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Politics : Stockman Scott's Political Debate Porch

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To: American Spirit who wrote (14847)3/18/2003 10:42:14 AM
From: stockman_scott   of 89467
 
Iraq's New Chief?

Jay Garner could soon be in charge of 23 million Iraqis.

By Jeffrey H. Birnbaum
FORTUNE
Monday, March 17, 2003

fortune.com

<<...Jay Garner is about to become the most important businessman you've never heard of. On leave from defense contractor L-3 Communications, he's on track to be the de facto governor of 23 million Iraqis after what looks like an inevitable U.S. invasion. Garner, 64, is an almost perfect fit for the job. As an Army general in 1991, he helped lead Operation Provide Comfort, which delivered food and shelter to Kurds in northern Iraq after the first Gulf war. He became well-known in military circles for espousing the then-unorthodox view that the military should be used as a "merciful instrument in shaping future humanitarian operations."...>>

<<...But revitalizing Iraq will depend on two factors beyond Garner's control: the ability of U.S. soldiers to pacify Saddam's troops and the willingness of allies to assist in reconstruction (the tab could reach $20 billion a year, experts say). The military part of the cleanup will be led by Franks's Arabic-speaking deputy, Army Lt. Gen. John Abizaid. The rest--feeding the hungry, fixing the infrastructure, and creating a democratic government--will fall to Garner...>>
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