The Gulf War Two only lasted only for 3 weeks; 20,000 coalition combat troops defeated entire Iraqi troops and occupied most of Iraqi territories. This victory not only proved that high-tech weapons and well-planned strategies played major roles in modern battlefield, but also showed the importance of psychological warfare. Psychological warfare had definitely detrimental and beneficial effects on both sides through out this war. Before the battle was broken out in Iraq, Psychological warfare had been frequently …
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…of psychological tactics were also effective on the battlefield. American troops definitely took the advantage of using psychological warfare and pushed it to a new level. They also achieved the key goal, which is to avoid bloodshed by prompting the surrender of Iraqi troops and encouraging the defection of top Iraqi generals. Future warfare is less and less about pushing men and machines onto the battlefield and more and more about utilizing electrons and photons.