"The secretary of defense continued to push on us ... that everything we write in our plan has to be the idea that we are going to go in, we're going to take out the regime, and then we're going to leave," Scheid said. "We won't stay."
Scheid said the planners continued to try "to write what was called Phase 4," or the piece of the plan that included post-invasion operations like occupation.
Even if the troops didn't stay, "at least we have to plan for it," Scheid said.
"I remember the secretary of defense saying that he would fire the next person that said that," Scheid said. "We would not do planning for Phase 4 operations, which would require all those additional troops that people talk about today.
"He said we will not do that because the American public will not back us if they think we are going over there for a long war."
...."In his own mind he thought we could go in and fight and take out the regime and come out. But a lot of us planners were having a real hard time with it because we were also thinking we can't do this. Once you tear up a country you have to stay and rebuild it. It was very challenging."
DailyPress.com, Eustis chief: Iraq post-war plan muzzled BY STEPHANIE HEINATZ , September 8, 2006.
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because before joe lieberman was against Rumsfeld he said in the WSJ that we critisize the president at our nations peril...
what ct expatriate said.
And after that he went for breakfast at the pentagon with Rummy and had a photo op where he praised him.Flip flop flip flop is all Liebermans done on Rummy.
Joe Liebermans last words in reference to Iraq on the Senate floor are still "WE"RE WINNING"!
Go Look it up Turfy.
To answer the question this diary poses is easy.
The reason is because your President,just like your Governor, is an idiot.
"The reason is because your President,just like your Governor, is an idiot."
I dislike Rell. I hate George Bush. Rell has done nothing good for the state. Bush has set our country back decades.
I heard Keith Crane wants to be Secretary of Defense and bring home the Iraq troops now!!!!
Wow! Great analysis! Amazing job of presenting a block quote without a hint of analysis.
But at least you got the post about Joe Lieberman's campaign violating his Seante office's privacy policy off the top of the screen...
[laughs devilishly]
Now no one will find it...
Check out Tom Rennie's editorial in today's Courant. Interesting....
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Check out Tom Rennie's editorial in today's Courant. Interesting....
Sam's refusal to back gay marriage has apparently upset Rennie.
More of the same out of Rennie.
Lisa Moody wouldn't let him get past the door in his quest for an appointment (judge not a chance now that's for sure) and if you'll recall no one printed more anti-Moody stuff than Kevin and his friends at the Courant.
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