According to a report by Fox News, on Monday May 4, 2026, In a recent reflection on the evolution of American military intervention, retired Lt. Gen. Keith Kellogg shared vivid insights into the strategic maneuvers that defined the first Gulf War.
As a veteran of the conflict, Kellogg detailed the precision and patience required to dismantle an entrenched enemy, emphasizing that the war was won through a calculated mix of air superiority and psychological pressure.
Kellogg, who served with the storied 82nd Airborne Division, recalled the rapid deployment to the Middle East in the summer of 1990.
While the world watched the buildup of “Operation Desert Shield,” the reality on the ground was one of disciplined anticipation.
”I was in the first Gulf War and I was there for the 82nd Division,” Kellogg stated. “We deployed in August of that year and we carried on an air campaign.”
That air campaign, which decimated Iraqi infrastructure and morale, was not a brief skirmish. It served as a grueling 38-day precursor to the physical invasion.
When the order finally came to move, the physical distance traveled was less significant than the message it sent to the Iraqi leadership.
The berm the sand barrier marking the border represented more than just a geographic boundary; it was the final line of defense for Saddam Hussein’s sovereignty over the region.
”It took 38 days before we crossed the berm in Kuwait and Southern Iraq,” Kellogg recalled. “It wasn’t that far, but we made a symbolic move taking land and put them at risk.”
According to Kellogg, the objective of the ground movement extended beyond seizing territory.
The goal was to exploit the internal fractures within the Iraqi power structure, forcing a wedge between the military, the religious authorities, and the elite guard units.
”Or that’s what you want to do is put their administration at risk for the Revolutionary Guards competing with the army and a theocratic government that’s there,” Kellogg explained…See More
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