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Politics : Foreign Affairs Discussion Group
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To: Jacob Snyder who wrote (78476)2/28/2003 7:26:16 PM
From: Rascal  Read Replies (2) of 281500
 
"Mr. Wolfowitz, the deputy defense secretary, opened a two-front war of words on Capitol Hill, calling the recent estimate by Gen. Eric K. Shinseki of the Army that several hundred thousand troops would be needed in postwar Iraq, "wildly off the mark." Pentagon officials have put the figure closer to 100,000 troops.

Mr. Wolfowitz then dismissed articles in several newspapers this week asserting that Pentagon budget specialists put the cost of war and reconstruction at $60 billion to $95 billion in this fiscal year. He said it was impossible to predict accurately a war's duration, its destruction and the extent of rebuilding afterward."

This adds to my dismay over this Administrations incompetence. Can you imagine this being tolerated in any other Administration? These guys couldn't run a Pizza Parlor.

And it's sad that they are not even embarassed. The Bush Administration can't get the budget or economy right and now their Military estimations belong in the toilet too. How anyone can have faith in any of their plans amuses me.

I heard General Shinseki is due to retire next year and they want him to go now. They think he gave a high-ball estimate to make Rumsfeld look bad. (Paranoia) General Shinseki might run for Senator from Hawaii when Inoyue steps down.

They are really circling the wagons into an ever smaller circle. Maybe they will tie themselves in a knot.

Rascal@ checkthedebitsandcredits.com
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