When it comes to military planning ...it takes more than just “Courage”....
Like that line from “Bridge Over The River Kwai”....
“COURAGE..that and a swagger stick is what gets a lot of men killed ! “.
Unless you've actually been on the battlefield, I don't think you're qualified to second-guess the decisions Dubya and Rummy made.
It seems to me you have an agenda here. Do you happen to work for Conyers or Pelosi by any chance?