Friday, May 14, 2004
Gen. Zinni lists his view of the Ten mistakes made by this administration!
Go read the speech, reread the previous Wes Clark plan for democracy in the Middle East. Understanding what your doing is much better than dropping bombs just because you can.
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the first mistake that will be recorded in history, the belief that containment as a policy doesn't work
The second mistake I think history will record is that the strategy was flawed
The third mistake, I think was one we repeated from Vietnam, we had to create a false rationale for going in to get public support
We failed in number four, to internationalize the effort
I think the fifth mistake was that we underestimated the task.
The sixth mistake, and maybe the biggest one, was propping up and trusting the exiles
The seventh problem has been the lack of planning.
The eighth problem was the insufficiency of military forces on the ground
The ninth problem has been the ad hoc organization we threw in there.
the tenth mistake, and that's a series of bad decisions on the ground.
Go read the speech, reread the previous Wes Clark plan for democracy in the Middle East. Understanding what your doing is much better than dropping bombs just because you can.
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