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05/14/2003 Archived Entry: "'Liberators, not conquerors, right? Right??"
'Liberators, not conquerors,' right? Right??
Things have taken a turn for the worse with this decision. Those Iraqis are really gonna love us now.
United States military forces in Iraq will have the authority to shoot looters on sight under a tough new security setup that will include hiring more police officers and banning ranking members of the Baath Party from public service, American officials said today.The far more muscular approach to bringing order to postwar Iraq was described by the new American administrator, L. Paul Bremer, at a meeting of senior staff members today, the officials said. On Wednesday, Mr. Bremer is expected to meet with the leaders of Iraqi political groups that are seeking to form an interim government by the end of the month.
"He made it very clear that he is now in charge," said an official who attended the meeting. "I think you are going to see a change in the rules of engagement within a few days to get the situation under control."
Sure sounds like an Imperial Occupation to me. 'We come in peace, right up until we pop a cap in your ass.'
