Then generals were corrupt, and had blood on their hands. And so were the colonels, probably all the way down to the captains.
But consider the average Iraqi privates and corporals. Many were draftees. It's those folks who should have been immediately reorganized into some sort of Iraqi constabulary. Instead they were all sent home angry, unpaid,...and armed.
Think about what Eisenhower did when Germany was occupied. The highest Nazis got arrested. But everyone else was put to work rebuilding the country. It's not a perfect analogy, but it's something to think about.
Perhaps I should give that portion of it more thought.
My worry is that the lowest level of people in their army were the ones with hands-on during the persecution of the Iraqi citizens.
Should they be allowed a position of authority again?
I have misgivings about that.
Saddam was convicted of genocide against the Kurds, killed from 30,000-100,000 of them as if this is peace.
Anyone ever wonder why the Kurds are considered such loyal allies?
Anyway, Jeb answered the snotty nosed brat with no problem. All those saying different are glorifying the snotty nosed brat.