Blink

JFCOM and the Pentagon were jubilant. The fog of war had
been lifted. The military had been transformed, and with that,
the Pentagon confidently turned its attention to the real Persian
Gulf. A rogue dictator was threatening the stability of the
region. He was virulently anti-American. He had a considerable
power base from strong religious and ethnic loyalties and was
thought to be harboring terrorist organizations. He needed to be
replaced and his country restored to stability, and if they did it
right — if they had CROP and PMESI and DIME — how hard
could that be?