Bremer's blanket ban on Baathists backed by Bush's "Bring 'em on…" Borders on that Bush boondoggle: emulating Genghis Khan. Whatever made him think his misfits were prepared to go to war, When they couldn't pre-agree on what we'd find worth fighting for? Iran? Al Qaeda? North Korea? Why in hell they'd pick Iraq? Probably was Rove's idea – Try to get Bush back on track. After Bush and Bremer fired them, Baathists hate him even more, Didn't take long to derail him. There's more Baathists than before. Recruiting Baathists has proved easy: Fire them first then bomb their homes. Flatten cities like Falluja; make them live in catacombs. Bob Carlson |