1990-91 Gulf War briefing General Norman Schwarzkopf part 1

[spwb2k]

First Saddam claimed "the mother of all battles." Then reality set in,

and there came what US milpress folk said at the time was "the mother of all briefings."

[TTTTTTTTomas]

:-) Sorry nine years old ... I´m bad mathematics ... (:-)) ... And to "the question" that some good are to ask me: You can one hundred per cent rely on me anytime. Tomáš

[TTTTTTTTomas]

:-I Nothing addressed to gen. Schwarzkopf; great and finest work ... But in addition, you wanted to know our purpose or purpose while sying no to someone while still doing our best .... (but that´s not what I´ve wanted to speak) and you´ll get the answer in the end it means today and after it ... I remember some great views (wow: I remember being eight and absolutely shocked and consternated while watching it;

[TTTTTTTTomas]

... seemingly not too old to consider what´s good or right ... but others were and were of same age while having at least multiple lower ... with "heave a sigh (:-))" ... it´s pitty that they (:-)) haven´t looked in the eyes of ... of SH while or after it ... and certainty that it´ll be better ... Bye ... Tomáš Gola ... 12/12/11 ... :-)

[whereskim89]

I watched this briefing as a kid and I watch it now he gave a great briefing here Thanks for posting this

[theerwinrommel1891]

I READ HIS BOOK IT WAS VERY GOOD I THINK I HAV A COPY

[jeanmunn]

Could never figure out why this guy ( Norman Schwarzkopf ) never changed his name, I guess he managed to live with the shame.

His father was a disgusting evil bastard that fabricated and manipulated evidence and put an innocent man in the electric chair.

Yeah Norman a name change the minute you came of age would have been the thing to do,,,remove and distance yourself and your loved ones from the shame your family name bears.

But then there is Karma,,hopefully your Dad is burning in Hell !!

[blaugot]

Iraq was no match.

[mindelo23]

The last true general!

[pundy1969]

if winston churchill had one ounce of the brain power off general schwarzkopf then then we in the uk would have kicked Hitler's arse from Berlin to hell far quicker

[DemocraticOrder]

I love General Schwarzkopf. It's worth learning to spell his name.

[ironaddict11]

This is great, thanks for the upload. The Major standing behind the Que Cards is my father.  He was General Schwarzkopf's Aide-de-camp during the war. He'll get a kick out of this when I email him the link.

[CosmoShidan]

Nothing like hearing the Art of War from the very lips of Stromin' Norman!

[cliptwingz]

What they need to do is start recruiting more special forces from infantry veterans and send them into Africa before heading back to Afghanistan

[latinoheat361]

Wtf is this shit!? Where's Rick Dees!!!!?

[cliptwingz]

If I have to be a covert you'll never get me to take a captain gig

[Dollar1998]

very intelligent and tallented general, moreover he is Mensa member

[happierpie]

to bad he wasnt around for Round 2 

[v13r3r]

Wow. People who are discrediting this man because the US has technological and strategic superiority have no clue to how command works. You think any joe schmo or two bit general can possess the understanding and knowledge to implement all these capabilities like a go fish game? Get your head out of your ass. In WW2, the Russians had overall better equipment and numbers than the Germans, but the experience and the capabilities of the Germans was what allowed them to prevail in the beginning.

[whatubeaccount1]

@v13r3r that's not true. the russians had practically no advantages (except, of course, for manpower). read about stalingrad, the russian army provided arms for less than half of its own soldiers during the early part of the siege. the russian officers even had standing orders to shoot their own men if those men tried to retreat from assaults on fortified german positions. The germans were famed for their outstandingly efficient military industries. And for their wealth. The russians starved:(

[v13r3r]

@whatubeaccount1 Yes and no. Go back to your books and look at the stuff before the purges and interwar years. By equipment I don't mean equipped. Go beyond your high school textbooks and Discovery/History channel infotainment sources. Look into these topics: Logistics, Combined Arms, infantry tactics post 1918, mechanical engineering, air superiority & interdiction, quality vs quantity militaries & then take all that and apply it to the Russian Front in it's entirety. Happy reading.

[Noobssuckass300]

@v13r3r the russians did not have overall better equipement. what are you talking about? the red army's only advantage was its numbers and strengths, and the russian winter. the nazis had better weapons, but not as many men.

[jeffa251]

the one guy who disliked this video, was saddam

[ChrisIIIcube]

@jeffa251 LOL

[xn117]

@jeffa251 LOL

[xn117]

@jeffa251 LOL

[ClayDavisStateSenate]

There was an empire; its survival depended upon the consumption of fossil fuels......we'll finish the story later.

[xn117]

It's a pitty we didn't drive on to Baghdad and liberated the country from Saddam. A pitty we didn't remove saddam.

[stafflvr]

@xn117 Yeah, it's not like doing that would have gotten over 4000 people killed! I trust Bush Sr. and Schwarzkopf's judgement.

[OOOLDSKOOOOOL]

any one here serve in desert storm and was with the 101st airborne artillery unit ?

[beavisCS]

well if it comes to good ratinonal planing you NEED a german guy like norman... those germans who came after ww2 and ww1 MADE this country big and the children of them are now in our best jobs politic, army, music , hollywood... even colored tv was invented by germans.

[Cjl99]

dang it I wanted to see Rick Dees!

[danning1]

@Cjl99 Yeah, it ruined my whole evening, let me tell you! Who the hell would find a war briefing by a decorated Army general like Norman Schwarzkopf interesting when one can watch the great Rick Dees of "Disco Duck" fame interview the likes of Nancy Allen or Eva Gabor? I felt crushed that night, believe me.

Just kidding. :-)

[Nightmonkey17]

Feint on the right flank, feint in the center, flanking maneuver on the left! Perfect and simple!

[paratrooper629]

I served in the 1st Cavalry Division during this time. I remember that GEN Schwarzkof was being nominated for a 5th Star according to a radio report yet it did not happen. Powell was rumored to get a 5th star as well. Stormin' Norman earned it in my humble opinion. Powell???? the media dubbed him the Black Eisenhower. I briefed Powell- He was no Ike. More like a Perfumed Price. LTG Andy Chambers should have gotten a 4th Star- not Colin. LTG Chambers was the finest Combat Cdr I served with.

[nofreedom4racists]

this was more like stalingrad all over again. cutting through enemy held territory to besiege the enemy forces from all directions. Poor military strategy from Saddam's part.

[SuperLion911]

Kuwait's right! Iraq a liar and a bad Warning .......Thank you America :)*

[SuperLion911]

Kuwait's right! Iraq a liar and a bad Warning the truth

[Tlax13]

One of the smartest individuals to ever wear the American uniform.

[TonyN737]

I remember watching this live on Armed Forces Network. Thanks for the memories!

[DIZZZZY1975]

the elite do not have "a mess" in iraq, what they have is success. A reason to continue staying there.

[Drpepper687]

If Bush Sr. let Schwarzkopf lead us into Baghdad 20 years ago, there never would have been a second Gulf War.

[r1cc4rd000]

@Drpepper687

they thought that Iran would have become very strong without Saddam in that period.

This is the reason why Saddam regime was not destroyed in the first gulf war.

[INDYANDY4C]

General Norm Swartzkopf, my general, my friend! He was my boss, my friend; a real soldier with a vision. He knew Baghdad and Persia. He was un-cowed by anyone! 73 Easting! Beat them when out numbered, and beat them under strength! Take the fight to the battle!

[1q2w3e4r911]

7:06 Saddam was a retard.

[1q2w3e4r911]

Charts! OMG! This is so awesome! I remember charts! However, Power Points ARE much more effective.

[webguydpo]

This is a truly brilliant military briefing. General Schwarzkopf was a genius. If he had run things during Gulf War 2 (Operation Iraqi Freedom), we wouldn't have had the mess we ended up having from 2003 until now. General Schwarzkopf, you were awesome!!!

[xn117]

What a kick ass general. Stormin' Norman!

[SuperLion911]

كويتي بحق ! شكرا امريكا لا ننسي موقف امريكا والاصدقاء لتحرير الكويت من قوات الشر العراقيه .........يسقط الشر العراقي وتعيش امريكا

[storm2b]

Go Saudi Arabia Go

Saudi 4 e

[daviddevilla]

Great but where's Powell and Cheney they have the best briefings

[Abrams997242]

he is the legand

Norman Schwarzkopf

what a nice name

bad times.. bad times

dad was a presnor in that war

in the Kuwaiti Army

[wolfv22]

"Any soldier worth his salt should be anti-war. And yet there are things still worth fighting for."

[zadok217]

more generals with balls of steel, less ,radical marxist leach freak shows lawyers

[vatersvaters]

@444Drew i agree

[brock10brock]

his 1st name was not Herbert it was just H he didnt have a 1st name his name is H Norman Schwarzkopf

[champcar4ever]

Thanks for uploading. I remember watching some of these briefings back then. I wish I had taped these and have my own copies. Gen Schwarzkopf will definitely be remembered a long time, especially at West Point.

[lp2002rox]

i am kuwaitie and i remember this war when i was 5 it sounded like fire works! the best thing about it was everything was free in the toy store next to my house !

[MrTabby5000]

Are you kuwaitees happy saddams dead?

[abdullgafoor]

i'm not Q8iy i'm Saudi but ALL the Q8ies i know they are VERY happy

[MrTabby5000]

@abdullgafoor

Do quaities want the US out of iraq?Im talking about as a military presence.

[abdullgafoor]

Umm.. i dont know but if the answer is YES its bcuz they R Muslims and if the answer is NO its bcoz wt Iraqi army did to them..

watch?v=1rsGq4zi3fw

check this link and u'll see wt iraqis have done to them and their city.

[Roselleg]

Then as now, I would follow this man into hell any day. Hooah...

[happosai27]

he makes it look like this third world army of iraq was a real threat for modern american forces. the combat value of the americans compared to iraqies is something like 20 to 1. how many americans were killed in the iraqwar back then? not even 500 or so compared to some 200.000 iraqies

[ChrisIIIcube]

ONE armed enemy is a real threat to a US soldier. We consider every member of our Armed Forces a brother, a sister, a daughter, a son...they are our family... precious souls.

"You ever been in a minefield son?" (Schwarzkoff)

"uh, no..." (disrespectful hippie reporter)

"Well let me tell you... ONE mine in a minefield is dangerous." (Schwarzkoff)

I believe that's in part4 of this briefing, a Q&A.

Shame on you for being a disrespecful ingrate.

[AroundTheCorner1]

@ChrisIIIcube Shame on you for labeling that reporter a "hippie"

[Sasquatch279]

@happosai27 first rule of combat, never underestimate your opponent! cause that will turn on you and bite you in the ass! happened in vietnam a bit.

[LVCIVSDEI]

@happosai27 500 or so compared to some 200.000 iraqi?

Shure!..............

[SuperThunderlips]

@happosai27 Sounds like an awesome victory to me....what's your point?

[Californianboy626]

lol to bad we dont wear desert chip uniforms any more.

[Medifro]

Proud to be Saudi.

Hell, the plan was to "left hook", when the Saudi and combined forces had to take the main defensive lines, the ones Sadam was fooled to defend. We pierced through them along with troops from Eygpt, Syria, Qatar and handful of US marines, all in a record time.

[addy1231]

In A record time! dude, the one who listens to u thinks, arab forces were the ones who defeated the iraqis! The left hook was an amazing plan, but it wasnt saudi i am afraid! It was 100% American and british. saudi would have fallen in 2 days, if it wasnt for the americans. cheers

[Medifro]

I didnt say US and UK didnt have a role in the war. We'd be defeated if Sadam Hussain attacks, which is why we called in foreign countries to defend. What Saudi's insured is this:

A)Solid supply and supply lines to all forces.

B) Saudi doesnt become a 2nd Vietnam. It had the right to kick any country no questions asked, This was somewhat a war itself, symbolically speaking.

The campaign was 100% US with UK making minor adjustments. what Im saying is Saudi's important role is often neglected.

[addy1231]

I agree with you Mate, although I come from Jordan originally and stood on the side , but saddam had no reason to invade Kuawit. The US wanted the Oil, and Saudi and K8 still paying the Bills

[Roselleg]

tell that to my Kuwaiti translator...brother hidden by women, five cousins tortured by Iraq forces, one female cousin tortured to death because she would not talk...that's not for oil, not why we went, ask my old unit after we got our translator...we did it for his family.

[addy1231]

I am sorry mate . War is nasty. Maybe not you, but the US wouldnt allow Iraq to control 25% of the world oil reserve. These are facts

[Alexander78Mr]

And what about General David Petrous as possible candidate somewhere in 2012?

[Alexander78Mr]

And as president, he would to prevent 9/11, may be.

[dpas2009]

His left hook was taken from Alexander the Great, right? It may also be taken from Sun Tzu. The man is smart if he's in Mensa. Against an enemy about 4 times larger but with terrible equipment, the war on the ground was completed in just over 4 days. :0 Amazing!

[Alexander78Mr]

In 1997-2005 precisely, if 2 terms.

[Alexander78Mr]

He would go to politics. His time as president would be between 1996 and 2004, I think.

[fa3ilkhair]

a great man this general

we will be forever grateful

[dnorrish117]

What?!... I wanted to see Into the Night

[MrAlex78able]

Thanks for posting! What's the news about Norman Schwarzkopf now?

[MrAlex78able]

He should to run for president after army. He would defeat Clinton in 1996

[jshabadoo]

jesus we have come along way with charts and maps. LOL.

[hhhxxxhhh]

wow ... it would be funny if they still did this on tv

[sam1441209]

Hi Chris, Remove comments which you don't want Thx

[cranegaroo]

General Schwarzkopf has a Mensa IQ of 168!!! Damn!!! Don't let these guys fool you!

[reliablethreat23]

this man is a military genius!!! stormin' norman

[greatdaine]

if only the CURRENT gulf war were as organized and televised as this. no one knows what is going on in iraq in afghanistan right now, whereas people knew exactly what was happening back then from this kind of footage

[ChrisIIIcube]

Back then the ground war lasted 24hours...

Since there has been good news in Iraq, the mainstream media won't report it... if the news is awful or makes our military look bad, the liberals shout it from the network mountaintops.

Our military is "organized", our military does "know what is going on".

By the way, this was a military report... an AFTER action report... not a running news report.

[PTPLauthor]

This video rocks, thanks for uploading it, but the war lasted 100 hours (4 days), not 24. The air war went on for 900 hours--the entire Desert Storm lasted 1000 hours.

Gen. Schwarzkopf really put together a beauty of an operation.

IIRC there were more friendly-fire casualties than Iraqi-inflicted coalition deaths.

[ChrisIIIcube]

oops...

24hours? dunno what i was thinkin...

What's worse is it wasn't too long ago i read Every Man a Tiger... Part III is titled The Thousand Hour War.

appreciate the heads up... so isn't it your memory the second thing they say goes?

[PTPLauthor]

Well, my memory's shot too, but I guess since I'm reading that book now, I got a leg up on you. :D

Yeah the mind's second, I usually shoot my mouth off first.... :D

[Dogmeat1950]

ground war was 100 hours bud

[gjuykhjgjhgdxghsfdx]

This is from 1991.

[PatriotMcCain]

This is a badass upload, thank you.

[ChrisIIIcube]

Absolutely welcome!

Sat through a lot of briefings... this was the first one i was on the edge of my seat.

[reliablethreat23]

stormin' norman!!!

[isle05]

And Joe Biden voted against this war?

[gopconservative78]

yes he did and then stole the speech said he supported it