To: lduucckkyy
It was EXACTLY the right thing to do. Rummy was right. You cannot expect the Shiite population to respond to an institution that was so associated with the Saddam era. It would have been akin to bringing in entire units of Confederate soldiers to “protect” blacks in the South.
8 posted on
09/06/2007 10:07:10 AM PDT by
LS
(CNN is the Amtrak of News)
To: LS
BINGO!
We have a winner...put down your markers...
19 posted on
09/06/2007 8:18:52 PM PDT by
Crim
(Dont frak with the Zeitgeist....)
To: LS
It was one thing to restructure the military, but another to lock out civilians of various industries. It caused unemployment and popular resentment towards the CPA.
25 posted on
09/06/2007 10:01:13 PM PDT by
endthematrix
(He was shouting 'Allah!' but I didn't hear that. It just sounded like a lot of crap to me.)
To: LS
It was EXACTLY the right thing to do. Rummy was right. You cannot expect the Shiite population to respond to an institution that was so associated with the Saddam era. It would have been akin to bringing in entire units of Confederate soldiers to “protect” blacks in the South. Spot on, and worth a repeat.
Add to that, that there *was* no Iraqi army left to disband. We all saw it. After a few weeks of pounding they abandoned their posts by the thousands and evaporated back into the population. Frankly, it was their only choice if they wanted to live. They were being obliterated on the battlefield.
Also: Who do we think it is that started joining up in the new army? Well... duh... it was a whole lot of former soldiers and officers. What's the difference?
32 posted on
09/07/2007 7:11:12 AM PDT by
Ramius
(Personally, I give us... one chance in three. More tea?)
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