Quote Originally Posted by Gaffer View Post
As you know perfectly well, Gunny was referring to the no fly zone enforcement and Kuwait. The navy and airforce had ongoing patrols over the north and south protecting the kurds and shea, and a large contingent of army and marine forces in Kuwait to protect it from further attacks. For 12 years the iraqi's fired at the aircraft patroling the no fly zone. To me that was enough in itself to invade.

All of that required funding. A lot of funding. And a lot of personel rotating in and out. Not to mention the equipment that went in and out with them. Gunny was emphasizing the extreme costs and manpower used over that 12 year period.
Yes. Overemphasizing with wrong statistics.