[BenLurkin]

Well, I imagine that much of the officer corps, and most of the rank and file were NOT involved in those kinds of things.

IMO a reconstituted Iraqi army will be an indiscernible ally in the coming war with Iran.

[SedVictaCatoni]

Well, I imagine that much of the officer corps, and most of the rank and file were NOT involved in those kinds of things.

This amounts to pretty much the same thing as recruiting ex-Wehrmacht officers to join the West German army. Technically, Hans the Quartermaster was part of the great engine of evil, but as a practical matter he was just this guy who sat in a depot in Munich and kept track of the ball bearing inventory.