1) Clinton didn't need an army.
2) Bush started Iraq (an elective war) without preparing properly. On the other paw, he could not have told the nation that he was about to bankrupt the country to do a little empire building for his patrons. Being unprepared belongs 100% to Crusader Bunnypants(I forget which IWETHEYer called him that but I've never been able to forget it).