“沙漠惊雷”出笼前后在海军陆战队的安东尼·津尼将军领导下,美军中央总部早在1997年11月份就开始制定海湾的作战预案。据美国一位参与预案制定工作的高级军官透露:美军研究了各种作战方案,包括持续轰炸、短期猛烈轰炸和“打、停、看”等备选方案。克林顿的高级助手们担心,长期轰炸期间若有停顿,不仅不会使萨达姆 Before and after the “Desert Thunder” came out, under the leadership of General Anthony Zinni of the Marine Corps, as early as November 1997, the Central Military Command of the U.S. military began to formulate the Gulf combat plan. According to a senior US military officer involved in the formulation of the plan, the U.S. military has studied various combat options, including continuous bombing, short-term violent bombing and alternative options such as “fighting, stopping and watching.” Clinton’s top aides are concerned that if there is a pause during the long-term bombing, not only will Saddam Hussein