not quite ready for democracy, page-6

Why did the Republican Guard do a runner?Simple,they did not want to be killed,and they know they will be employed by the new regime to keep the population under control.When the new army calls for recruits they will be first in the queue and the first given jobs.The torture department will,of course,be disbanded or kept discretly.A game of mirrors and tricks which will begin with the shut down of information.Yes,the Iraqi's will be better off,but not to the extent they have been led to believe.Another repeat of the Balkans as the various groups do a bit of ethnic cleansing.