Time's September 26 issue has an article by Joe Klein entitled, Saddam's Revenge" that details this administration's history of US mistakes, misjudgments and intelligence failures that led to the insurgency now ripping Iraq apart.
A wrong focus, misjudging the enemy, mishandling the tribes, deal making that went nowhere, a starting over again, continuing leadership changing, and a proposed constitution that the intelligence community and Iraq experts believe will enhance the chances for an outright civil war. Details are furnished by those who have retired and were involved who now feel free to talk .
"We have never taken this operation seriously enough," says a retired senior military official with experience in Iraq. We have never provided enough troops, enough equipment, or the right kind of equipment. We have never worked the intelligence part of the war in a serious, sustained fashion. We have failed the Iraqi people and our own troops." Well, my question is: Where does the buck stop??
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