Comments by "Anthony Evelyn" (@AnthonyEvelyn) on "Warfronts" channel.

The US military at that time was a HUGE coiled Python ready to strike. Morale among the services was very high, everybody was ready and highly trained with the new toys from the massive Reagan buildup. Before Saddam got his nose bloodied, Noriega in Panama was the first to feel the brunt of this powerful force even as limited as that action was. The US had a new combat plan called Airland Battle and the Iraqis were the guinea pigs for this new doctrine to be tested on. My respects to those who also fought in Coalition Forces, especially the gallant RAF pilots in their Tornados flying low level and very dangerous strike missions on Iraqi airfields and defenses.
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@oldworldpatriot8920 Yeah I agree with you to a large extent with Op Just Cause. As far as the First Gulf War goes, it wasn't only luck but the basic fundamentals of planning coordination and strategy to apply massive firepower were working well enough together to smash a battle hardened and combat tested Iraqi army. The Iraqis stood no chance against a much superior force tailored and built to fight the Soviets and Warsaw Pact.
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@robertortiz-wilson1588 You are so right about that! Been following up on the big Reagan build up and new weapons systems from early 1982 in various magazines back then, hoping WW3 don't happen lol. Then to see this massive force unleashed was a sight to behold indeed! Incredible!😳
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@diggernash1 Exactly!
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Of course it was. But people with agendas took the Atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki as a political sledgehammer. So the firebombing of Tokyo and other cities were totally ignored in favour of perpetuating the anti nuclear narratives.
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@Kaiserboo1871 I think looking back now, Grenada was a opportunistic operation especially after the Beirut bombing of the Marine barracks that August. Reagan was looking at going ons in that island with serious concern and planned to do something in 1984 to spoil the Communist build up there to boost military morale and his re election bid. The Beirut incident and the overthrow of Maurice Bishop moved up the timetable. That KAL shoot down in September also contributed to the decision to invade.
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@jonathanramos8414 Nah its not so bad compared to post Vietnam, more like a loss of faith in the politicians than anything else. Militarily speaking, the Afghanistan mission could have been a unmitigated and horrible disaster if it wasnt for the civilian assistance, combat skill of the troops, and technologies deployed there. The current admin, just threw away the sacrifice made there like garbage.
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John Brown. May God be merciful to him in His mighty judgements.
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