In World War II we underestimated Japanese troop numbers on Iwo Jima, and German stregth at Kasserine, we failed to clear the Normandy beachhead of artillery and pillboxes...should we have called for Roosevelt's resignation?
No, but Roosevelt admitted that he didn't have either good intelligence nor enough troops; everything was in flux until he comitted to a target and manpower. He took a calculated risk, and a hell of a gamble, and he knew it. GWB hasn't admitted either, although it is obvious.
And most evident, GWBushie wouldn't do anything different now knowing what we do today. I'd bet even Roosevelt would have made changes knowing 4 months later than he did at the time; it would have saved thousands of lives and shortened the war effort.
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