http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/mid...st/4123889.stm
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One of the most brilliant invasion successes in modern military history was followed almost immediately by one of the most incompetently planned occupations.
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Iraqi security forces and police proved hopelessly inadequate.
Kidnappings and videotaped beheadings moved from nightmarish fears to reality.
Prisoner abuse at Abu Ghraib provided lasting images of brutality.
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Mistakes were made and the insurgency was underestimated
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Regarding Iraqi police & army:
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US command emphasised quantity over quality to the point where unprepared Iraqis were sent out to die.
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