In an emotional piece from State of the Day’s contributor CREATURE, he claims that the political climate has finally shown come improvement, with no small part due to reversing President Bush’s de-Baathification policy. In 2003, the US occupation forces banned the Baath party (main party during Saddam-Era) in Iraq. This led to a lack of experienced people in the government. However, the Iraqi parliament passed a law today allowing low-ranking members of the Baath party to reenter the political arena, and in CREATURE’s opinion, is finally a positive move that may stabilize the Iraqi political system.
Meanwhile, doubts about Iraq’s stability are still evident, as the US has been arming the Sunnis to the teeth. Many believe that the moment the US withdraws from Iraq, a bloody civil war will break out. This does make one reflect on a comment Eleanor Clift expressed during her speech at the January Series: “There pretty much isn’t any way to twist the Iraq War into a victory; history would probably look at this just like Vietnam”.
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