Post-war planning non-existent

Days before the invasion of Iraq, a US Army lieutenant colonel was briefing American war planners and intelligence officials on the Bush administration's plans to oust Saddam Hussein. His presentation included a slide describing the Pentagon's plans for rebuilding Iraq after the war. The slide said:

'To Be Provided.'

"We didn't go in with a plan. We went in with a theory," said a veteran State Department officer who was directly involved in Iraq policy.

Read the results of a Knight-Ridder investigation.