[lit-ideas] Re: Ba'ath in, Chalabi out
- From: Omar Kusturica <omarkusto@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: lit-ideas@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 25 Apr 2004 21:06:36 -0700 (PDT)
--- Judith Evans <judyevans@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> >>>
> There is talk that the US attempts to reform the
> Iraqi
> security forces might involve bringing back some
> Ba'athists and former Saddam army officers.
> >>>
>
> The British Army (and "the UK") wouldn't have sacked
> all those army people
> and civil servants anyway, and said so.
*Yes. One year has passed, though, and restoring them
to their positions now as Ba'ath is a somewhat
different proposition. Other political parties have
been formed or have strengthened in the meanwhile.
> This would rather discredit the story that the Iraqi
> insurgence are Saddam loyalists.
> >>>
>
> that's been queried here
*On the other hand, it might make kind of 'sense' in
view of the recent Shia uprising. The US might be
looking to pacify the Ba'athists and reinstall them to
do what they were doing under Saddam, i.e. oppress the
Shia.
O.K.
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