The Watergate Principle: Government corruption is always reported in the past tense. (Source: Murphy’s Law 26th Anniversary Edition)

“When it looked like we were going in, I called back down to CENTCOM and said, ‘You need to dust off Desert Crossing.’ They said, ‘What’s that? Never heard of it.’” -General Anthony Zinni (ret.), 2004.

Post-Saddam Iraq: The War Game

“Desert Crossing” 1999 Assumed 400,000 Troops and Still a Mess

Washington D.C., 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.

The Desert Crossing war games, which amounted to a feasibility study for part of the main war plan for Iraq — OPLAN 1003-98 — tested “worst case” and “most likely” scenarios of a post-war, post-Saddam, Iraq. The After Action Report presented its recommendations for further planning regarding regime change in Iraq and was an interagency production assisted by the departments of defense and state, as well as the National Security Council, and the Central Intelligence Agency, among others.

The results of Desert Crossing, however, drew pessimistic conclusions regarding the immediate possible outcomes of such action. Some of these conclusions are interestingly similar to the events which actually occurred after Saddam was overthrown.

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You know there isstill 20 to 30 percent still wearing those republican rose colored glasses.

And furthermore, who are we to be pointing fingers.
Don’t we all romanticize war? WWI and WWII, those were the days….

Yes, Bush, but it’s pronounced “sarcasm”

Ralph, I liked it when you were method acting as a troll. It was very entertaining that day that we didn’t have any. I gave you a standing ovation.

They must have been upset by your performance. The real trolls are no fun.

I so agree. I can’t believe they still keep her around.

manicare Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

I find it immensely more pathetic to live in a country you despise more than yourself!

I don’t speak gibberish; can anyone translate this for me?

It sounds like the trollcantspell despises the United States more than he despises himself. Sounds like he says this to make the point that, from this perspective, changing emails constantly in order to hang out among people who don’t like or respect isn’t really that pathetic.

ralph the wonder llama Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 3:41 pm

Does anyone else get the feeling that Tony Fratto is the bastard love-child product of the unholy union of Karl Rove and Slugworth from Willy Wonka?

Ugh, a union between Rove and anybody makes me nauseous. Even worse than when I think of pasty old McCrazy and the next young, blonde tropy, wife or lobbyist.

manicare Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 3:36 pm

ralph the wonder llama Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 3:31 pm

I find it immensely more pathetic to live in a country you despise more than yourself!

We don’t hate the country, as soon as we can lock up all you wather carrying fascists under President Obama we’ll absolutel love this country.

i’m tellin’!!

manicare Says:
April 7th, 2008 at 3:25 pm

I’m talking about ethanol made from food products. I’m not talking about the 5 gallons of BioDiesel made in your back yard from used fry oil!

Oh good. Another incoherent troll.

Oops — my mistake. Its the same incoherent troll with another new name. How pathetic do you have to be to keep signing up with new email addresses just to hang out where no one likes or respects you?