在现代战年史上,几乎没有哪个国家首脑像1991年2月26日的乔治·布什那样面临“喜悦的困惑”。因为就在这天,布什获悉他在海湾投入的巨额赌注将使他成为赢家。伊拉克41个师在精确制导炸弹、隐形飞机等高技术兵器连续猛烈的打击下已溃不成军,被赶进了“血染的沙漠”。士气丧失殆尽的成千上万伊拉克士兵挤在坦克、卡车和偷来的汽车里沿着后来被称之为“死亡公路”的6号公路没命地向北逃跑。 In the history of modern war years, few heads of state faced the “joy of confusion” as George Bush did on February 26, 1991. Because on that very day, Bush learns that his massive bet on the Gulf will make him a winner. Thirty-one divisions in Iraq have failed to make ends meet under the continuous and violent attacks of precision-guided bombs and stealth aircraft and other high-tech weapons. They were pushed into the blood-stained desert. Tens of thousands of morale-ridden Iraqi soldiers crashed into the tanks, trucks and stolen cars along Northward Road 6, later known as the “Death Highway.”