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Originally posted by fintstone
I think that many would agree that the going is sometimes tough...but I also think they would tell you that the war has been very well run. Yes, quite a few retired generals have come on Fox and said just that...but they would never be allowed on 60 Minutes...wrong point of view.
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Come on Fint - do I need to remind you that Bush just went on tv to say, amongst other things, that things weren't going to plan.
The first quote from the article which struck me was:
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“I think there was dereliction in insufficient forces being put on the ground and fully understanding the military dimensions of the plan. I think there was dereliction in lack of planning,” says Zinni. “The president is owed the finest strategic thinking. He is owed the finest operational planning. He is owed the finest tactical execution on the ground. … He got the latter. He didn’t get the first two.”
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Do you agree or disagree with the first point (about number of troops on the ground). I ask because, in hindsight, it is clear that there are not even close to enough troops to "win the peace".
And saying "in hindsight" is worthless, because Zinni and others gave Rumsfeld et al plenty of warning about more troops being needed.
He screwed it up, its pretty simple.