Rumsfeld "forbade" post war planning.
I don't know the sourcing, but this is explosive, an insider talking about Rumsfeld's plans for Iraq.
According to this, Rumsfeld's plan was to get in and get out quickly "because the American public will not back us if they think we are going over there for a long war." That's why there was no postwar planning.
The guy's not particularly anti-Rumsfeld or anti-war. Worth a read.
Months before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld forbade military strategists from developing plans for securing a post-war Iraq, the retiring commander of the Army Transportation Corps said Thursday.
In fact, said Brig. Gen. Mark Scheid, Rumsfeld said "he would fire the next person" who talked about the need for a post-war plan.
According to this, Rumsfeld's plan was to get in and get out quickly "because the American public will not back us if they think we are going over there for a long war." That's why there was no postwar planning.
The guy's not particularly anti-Rumsfeld or anti-war. Worth a read.
posted by mikevotes at
10:10 AM
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Not a surprise, just a reminder of the so called moral leadership we have.
Mr. Rumsfeld belongs inside the fence at GITMO.
To think that the political posturing and lies from this administration has caused the death of some of our troops.
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Unknown, at 2:52 PM
The biggest sin of all (not counting the prewar hype) is the refusal to raise or lower the troop levels because of political considerations.
Bush can do neither because if he lowers without "victory" he'd be giving in to the Dems, if he raises, he'd be admitting the original plan was wrong.
So, like the decision to keep Rumsfeld, his political worries are costing lives.
That has caused Iraq to fail. That has caused soldiers to die.
Mike
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mikevotes, at 3:37 PM
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