With the mess in Iraq on the front page, Kerry should make use of this

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

Since it DEMONSTRATES the rush to war:

War game was fixed to ensure American victory, claims general

Julian Borger in Washington
Wednesday August 21, 2002
The Guardian

The biggest war game in US military history, staged this month at a cost of £165m with 13,000 troops, was rigged to ensure that the Americans beat their "Middle Eastern" adversaries, according to one of the main participants.
General Paul Van Riper, a retired marine lieutenant-general, told the Army Times that the sprawling three-week millennium challenge exercises, were "almost entirely scripted to ensure a win".

He protested by quitting his role as commander of enemy forces, and warning that the Pentagon might wrongly conclude that its experimental tactics were working.

When Gen Van Riper agreed to command the forces of an unnamed Middle Eastern state - which bore a strong re semblance to Iraq, but could have been Iran - he thought he would be given a free rein to probe US weaknesses. But when the game began, he was told to deploy his forces to make life easier for US forces.

"We were directed... to move air defences so that the army and marine units could successfully land," he said. "We were simply directed to turn off or move them... So it was scripted to be whatever the control group wanted it to be."


http://www.guardian.co.uk/usa/story/0,12271,778139,00.html

[NewYorkerfromMass]

1. The war went fine.

It was the post-war (occupation) that was (and is) a disaster.

[nothingshocksmeanymore]

2. which is exactly what this addresses...training for guerilla warfare