U.S. Rushed Post-Saddam Planning

"A secret report for the Joint Chiefs of Staff lays the blame for setbacks in Iraq on a flawed and rushed war-planning process that 'limited the focus' for preparing for post-Saddam Hussein operations," the Washington Times' Rowan Scarborough reports. "The report, prepared last month, said the search for weapons of mass destruction was planned so late in the game that it was impossible for U.S. Central Command to carry out the mission effectively." The Times writes it obtained a copy of the "secret" report "Operation Iraqi Freedom Strategic Lessons Learned." "The report also provides a classified timeline of events from September 11 leading to war. It says that on Aug. 29, 2002, Mr. Bush 'approves Iraq goals, objectives and strategy,'" Scarborough writes.