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Episode 70 – Operation Southern Watch with Dr. John Kuehn

Episode 70 – Operation Southern Watch with Dr. John Kuehn

Update: 2025-06-10
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Dr. Jonathan Abel and Dr. Bill Nance talk Operation Southern Watch with Dr. John Kuehn, US Navy (Retired). They explain why Desert Storm wasn’t actually the end of the story in Iraq. They explore how the no-fly zones were set up over Iraq, and their purpose. Dr. Kuehn walks through how missions in Southern Watch worked. They conclude with an examination of the strengths and weaknesses of no-fly zones in subsequent conflicts.



Listener caution: some explicit language.



“History is only a confused heap of facts.” – Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield



Host: Dr. Jonathan Abel, CGSC DMH
DMH Podcast Team: Drs. Jonathan Abel, Mark Gerges, and Bill Nance
Artwork: Daniel O. Neal
Music: SSG Noah Taylor, West Point Band

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Episode 70 – Operation Southern Watch with Dr. John Kuehn

Episode 70 – Operation Southern Watch with Dr. John Kuehn

Department of Military History