THE NEXT ONE WILL BE BETTER, HONEST!

[rmd]

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/iraq/complete/la-na-postwar18jul18,1,7035725.story?coll=la-home-headlines is an article about post-war-planning fuckups... and here's the bit at the end.

Still, [Douglas J. Feith, #3 official at the Pentagon] and other Pentagon officials said, they are studying the lessons of Iraq closely --- to ensure that the next U.S. takeover of a foreign country goes more smoothly.

"We're going to get better over time," promised Lawrence Di Rita, a special assistant to Rumsfeld. "We've always thought of post-hostilities as a phase" distinct from combat, he said. "The future of war is that these things are going to be much more of a continuum....

"This is the future for the world we're in at the moment," he said. "We'll get better as we do it more often."

Comments

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

Hmm...annoyingly, one needs to register to see this article. I'm curious, but not curious enough to register.

[firni.livejournal.com]

GEEZ, did you see the info they want to register? Unlike the NYTimes, they want your freaking SNAIL MAIL address, phone number, blah blah blah. Fergit it.

Although, to be annoying, I suppose I could just input my mother-in-law's information. mua ha ha ha

Hey, here's the article on another site!
http://www.iraqfoundation.org/news/2003/gjuly/18_peace.html

[hammercock.livejournal.com]

they want your freaking SNAIL MAIL address, phone number, blah blah blah. Fergit it.

Exactly. Fuck THAT, sez I.

Thanks for the other link to the story, though!