[Gimpy]

Can't you even READ Blue?

Let me put it up in BOLD LARGE TYPE where you can see better, ok??

By July 2003 , "many experts say that the worst of the chaos in Iraq could have been contained if there had been enough troops on the ground from the beginning. There's a growing consensus that something close to what Shinseki suggested might be necessary to turn the situation around." [3] (http://why-war.com/news/2003/07/18/fromhero.html)


"Something on the order of several hundred thousand soldiers are probably, you know, a figure that would be required," General Shinseki told members of the Senate Armed Services Committee today,(in July 2003). .. "We're talking about post-hostilities control over a piece of geography that's fairly significant, with the kinds of ethnic tensions that could lead to other problems." [4] (http://why-war.com/news/2003/02/25/armychie.html)


General Shinseki continued, "It takes a significant ground force presence to maintain a safe and secure environment, to ensure that people are fed, that water is disturbed, all the normal responsibilities that go along with administering a situation like this."


General Shinseki made clear that he was providing only his personal assessment of postwar needs. Which it turned out, was right on the money.


Did THAT clear it up for you Sir Blue?-----Is it NOT evident to anyone with an IQ higher than driftwood for Gods' sake that the man was RIGHT, and the 'proof' is no further than the daily, weekly, monthly 'casualty' reports coming out of Iraq??

The absolute arrogance & unprofessional lack of character of Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, Kenneth Adelman, Dick Cheney and ALL the other so-called 'experts' on 'tactics' within this Republican led fiasco is nothing short of horrific and appalling. They should ALL be held accountable for the injustices they've committed!