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Sounds Like a Plan

I am a little surprised that this wasn't alreadt decreed:

The civilian occupation administration headed by Paul Bremer announced yesterday that Saddam's former army and vast security apparatus, along with the defence and information ministries, had all been abolished. A non-political army is to be created in its place.

"These actions are part of a robust campaign to show the Iraqi people that the Saddam regime is gone and will never return," a senior official from the US-led coalition said.

The commander of coalition ground forces, Lieutenant-General David McKiernan, said all heavy and automatic weapons would soon be banned, after an amnesty period of about two weeks. He also said the coalition hoped to solve supply problems for petroleum products for Iraqis in the short term.

Source: Iraqi army axed as sanctions lifted - theage.com.au