Lets discuss Iraq from a pure military angle.
What did you think of are immediate post Saddam policy, I dont want what we should of done I want to discuss what did you think of what we did
I don't know who's call that was. I can opine, based on what they say, that is probably wasn't Rumsfeld and Cheney that made that call.
It feels more like State Department handwringers got to the president on that one.
But again, I don't know any of the above for a fact other than to win you kill the enemy which we didn't do.