“The CPA [Coalition Provisional Authority] claimed that it had 2,500 personnel guarding Iraq’s frontiers in August 2003–a clearly insufficient number. On the Iraq-Iran frontier, Iranian pilgrims heading for Iraq’s holy sites swamped border crossings. Arab fighters, frequently coming from Afghanistan and using clandestine routes, might easily mingle with the crowds and gain access into Iraq.” [The 15th of the month used for date sorting purposes only.]
– Ali A. Allawi, The Occupation of Iraq, Page 184