Bottle of Blog: Speaking Of Stupid, Stupid, Stupid...

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Plan for victory, huh? I mean, I think it's great to have a plan for victory. Though, I think--and it's just my humble opinion--that you should have a plan for victory before you go to war:

WASHINGTON - In March 2003, days before the start of the U.S.-led invasion of Iraq, American war planners and intelligence officials met at Shaw Air Force Base in South Carolina to review the Bush administration's plans to oust Saddam Hussein and implant democracy in Iraq.

Near the end of his presentation, an Army lieutenant colonel who was giving a briefing showed a slide describing the Pentagon's plans for rebuilding Iraq after the war, known in the planners' parlance as Phase 4-C. He was uncomfortable with his material - and for good reason.

The slide said: "To Be Provided."