"- - - and EVEN THEN, chaos may result.

"Part of the Bush legacy. Of course, these war games may not have "risen to the level, etc." One wonders what was rising to the level.

1999 war games foresaw problems in Iraq
11/4/2006, 4:35 p.m. PT By JOHN HEILPRIN The Associated Press

"WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. government conducted a series of secret war games in 1999 that anticipated an invasion of Iraq would require 400,000 troops, and even then chaos might ensue.

"In its "Desert Crossing" games, 70 military, diplomatic and intelligence officials assumed the high troop levels would be needed to keep order, seal borders and take care of other security needs.

"The documents came to light Saturday through a Freedom of Information Act request by the George Washington University's National Security Archive, an independent research institute and library."

The JCS said more were needed at the time. But Bush and Rumsfeld knew better.

Arf