Policy easing to bring Baathists into new Iraq

[fryguy]

another bushco flip-flop? i thought we were being programed to believe the Baath party was aligned with the Satan and were meant to be rooted out and brought to justice - Texas style. now we're inviting them into the new Iraqi government....the deeper down the rabbit hole we go, the stranger things become....

CNN 30 min. ago

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The White House confirmed Thursday that the administration is moving to change a postwar policy that blocked members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party from Iraqi government and military positions.

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http://www.cnn.com/2004/WORLD/meast/04/22/iraq.baathist/index.html

[gulliver]

1. Giving in to "terrorists."

Looks like the insurgents are getting what they want. I guess the Bushies only said Saddam himself is never coming back. They never said anything about surrendering to insurgents and letting Saddam's henchmen back in power.

Bush needs those troop levels down or he'll have to ask for more money in an election year. Ergo he gives in to the insurgents. What a leader!

[shockingelk]

2. not a flip flop

The President never said "regime elimination", he said "regime change". :think:

[leftchick]

3. wolfie called it a "turn around" in policy...

must not call it what it is....

[Moderator]

4. duplicate

http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=show_topic&forum=102&topic_id=502449