UK: U.S. firing Ba’ath members from Iraqi army led to ISIS

Posted by | July 9, 2016 09:21 | Filed under: Politics War & Peace


UK Foreign Secretary Phillip Hammond says the decision by the United States to remove members of the Ba’ath Party from Iraq’s army led to the rise of ISIS.

…Hammond said the move by Paul Bremer, an American diplomat in charge of running Iraq in 2003, to dismantle the country’s army had proved a disastrous mistake, as it had sent 400,000 unemployed soldiers on to the streets.

On Thursday the Chilcot report on the UK’s involvement in Iraq delivered a scathing critique of Tony Blair’s decision to go to war on the basis of bogus intelligence and a catastrophic lack of planning for the aftermath of the invasion.

Hammond’s direct link between Bremer’s decision and the rise of Isis contrasted with Blair’s claim on Thursday that the world was a better place as a result of the removal of Saddam Hussein…

Hammond, giving evidence to the Commons foreign affairs committee, said: “Many of the problems we see in Iraq today stem from that disastrous decision to dismantle the Iraqi army and embark on a programme of de-Ba’athification.

“That was the big mistake of post-conflict planning. If we had gone a different way afterwards, we might have been able to see a different outcome.”

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8 responses to UK: U.S. firing Ba’ath members from Iraqi army led to ISIS

  1. eyelashviper July 9th, 2016 at 10:11

    Ya think? Wonder what would have happened after WWII if the US had tried to disband all those military forces who were not on our side? Thousands of hungry and disgruntled people with nothing to do can be a dangerous thing….

    • mistlesuede July 9th, 2016 at 15:14

      I’m wondering why this is in the news now? We’ve known it for over a decade.

      • bpollen July 9th, 2016 at 18:52

        Yeah, but it seems the British just caught on…

    • Gina Bousquet July 9th, 2016 at 19:50

      Hungry, disgruntled and trained…

  2. Suzanne McFly July 9th, 2016 at 16:41

    So will this be a good enough case for congress to conduct hearings on? They may actually finally be able to convict someone for a crime after this hearing, but it won’t be Hillary.

    • whatthe46 July 9th, 2016 at 16:46

      “…400,000 unemployed soldiers on to the streets.” what in the hell did they think would happen. this is so stupid. and, no, they won’t go after anyone because it was their party of course.

      • Suzanne McFly July 9th, 2016 at 17:28

        There were more crimes committed before bush even entered the Oval Office (stole the election) than Hillary ever did, and yet these same drama queens never blinked an eye. He started unjust wars, I could make a list but I know you already know what is on that list. It is obvious they are nothing but hypocrites with power.

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