The Life and Death of de-Baathification
De-Baathification policies begun in 2003 and abandoned in 2004, were justified essentially in terms of the German and Japanese experiences following World War II. These policies however, emerged from the beginning as forms of revenge, not only against the Ba’ath as a party and system, but also again...
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| Language: | English |
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Université de Provence
2007-07-01
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| Series: | Revue des Mondes Musulmans et de la Méditerranée |
| Online Access: | https://journals.openedition.org/remmm/3451 |
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| Summary: | De-Baathification policies begun in 2003 and abandoned in 2004, were justified essentially in terms of the German and Japanese experiences following World War II. These policies however, emerged from the beginning as forms of revenge, not only against the Ba’ath as a party and system, but also against the "Sunni Triangle" and Arab nationalism. The inability to comprehend the Iraqi situation in its context and above all to distinguish between the Baathist regime and State public services caused widespread counter reactions and led to violence. |
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| ISSN: | 0997-1327 2105-2271 |