1990-91 Gulf War briefing General Norman Schwarzkopf part 5

Schwarzkopf was born Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf Jr,in Trenton,New Jersey to Herbert Norman Schwarzkopf,then the Superintendent of the New Jersey State Police.The family resided in Lawrenceville,New Jersey.In January1952 his birth certificate was amended to make his name"H. Norman Schwarzkopf".His connection with the Persian Gulf region began very early on.In 1946,when he was 12,he and the rest of his family joined their father,stationed in Tehran,Iran,where his father would go on to be instrumental in Operation Ajax.He attended the Community High School in Tehran,later the International School of Geneva,and attended and graduated from Valley Forge Military Academy.He is also a member of Mensa.After attending Valley Forge Military Academy,Schwarzkopf,an army brat,attended the United States Military Academy,where he graduated 43rd in his class in 1956with a Bachelor of Science Degree.He also attended the University of Southern California,where he received a Master's degree in mechanical engineering in 1964.His special field of study was guided missile engineering, a program that USC developed with the Army, which incorporated equally both aeronautical and mechanical engineering.Upon graduating from West Point he was commissioned a Second Lieutenant.He received advanced infantry and airborne training at Fort Benning,Georgia after graduating from West Point.He was a platoon leader and served as executive officer of the 2nd Airborne Battle Group, 187th Airborne Infantry Regiment at Fort Campbell, Kentucky.Next he was aide-de-camp to the Berlin Brigade in 1960and1961,a crucial time in the history of that divided city(the Berlin Wall was erected by East German and Soviet forces only a week after he left).In 1965,after completing his masters degree at USC,Schwarzkopf served at West Point as an instructor in the mechanical engineering department.
In 1988,he was promoted to General and was appointed Commander-in-Chief of the U.S.Central Command.The US Central Command,based at MacDill Air Force Base,near Tampa,Florida,is responsible for operations in the Horn of Africa,the Middle East and South Asia(Operations for the Horn of Africa will fall under the new Africa Command by fall 2008).In his capacity as commander,Schwarzkopf prepared a detailed plan for the defense of the oil fields of the Persian Gulf against a hypothetical invasion by Iraq,among other plans.The Iraq plan served as the basis of the USCENTCOM wargame of 1990.Within the same month,Iraq invaded Kuwait,and Schwarzkopf's plan had an immediate practical application,which was as the basis for Operation Desert Shield,the defense of Saudi Arabia.A few months later,his offensive operational plan,called Operation Desert Storm was the"left hook"strategy that went into Iraq behind the Iraqi forces occupying Kuwait and was widely credited with bringing the ground war to a close in just four days.He was personally very visible in the conduct of the war,giving frequent press conferences,and was dubbed"Stormin'Norman."After the war,Schwarzkopf was bestowed an honorary corporal in the French Foreign Legion,the first and only American to be so honored.

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[PatriotMcCain]

The Republican Guard is the only part of the Iraqi Army which I respect in a military sense as a USMC Special Ops war veteran. But they still commit human right crimes openly and with pleasure, or at least they used to before George W. Bush liberated Iraq from the Butcher of Baghdad.

George W. Bush is a great and visionary courageous leader that freed 50 million enslaved people.

[ChrisIIIcube]

God Bless George W. Bush!

And God Bless our brave men and women defending our freedom.

And thank you for your service.

Stormin' Norman sure knows how to conduct a press conference... and accomplish his mission, this nation is lucky to have such a great leader.

[RichardSwayne]

One word to sum up the Saddam's troops, Shit.

[ChrisIIIcube]

=)

LMAO!

[usafbrandon]

Thank you for all of your video uploads on this press conference! Gen "Stormin" Norman has to go down in the books to be one of the best Generals in US history. If only we had his leadership in this war on terror!

[ChrisIIIcube]

@sunhawkcity Quotes taken out of context, are the crutch of those who can't make the case for themselves ...Chris 6/13/2011.

If you want peace, you had better prepare for war. To believe otherwise is naive and ignorant of history.

[ChrisIIIcube]

@sunhawkcity Meaning?

[MikeDavino]

@amozlee I think that one of Schwarzkopf's watches was set to local time and the other was set to Washington, DC time. He apparently got a lot of calls from DC.

[nomadnametab]

the iraqis didnt use chemical weapons because we have always had a policy that anyone using gas on us would get nuked. they made this clear to me when i was in. if anyone did, just take your time, put on your mop correctly , find a nice shady spot with no exposure to the enemy , shoot up with the atropine, just in case, go to sleep and when you wake up the war will be over. when i heard III corps arty was being sent i went whooooooohooooo. george means business.

[BruteCommando]

Stormin Norman for PRESIDENT !!

[xn117]

I love norman schwarzkopf! He speaks loud and firm. :)

[jodes015]

imagine if they asked bobby knight that question he would have went off. the general should have been president

[amozlee]

can someone tell me why he is wearing two watches?!

[ibringasword]

I'm reminded that it's easy to ask silly questions when no one is shooting at you. I have no end of admiration for Stormin' Norman's ability to execute a complicated battle strategy AND patience with the reporters too. :)