He was an idiot who didn’t see who are natural allies were in Iraq.
Our natural allies were seculars of which there are many in Iraq, but most like Allawi were members of the Baath party at some time so Bremer the idiot that he was saw them all as Nazi’s.
The Saddamists were our enemies in Iraq not the Baathists. There is an overlap between the two, but they aren’t the same. There are two million ex-Baathists in Iraq and only 10-20 thousand Saddamists.
This guy is so clueless, I can’t believe that BUSH picked him. On that note, I suppose that’s where the responsibility ultimately lies, because it’s obvious that’s why Bush (and Republicans) are paying the price now.