The 1991 Gulf War was concluded without occupying Baghdad or toppling Saddam

Evidence

President Bush decided to end hostilities after a hundred hours on the ground. Like the Israel-Arab Six-Day War of 1967, this war was concluded without the occupation of an enemy capital or the overthrow of an enemy regime. America’s war aims had been accomplished. They included the liberation of Kuwait from foreign occupation and of Saudi Arabia from the threat of invasion. They did not include the liberation of Iraq from domestic tyranny. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans, 1651

Categorization

  • corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 1651
  • XREF: connects to: Arab states want Saddam removed but fear partial action that only invites his revenge. — Bernard Lewis, From Babel to Dragomans: Interpreting…, 1764