Bringing back the Ba ath Party isn't as much the issue as allowing those who were just mid-level worker bees an opportunity to participate in what will enevitably become Iraq's *new* government. Many of these folks had nothing to do with human rights abuses and tyo deny them any opportunities would send a clear message that all of these folks were evil and, therefore, subject to revenge and reprisals... If that occurs, Iraq is going to look like another major center of human rights abuse...

Not a good scenerio...

Bobert