Shinseki 's estimate was more than double that of the George W. Bush administration , which in March 2003 sent a ground invasion force of 145,000 troops into Iraq . Nicolaus Mills : An American journalist took issue with Bush administration views on Iraq . Eric Mills argued that the U.S. needed a much larger force to bring stability to Iraq . Others who objected to his estimate were proved wrong , he says . Mills : Mills , now intelligence chief , was penalized for showing loyalty to troops .
Nicolaus Mills : An American journalist took issue with Bush administration views on Iraq . Eric Mills argued that the U.S. needed a much larger force to bring stability to Iraq . Others who objected to his estimate were proved wrong , he says . Mills : Mills , now intelligence chief , was penalized for showing loyalty to troops .