State Department study predicted problems in Iraq
NY Times:
"A yearlong State Department study predicted many of the problems that have plagued the American-led occupation of Iraq, according to internal State Department documents and interviews with administration and Congressional officials.
"Beginning in April 2002, the State Department project assembled more than 200 Iraqi lawyers, engineers, business people and other experts into 17 working groups to study topics ranging from creating a new justice system to reorganizing the military to revamping the economy."
The story appears to imply that the Pentagon planners did not pay enough attention to the geniuses in the State Department. A fairly typical snarky NY Times attitude. The story does not make a case for not liberating Iraq. It does suggest that the Defense Department shouldhave paid more attention to the State Department in its post war planning. The wonder of hindsight.
NY Times:
"A yearlong State Department study predicted many of the problems that have plagued the American-led occupation of Iraq, according to internal State Department documents and interviews with administration and Congressional officials.
"Beginning in April 2002, the State Department project assembled more than 200 Iraqi lawyers, engineers, business people and other experts into 17 working groups to study topics ranging from creating a new justice system to reorganizing the military to revamping the economy."
The story appears to imply that the Pentagon planners did not pay enough attention to the geniuses in the State Department. A fairly typical snarky NY Times attitude. The story does not make a case for not liberating Iraq. It does suggest that the Defense Department shouldhave paid more attention to the State Department in its post war planning. The wonder of hindsight.
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