Memo Says We Didn't Plan for Post War Iraq

Lorne W. Craner then the the assistant secretary democracy, human rights and labor; Arthur E. Dewey, assistant secretary for population, refugees and migration; and Paul E. Simons, then acting assistant secretary for international narcotics and law enforcement affairs submitted a joint memo on February 7, 2003 expressing concern about "serious planning gaps for post-conflict public security and humanitarian assistance." When asked about this a State Dept. said that this wasn't a new story. They're right, sort of. In the Jan/Feb 2004 issue of The Atlantic Monthly James Fallows put out a lengthy article arguing that there was in fact plenty of planning, but that we went "blind into Baghdad" because the people in charge (Rumsfeld) didn't pay attention.