and bigotry. Nothing they told us was true. No WMDs. No nuclear aspirations. No ties to terrorism or 9/11. No justification for war. Republicans invaded their country, murdered hundreds of thousands of innocent people then called them the terrorists.

@@fluxcapacitor1621 while you're right about the second iraq war, this video is about the first iraq war and certainly isis was not created in 1991

@@fluxcapacitor1621 false. Saddam created the lies as an effort to make himself seem more powerful in the region.

Well that would mean Iran would invade...but of course who cares about that either?

@@fluxcapacitor1621 You sir do not know what you are talking about. This war was in 1991 not 2003. Yes, there were chemical weapons in rockets, mortar and artillery shells and in 55 gallon drums in 2003. Almost all were trucked to Iran and Syria before Op Iraqi Freedom started and even them morts and arty shells were found containing chems. You guys read CBS, MSN, ABC, CNN etc. and believe everything the news says. Ask the Israelis if Iraq had nuclear aspirations. You have the freedom to believe what you want, so enjoy if it makes you sleep better at night.

Alan Dempsey He saw a lot combat in Vietnam

@Alan Dempsey That is the the single stupidest comment ever posted

@Ryan S They have seen combat.

Look up the Generals accomplishments in life . Nobody that has posted a single thread on this post could ever touch this man much less fill his shoes ! Thank you General and may you R.I.P. !

@@perryg799 I, though not a military man, agree wholeheartedly.

😂😂😂

Now that's funny!!

@@maynardferguson9599, thank you and I love your music!

Lmao

😂

He visited me in hospital after I got my hand wrecked by a booby trap. He gave me his card and told me if I needed anything I wasn't getting, to let him know ASAP.

They all become contractors when retired, it really should be illegal

@@Grassyknolldallas Why?

@@springbloom5940 what I believe richard is talking about is the so called "revolving door policy" when top brass of government watchdog agenices get jobs with the same companies they were supposed to be vigilant in policing and vice versa. Like for example a bank ceo becoming a member of some kind of insider trading prevention committee wose purpose is to keep all his old friends from breaking the law even though the hypothetical old ceo will more likely just use the position to make himself and their old banker friends illicit $ or save them from fines etc. But i dont think a military person going from that to working for or advising a private orgainization related to equipment like planes is an example of this. People need jobs just not ones where there is a huge conflict of intrest thats what i believe richard thinks should be illegal.

@@Grassyknolldallas Yes, why?(asks a Veteran that is now a contractor)

Eisenhower

Wonderful points!

naa, he didnt glorify war, he just fanned it,

He was no Gen Patton

Son of general (ME expert snatch), thrower off of the Vietnam monkey on back, fail safe planner and executioner, Stormin' Norman the legend

he is the archetypal real man, not like the mangina soyboys of today.

@@16rumpole including yourself

I met his speechwriter in a professional session. The Gen did not suffer fools!

These replies are like listening to the Senate floor- unbearable

@@vhufeosqap I'm so impressed that you recognized @ah mecorp as an archetypal real man in your comment. It's surprising that you think so highly of him after just one comment... Soyboy evan

God bless you, sir.

I agree, and thanks.

the minefield journalist know is looking for gold

You did your job and survived...... Semper Fi......

Minefields must be absolutely terrifying, every step you take your mind races thinking you will suddenly see a bright flash, then darkness. Especially bad is seeing others injured, it has got to literally wrack your nerves to the point of panic. I have not been in one and dont claim to know, but id like to think I know how scared id be, and im not easily scared.

I've never served, but I can get behind your statement 100%. The man, you could clearly tell, was very much about the business. He did his job, he did it well, and he wanted to complete it. No greater evidence than near the end of the press conference, a reporter asks if he may be "disappointed if politics stops him from completing his mission", and the General says he'd be the happiest person out there to see a cease fire. Just fantastic leadership.

The most admirable character of this man was his loyalty to the chain of command and to the supremacy of the civilian government over the military.

1pilot2000 now, we have Mattis which is twice as good

Besides God General Schwarzkopf is the reason why I made it home?

moonbeam that’s a blatant lie and you know it.

Wade Davis i

He is our icon when it come to military strategy and leadership

@@kanthanesankandiah760 You must be joking. The fucking Arabs surrendered. There was no war.

now he will meet his boss in the after life his boss is bush 41 12/1/18

He's dead? GOOD!

And to think in this era so many people “learn” from the media and reporters.

What's wrong with their questions? They're not generals.... I mean, should they suck his dick?

You insult him by grouping him with the average college graduate know nothing (myself included as said grad know nothing)

Well, he was a college graduate, since he was an officer. And very in-charge for a guy who didn’t do anything. The media asks questions in the service of the public.

I must say, I liked these press questions as they did reveal more info, we're based on reports and besides a joke about the role of the media in the diversion, they did not try to spin or politically alter these facts. I do not know about the articles it produced though, but modern media could indeed learn a lot from this video

He’s natural, honest and transparent. Unlike today.

Too old buddie you'd only get people killed!

@@codeman9145 The questions being ask were also not loaded with bias and attempted set ups for a gotcha moment.

Could of , would of, should of

Wow

Imagine getting shot down, surviving, saving your fellow pilots, just to die to cancer

@@jaden7454 Remember that, live your life today, the future is promised to no one.

What happened to that 101st helicopter crew? I mean, it would suck to lose more pilots when saving a pilot was the goal in the first place.

F

Whata LEADER!!

Truly a class act. He didn't roasted the enemy, their equipment or manpower, he just explained the motivational and organizational reasons they performed poorly on the battllefield.

Damn right. The Iraqi fighters were not shit fighters. They didn't want to fight for Saddam - that's highly commendable and a better reflection on the quality of all of them.

Sounds kinda similar to the Russian/Ukraine War. I don’t think the Russians are very motivated in their cause.

Exactly what Russia is right now as well. He was spot on with this. Spot on.

lmao u loser

QRIH C SQN

What? He croaked??? Thought he was still around.

@@antoniastaats1939 If he were, he'd been in the news commenting on military strategy on all the networks. He might even have been a POTUS candidate.

​@@leefury7 I would've liked him for POTUS but I don't think he wanted to hold political office. When he retired from the military there were calls for him to become a senator but he steered away from all that. Which is perfectly valid, and I hope his retirement was happy+fulfilling. George Washington didn't wanna be President either, we just desperately needed him.

@@lightwalker222 Oh yes. He was very clear that he didn't want to move into the political world. Who could blame him?

Let me make it even better for you then. I've read the General's biography. He as a commander in Vietnam choppered into a minefield because some of his men were pinned down there. He calmed his men down and literally laid on top of an injured man so he wouldn't thrash around more and trigger more mines. He's a damn hero. And with all THAT, he didn't add to the reporter "WELL IVE BEEN IN A MINEFIELD." Greatness.

Fake WMD, as it turns out.

@Jerry bookkeeper Baghdad Bob, is that you?

@Jerry bookkeeper Baghdad Bob is the nickname of Muhammad Saeed Al-Sahhaf, spokesperson of the Ba'ath Party during the 2003 invasion of Iraq.

That's a cop out answer, he actually answered it the second time. He even called himself facetious.

Yes but this was an easier war. It was about strategy and logistics. air power meant a lot. No jungles made planing much easier. a great general though

You’re most welcome. Thank you for the kind words. Being at that briefing was an experience I will never forget. And I will certainly always treasure the memory of that amazing man.

@@Richard000Kabul I felt terrible when he passed. There seems to be a group of military men of his generation that are so far above more recent General's. This man truly cared for his troops. In his memoir ge spoke of fighting to get 2-3 hours sleep and could not sleep until the war was over. He was the happiest to see the Iraqis on the day of surrender negotiations. He even regretted letting Saddam keep armed choppers, due to him later using them on his own people.

like donald trump?

@@apank21 I believe you missed the word "thorough" when you read that.

@@RKNGL yes or misinterpreted and/or misunderstood, and/or misinformed, I wanted to communicate the similarity in their communication.? he said big time... similar to big league with trump?

The best way to answer anyone

Well, I guess he should have if he's the commander right?

He certainly didn’t give a shit about us! I had one fucking uniform, my buddy Slater’s boots were held together with 100mph tape. But… he hated the 82nd, because he was a fat ass.

I got you at 200...give me a slice now.

Kunta Kinte seek medical help

Rest in peace to your mother too.

@@0.1.feb. the fuck?

@@0.1.feb. seriously the fuck??

I was thinking the same. It’s mesmerizing. He’s a genius and exactly who you want as a military leader.

That's why I still love the Hail Mary reference he used. Maybe not the best reference, but a relatable one that the audience could understand.

I agree hundred percent. He never came across as an arrogant smug elitist, never conceded or presumptuous in his views. Tho he was analytical, seemed to have a gift to convey the proper information that was never too detailed but never vague either. He is a towering figure, but a gentle giant, very powerful man but so non threatening....thats why public loved him and they put their trust in his words.

He's not the expert in all those fields, but if you are a great leader, you seek out the experts to work as your advisers. Takes a special kind of social genius to make this network of experts work together. Why the coalition agreed to vanguard roles and supply runs (politics) Why the coalition decided to act before deciding what to do with Iraq afterwards (politics) Who prepared the "powerpoint slides", press conference, info dump on the media (office support)

@@petrolmonkey8339 well said

you are a great man

As an ex-Muslim, fuck all of the Islamic nations and fuck Israel too. Fuck them all, authoritarian governments following fairy tales and committing human crimes, fuck them!

Outnumbered? I thought that the coalition forces outnumbered Iraq? No?

@@Toph.Beifong. On paper, the Iraqi military looked formidable. Its army was the fifth largest in the world, with some 950,000 personnel, 5,500 main battle tanks, 10,000 additional armoured vehicles, and nearly 4,000 artillery pieces. By January, the coalition forces prepared to face off against Iraq numbered some 750,000, including 540,000 U.S. personnel and smaller forces from Britain, France, Germany, the Soviet Union, Japan, Egypt and Saudi Arabia, among other nations.

the coalition forces being underdogs was pure propaganda.

@@soldat2501 The Soviet Union? The USSR was (as mentioned in the press conference) was supporting and offering resupplying Saddam's army.

The man owned himself

people who know everything are making some of it up

@@jgunther3398- and others create their own BS and state it as fact.

@@mstrdiver Cough...trump, cough...

Marines always seem to get the old equipment

if it's old but it works, it ain't old yet.

Whoa! You were still using M60s?

Anne Isopod All true minus the girlfriend, we broke up

ptroinks We were one of the last classes to be trained on the M60A1 at Fort Knox..You’ll have to remember the Marine Corps had m48’s up until the early 1980s! I believe ( I may be wrong) but part of the tanks in Beirut were m48s. Many of the Marines I served with were in Beirut when the bombing occured including two of my tank instructors in tank school. We were trained on M1A1s, at Fort Knox and 29 palms California, as soon as we returned from the Gulf War. We still used prc77 radios during Gulf War, with encryption added, the army had singars...we trained to use singars in 1990 but didn’t see one again until 92.

I'm sorry but I cant agree w/everything you said ....your comment was made 3 years ago and we still are committed to Iraq and our men are still in harms way. desert storm was a brilliant operational campaign but the limited objectives and the highly modest strategy accomplished nothing except the liberation of Kuwait. Iraq was a wound left to fester and spread and now we are embroiled in the entire region and fighting a much more complicated war than what began w/desert storm. I know the liberation of Kuwait was the stated objective of the campaign but everyone knew it wasn't ...and I'm not talking about oil. The real reason why we went to war there was to stabilize the region by putting Hussein in a strategic cage ....did anyone think that he was to learn his lesson from the bloody nose we gave him? Instead he prepared for a guerrilla war next time we came to deal with him. It still cost him power and ultimately his life but he left a power vacuum that destabilized the entire region in a war far more dangerous than the Arab/Israeli conflict that used to drive all conflict in the mIddle east for a generation. It was a great campaign for a fine soldier to end a career with but it was terrible for the national interest of the country that he served. Norman and Powell thought they were righting all of the wrongs of the Vietnam war when they devised this op. But in all cases (but especially in representative democracies) the military serves the the national interests of the govt and not its own interests as defined by its commanders. sorry ....I got a little carried away

Sam How did I completely "misread the situation"? DS was a perfect operational success but it still left an unstable and bloodthirsty tyrant in power w/enough of his military intact to terrorize his own people (kurds were one of those "ethnic groups" you refer to). this could have been remedied by another 24 to 48 hours of military operations that likely would have resulted in one of his own generals killing him. SH was finished and another Iraq strong man (beholding to the US would have been preferable to SH staying in power. much of your debate centers around the problems of the second invasion and I actually agree w/much of your points on that area. My remarks were simply meant to indicate that the second invasion would not have been necessary (whether we agree or disagree on the reasons for the second invasion are not really relevant) if the SH's reign would have ended after DS. you may describe SH as "contained" but his own people hated him and suffered mightily after DS at his behest. and I would also remind you that he constantly violated "no fly zones" to deliver poison gas on his own people. Moreover, such gas is defined as a weapon of "mass destruction". sure he did not have WMD's that were more modern and he lacked them in the quantities that GWB believed but many others, on both sides of the aisle, believed he had them in larger quantities. I actually saw clips (not on YT either) of such weapons. However, they were simply artillery shells, similar to and of equal sophistication as WW One munitions which is not what everyone expected. GWB deliberately oversold the WMD justification to the american people (and to his own detriment) and I understand your frustration on this issue. But I believe your analogy of SH as a champagne bottle w/a cork in it is erroneous. IMO a better analogy is the simple one of a ticking bomb w/a timing device that is faulty. sooner or later he was going to try a comeback because that is what a dictator of his ilk needs to retain power in such an environment (as you accurately describe it). thanks for reading

Sam the difference in the case of SH and all of the other world dictators is that once we had liberated Kuwait and wrecked the Iraqi army we could have removed him easily. the means were there, all we lacked was the will to remove a really bad actor from the world stage, though you are right to assert there were an abundance of these and we cant get em all. I also believe we would have had an opportunity in Iraq in DS that we lacked the second time. SH was not prepared to send his Guard and his Baathist supporters underground to wage an insurgency but he was ready the second time. I do not see Iraq becoming a quagmire after DS like it became the second time. But our hesitancy to finish the job (not only in Iraq but in a few other situations) makes us look weak and indecisive to not only our enemies but our allies as well. I believe this is true even when they say something different. It just seems to me that containment should be a policy ONLY when there are no other options. There were other options at the conclusion of DS. One example of containment not working is Cuba. When we left Castro in power he became a destabilizing influence, not just in the Caribbean (cuban troops in Grenada) or Central America (communist insurgency in Nicaragua and I believe in El Salvadore) but all over the horn of Africa. we were fortunate that USSR fell and left Cuba w/out a benefactor and they are not stirring up trouble now but the problems they caused still ferment in places like ES and in other parts of Africa. NK is another example. Truman was the father of containment and now, 55 years later, we are seeing the "fruits" of following that policy when it was plausible to take care of the problem in 1951. I repeat that I am not an advocate of the policy GW followed and I will not defend it here. I do disagree that SH posed no serious threat and I think there is some evidence that he was. But this is largely a legit disagreement between us about what the evidence indicates. Lastly, allow me to say that your "2 cents" is worth more than many opinions on YT and I do value it. thanks

I feel like the 1991 war was what could have been in Vietnam... the military leaders wanted a brutal air campaign to open that Asian war, but were denied for political reasons. But the 1991 war showed how a decisive air campaign could shorten conflict, and minimize human suffering during wartime, bizarre as that may sound.

America is trained to fight armys like Saddam had, thats conventional warfare. They aren't trained for small / irregular/ guerrilla wars and insurgencies. In modern counterinsurgency it is not advisable to fight an insurgency the same way you fight a regular army. Conventional wars are rare now. Modern warfare is really more about irregular wars and America is really not that good at fighting these. The US love wars like this one and they're good at them because thats what they train for. The US hates insurgencies and they're crap at fighting them because they never trained or learned, not til the past decade or so have they seriously looked at this kind of warfare properly. (Yes, AFTER they went into Afghanistan and Iraq)