Comments on: Army Battles To Rebuild Iraq’s Local Services http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/army_battles_to_rebuild_iraqs_local_services/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:12:14 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: Scott_T http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/army_battles_to_rebuild_iraqs_local_services/comment-page-1/#comment-37368 Scott_T Wed, 23 Feb 2005 16:53:18 +0000 /?p=9364#comment-37368 I think the problem with the Iraqis "doing these jobs for themselves" is that Saddam's cronies got the 'managerial'/CEO positions of running the sewer/electricity/water/etc with no qualifying experience to do it properly, so they ran them into the ground. Imagine promoting a standard Engineer at your local Department of Water & Power (DWP) to managing an entire city/region. That is not something easy to do, as this kind of civil utilities have VERY long term outlook/planning, like 20+ year plans. I think the problem with the Iraqis "doing these jobs for themselves" is that Saddam's cronies got the 'managerial'/CEO positions of running the sewer/electricity/water/etc with no qualifying experience to do it properly, so they ran them into the ground.

Imagine promoting a standard Engineer at your local Department of Water & Power (DWP) to managing an entire city/region. That is not something easy to do, as this kind of civil utilities have VERY long term outlook/planning, like 20+ year plans.

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