Pre-War Plans Shed A Different Light On Iraq
The plans to invade Iraq, written by Tommy Franks in 2002, shed light on the thinking within the military and administration prior to the invasion. The information was released concurrent to an FOIA act and George Washington University has them online. Most interesting is the following chart, which showed predictions of our troop levels dropping […]
The plans to invade Iraq, written by Tommy Franks in 2002, shed light on the thinking within the military and administration prior to the invasion. The information was released concurrent to an FOIA act and George Washington University has them online.
Most interesting is the following chart, which showed predictions of our troop levels dropping to 5,000 by last year. This of course blows all kinds of holes in the administration’s argument that “progress has been great”, especially when they try to compare it to the birth of our country.
Of course the plan says nothing about dismantling the Iraqi army that was already in place. That was an after thought executed by the administration’s hench man on the ground, Paul Bremer. Chances are Frank’s plan could have worked if it wasn’t for the mindless interference of Bremer.
Again – it looks like the left has been supporting the military all along, while the right has been trashing the military in order to defend a totally failed administration. Perhaps it is time to ask Franks what he feels caused his plan to fail so miserably. I got a feeling it was the interference of the administration.
