It seems to have passed into common lore that the Iraqi Army of the 1990 Gulf War was totally, fucking usless. Lead by a paranoid dictator who sent it into Kuwait and let it just sit there and be pounded into the sand by Western airpower the Iraqi Army was more or less inactive.
But what if Sadam was still as badshit insane as in OTL but not quite so paranoid?
Suppose the Iraqi Army, (and air force and navy), were a bit closer to the image presented in the news media of the time. What if Iraq's generals and soldiers had come out of the First Gulf War, (the one with Iran), with an edge of experience and combat leadership to it?
In short what if the Iraqis had made the Cohalition really fight to take back Kuwait, showing courage, skill and tencity? I don't suppose for a minute that they'd have won but they could have put up a better fight than in OTL.
But what if Sadam was still as badshit insane as in OTL but not quite so paranoid?
Suppose the Iraqi Army, (and air force and navy), were a bit closer to the image presented in the news media of the time. What if Iraq's generals and soldiers had come out of the First Gulf War, (the one with Iran), with an edge of experience and combat leadership to it?
In short what if the Iraqis had made the Cohalition really fight to take back Kuwait, showing courage, skill and tencity? I don't suppose for a minute that they'd have won but they could have put up a better fight than in OTL.