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Pre-Iraq Invasion War Game Documents Called for 400,000 Troop Invasion Force

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National Security Archive press release, November 4, 2006: “November 4, 2006 – In late April 1999, the United States Central Command (CENTCOM), led by Marine General Anthony Zinni (ret.), conducted a series of war games known as Desert Crossing in order to assess potential outcomes of an invasion of Iraq aimed at unseating Saddam Hussein. The documents posted here today covered the initial pre-war game planning phase from April-May 1999 through the detailed after-action reporting of June and July 1999.”
Related articles:

  • Vanity Fair, November 3, 2006: Neo-Culpa – Politics and Power: “As Iraq slips further into chaos, the war’s neoconservative boosters have turned sharply on the Bush administration, charging that their grand designs have been undermined by White House incompetence. In a series of exclusive interviews, Richard Perle, Kenneth Adelman, David Frum, and others play the blame game with shocking frankness…by David Rose”
  • Army General Tells a Little-Known Tale of Pre-War Intelligence on Iraq, by Jeff Stein, CQ National Security Editor, October 20, 2006

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