I remember at the time respected people in the industry were saying it would take some crazy amount of time to put the fires out - you'd read estimates like twe

I remember at the time respected people in the industry were saying it would take some crazy amount of time to put the fires out - you'd read estimates like twenty years and think "how is that even possible?" Turns out it wasn't. Saddam was trying to win a war, and in that he certainly failed.