Norman Schwarzkopf Jr. was a soldier and general in many wars and battles. Schwarzkopf showed great leadership for a number of reasons. A couple of them being: he had 14 rules of leadership and he was very intelligent on the battlefield. Schwarzkopf showed leadership for the above reasons and left a legacy because if he hadn’t been a general in the Persian Gulf War, the outcome of the war could have been different. One event that led up to the Persian Gulf War was the Iran-Iraq War. This led up to the Persian Gulf War because Iraq was in debt to Kuwait. As a result, Iraq planned to take control of Kuwait and the oil it was rich in. Iraq invaded Kuwait on August 2. They set up a provisional government and announced Iraq had annexed Kuwait on August 8. On January 17, the United Nations sent U.S. air attack to Baghdad. On February 28, President Bush called a ceasefire, thus ending the war. …show more content…
“Norman Schwarzkopf was dubbed “Stormin’ Norman” for his no-nonsense style and swift victory.” (PBS). Norman had a lot of strategy on the battlefield but “not as much had been achieved as he thought.” (PBS). Schwarzkopf thought ahead during the Persian Gulf War. Michael Gordon, author of “The Generals’ War: The Inside Story of the Conflict in the Gulf”, says, “… the thinking was, if you didn’t destroy them, they could always come back to menace Kuwait again.” (PBS). Michael also said, “So it took months and months for this to even - just to prepare for this” (PBS) implying that Schwarzkopf thought through the plan a lot. This shows leadership because he took charge and came to the battlefield with a plan of