Iraq Postwar Insecurity Began in Washington

[FauxNewsBlues]

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So there they are, sitting in their palace: 800 people, 17 of whom speak Arabic. One is an expert on Iraq."


What happened to the Iraq experts? According to Newsweek, Rumsfeld ordered 16 of the 20 Pentagon staffers picked to go to Baghdad be cut because they were "Arab apologists," had positive opinions of the United Nations (news - web sites) or other opinions not acceptable to the neo-conservatives running the US government.


Rumsfeld's interference "got so bad that even doctors sent to restore medical services had to be anti-abortion," a member of the original team said.


Secretary of State Colin Powell (news - web sites), who is outside the neo-con circle reportedly told Rumsfeld: "I can take hostages, too," Newsweek said.
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http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=1514&e=19&u=/afp/us_iraq_security

Sorry if this is a dupe. But man... Rummy not letting non neo-con Iraq experts to go, and insisting that any doctor restoring med service has to be anti abortion. This is freaking madness.

[dkf]

1. Thanks. I didn't see this earlier.

Rumsfeld has got to go.

[sangha]

2. I've got a sneaky suspicion

the "experts" are at Gitmo.