Thursday, April 22, 2004
Well, The Baathists Weren’t That Bad
I mean, excluding all those rape rooms and torture chambers they operated, they’re pretty decent cats. Shit, our government put them in business in the first place.
The White House confirmed Thursday that the administration is moving to change a postwar policy that blocked members of Saddam Hussein's Baath Party from Iraqi government and military positions.
The sweeping ban was put in place by civilian administrator Paul Bremer, but he now wants to change the policy as part of an effort to convince Sunnis, who dominate the party, that they are welcome members of the postwar political transition in Iraq.
Question: How will Rush, Hannity, O’Reilly, and the rest of the faithful spin this?
