Agreed! A B-52 is an easy target unless we have established air superiority. The B-52 no longer has a tail gunner, not that it was very effective (two shoot downs by tail gunners recorded during Vietnam). One thing that was a game changer for the B-52 was air launched cruise missiles. The "Stand Off" capability allows the B-52 to be several hundred miles from the intended target. Quite different and safer than dropping bombs while flying over the target.
This is an interesting video, showing the Day 1 air campaign of Desert Storm. Hard to believe that was 25 years ago. If we move against Iran in the coming days or weeks, it might look similar. However, Desert Storm was very much a coalition and the potential Iran action is not. Six carrier battle groups participated in Desert Storm and now we have two CBG for Iran.