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To: SirRealist who wrote (86271)	3/25/2003 6:54:36 PM
From: Sun Tzu	Read Replies (1) of 281500

Is this for real? Wow! Knowledgeable defense and administration officials say Rumsfeld and his civilian aides at first wanted to commit no more than 60,000 American troops to the war on the assumption that the Iraqis would capitulate in two days. Intelligence officials say Rumsfeld, his deputy Paul Wolfowitz and other Pentagon civilians ignored much of the advice of the Central Intelligence Agency and the Defense Intelligence Agency in favor of reports from the Iraqi opposition and from Israeli sources that predicted an immediate uprising against Saddam once the Americans attacked. On a related note, if Rumsfeld wants the Iraqi population to revolt, why isn't he just dropping guns and light weapons from the air for the public to arm themselves? I gather Saddam's forces are already armed. ST

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