No, there was a planned diversion. I think you misunderstood what I am saying by diversion.
By saying we were going to do an amphibious assault in Kuwait, Saddam diverted forces away from the Saudi Border where the real attack came from.
"The amphibious assaults during the Persian Gulf War, though never conducted, were a key deterrent to Iraqi forces along the coasts of Kuwait and Iraq. This deterrence by Marine expeditionary brigades (MEBs) off the coast supported the diversion for "[General] Schwarzkopf's left hook" during Operation Desert Storm."
"On 23 February 1991, "the 5th MEB was ordered ashore . .to serve as the I MEF (Marine expeditionary force) reserves." The Iraqis quickly responded by deploying "six of approximately eleven Iraqi divisions" to the coast of Kuwait and Iraq to "guard against the threat from the sea."
This deployment along the shore limited Iraq's ability to use their troops for inland operations as coalition forces began to concentrate around Iraq's frontal defensive positions. The amphibious forces along the Kuwaiti and Iraqi coast drove Iraqi forces to maneuver in protection of the coastline allowing General Schwarzkopf to envelop Iraq's defense from the Northwestern sector of the battlefield (Schwarzkopf's "left hook")."
Marine Amphibious Force Operations in the Persian Gulf War
The amphibious assaults during the Persian Gulf War, though never conducted, were a key deterrent to Iraqi forces along the coasts of Kuwait and Iraq.
