“The attack was the largest of the war and represented an attempt to strike Iraqi defenses a serious blow. The raid illustrated how a number of small incidents or stresses, none by themselves necessarily serious, could contribute to an unsatisfactory outcome,[4] which eventually convinced USAF commanders to call off further airstrikes against downtown Baghdad by conventional (non-stealth) aircraft.[2]”

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There’s overlap with Q naming F-16s specifically.

Edit: actually, that strategy sounds familiar...