Boing Boing: Iraq invasion sim from 1999 warned of problems
A secret US wargame called "Desert Crossing" produced during the Clinton era showed that an invasion and post-war presence in Iraq would require around 400,000 troops -- about three times the number of troops stationed there now. Even with those resources, according to simulation output, the mission could result in chaos.Why am I not surprised. (Article includes a link to "Post-Saddam Iraq: The War Game," released November 4, 2006 at George Washington University's National Security online document archives.)