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The Strategy to Secure Iraq Did Not Foresee a 2nd War

Discussion in 'Alley of Dangerous Angles' started by Ragusa, Oct 20, 2004.

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    The Strategy to Secure Iraq Did Not Foresee a 2nd War. The title speaks for itself, but let me quote this:
    That means, Bush Jr. not only believed that the allies he had so carefully insulted during the pre-war period would cave in and follow his glorious leadership and clean up the mess behind the US conquest -- he also seemed to believe in the neo-con idea that the US would be greeted with flowers and cheers, and probably that Ahmed Chalabi would become their new democratic, pro-western, pro-US, pro-Israeli prime minister.

    That also means: There was no planning for "what-happens-if-things-go-wrong". Things going wrong weren't part of the plan. Bush Jr. told fellow-preacher Robertson that he didn't expect US casualties. Dissent with questions of faith was ignored. Disagreeing about troop levels with his neo-con leadership levels got Gen. Shinseki sacked. Once again I find Gen. Odom's thoughts on this interesting.

    As a result of the blundering of Bush's Pentagon leadership crew the US Army is overstretched now -- Insurgency Threw a Wrench Into Military's Supply Planning -- Secret report details plan to draft medics -- By the thousands, soldiers 50 and older are being deployed -- all these are symptoms for that the Bush administration very much underestimated the task at hand when they took on Iraq.

    But nevermind, Condi knows who's to blame:
    Darn, the Iraqis didn't play by the Pentagon and Whitehouse playbooks -- maybe they should have been handed a copy before the war ...
     
    Ragusa, Oct 20, 2004
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