CIA Warned Bush of Chaotic Iraq Post Invasion

It turns out the CIA had a pretty good idea of what Iraq might be like after we took the helm. The January 2003, report warned of sectarian violence, foreign powers near Iraq vying for influence, and a political culture antagonistic to democratization months before the invasion.

It makes one wonder why all these warning were not met with sound and comprehensive planning. Revelations like this make me question our leadership in multiple, over-lapping ways. Was this ignored? Downplayed? Thought to be unimportant? Or did they understand the costs but weighed the benefits as exceeding them? Perhaps the chaos achieved some end for Bush, if it serves some purpose it would make some sense. But what purpose could such egregious acts of violence hold except to their twisted perpetrators? I don’t know, but I do know that the only possibilities are that the Bush Administration is incredibly stupid, incredibly evil, or both.