tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7607101.post-1157943351659962622006-09-10T21:55:00.000-05:002006-09-10T21:55:51.663-05:00Rumsfeld Forbade Planning For Postwar IraqLong before the United States invaded Iraq in 2003, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld forbade military strategists to develop plans for securing a postwar Iraq, the retiring commander of the Army Transportation Corps said.<br /><br />Brig. Gen. Mark E. Scheid told the Newport News Daily Press in an interview published yesterday that Rumsfeld had said "he would fire the next person" who talked about the need for a postwar plan.Roger Chessherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03674603802150238179noreply@blogger.com