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To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (27473)	4/5/2008 4:50:30 PM
From: KLP	Respond to of 71588

Buddy, could you show us a reliable link that shows for sure that "prewar Pentagon (who?) wanted a larger troop force to occupy Iraq after it was toppled".....I have seen no such report from the Pentagon. Officially.

To: DuckTapeSunroof who wrote (27473)	4/7/2008 9:45:42 AM
From: Peter Dierks	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 71588

" they came to agree in the end with most of his arguments for 'light and swift' to actually topple Saddam's forces... but, for the OCCUPATION. They very clearly expressed their professional opinions about the need for a much larger force of boots on the ground to hold" I seem to remember that Colin Powell criticised the plan for not having a large enough liberation force and I don't recall him being critical of the size of the police force. He may have changed his tune later to take advantage of the new opportunity.