Go ask Kofi Annan and Francis Poku. There have been several attempts to overthrow the NPP government by the serial coup makers. In any case the Ministry of Defense is different from the Ministry of National Security. Addo Kufuor dismantled Jerry Rawlings' 64th (June 4) battalion. That weakened Jerry Rawlings. Otherwise he would have come back as he promised to "come back when Prof Mills wins".