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2004-08-09 Iraq-Jordan

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Posted by Steve White 2004-08-09 12:12:25 AM|| || Front Page|| [1 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 And there you have it: CHalabi was State Dept's guy, Bremer's guy.

Biggest mistake Bush made was in letting Bremer and State Dept take over the occupation from the military.

Posted by Oldspook 2004-08-09 12:34:40 AM|| 2004-08-09 12:34:40 AM|| Front Page Top

#2 Why can not we use puppets that are not corrupted or murderers?

Posted by Paul 2004-08-09 1:15:44 AM|| 2004-08-09 1:15:44 AM|| Front Page Top

#3 Thats just it - we didnt need a puppet - we just needed locals to carry out the orders of the Military Constabulary - just like Germany post-WW2. ANd the US Military was going to take those Iraqi "regular" divisions that "sat still" as border security, paying off the commanders as promised, keeping the wapons out of the city, and keeping Iranians ans Syrians out (and incidentally keeping 50K armed and trained men way out in the country).

Bremer screwed that up.

Someone needs to clean out the State Department with a flame thrower.

Posted by Oldspook 2004-08-09 1:45:23 AM|| 2004-08-09 1:45:23 AM|| Front Page Top

#4 The very first sentence claims he was the Pentagon's guy.

Posted by Mike Sylwester 2004-08-09 7:21:38 AM|| 2004-08-09 7:21:38 AM|| Front Page Top

#5 Umm, OldSpook, State HATES Chalabi!
They always have...

Posted by Ernest Brown 2004-08-09 9:49:49 AM|| [http://saturninretrograde.blogspot.com] 2004-08-09 9:49:49 AM|| Front Page Top

#6 OldSpook, problem was the Gardner's plan wasn't working. The Iraqi army disintegrated, and the officer corp of said army was thoroughly corrupt -- selling off the men's food and stealing their pay. That army wasn't good for anything, let alone securing a border. Gardner wanted to set up a government quickly, but he found out that there wasn't anyone to set up a government around other than crooks and nutcases.

Bremer was dealt a bad hand -- Iraq was in far worse shape than we thought it would be (and that's a legitimate criticism of our government). Bremer did okay with what he had, and frankly I'm impressed that we have Allawi and a chance for an election soon.

Posted by Steve White 2004-08-09 11:47:20 AM|| 2004-08-09 11:47:20 AM|| Front Page Top

#7 "Officials in Washington have said Chalabi is being investigated for leaking secrets to Iran."
"I have done my duty and helped liberate Iraq," he told Reuters from Iran, where he was on holiday."

snicker. What better way to disprove allegations about one's giving secrets to Iran than to take a "vacation" there. Ha, ha.

In a futures re: his return to Iraq, I'd say he will eventually...but not before visiting France and obtaining UN top-cover.

Posted by B 2004-08-09 12:17:54 PM|| 2004-08-09 12:17:54 PM|| Front Page Top

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