Gen. Schwarzkopf's Famed News Conference

Watching this in 2021, such a strange thing to see reporters asking questions that they actually want real answers to.

you know you're special forces when they forget you're on the board

Bro just casually turned a press conference into a masterclass lecture on Desert Warfare.

General Schwartzkoff was a neighbor of mine in Telluride, CO. He looked and sounded much like my Dad. As a matter of fact, he signed a copy of his book to my Dad , “ his twin brother”, years ago. My Dad cherished that book. Both have passed. Both will be missed but more importantly, they will be remembered.

The bit where he talked about how nasty a minefield is has a personal significance for him that many people don't know about. In Vietnam he once walked into a minefield to rescue one of his men who had stepped on a mine and was bleeding to death. He described it as the most fear he ever felt, yet he did it anyway.

Just think what he could have done with PowerPoint

I have meet this man personally in during the negotiations with Iraq. They built him a nice place inside of a tent that had a wooden frame inside of it, and his choice was to sleep outside with the troops. The greatest human being that I have ever met

One of the most underrated generals in history. That war was NOT easy and he achieved a decisive victory less than a year. Absolutely incredible.

I still get a kick out of some of the questions the press comes up with. "Can you tell us where and what time our next sneak attack will occur" General "No"

I like that he simply says "I don't know", if he doesn't know, instead of giving a hedged non-answer. It's so much more honest. Politicians should learn from the man.

Every military college should play this as a model of handling the media in a war situation. Translucent (no General is ever perfectly transparent), brilliant, informative, and inspirational. I almost wanted to join the military at age 40 when I heard this presentation.

Schwarzkopf was right. Desert Storm is one of the most complex, best executed operations in military history. The ability of the command to coordinate all combat arms from multiple nations across a long, overseas supply chain is truly astounding. At the same time, they were able to integrate new technologies, such as the drone decoys that they used to fool Iraqi air defenses. The operation was a very fine balance of both patience and aggression. Coalition forces waited patiently while their air power gained supremacy, but then were able to advance rapidly behind that air power, exploiting the confusion and destruction created by airstrikes. No other military has managed to pull off such a complex operation with such stunning results. We can compare that to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. The Russian invasion had a much easier logistical challenge (invading a neighbor) and the Russians were, initially, a largely homogenous force. Despite this, we see many errors that the Coalition managed to avoid, such as the Russian attack on Hostomel which proceeded before an accurate BDA could be conducted to determine the strength of Ukrainian air defenses after initial air strikes. Russia also failed to exploit its technological advantages and instead adopted tactics that fit almost perfectly into the Ukrainian defense plan. This is where you see the difference between a professional officer and NCO corps and the nepotism/conscription system that Russia uses.

I fought in the First Gulf War and can honestly say, we Brits had the utmost respect for this guy. What a leader. RIP Gen. Schwarzkopf.

Who believes that the Abrams tank's eventual successor should be the Scwharzkopf?

The professionalism of the reporters is astounding compared to today. Nowadays the reporters would be trying to embarrass and accuse the general over non-related political crap.

I miss the time where intelligence was a desired trait. An incredibly well-spoken, concise and thoughtful depiction of the assault.

“What’s the blue triangles on the board?” “Oh that’s special forces, don’t worry about them”

The guy handling the charts is 1st LT Charles F. Powerpoint, who later retired from the Army and went to work for Microsoft.

18:30 I love that soldier doesn’t listen to the press when they ask him to wait and he only responds when the General asks him to bring it back up.

18:31 No matter how much I learn about this war, I will always be astounded by the limited casualties the US took.