Many of the countries top administrators were forced out in the so-called de-Baathification process.
There's also important signs of political progress, including de-Baathification, which was basically long awaited.
The important Shia leader al-Sistani said today that he opposes the change to the de-baathification law.
And that is at play here as they try to modify the Sunni de-baathification program.
Syria, for instance, claims to have embarked on a programme of voluntary de-Baathification.
Referring to Iraqi's ruling Baath Party, he called for "de-Baathification" of the country.
Perhaps as a result of April's deterioration in security, the American government has announced a relaxation of its de-Baathification policies.
However, the GAO report noted the Iraq government has not passed formal de-Baathification legislation and gave the Iraqis an "unmet" grade on that benchmark.
Number two is the part of religion as Islam, and also there's a very important point, which is the de-Baathification or the de-rooting process of Baathis.
Most believe the rapid dismissal of even the lower ranks of Saddam Hussein's regime (" de-Baathification") was a mistake that led to a power vacuum and chaos.
The report cites the agency's "momentous orders" of disbanding Iraq's military and removing members of Saddam's ruling Baath party from top government positions, a process called de-Baathification.
He is also steering a modification to the de-baathification program.
Government corruption is a major problem, and benchmark laws on de-Baathification, oil and provincial powers have stalled over lack of consensus on what kind of country Iraq should be.
And Maliki is committed to modifying that de-baathification program.
They want some kind of movement on and constraining of the de-Baathification campaign, and they want some kind of renegotiation of the constitution on the big issues of federalism and oil, which we could come to.
"Passage of this law represents a signal achievement in that Iraqi political leaders have collectively chosen to reform a de-Baathification process that many regarded as flawed, unfair and a roadblock to reconciliation, " the embassy statement read.
White House spokesman Tony Snow noted the president's report shows improvement since July, when the Iraqi government was found not to be making satisfactory progress on "de-Baathification" -- allowing officials from Saddam Hussein's Baath Party back into the government.
Though some local officials are cooperating by helping U.S. military forces find roadside bombs and battle al Qaeda, Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government has failed to make progress in passing constitutional reforms or de-Baathification laws, disarming militias, putting in place an oil-sharing agreement or planning provincial elections, Gates said.
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