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Originally posted by Cowperson@Dec 2 2004, 03:30 PM
Some might remember the controversy that dogged General Patton in post-War Germany when he wanted to use ex-Nazi's in their former administrative positions. A dedicated Nazi, the leading air ace of WWII, imprisoned in Russia, would eventually end up as head of the post-war Luftwaffe.
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i agree with some of that Cowperson,
but guys like otto skorzeny were despised by many germans - to say nothing of the rest of europe - and people the world over were less than amused when he went on the US payroll.
'scarface' was into many things, including terrorism, commando actions, and living the high life in the sunny spain coastline for the remainder of his life on the dime of joe q public american taxpayer.
i realize that the US is strapped for dependable iraqis, i just wonder sometimes how badly doublethink is used on the american public, and its long-term effects.
for example, the northern alliance vs. the taliban, and how russia suddenly became america's buddy in central asia as america's friends became inconvenient.
if i was a high-ranking officer in america's iraq it would be stupid not to use these guys, they know the terrain and have a hate-on for islamic fundamentalists.
but:
it may alienate many iraqis that were tortured by or lost family members to these sickos, and there are a lot of people in iraq like that. a lot.