Replying to a message of Dan Ceppa to Richard Webb:

 DC> One of the biggest mistakes was letting, actually forcing, the entire 
 DC> Iraqi army dissipate.  As one of the more astute people, who was 
 DC> villified for it, stated:  "We just created 400,000 new enemies."  

 DC> The same held true to the elimination of the Baathist Party. 
 DC> Virtually  every school teacher was fired.  As it was, enrollment of
 DC> teachers in  the Baathist Party was required by Saddam.  Further, the
 DC> middle mamagers  that ran the country were in a similar position.  

One would think the US might've learned something from its actions in 
1945-6.  Apparently it didn't, or at least Bush minor didn't.


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