SADDAM OUTFOXES SCHWARZKOPF

Malcom Lagauche

After the Gulf War cease-fire of February 28, 1991, most U.S. war observers turned their attentions away from the hostilities. Bush, however, was still trying to get rid of Saddam Hussein. Some very interesting actions occurred that could have come out of a James Bond novel. On March 3, 1991, General Schwarzkopf met with eight Iraqi officers, led by General Sultan Hashim Ahmad, to sign the cease-fire agreement. On TV, we saw a gruff-looking Schwarzkopf staring down the Iraqi delegation. There were no socializing formalities: he would dictate the agenda and the Iraqis would listen. His harsh look may have been attributed to the Iraqis not recognizing him. They thought he was an enlisted man because they had never seen a general as obese as Schwarzkopf. This lack of acknowledgement immensely upset the 16-star general. Shortly after the signing, dual insurrections emerged in Iraq...

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