From fellow co-blogger Michael J. Stickings’ own blog:
Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said on Saturday Iraqi army officers of all ranks sacked after the U.S. invasion in 2003 would be allowed to reapply for their posts in the new army.
A little late, no? This should have happened in 2003, not 2006. But Paul Bremer (and his overlords) made the terrible decision to disband the army.
If the army had been reconstituted back then, the security situation in Iraq might not be as bad as it is today. Of course, the Shiites and Kurds would likely have responded negatively to the reinstatement of Sunni officers from Saddam’s army, and, to be sure, there is a lot of room for second guessing here.
Read Michael’s entire post here; he’s – in my opinion – right on.
