Fanning the Flame of Memory's Candle

You have a lot to think about these days, I know, with a lot of worries and what-might-happens on your plate so it's okay if you didn't remember an anniversary today. It's not like Hallmark ever offered a card that we could send to one another as a save-the-date reminder or something.

Today, three decades ago, Saddam Hussein invaded and overran in very short order, the Kingdom of Kuwait which led the United States, with other nations and varying degrees of enthusiasm and commitment, to respond by initiating Operation Desert Shield which was to become Operation Desert Storm to restore democracy (= to safeguard supplies of oil) in an area of the world that had and continues to have almost no idea, and even less use, for the notion. 

This is a remarkable read (and I look forward to Part Two as well), so I hope you do.
-bill kenny