We are Recruiting Baathists in Iraq: Who's Winning?

I have written in the past how Republican Sentor Bill Frist, in a tacit admission that we have largely lost in Afghanistan, was suggesting that we ask the Taliban to join us in governing Afghanistan. Yep...we want those al-Qaeda allied religious extremists to save our asses in Afghanistan.

Then I reported that the Iraqi government, the people we put into power, are so desperate to find someone who can help restore stability to Iraq that they are recruiting former Baathists (that's Saddam Hussein's party and the party that runs Syria) to rejoin the government. Since America can't stabilize Iraq, it seems that Iraqis want a return of Baathists to power.

Now it seems like the Iraqi government isn't alone in desperately seeking Baathists. According to Yahoo News India, US and Iraqi officials both confirm that we are asking Baathists to return to power. But we aren't just recruiting ANY old Baathists. We are recruiting members of Saddam Hussein's Iraqi intelligence service, those people who CARRIED OUT the torture and human rights abuses under Hussein.

So, to all those Republicans who keep telling us that the McCain/Bush/Lieberman escalation will bring us victory, I once again have to ask just what the hell kind of "victory" are they talking about. Bringing BACK al-Qaeda's allies in Afghanistan and Saddam Hussein's most despicable henchmen in Iraq looks like VICTORY to Republicans? Just WHOSE victory are they talking about?

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