Inadequate planning for post-invasion Iraq

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The blame for Iraq's rise in violence lays with several federal agencies who failed to work together to plan for the future of Iraq

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The U.S. military didn't give troops enough armor because they assumed troops wouldn't face an insurgency

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An internal report prepared by the Joint Staff describes failures of leadership and planning in the Iraq and Afghanistan wars.

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