GEN Shinseki told Rumsfeld that we needed between 400,000 to 600,000 troops to secure Iraq before the invasion. Rumsfeld told him that with modern technology we need only 250,000 troops. GEN Shinseki disagree, Rumsfeld fired him and any general that would not agree with his lower numbers. Guess Shinseki was right.
If we had a larger ‘footprint’ during the occupation then every Iraqi would would have sided against us.
Why are you bringing this donk talking point up anyway? The surge is working.