Not everyone in the US military leadership is insane like Rumsfeld.

[Seven factors that have historically led to the commission of war crimes:] (1) high friendly losses; (2) high turnover rate in the chain of command; (3) dehumanization of the adversary; (4) poorly trained or inexperienced troops; (5) the lack of a clearly defined adversary; (6) unclear orders; and (7) high frustration level among the troops.

Unlike Tommy Franks, the general whom Rumsfeld befriended and who won the war and left a disastrous peace behind as he went home to retire, Abizaid looks like someone who should be in charge. Happily, he is. Sort of.

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