Deputy Defense Secretary Paul Wolfowitz told senators Tuesday that he couldn't predict how long American troops would have to stay in Iraq or how large a force would be needed once the United States hands over sovereignty to an interim government.
SF Gate article
Wolfowitless also thinks that one of the big mistakes they made was in not realizing that Saddam would be funding attacks on Americans until he was captured. Well, duh. Make that two duhs. Upon being invaded, he's not going to fund counter attacks? And, the Iraqi people are not going to find a way to attack an occupying force with or without Saddam's funding?
Oh wait, Wolfowitless is convinced that all we have to do now is capture al-Douri, and anyone else who has access to the "millions of dollars in bank accounts in neighboring countries" because that's where the funding comes from for attacks. (Including Shia attacks, I suppose.)
Deputy Secretary of State Richard Armitage, who also testified before the Foreign Relations Committee, said 13 of 25 Iraqi government ministries that operate under the authority of the U.S.-run Coalition Provisional Authority are autonomous. However, even after June 30, 155 Americans will have influence in those ministries, serving as "liaison officers.''
So that's going to satisfy the Iraqi people, who are apparently too stupid to figure out that they are still under American control on July 1.
Clueless.
Go ahead and read the article; there's more Wolfowitless absurdity.
....but hey, do what you want....you will anyway.
