Ex-Baathists to Return to Iraqi Government

J.J. Jackson* | January 17, 2008 

Filed Under Foreign Countries, Iraq

In a move to help move political reconciliation forward, the Iraqis approved allowing former Baathists back into the government.

BAGHDAD — Iraq’s parliament approved a bill Saturday allowing members of Saddam Hussein’s Baath Party to return to government jobs, overcoming months of paralysis to pass the first piece of the so-called benchmark legislation the United States has deemed crucial to national reconciliation.The Bush administration had argued that its troop buildup in Iraq last year would offer breathing room to the country’s warring factions, allowing them to make progress on the political front. The legislation was introduced in the parliament in March, but had remained stalled.

Originally Baathists were removed carte blanche because of their affiliation with Saddam Hussein and the rampant corruption that existed within the party. Many Iraqis also had a great deal of animosity towards the Baath party as well.

Now that seems to be falling by the wayside as Iraqis fear former Baathists less and less and another major step towards reconciliation has been reached.


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2 Responses to “Ex-Baathists to Return to Iraqi Government”

  1. All4One on January 17th, 2008 12:18 pm

    Moderator Warning: Off topic posts are not allowed. Your post has been deleted because it was so far off topic that I couldn’t even see the topic once you were finished rambling. This is your first and only warning.

    RonniesRayGun

  2. J.J. Jackson on January 17th, 2008 12:37 pm

    This is why we are going to be creating a new “I hate this,” “I hate that,” “You suck,” “damn the neocons” thread where such stuff will be moved to in the future.

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