] NEW YORK (Reuters) - The U.S.-led invasion and occupation
] of Iraq was "a perfect example" of military domination
] while failing to achieve victory, retired general and
] Democratic presidential hopeful Wesley Clark wrote in a
] new book.
]
] Clark, who joined the 2004 race last week, also said he
] learned in November 2001 that the Bush administration's
] plan for invading Iraq and ousting President Saddam
] Hussein had been part of a broader five-year military
] campaign in seven countries that Washington accused of
] supporting terrorism.
]
] He believed that would be a mistake, Clark wrote in
] "Winning Modern Wars. Iraq, Terrorism and the American
] Empire" to be published by Public Affairs next month.
]
] Clark wrote that a senior military officer told him on a
] visit to the Pentagon in November 2001 that the U.S. was
] planning to go against Iraq but there was more to it.
] After Iraq, the plan called for targeting Syria, Lebanon,
] Libya, Iran, Somalia and Sudan.

I have realized from being out in the 'working' world for a few years that it's very easy to create a mandate if the creator isn't the one who has to go do the work.

Something tells me that after a couple years in Iraq the morale of the armed forces is going to be low enough that any further invasions will inevitably fail.

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