With every day that passes, we see a further deterioration of order. Former members of the Ba'ath Party are regrouping and attempting to destabilise and compromise coalition forces while improving their position and influence with their supporters. Islamic fundamentalists are trying to enforce a type of Islamic rule by targeting Christian stores which sell alcohol. Allied to Islamic elements returning from Iran which wish to install Islamic rule we have criminal and gang elements which profit from chaos and destabilisation. What the local people want most is security. In a sense, they had that under the Saddam dictatorship which dealt with anyone who stepped out of line. When that system was removed, the immediate difficulty of filling the vacuum was created. The fact that freedom brings problems was completely overlooked by the USA during the planning phases of this war. The USA did not plan the peace.