I feel like I should document this because I feel it is kind of striking, especially for those who get confused about many things regarding Iraq.

From http://fpc.state.gov/documents/organization/19204.pdf, this is a report for congress about post war Iraq regarding regime change, updated March 17, 2003.

On a section called "Post War Issues", the author writes,

"Some critics believe that U.S. occupation plans could face difficulties in Iraq. Some believe that Iraq’s Kurds are likely to come into conflict with any Turkish troops that might enter northern Iraq to secure Turkish interests. Others believe that U.S. occupation forces might face protracted guerrilla from remnants of the Iraqi military, possibly fighting alongside Iraqi civilians against U.S. forces. Others say U.S. forces might become caught in the crossfire among ethnic and political factions that might fight each other for power in post-war Iraq. Some experts fear that a postwar Iraq will inevitably fall under control of SCIRI and other Shiite Islamist forces who are the best organized opponents of the Iraqi regime. Shiites constitute about 60% of Iraq’s population, but have traditionally been under-represented in Iraq’s Sunni Muslim-dominated government." 

To those who think that the U.S. did not know about the possibility of there being an insurgency are pretty much wrong.

Tags: iraq, politics