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THAT WAS THEN Once youve got Baghdad, its not clear what you do with it. Its not clear what kind of government you put in place. How much credibility is that government going to have if its set up by the U.S. military? --Dick Cheney, 1991 MIND-SET F*** Saddam. Were taking him out. --George W. Bush, to three U.S. senators, March 2002 WMD If the president wants to go to war, our job is to find the intelligence to allow him to do so. --Alan Foley, director, CIA Weapons Intelligence, to staff, December 2002 THE PLAN There was no guidance for restoring order in Baghdad, creating an interim government, hiring government and essential services employees, and ensuring that the judicial system was operational. --3rd Infantry Divisions official after-action review INSURGENCY I really qualify it as militarily insignificant. They are very small. They are very random. They are very ineffective. --Maj. Gen. Ray Odierno, June 18, 2003 REALITY Does [the Iraq war strategy] make America safer? --Sen. John Warner I dont know, actually. --Gen. David Petraeus, in Senate testimony, September 11, 2007