[AndyJackson]

First, let me say that this is a badly written article. When you ask enticing question, answer it in the first sentence of your article, and then make me want to read more. I don't want a whodunit for my news or political commentary.

Second, yes, the whole policy was a disaster and deBa'athification, not having an actual plan for Civil Restoration after taking down Sadam shows how short-sighted GWB was. That the follow on policies were largely executed by Cheney is no excuse. They didn't have a plan.

We might not like Sadam, but he let us know well ahead of time that he was keeping the lid tight on Pandora's box. We took him out and opened the box. We already knew some of what was in there.

[SeekAndFind]

RE: the whole policy was a disaster and deBa’athification, not having an actual plan for Civil Restoration after taking down Sadam

So, if we had a post-Saddam takedown plan that was NOT a disaster, would it have been a good idea to invade? Or was the entire invasion policy totally wrong?

I’m not sure what the issue is — the invasion, or the post-invasion implementation.