OPLAN 1003–98 was the

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's pre-2002 contingency plan in event of a war with

Iraq Iraq,; ku, عێراق, translit=Êraq officially the Republic of Iraq, '; ku, کۆماری عێراق, translit=Komarî Êraq is a country in Western Asia. It is bordered by Turkey to Iraq–Turkey border, the north, Iran to Iran–Iraq ...

. It originally called for 500,000 troops for the invasion and control of Iraq. Tommy Franks' ''American Soldier'' gives extensive details of the replanning process that led to the final "Hybrid" plan for the

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Sources

* http://www.commondreams.org/views02/1110-06.htm * http://www.gwu.edu/~nsarchiv/NSAEBB/NSAEBB207/index.htm * http://www.nybooks.com/articles/19197 United States Department of Defense plans {{US-mil-stub