The story of Iraq starts to come out

I have previously posted my questions about why Jay Garner, the retired Army general who had done such a good job with the Kurds prior to the invasion of Iraq, was dismissed so quickly after being assigned the same job in post invasion Iraq. I still don’t know that story but I think it involves a State Department takeover of planning. Now we know that Viceroy Paul Bremer did not even consult Bush before he disbanded the Iraqi Army. That now seems to have been a major blunder. I’d still like to now what happened with Garner.

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One Response to “The story of Iraq starts to come out”

  1. doombuggy says:
    March 17, 2008 at 6:47 pm

    This stands out:

    “…Lt. Gen. John P. Abizaid…told associates that Arab armies were traditionally large to keep angry young men off the street and under the supervision of the government.”