Yet another gem from the NYTimes. Seems that the folks Rumsfeld in his big office in the Pentagon are is starting to think about what could go wrong, or are at least acknowledging that an invasion of Iraq might not be the same as say, oh, Grenada. The bad part is that the master list of things that could get hosed up is locked in Rumsfeld's desk, probably with his Hacks and Cracks for EverQuest and WarCraft. Seems Rummy takes out his list, checks it twice, fires a General or two, gets new weapons and adds some life-force to himself (well, he's been around since Nix_xon).

Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld has a four- to five-page, typewritten catalog of risks that senior aides say he keeps in his desk drawer. He refers to it constantly, updating it with his own ideas and suggestions from senior military commanders, and discussing it with President Bush

His list includes a "concern about Saddam Hussein using weapons of mass destruction against his own people and blaming it on us, which would fit a pattern," Mr. Rumsfeld said. He said the document also noted "that he could do what he did to the Kuwaiti oil fields and explode them, detonate, in a way that lost that important revenue for the Iraqi people."

That item is of particular concern to administration officials' postwar planning because they are counting on Iraqi oil revenues to help pay for rebuilding the nation.

Yeah, they'll get to buy their own oil back from Chimpy McDryhole's oil baron buddies at some discounted rate to resell (through McDryhole's buddies) to pay for their own reparations. The 1600 Crew has no aspirations to help anyone not rich enough to help them stay in power...forever.