08-03-2004, 04:26 PM
Minionman,Aug 3 2004, 09:15 AM Wrote:The other problem I have that comes out of this prisoner abuse is that if they really were using bad buildings and reservists for this wrok, it gets me worrying that the people in the government aren't willing to spend the money, time, and energy needed to get Iraq rebuilt, and also that the war was started without really planning for the rebuilding.That's one rumor of why General Shinseki left his position as Chief of Staff. The administration did not like his estimates of how much manpower and time it would take to stabilize the country when we rolled in with our tanks and troops.
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The United States has become a place where entertainers and professional athletes are mistaken for people of importance. Robert A. Heinlein