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2003-03-25 Iraq

U.S. Assembling Civilian Team to Run Iraq

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Posted by John Phares 2003-03-25 10:45 am|| || Front Page|| [3 views since 2007-05-07] Top

#1 If you want it to be done right, do it yourself.

Posted by Don 2003-03-25 10:34:46|| 2003-03-25 10:34:46|| Front Page Top

#2 "bloated, inefficient civilian U.N. peacekeeping force,"

That's gotta be a misprint. Kofi will be so pissed he might even ...do something.

Posted by tu3031 2003-03-25 11:24:04|| 2003-03-25 11:24:04|| Front Page Top

#3 Sen. Joe Lieberman (D- Conn) now says that UN has not yet earned a role in reconstruction.

Posted by liberalhawk 2003-03-25 12:25:59|| 2003-03-25 12:25:59|| Front Page Top

#4 Old Joe better be careful, talking like that, or he'll have to become a republican. The dummycheat hardliners won't like what he's saying.

Posted by Old Patriot 2003-03-25 12:39:55|| 2003-03-25 12:39:55|| Front Page Top

#5 Here is where the advantages of unilateralism begin. Sweeeeet f***ing justice.

Posted by Anonymous 2003-03-25 13:06:48|| 2003-03-25 13:06:48|| Front Page Top

#6 ... the administration is going ahead with its plans for a civil peacekeeping operation under the direction of Jay Garner, the retired general who directs the Pentagon's new Office of Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance

Sorry to disagree, but the choice is pretty damn good: A civilian who's an ex General. He can talk turkey and REALLY share the pain of the military and knows how to crack the whip to get stuff done. His military background makes him more credible to the post-war occupation forces: When he says there's sh*t coming down in Basara, the military ain't gonna question him.

Take a good, LONG look at Bush's cabinet: He KNOWS how to pick good people. If Bush picked this guy, we should be at ease.

Now, the only question is, will this guy be like Rice, Rummy, Powell, Cheney, or Fleischer? I don't think Bush'll pick a Powell clone (been there, done that, got the scars to prove it), so expect the UN to go take a shit in the Seine....

Posted by Ptah 2003-03-25 13:41:35|| [www.crusaderwarcollege.org] 2003-03-25 13:41:35|| Front Page Top

#7 Ptah,
I agree... very good hire, but I doubt this person will have a "Washington" type personality... This person is wired into the mid east circles, and my guess is a very much behind the scenes operator whose phonecalls get returned.
PS...OT, but I always thought W should have flip floped Colin and Rummy's roles... Don can be very diplomatic, you know!

Posted by Capsu78 2003-03-25 14:30:17|| 2003-03-25 14:30:17|| Front Page Top

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