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Bremer, however, contends that there were no armies to disband, despite that american commanders at that time were negotiating with senior iraqi army officers on how to use the iraqi army for security purposes. Collectible military surplus patches for sale ebay. Bremer defends the decision by noting that most of the iraqi army had been brutalized. This is pretty awesome a10 pilots print out custom helmet decals of their squadron patches. How disbanding the iraqi army fueled the extremist groups.

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Paul bremer, who headed the americanled occupation authority in iraq, defended his widely criticized decision to abolish the iraqi army. Paul bremer iii to dissolve iraqs army was a reversal. Air force patch inventory is updated frequently so please check back often. It was known as the royal iraqi army up until the coup of july 1958.

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