3/22/2003

“On Saturday, March 22 [2003], [Central Command leader General Tommy] Franks updated the president [Bush] and the war cabinet at Camp David via video teleconference. …In a later call to [British Prime Minister Tony] Blair, the president reported, ‘The body language of Tommy and all the commanders is pretty positive. They are pleased with the progress, pleased that no WMD has been shot at us, and we are looking and we’ll find the stuff.’ There were some defections of Iraqi military but not mass surrenders so far, Bush said…’Thousands are just taking off their uniforms and going home.’ ”

 – Bob Woodward, Plan of Attack, Page 403