The way to go for Saddam would be due south along the Gulf. If he gets to the causeway to Bahrain, to the oil fields/petrochemical complexes around Dharan things get ugly as he now controls a HUGE chunk of world petroleum assets - or is at least in a position to trash them. Could he have gotten that far before adequate US forces were in p[lace...probably not. Only if he had planned to do so from the get-go.
The first US forces to arrive were light, and had only 2-3 days worth of rations and ammo at best.
The first US forces to arrive were light, and had only 2-3 days worth of rations and ammo at best.