[lookout123]

i don't dispute that there were better ways to fight the war. i am a believer in maneuver warfare combined with overwhelming force, not in place of overwhelming force.

my dispute in this thread has been tw's assertion that Franks was outraged at the idea of going to Iraq. Franks supported the idea and the plans that we used were of his own design. my personal belief is that Franks as well as Rumsfeld, Wolfowitz, and Feith are addicted to the school of thought that technology is the key to all. I believe that was the mistake that was made in the invasion. Appropriate use of boots on the ground would have changed the course of events that lead us to where we are.

there was no need to send 500,000 troops in similar fashion to Desert Shield/Storm, but i believe the number should have been in the mid-200's.

but that is a debate on how a war is fought. tw asserts that Franks and the military leadership were enraged at the idea of going into Iraq. unfortunately, he doesn't provide any proof of this outside of a short quote from Woodward's book.