Tommy Franks and Gen Myers caved into Rummy to reduce the troop levels in Op Plan 1003. Rummy sent Franks back three or four times to lower the troop levels and in the FINAL revision Franks prepared it called for 275,000 troops when Saddam Fell. Bush sent 150,000.
The proof is in the eating. Look at the mess we have in Iraq. Just about every senior general has said that we did not have enough troops to secure Iraq, even those that have NOT called for Rummy to resign. Gen Myers was an Air Force General and had no working knowledge of troop levels needed for an occupation.
Lets make it clear, the results of not providing the troop levels need to prevent the sectarian violence has resulted in about 2,000 dead and 15,000 combat injuries. If we had followed the plans that required 500,000 troops the insurrection would not have gotten started. We could have denied the access to the over 200 Ammo dumps that our enemies used to kill and injure our troops. We could have sealed the borders and kept out the terrorists that are now operating in Iraq and we could have protected the oil, water and electrical infrastructure. There is a very good chance that had the plans been followed, we would not have had most of the deaths and injuries we sustained during the OCCUPATION Phase. I think when our officials like Bush and Rumsfeld make choices that resulted in the death and injury to our military that they should be held accountable. The entire group- Bush, Cheney and Rumsfeld should be OUT!
