much of iraq s military infrastublgt tour destroyed and hundreds of troops and civilians were killed. it wasn t first strike designed to punish the iraqi regime. in 1993, two years after the first gulf war, 23 cruise missiles were launched into downtown baghdad, a warning after an assassination plot was uncovered in kuwait and former president george hw bush who was visiting the country he helped liberate and kcolin powell was the chairman. we have more than enough force to deal with it. reporter: they hit a building believed to have housed iraq s intelligence service and punitive attacks have been used in retaliation for murders of americans. in 1986, libyan strong man moammar gadhafi was said to be involved and 60 tons of