National Security Archive Release: 2002 Iraq war planning assumed 5k troops by 12/2006

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http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB214/index.htm

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Iraq War Plan Assumed Only 5,000 U.S. Troops Still There by December 2006

CentCom PowerPoint Slides Briefed to White House and Rumsfeld in 2002, Obtained by National Security Archive through Freedom of Information Act

-- Here are some interesting snippets

- Bush asked DoD to get the ball rolling in 2002
- Gen. Franks recos 270k troops
- Gen. Franks assumed most troops out after a few years
- Phase IV had unkown length
- Plan assumed US working with Iraqi army
- DoD classified Iraqi attack triggers
- 2002 plan showed war starting mid to late Feb. 2003

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1. Sure backs up the Downing street memo

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2. especially the triggers...

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3. morning kick

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