Privately, there was intense pressure from the U.S. government to begin a process of removing members of the Arab Socialist Ba'ath Party from their positions within the Iraqi government and military.
Diam-diam ada tekanan yang kuat dari pemerintah AS untuk mulai menyingkirkan anggota-anggota Partai Ba'ath dari posisi-posisi mereka di lingkungan pemerintahan dan militer Irak.