Garner: U.S. Made Postwar Iraq Mistakes: "the military did not act quickly enough to restore law and order and key services in the city.
After the collapse of the Baath regime, looters rampaged for days, sacking businesses and government buildings. The chaos shocked many Baghdad residents, and crime remains a problem in the capital.
'If we did it over again, we probably would have put more dismounted infantrymen in Baghdad and maybe more troops there,' Garner said, speaking to the BBC from his home in Florida.
He also criticized Bremer for disbanding the Iraqi army at a time when manpower was needed for rebuilding. The original plan had been to pay the army to take part in reconstruction work. "
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