History Problem: America Learned the Wrong Lesson from Desert Storm
Overwhelmingly victory in the first Gulf War convinced officers, researchers, or journalists of America s military supremacy, leading to the assumption that any future challengers could be easily defeated. This is not the case.
Key Point: Misplaced arrogance arising out of an easy victory leads to suboptimal training and insufficient focus.
In the heady days following the spectacular U.S. victory over Saddam Hussein’s Republican Guard armored divisions in Operation Desert Storm, military experts in Washington celebrated the fact that the U.S. military was vastly superior to every armed force on the planet. Even officials and experts in Russia and China grudgingly acknowledged the claim. President George W. Bush declared that the “specter of Vietnam” had been authoritatively vanquished with the stunning military victory in Kuwait. Twenty-five years later, however, the only thing that was vanquished appears
Print this article Soldiers with Alpha Troop, First Battalion, Sixth Infantry Regiment, Second Armored Brigade Combat Team, First Armored Division, in the Central Command area of responsibility, October 27, 2020. The soldiers are in Syria to support the Combined Joint Task Force-Operation Inherent Resolve mission.
(Specialist Jensen Guillory/US Army) To think the U.S. is the key to building a modern Syrian state from scratch is to engage in poor judgment and wishful thinking.
President Joe Biden’s national-security staff is in the midst of a number of internal foreign-policy reviews on a range of issues, from the U.S. force posture in Afghanistan to the multifaceted challenges posed by China.
by Provost Peggy Agouris | February 19, 2021
Provost Peggy Agouris sent the following message to the campus community on Feb. 19, 2021. - Ed.
Dear Colleagues,
I write to share the news that Leonard G. “Len” Schifrin, Chancellor Professor of Economics, Emeritus, died peacefully at home on February 4, 2021. He was born in Monticello, NY on December 18, 1932. His late parents were Isidore and Sophie Diamond Schifrin, both of whom had come to America as youngsters with their respective families. Professor Schifrin never forgot that he was the son of immigrants, a first-generation American, ever grateful to this country.
Professor Schifrin received his bachelor’s degree in Economics in 1954 from the University of Texas and, after service with the First Armored Division of the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, returned to UT for his master’s degree in 1958. Continuing his education, he earned h
Peter “Pete” Bondi died on Jan. 19, 2016. He received praise for a life well lived. Pete and wife Donna once gave a fond farewell to their Main Street Palace