Richard Perle, the former Pentagon adviser regarded as the
intellectual godfather of the Iraq war, said he now believes he should not have backed the U.S.-led invasion and he holds President Bush responsible for failing to make timely decisions to stem the rising violence.
source:
Los Angeles Times
You have to wonder what he was thinking (or doing) when he was proposing the plan. Was he assuming it was going to be a walk in the park? Anyway, another example of planning or proposing ideas without thinking and then backing out and putting the blame on the others.