US surprised by Iraq infrastructure?

varwoche · 1st June 2004, 11:20 PM

Though not a headline grabber like WMD, the US claim of surprise at the condition of Iraq infrastructure is either an intelligence failure of surreal proportion or else a bald-faced lie.
AP via Houston Chronicle

Quote:

the White House deputy budget chief, Joel Kaplan, blamed the war's costs on "unanticipated events" like the bad condition of Iraq's infrastructure and the prolonged violent resistance

a_unique_person · 1st June 2004, 11:41 PM

Infrastructure is not a 'sexy' subject. If they had bothered to ask, I am sure the CIA could have told them what state it was in.

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varwoche Philosopher Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Puget Sound Posts: 7,225	US surprised by Iraq infrastructure? Though not a headline grabber like WMD, the US claim of surprise at the condition of Iraq infrastructure is either an intelligence failure of surreal proportion or else a bald-faced lie. AP via Houston Chronicle Quote: the White House deputy budget chief, Joel Kaplan, blamed the war's costs on "unanticipated events" like the bad condition of Iraq's infrastructure and the prolonged violent resistance
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1st June 2004, 11:41 PM	#2
a_unique_person Director of Hatcheries and Conditioning Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Mt Disappointment Posts: 33,311	Infrastructure is not a 'sexy' subject. If they had bothered to ask, I am sure the CIA could have told them what state it was in.
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