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bribri16

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Sat Aug-27-05 07:33 AM
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5. The Baathists had Iraq in pretty good condition when they were in

control. Most of the party was made up of the brightest Iraqis from all sects. If you wanted to work and have a decent job you had to belong to the party, consequently the most educated, most talented people belonged to the party (doctors, teachers, engineers, scientists, etc.). Why do you think that Iraq is in such chaos now? Its because the people who know anything about running a country and keeping order are all mostly insurgents now or have fled the country.

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