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Originally posted by Mojo_PeiPei
I don't know about the last paragraph. Isn't Rummy's whole game plan of smaller wars the utilization of Special Forces and Special Soldiers such as we have going in Afganistan? By nature of that it would appear that Iraq is in contrast to the gameplan. I'm not trying to argue the point so much as I just trying to address it.
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well according to this (liberally biased) source:
http://www.counterpunch.org/lind04012003.html
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Rumsfeld was quoted in news reports last year as saying that his plan would allow "the military to begin combat operations on less notice and with far fewer troops than thought possible -- or thought wise -- before the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks."
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So it looks like it wasn't just more special ops, but also far less troops in general. Like I said, I'm wondering if this cut in troops led to the understaffing in the prison. I think the news said six guards were watching four hundred prisoners?