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[Gene GeRue <genegerue AT ruralize.com>]

> Ever wonder if those in control are just idiots or plain trying to make
> America the losers?

No, I don't ever think that. I do think that the Pentagon is top heavy and 
buried in bureaucracy. I also think that presidents with inadequate 
experience are the weak link in our military chain of command. Unless we 
are attacked, generals should be given the mission and allowed to make 
adequate preparations. The Iraq invasion was not time sensitive except for 
the political agenda. Tommy Franks did the best he could do with the time 
he had.

Here is a quote from Bob Woodward's book, Plan of Attack:

"In his semi-professional voice Rumsfeld explained to Bush that the process 
of drafting war plans was so complex that it took years." The date was 
November 21, 2001.

Bush ordered the war begun sixteen months later.