Originally Posted by
LAfrequentflyer
Did you read my opinion? I explain how increasing troops, in my opinion, is a bad idea. We need to get the Iraqis ready to take control of their own security not do it for them...
Why are the old Baathists not being welcomed back into the military / security services?
-LAFF
Yes I read it. I didn't really think the reasoning stood on it's own.
We're already well into the process of handing things over to the Iraqi's FOR THE SECOND TIME and it's not going as well as we'd like. The first went went bad because we rushed it and didn't stabilize the situation. If we rush it again we're just setting ourselves up for another setback and escalation.
As far as de-Baathisfication, I think it's the biggest mistake of the entire conflict...but that doesn't mean that the right answer for now, isn't more boots on the ground.