Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shinseki told Congress in February that the occupation could require "several hundred thousand troops." But because Rumsfeld and Bush did not want to hear disagreement with their view that Iraq could be invaded at a much lower cost, Shinseki was hushed and then forced out.


NYU Speech (2004)

Al Gore Quotes

Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shinseki told Congress in February that the occupation could require several hundred thousand troops. But because...

Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shinseki told Congress in February that the occupation could require several hundred thousand troops. But because...

Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shinseki told Congress in February that the occupation could require several hundred thousand troops. But because...

Army Chief of Staff General Eric Shinseki told Congress in February that the occupation could require several hundred thousand troops. But because...