| I remember the problem with that was a political one.
Iraqis, being held by the same Iraqi army, was politically unacceptable, and could have been a huge stumbling block in winning hearts and minds.
What they *should* have done was sack all volunteer units or "special" units but keep the conscripts. I don't think it would have been hard to tell the public the conscripts were good guys who were now free from Saddam as well and now served to protect the Iraqis. |