The Life and Death of de-Baathification by Hazem Saghieh

“…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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