28 February 2022 - Gulf War

Why was the Gulf War of 1991 successful? Because the planners were answering an existing war and were pessimistic. Why did the Iraq invasion of 2003 run into trouble after the "victory"? Because the planners were starting a new war and were optimistic. Attn Putin: Only the optimistic start a war. Attn rest of the world: The side with the bigger army still takes the capital.