Like we didn't see this coming years ago ?

[Canuck_Buck]

Iraq PM reaches out to Baathists

BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) -- Iraq's prime minister has said former members of Saddam Hussein's army can join the national forces as his government seeks help in curbing the rampant violence in the country.

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki also offered an amnesty to former members of Saddam's outlawed Baath Party not found to be involved in crimes against Iraqis, The Associated Press reported.

His comments came as the Iraqi government convened a national reconciliation conference -- an elusive concept in the war-ravaged country.



http://edition.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/meast/12/16/iraq.conference/index.html


....I guess thisis what happens when they have a spineless weener for a leader...

[vc1111]

Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki also offered an amnesty to former members of Saddam's outlawed Baath Party not found to be involved in crimes against Iraqis, The Associated Press reported.

The handwriting is on the wall. The folly of this endeavor is unfolding right under our noses.

What will we have accomplished? For what? For whom?

You remove the leader and put in place an government that employs his underlings and followers?

You can't make a silk purse from a sow's ear.

[bawanajim]

It seems that only Americans fail to learn from the past when it comes to the middle east.

In the middle east everything is written in stone it is just that most never turn the rock over and read it!

Remember Iran .

I guess no one ever thought it Thur like Wya & the boys.

This time our intervention failed way faster than any of our past failed attempts that controlling this group of people that hate their very own existence!

[Charlie P]

Just throw another 100 billion and a couple hundred American lives at the problem, that will fix it.

[Champlain Islander]

So we captured Sadam and over threw his government. Now the big dog is being tried by the Iraq judicial system and the new government is slowly being turned back to the old ruling party. We are trying to get out of town and I can see where this one is going.

[Aught Six]

It will be interesting to see who comes out of the shadows.

[PAhunter86]

I swear, there's no hope for that part of the world

[Canuck_Buck]

The west needs to roll over the entire region WW2 style starting at meditaranian right through to afghanistan. Total blitz...either that or a few well placed mega bombs