From 'de-Baathification' to 're-Baathification'?

[True_Blue]

WASHINGTON (CNN) -- "The remnants of Saddam Hussein's regime know they have no future in a free Iraq," U.S. Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Thursday, restating the U.S. stance even as coalition officials in Baghdad confirmed that some of Saddam's former Baath Party loyalists may be allowed to take back their old jobs.

It's seen as a potentially significant change in postwar strategy.

Civilian administrator Paul Bremer now wants to allow former Baath Party members to serve in the Iraqi military and government establishment.

"I think Ambassador Bremer has probably heard from thousands of Iraqis since he has been here on the issue of 'de-Baathification'," coalition spokesman Dan Senor said Thursday.
http://edition.cnn.com/2004/US/04/22/Iraq.rebaathification/

[moondust]

1. Would these be the same

military commanders the U.S. paid to desert before the war, no doubt some of whom carried out the massacres during the uprisings that Bush I incited but then refused to support? How much are U.S. taxpayers going to be paying these butchers?

[uhhuh]

2. That would make sense

You wouldn't want to hire a bunch of people that you weren't sure could be bought when you screw over their country.

[struggle4progress]

3. If you listen long enough, I'd guess..

*&co might be heard to murmur everything into whatever ears are most useful for the hearing.