> Many of them are relatively low level. Brahmini is trying to regain at > least some of the goodwill of Sunnis who feel completely shut out of > post-Saddam Iraq. This needs to be done carefully, but the Sunnis have > to see that they have a stake in a peaceful, integrated Iraq.
I think one way to look at this situation is to look at the Allied efforts at "de-Nazification" in post-war Germany. Despite the fact that the Nazis and many party officials were at least accused of crimes, some of these party officials were later running the post-war government, because there was a serious and significant lack of qualitified civilian administrators. Further, just because somone was a part of the Nazi party does not neccessarily mean that they were a rabid Nazi either; some at least joined because that was the only way to have a career in politics or government, or to advance further within the government apparatus. I think the same thing can be said about the Ba'athists as well. Damon. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------- > > Tom Beck > > my LiveJournal: http://www.livejournal.com/users/tomfodw/ > > New York (Football) Giants: > http://sports.groups.yahoo.com/group/Go_Big_Blue/ > > _The Universal Baseball Association, J. Henry Waugh, Prop._ Fan Club: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/j_henry_waugh/ > > "I always knew I'd see the first man on the Moon. I never thought I'd > see the last." - Dr. Jerry Pournelle > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ---------- > ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ---- _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l _______________________________________________ http://www.mccmedia.com/mailman/listinfo/brin-l
