Reply #2: Iraq was turned into a test-bad for neo-con economic theories [View All]

within days they had halted basic staple food distribution because it was socialist tampering with the free market, this had an almost immediate effect in cutting off material support for the poorest Iraqi families.

Similarly every industry was earmarked for immediate privatisation.

The Iraqi Communist Party was excluded from government, mainly because of the c-word, the fact that they were virulently anti-Ba'athist, had popular support and were one of the few sources of sound pre-war intelligence was beside the point.

Offers of Iraqi police & army units to change allegiance were turned down. Both forces were disbanded as part of an attempt to completely dismantle Iraqi society and rebuild it from scratch to a neo-con design.

The list goes on, the neo-cons alienated nearly everybody that otherwise would have been a natural ally within weeks. We and the Iraqi people continue to reap what the neo-cons have sown.