I read it a few times as well. I like most of it too (except the parts I mentioned.)
As for tapping ex-Baathists, we are already are. And I'm not so sure about the "ex" part. They are the U.S.'s guys, despite the spin coming from Washington. In a struggle between "ex" Baathists and fundamentalists (promoting sharia) who do you think the U.S. is going to back? And I think (although this is sort of going over the deep end) that we cut a deal with them (RG generals) in large part so that we wouldn't have to destroy all their weapons so that when we put them back in power they are all ready to go.
Rumsfeld has already been saying things like (this isn't a direct quote obviously, I'm looking) "Well, not all the Baathists were bad."
No reason to believe me now, but watch for it...
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As for tapping ex-Baathists, we are already are. And I'm not so sure about the "ex" part. They are the U.S.'s guys, despite the spin coming from Washington. In a struggle between "ex" Baathists and fundamentalists (promoting sharia) who do you think the U.S. is going to back? And I think (although this is sort of going over the deep end) that we cut a deal with them (RG generals) in large part so that we wouldn't have to destroy all their weapons so that when we put them back in power they are all ready to go.
Rumsfeld has already been saying things like (this isn't a direct quote obviously, I'm looking) "Well, not all the Baathists were bad."
No reason to believe me now, but watch for it...
- jim 4-27-2003 11:37 pm