The Hussein Boys

They are dead, as we all know. Interesting article at the New York Times today on the Brothers Grim, as they call them. Basically they say that while they are nice symoblic victories, we need to get Iraq rebuilt before the people are really going to loosen up and like us.

"Electricity and other vital services have to be restored on a round-the-clock basis throughout Iraq. Reliable Iraqi police and security services need to be trained and vetted, new jobs found for the unemployed, and the oil industry restored to full production.

Paul Bremer III, Washington's chief civilian administrator in Iraq, plans to unveil today the most specific plan to date for reviving Iraq's economy and public institutions, complete with target goals for the next 60 and 120 days. Realizing his hopes will require more money than Washington originally planned and the active support of the Iraqi people. The demise of the Hussein brothers should make it easier to win that support."

The one thing I do like about the article; it underscores the monsterousness of the Hussein regime. While there are questions about how much of a threat Iraq was to the United States, there can be no question that it was an evil regime.