The aftermath of the Gulf War: Unfinished business in Iraq

The United States won the Cold War and had a coalition of Arab states during the Iraq-Kuwait conflict./nThere was debate regarding whether the Bush administration made the right choice in keeping America out of a quagmire during the 2003 war./nThe defeat of Saddam's army in Kuwait led to an uprising in Shia-majority cities./nBush encouraged the Iraqis to rise up against Saddam's regime, but did not commit U.S. forces to end it./nGeneral Norman Schwarzkopf negotiated a ceasefire and ended the hostilities.