Politics – In reality, Rumsfeld fought back when generals like Shinseki requested more troops. He said in 2003 that Shinseki was "far from the mark." As McClatchy reported in 2004, "Central Command originally proposed a force of 380,000 to attack and occupy Iraq. Rumsfeld's opening bid was about 40,000.
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It seems that Mr. Rumsfeld thought the biggest obstacle in Iraq would be the mounds of flowers strewn ahead of the liberators.
They actually DID welcome us as liberators after "mission accomplished", but we told them, "hold on, hold on", because WE wanted to fine-tune THEIR government. We put a wet blanket on their enthusiasm and failed to restore even basic services, while we "stayed the course" for three years, as we watched things deteriorate. We, and they, would be better off today, if we had pulled back, after mission accomplished, and simply offerred rebuilding aid and advice.