it's called mismanagement and utter incompetence

... the U.S.'s top commander in Iraq now requires all American officers in the country to go through. The five-day class pushes officers to look for noncombat solutions and was heavily praised by the men who attended. The only problem, they said, is that they're just now learning about the new techniques, often halfway through their Iraq deployment. So, why is it being taught in Iraq and not the U.S. in before they ship out? The commander of the school explained the "Pentagon didn't do it for three years"; in other words, since the invasion. "That's why the boss said, 'Screw it, I'm doing it here.' "
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