US knew dangers of Iraq invasion in 1999

THE US Government conducted a series of secret war games in 1999 that anticipated an invasion of Iraq would require 400,000 troops, and even then chaos might ensue.

In its “Desert Crossing” games, 70 military, diplomatic and intelligence officials assumed the high troop levels would be needed to keep order, seal borders and take care of other security needs.

The documents came to light at the weekend through a Freedom of Information Act request by the George Washington University’s National Security Archive, an independent research institute and library.