Pre-War Planning for Post-War Iraq, unclassified document

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Pre-war Planning for Post-war Iraq
Unclassified

http://www.au.af.mil/au/awc/awcgate/dod/postwar_iraq.htm

from http://www.defenselink.mil/policy/isa/nesa/postwar_iraq.html

"Planning in the U.S. Government for post-war Iraq was an interagency process involving officials from the Departments of Defense, State, Justice, Treasury, Energy, and Commerce; the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), Central Intelligence Agency, as well as from the staffs of the National Security Council and the Office of Management and Budget.

DoD mid and senior-level planners and officials engaged in multiple planning initiatives for post-war contingencies. DoD staff in the theater and in Washington evaluated a wide-range of possible outcomes, led efforts to merge and synchronize planning from various government agencies, and shaped planning for the major combat phase of the operation to allow for the best possible post-war conditions."

In the Clint Eastwood "Dirty Harry" movies this is called a 'cluster f--k'. I especially like the level of self deception necessary to
perpetuate the operation. At least in the Hearbreak Ridge movie they carried on and learned to "improvise, adapt, overcome".

Our troops could be using heavy So. African styled 'Hippo', 'Bosvark' and 'Buffel' vehicles instead of Humvees (see http://www.angelfire.com/art/enchanter/ARMtrucks.html scroll down about halfway ). But that's another story.

If the new constitution isn't ready by October, the US should pull back into Kuwait's old staging area. And wait until the ensuing civil war produces the desired accomodation. In the meantime, Bush should force Congress to set stringent US CAFE auto milage standards.

Hey, I can dream can't I ?