Why has Bush spent more than $15 billion in building up Iraq’s army and police force after disbanding it?

Question

New York Times:
http://www.nytimes.com/2007/06/11/world/middleeast/11iraq.html?ex=1339214400&en=7c69df022224828e&ei=5090&partner=span%20class=

Answer 1

Poor planning and lack of foresight by the Bush administration and those who formulated the Iraq policy.
After the fall of Germany in WWII, the United States used former members of the Nazi party to help administer the military government of the U.S. zone of West Germany. Some criticism was leveled at this policy, but who better to understand the ins and outs of the local scene than those that live there?
By the same token, the U.S. military should not have disbanded the Iraqi military and police force to the extent that they did. All they needed to do was arrest the top commanders and promote those underneath them. Any bad seeds in the lot would have soon exposed themselves. As it was, by disbanding the army and police, there were tens of thousands of unemployed soldiers and policemen in Iraq, resentful of losing the war and how they had been treated.
This was NOT necessary. The trouble that the Coalition is now having with insurgents probably would have been less if the bulk of the Iraqi security forces had been kept intact.

Answer 2

interesting, i did no longer understand President Bush had administration over the expenses, I constantly theory this ability became interior the hands of our legislature branch. All the place are you getting your info relating to the style of Iraqi military/police that have joined the insurgency, who accumulated the suggestions, and how have they been waiting to % out the persons that joined the insurgency from those that purely provide up? appears like, you blame all protection rigidity spending on Bush, and exceptionally much each thing else you dislike with our government. do no longer difficulty he would be out of workplace in approximately 19 months and additionally you have the prospect to ***** approximately somebody else.

Answer 3

Because if he didn't, the New York Times would be crying about what a cruel monster he is for leaving Iraq without any means to maintain order.

Answer 4

Because he actually cares more about the future of Iraqi citizens than any blubbering, falsely sympathetic and self-proclaimed humane dem.

Answer 5

Billions of dollars are sent over there in a rebuilding effort every day. to bad New Orleans didn't get some of that money. they also have free health care paid for by the USA.

Answer 6

Honey, the best thing to do was disband it, what ordinary Iraqi would trust the same military that saddam had? I certainly wouldn't, would you?

Answer 7

the Ny times also reported about a suicide nbomber that killed over 50 people a month ago - a suicide bombing that was proven to have never happened

Answer 8

Well, we can't very well have a police force hand-picked by Saddam to be loyal to him with the ethics he's been shown to have, can we?

That would be suicidal.

Answer 9

Because most of that money ended up as profits for the companies that paid for his campaigns.

Answer 10

I would expect much more from a TRAITOROUS New York times after giving away our secret intel info.

Anyways, Iraq's Army is still there, and they need us to help them fight this thing, and they want us to.