[Zeroisanumber]

I don't think the mass looting and the subsequent insurgency was obvious. If it was, more people would have warned against it.

I think that Gen. Shinseki had an idea that things were going to be a lot rougher than the Administration thought (hoped?), but he was forced into retirement in 2003 shortly after making his views public.

While I'm not going to adopt the Democrat talking-point that the Administration had "no plan" for the occupation, I will say that the plan that they had going in was inadequate and that I don't think that they adapted to the reality of what was going on in Iraq until it was too late to stop the insurgency.

[bnelson44]

If I am not mistaken, Gen. Shinseki, wanted more boots on the ground for the initial liberation. He was wrong there, they were not needed, and would have only amounted to more casualties. However, had we taken his advice, we would have had more boots on the ground for the peace keeping afterwords. But that would have been by circumstance, not by design.

[TexasTransplant]

>>>"I think that Gen. Shinseki had an idea"<<<

Can you prove that?

Oh yeah Berets for everyone! His only claim to fame, other than that he looked and sounded "Politically Correct"

Haven't we had this discussion before?

TT