Quote du Jour: former CentCom commander Anthony Zinni

Tim Russert quoted this passage from the new edition of General Zinni's book, The Battle for Peace: A Frontline Vision of America's Power and Purpose, today on Meet the Press.

"We promised to build a new Iraqi state in all aspects and the Iraqi people are still waiting for us to deliver on our promise.

Why?"

We now know the answers to that question: Poor intelligence, lack of planning, faulty political motivation, incompetent or inexperienced people placed in key positions, flawed assumptions, lack of understanding of the Iraqi culture, arrogance, spin, and the list goes on and on."

Now tell us what you really think, General.