This part right here is the part to notice, Dave:

There was little discussion in Washington of the aftermath after military action.

To not discuss, thoroughly and in great detail, the aftermath of the invasion, and to neglect to plan for it, you would have to be either very, very stupid and incompetent, or it would have to be your intention to not win the peace. One or the other.

Everything is going exactly according to plan. The oil is secure, US military bases are being constructed, and everything else is in chaos. That's exactly the way the US government wants it.