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To: Peter Dierks who wrote (13744)	10/28/2006 12:28:19 AM
From: RMF	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

"people that publicly criticize their boss find themselves reassigned" Yes, that's true, but it's also true that bosses that don't listen to the "experts" that work for them quite often end up making a mess of the projects they are responsible for. Either Marine MP's OR Army infantrymen would have done a better job than what we saw in Baghdad shortly after the city had been taken. The WHOLE war has been botched from the getgo, but it was probably still salvageable until Bremer totally disbanded the Iraqi Military and had anybody with a Baathist connection kicked out of his job.

To: Peter Dierks who wrote (13744)	11/18/2006 9:07:30 PM
From: Mr. Palau	Respond to of 71588

"The top U.S. commander in the Middle East and Central Asia told Congress yesterday that Gen. Eric Shinseki was correct when he predicted more troops were required to secure Iraq after Saddam Hussein was ousted from power. In March 2003, before the invasion, the Kaua'i-born Shinseki estimated several hundreds of thousands of troops would be needed to occupy Iraq after Saddam's fall. Shinseki, who was chief of staff of the Army at the time, was criticized by many Pentagon officials, including Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and his deputy, Paul Wolfowitz. Shinseki's figures were "wildly inaccurate," Wolfowitz said. Shinseki retired from the Army three months later. But yesterday, Army Gen. John Abizaid, chief of U.S. Central Command, said Shinseki was correct. "General Shinseki was right that a greater international force contribution, U.S. force contribution and Iraqi force contribution should have been available immediately after major combat operations," said Abizaid.