12) What was the main objective of Operation Desert Storm?
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In this appendix, we identified the KTO objectives: (1) attack Iraqi leadership and command and control, (2) achieve air superiority, (3) sever Iraqi supply lines, (4) destroy Iraq's NBC capability, and (5) prepare the battlefield by attacking RG and other ground forces
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Attacks would continue day and night in all weather until Saddam Hussein capitulated. The objective, in particular during the initial 48 hours, according to General Schwarzkopf, was 'to give the Iraqis no rest - we wanted to maximise the shock that relent- less bombing can produce'
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