BA> 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.

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

 The Pentagon plan was to include the Iraqi army. The pentagon
 had extensive plans for after the takeover. Rumsfeld threw them
 all out.

 The first Iraq administrator, former general Jay Garner, planned
 to hold an election as soon as possible after the takeover.
 Rumsfeld fired him before he even unpacked.

 Lay the blame for the failure of the post invasion
 administration of Iraq at the feet of Rumsfeld.

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BOB KLAHN bob.klahn{at}sev.org   http://home.toltbbs.com/bobklahn

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