2008-02-10 Army stifles critique of postwar Iraq planning

2008-02-10 \Bush II administration secrecy\US military\US-Iraq War\RAND Corporation http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/350803_military11.html Army stifles critique of postwar Iraq planning &ldquo;The Army is accustomed to protecting classified information. But when it comes to the planning for the Iraq war, even an unclassified assessment can acquire the status of a state secret. .. That is what happened to a detailed study of the planning for postwar Iraq prepared for the Army by the RAND Corp., a federally financed center that conducts research for the military.&rdquo; (And much making of lame excuses ensued.)   