I seemed to have started a minor trend with my Gulf War thread, and I'll contribute to it once more.
In OTL, during the First Gulf War the Iraqi Army sent in units to assault Saudi Arabia, probing the Coalition defenses in the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji. Iraqi forces were able to hold on to the city for three or four days. Some historians state that if the Iraqis had initially committed several more armored divisions into the battle, it would have proceeded much differently as the Coalition had very few units in the area until the middle to end of the battle in OTL.
WI these historians are correct, and Iraq launches a full-scale attack on Khafji? IMHO I don't see them being able to cut incredibly deep into Saudi Arabia, but I'm sure they could cause a great deal of damage and cut Coalition morale down a peg or two. What would be the effects of an assault such as this? Would it change Allied strategy in the Gulf War? Most importantly, would a successful Iraqi assault into Saudi Arabia increase anti-American sentiment in that country in the years after the Gulf War (i.e., beliefs that the Americans knew about the attack and did nothing to stop it)?
In OTL, during the First Gulf War the Iraqi Army sent in units to assault Saudi Arabia, probing the Coalition defenses in the Saudi Arabian city of Khafji. Iraqi forces were able to hold on to the city for three or four days. Some historians state that if the Iraqis had initially committed several more armored divisions into the battle, it would have proceeded much differently as the Coalition had very few units in the area until the middle to end of the battle in OTL.
WI these historians are correct, and Iraq launches a full-scale attack on Khafji? IMHO I don't see them being able to cut incredibly deep into Saudi Arabia, but I'm sure they could cause a great deal of damage and cut Coalition morale down a peg or two. What would be the effects of an assault such as this? Would it change Allied strategy in the Gulf War? Most importantly, would a successful Iraqi assault into Saudi Arabia increase anti-American sentiment in that country in the years after the Gulf War (i.e., beliefs that the Americans knew about the attack and did nothing to stop it)?