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newsish Donating Member (37 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-23-10 02:51 PM
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Review of Fiasco by Thomas E. Ricks
 
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In case you haven't read it yet, "Fiasco" documents the failures of intelligence and post-war planning in Iraq. The post-war planning and counter-insurgency lessons are particularly relevant for the current war in Afghanistan.
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90-percent Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sat Jan-23-10 03:37 PM
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1. Good review
Ricks is an excellent journalist.

Wolfowitz incompetence is so bad it was an act of treason.

My summary - troops did a great job. The incompetent civilian leadership fucked up everything they touched.

-90% Jimmy
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Tutankhamun Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Sun Jan-24-10 02:04 AM
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2. Great book review. Hubris+incompetence = Iraq invasion
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