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More than 130 miiiry members (officers and enli3tedm b e r s ) have been
disciplined for misconducl
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> The vast majority of American troops are serving with tremendous honor and tflslinction.
More than 1 m ton military members have dep dyed In suoport of Operations EndJring
Freedom a m Iraqi Freedom, mW\ more than 70,000 detainees neld.
A.nost a.1invesl~gatims resulteo from a m lhtary member seeing something believedto be
wrong, and a chain ol command that oidersan investigation.
Gen. RichardB.Myers, chairman of the Joint Chiefsof Staff, was inte~iewedon several televised
news broadcastsover the MemorialDay weekend. Followingare highlightsof his comments.
> Insurgenit continueto fall to derail progress In Iraq, despite switching their centore of
aravitv.
> A larger force at the beginningof Operation I r q l Freedomwould not have pievented the
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rise of the insurgency we are snlng today.
Adding more troops is always a balance between helping and creating more targets and
. more animosity
The insuraencvdid not start rioht awav it #art& over a neriod of time. For about the first
. year of l i e operation,me situ&n & relainely peaceful We are not dose to a civil war.
The Iraai s f i !had been so devastatedunder Sacdm that It didn't blossomas quckb as
expected, which delayedthe opportunityto get the governmentup and runningfaster.
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> Iraql Mcurltylorcts am taklf?g gruff charge of their country'isecurity.
Thousands of .raql s e a r 0 forces are now rootq out terrorists in Baghdad In Opration
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~neministnesof interior (police forces)and defense (military forces) a3 coofolndW
their efforts n tnis ODeration sJch intearationis an irnoortantsign~ostof
DrooresS.
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One hundred Iraqlsecurity force battalionsaretrained and equipped
Twenty-fivecan currently conduct independent or nearindependent operations; the
number increases each week, as does the number of operationswith Iraqis in the lead
. U S assistance
Approximatelyare 30 are pint U SAraqi operations We ^ee U l t ~as a positivesign that
the investment in IraqiSecurity Force development is paymg off
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> Despite the security challenges, trend lines In Inqare u p
In 14 of the 18 provinces, there is very littleviolence
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or kited.
The Pentagon is inclined to believe that al-Zaqawi Is Inbred, as allegedon his webslte
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The Coalitionwilt continue to put 24i7 pressureon al-Zarqawiand his organization
Efforts have been successful more than 400 of his followershave been detained,and
hundreds have been killed, includingsome of his closest lieutenants
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The United States treats detainees humanely.
The recent Amnesty Internationalreport alleging that the U S government is a leading
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purveyor of human rights violations is irresponsible.
More than $2 5 million is spent annual to ensure the detaineesreceive the proper
Muslim-approvedfood, more than 1,600 Korans in 13 languages have been
. distnbiited
The InternationalCommittee of the Red Cross has been at Guantanamosince d~
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There have been 68,000 p-sons detained in Iraq, AfghanIstan and Guantanamo since t h i ~
. conflict began.
There have been 325 invesfaationsinto alleged abuse and, thus far, 100 cases of
substantiatedabuse One hundred individuals have had some sort of action taken, eiltier
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countrk and Australia while at the Conference, also caned the Shangri-La Dialogue.
Countries in me reqion lave similar secunty concerns, including terrorism,p racy and
how the area's defense camtulltiesare evofvima
It is critical for the United states to remain inirelvedin the region, rhose importanceis
amwino as democracies and free-mar4 economies have evolved over the Dast 10 to
15 ye&.
Secunty wooerationeffortsalready u n d m v f a iseveral years h e l d lav the
gmund'wrk for the swift response k l i e 0ec: 26 tsunami.'^ joint BSK fork was set up
tn Utapoa, Tnai'and, within Iwo days a% (ie disaster nit.
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and China's increase in defense spending
N o h Korea is one of the world's leading pmllirators of balisfc-misstetechnologies
system causes its economicsystem to be less free, rt will be lessof a factor m the
world and have fewer relationships
. Alter the Conference, Secretary Rumsfeldvisited Thailand, where he met with leaders to
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discuss sewnty cooperaton
The secretarythanked the governmentfor facilitating multilateralaOperation fcr
tsunami disaster assistance Despiteits own casualties, Thailandquickly consentedto
> Before Sept 11,20(11. the United States deal with t d m primarily as a law enforcement Issue.
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à Tenowls who killed Americanswere Investigated, arrested.put on inal and then Punched
In the post-Se~tember1Imera. it becameclearthat ~rosecuhnaterroristsafterthey stnke was an
Inadequate approach, particularly given the lethalthreat that violent extremistspose
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perepeme.
After extenslw discussions wHi his senior advlans, the pres~bntdecidedttiese enemy
combatants were not enflted to pnsoner of war slates under tie Geneva Cornrentions Nor weW
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criminaldefendants a\ the traditionallaw enforcementa=,
The presidentordered the detainedcombatants be treated humanelyunderthe law3 o f w
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The Guantanamo Bay detentionfacility was establishedbecame the United S t a i d IW8dKi 8
safo and secure location to both detain and Interrogateenemy combatants.
The solutionwas not a perfect option, but simply, the best option available
The U S taxpayers have already mvested more than $100 millionm the facility
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further review by the federal court system, and
Administrative Renew Boards that annually assessthe remaining potentialthreat and intelligence
value representedby each detainee These boards are designed to reexamine detainees regularly in
order to identitywhich can be released
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hijacker, He and other detainees have pmvldedvaluable Information, Including:
Insightsinto al Qaada's Septemberllhplannrg,
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> The Guantanamofaculty is transparentand has been scnitlnlzw).
To set the record strzianr DoD .ast war declassed and wsted on the Internet h'knl~sensitive
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memoranda on Interrogationtechniques
There have been neariy 400 separate mediavisits to the fatality by more than 1,000~ournalists
> Allegations of abuse at Guantanamo and other facilities have been thoroughly Investlgited.
. Wrong-doersare being held accountable
The mrfrfaryhas Instituted numerousreforms ofifetatneeoperationsconduct including a renewed
emphasis on standardsand training
Detainees' reliqms sensibilitiesare respected Detailedregulations have been issued governing
how the Koran is tobe handled; detainees' schedules are arranged around tire five dally call8 to prayer
reaulred bv the Muslim faith.: d ' e t a ~reoulrementsare xknowledoed- in fact themilitary ~Dends
per meal to meet detainees' religiousdietary requirementsthan it spends per ration for U S troops
> Since September flh, ihe miitmy has nIeasmitNii of tlioiisandiofdftahmi lffiludIng Mm-
200 detainees from Guankanamo.
Regrettably some of those decisions we now know wore imperfect - some detainees released
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from Guantanarnohave taken up arms @am against the United States and to allies
The United States wU continue to transfer other detainees to theircountries of ortam after
negotiating agreements to ensure humane and a p p p a t e treatment tor the detainees
> While the United Stales does not want to holdsuspnciedtenroristt f 0 i ~ ~necMunr, l h ~ U
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long as there is a need to keep terrorists from striking again, Guantanamowill be needed.
The waxon terror is a complex struggle against extremistn, we are in unconventionaltemtoly and
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traditionaldoctrines governing criminateand militaryprisonersdo not apW
Our goal is to retain as few people ass necessary and safe
As the president has said, we are always tookiq to improve proceduresend better manage
detainees who pose a lethalthreat to the civilized world
Following are highlights ofa teleconference bnefing by L t Gen. John R. Vines from Baghdad to the Pentagon
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Dress cores lodav. As commander for MulttNationalCoras-iraa.Lt Gen. Vines is in chcrue of Coalition forces
operations in Iraq.
Us governam
9 Iraqhas made significant progress since the country assumedresponsfbffffyfor
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on June 28,2004.
The government'scapacity continues to develop, wliii is criticalto the success of smrity
. operations
Capacities that Americanstake for granted in our mllilay- logisticalsupport, personnelSySteIM,
pay systems-must be developed in Iraq. a wintry that didn't have its own governmentand m
infrastructureto support it a yearago
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9 Political progress In Iraq:
Successful elections in January, despite threatsof intimidationand attempts to disruptthe
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elections
Die Transittonal NationalAssembly has been seated
The writing of theconstitutionIs underway, & a referendimon It expected In October and
nationalelections in December
9 Tho dfcision w<wn to draw down US. forces In Iraqwffl b< conditions b a d , not calendar
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The capabilitiesofthe IraqiSecurity Forcesare wntlnually assessed Imq must be able to Wntrol
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Four broad p u p a make up the bulkof the I r o u q i i q :
The jihadists or Zarqaw elements Small h number and violent, this group has some accessto
technicalcapabdity They use foreign lightersto motxterIraqis They dontcirculatefreety,and are
> Foreign fighters are what amount to terrorist cruls. m'rdln; They a n hrgÇa spÈcffl elwnwit
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without hav ng to worry about their own s u ~ i v l .
O r e and t m - p e m i cells are attawing arge gioups of Iraqisby drivinginto C m & d mark& or
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The level of support for violenw In Iraq la MITOW.
The population Is Inmasinglyrejectingtie insunMicyat lam.Iraqa want a pverninantfiat
provides tor the county's own security
Despite attacks, recruiting for the Iraqi security forces regains strong and InteHgence tips from
citizens have increased
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The new government in Iraq must be acceptable to the broadpwlac*.
The Coalition will orovide the soam ami time that allows (tie new governmentand
ime to proceed, without being murderedin its Infancy by the insurgents.
Following are highlights of recent radio interviewswith Secretary Rumsfeld.
b Iraqis have been making progress across theircountry In three key arenas;
.. Economicsand reconslnictton;
b The Coalition and Iraqis must work together to ensure economic, political and security
progress move forward in tandem before the end-cf-the-year elections.
More Ira@ now understandthat they haw a liberated country, and they must wntlxite to
. make it successful
Iraqis have a strong foundation to build on tiey've held elections and developed a
transitional government they're dramng aconst~tutktn,the ShFa are reachmg out to
Include(tie Sunnis, the Sunnis have realizedthe need to partkipate and are leaning
. forward Children are in school, the stock market is own and the dinar is strow
Tnose *ho m nK they wo~ldgain an aavaniqe wi'l call to oeay the elections The
eections must go forward on scheoule, (tie longer the oelay, the greater fre d a m .
b Iraqis continue to step forward to protect their country a8 part of the Iraqi Security
Forces.
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John Ablzald. commander of US. en& Command,and Gen. Geowe Casey,commander of Multi-
NationalForce-Iraq. They also testified before the House Armed Services Committee.
Tho J n M Slates made a commitmentto finish tna ,ob and we must do so Tmlng in war Is n e w
predlctabe - there are no guarantees Ae can and wit Wvail, birton y if Ãpersevere Any who Say iÃ
have lost or are losing are flat wrong. We as not '-Secretary Rumsfeld
> We are In a siniggla against violent extremists, who have made cleartheir IntenlloM to kill U
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many Westerners and moderate Muslimsas possible.
The terroristshave access to money and to wezqore They are seeking more dawmus WWlS.
and they are surveying and targetinglandmaiks in ourcountry
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Afree, democratic and peaceful Iraq:
Will not provide aid to violent extremists,
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The CoalHlon mud not tçw before Iraql f o r m are able to a a f u m ret~onsibflilv.
If Die Coalition were to do so. we would one day again have to confront another regime. owhaaa
. more dangerousthan the last
Selling a deadline for withdrawal would be a ternbte mistake- It would throw a Hellne to BrrorisB
who in recent months have sufferedsbnitant kisses In casuaBes, been denied havens, and
suffered weakened popular support.
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The President's tiratqty Is to emDoweffie dei~cratlcaliyelected Iraqi QwEinment
To qgressively go after insurgentsand t m s I s The Iraqiforcesare dong so successfully.
To pursue an inclusive constitutionalprocess.
To improve public services and with the intemaSonal communws help. i r n w Ireqis'auafltvof
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To enable Iraqi Security Forces to take charge of theircountry.
> Succesf In Iraqwin to when thà country Iffw,and Its citbenf are tin guarirtort of their om
security, with minimal Coalition involyemmt.
The amount of fame this will take is not knowabte
The bmmg must be conditnn based IIwin dependon tie extent to WhKh 6 t h factions
~ rectnicie,
the level of support from the internationalcommunity, and on Iraq's neighbors,whose behavior
continues to be unhelpful
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> Much hm been accomplished In Iraq tlnceaovereignty wan returnedJ l u t t m l v months ago.
More than 8 million peooledefiedtemnste threats and voted in the January elkction,
.. The elected leaders are drafting a constitution, which Iraqis will vote on by October 15;
Under the new consttution,a permanentgovernmentwill be elected on December 15,
. The Iraqieconomy is growing The country hasa stock market and a stable currency, and
Whitethe insurgency remainsdanqerousin partsof Iraq. Coalition and Imql operationsam
disruptingterrorist sanctuaries, such as Fallyah and keepingthem on the run
Link testirnonv as re pared
> It is ultimately up to the Iraqi people, rather than the United States or the Coalition, to
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n to create an enwmnmant wnore the I w i s can contain and
event~al{cefeai the irsa'gency cy build rg tner o m securty forcesandtie po'incalprocess.
b Them ire enough Coalition forces In Iraq to adapt and react to the ebb and flow of the
Insurgency.
When U S commanders have requestedmore forces In Iraq, tlicy haw receivedtheffl;(or
example, 12,000forceswere added forthe January elections.
A lamer U.S oresence in Irm would out more U S troops at (isk of being attacked, anil
increase the number of bases and communication lines to be guarded.
b Coalition and Iraqi leaders have capitalizedon the momentum of the elecflons, and on the
confidence Iraqis had in the security forces and the forces had in themsetm.
Partnershipsbetween Coalition and Iraqi units have been establishedto pmvde extratralning
.and support
Ten-person transitionteams have been placedwith every Iraqlanny baltalbn, specialpodia
battalionsand some border battarionsto increasethe Iyibrces' confidence end access to
.Coalition enablere
This additionalCoalition attention will help bring Iraqi forcesto a level where they can conduct
counter-insurgencyoperations with embedded teams, and eventuallybegin to operatemore
independently
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Increasedthe level of human Intelligence against the Insurgency.
Iraqi Securty Forces have the advantage of spottcg and understanding greater nuances bl
Informationdurmg raids and operations,and the Iraqis will talk to them more readilythai to
. Coalition forces
The Ireqi peopleare bring of the insurgency. both hotline and h-pereonto have 'ncreased
greatly, which helps to gage tie strengthofthe msurgency.
> The insurgents are unable to generatethe level of attacksthere wen In January during the
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elections, last August In Najaf or inFallujah In November.
Insurgentshaveshifted to h ~ impact,
h high visibility attacks that are munjering civiliansand
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b Iraqis and their leaders understandthe work ahead. They must
Ensure t k r e are no delays in draftingor voting on their new constitution,
Strengthentheir government's ministries,so bey can provide services and reduce Coalition
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Aggressiveiy encouragetheirneighbors to close their borders to tonortotS,
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The fight In Iraq Is laugh.
An insurgencyis the most d ' i l t of any type of operation that has a mlltary componentto
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The enemy can cause-chaos,grab headlinesand try b break our win, but It cannot &.It
> Coalitionforces are providing an opportunity for the Iraqi security forces and
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government to develop.
The Coalitionforces are the shield behind which politics in Iraq will take place.
If the government is legitimateand if Iraqis are fighting anddying for their country, (he
Insurgentswont have a chance.
> Coalitionand Iraqi wmmanden In the field are reporting progress, and a growing ¥ens
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of confidence.
Iraqi forces' capabilitiesare increasing,andthey am engagingmore frequentlyand
stcari ly .n combat While they aren t ready to stand alone ye1 they vat ¥ye
> The greatest threat In the Middle East come* from the Ideology of bin Laden, Ziqd
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and Zawahtd.
The people of the region are rejectingthis ideology and its belief In total oppressionof
. human beings They know it doesn't offera better life for them and then familms
Iraqis understand Diat they. not the Coalition, must take this fight and be in the front.
The United States must stay in the fight, to give Die broad majontyof the people who am
moderates achance lo win.
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> Commandersbelievethà current US. t r o o p t t ~ c t u min Iraq in about right
If circ~nstanceswarrant that n~mbersbe adjusted, they dl)be.
Ul'matcly it wi not be U.S. combat power mat aefeab the insurgency, but a combination
of the rrilitaw. econom. cohiual and di$anauc commg twgettei to actiiiw a @!tical
solution to the situation.
Ooeratlon Salt
. Iraqi Security Forces and U S troopscontinueto work mether to root out terroristsand
> Iraq's political and military leaders, along with Its security forces and citizen!, are making
steady progress against the insurgency.
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Secudty Forcesprogreu:
The Coalibon s increasinglycoordinating operations and teaming wth Iraqi S ~ C W
continue building ISF capacity.
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Unitsof the Iraqi 2" and 3" Infanty Division are now conducting combinedcounterlnsuigenCT
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Political progress:
The recently elected Nheveh provincialgovernmentk planningreconstruction and developing
. m r a m for ecormrdc a m l h
&ater number of lraqis are allendhg the regionalsecurity meetqts that Bie gowmmert b
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a i leaoers and population are h a s ngty involyed in the politicaliranslth thai k
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t a h q pace, anc me kw leadershipof the Irani slanic Panyis actively engaged wtn the
provincialgovernment
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Coalition and Iraqi forces continue to defeat the Insurgencythroughout the province.
m e the numbers ebb and flow, there has been a sight decrease in the kÈeof the inMimWIn
> Task Force Baghdad's mission Is to neutralizethe antl-Iraql foron and insurgentswho
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are Influencingthe city and province, and to helpdevelop a capable Iraqi Security Force.
Task Force Baghdad Includes30,000 sokters (U.S forces and approximately1,000
soldiers from Macedonia, Estonia and Georg!a) from the MultinationalForces (Coalition
forces), and 15 000 soldiers from the Iraqi army. who are in various stages of traming and
readiness The Task Force also works with 11.000 special police and commandoswho
1 9 Task Force Baghdad's focia during Openrtlon Llghtnlng has beento ilgnmnntly
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reduce the number of car bombs, and to dlsropl enemy nib.
The last force has run nore than 2,500 ¥raff,cortrolpints since the ~ r a H 0 began;
coid~cledmore than 5M rads caat~rednore tnan 1.700 s~spectedins~qents,incudfng
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Coalition and Iraql Security Forces have been successful In reducing the overall number
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of attacks of all kinds in Baghdad.
Pnor to conducing Operation Lightning,there were 14 to 21 car bombs per week, now
there are about sewn or eight
This success can be attributed to bettor-trainedand more expnenced I@security forces
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patrolling (tie streets that are talking to Iraqs and gathering greater IntRltQW
Iraqis are gaining more confidencein their security forces and providingthem with more
While there are more threats, the ability of the insurgentsto conduct sustained htoh'
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Intensity operations as they did last has most& been mllmlnited.
There w'll st'll be spikes, because lte enemy is adaptive, he gets to choose wlien and
wnere he c o n d m stacks, there is money availableto nlre local criminalsto fighl and the
bordersare porous.
9 In KkllHon to the raql security forces pining çxporien and confl&m, tho economic
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and political sectom of Baghdad have Improvad.
Constriction and commerce tak'ng place aroundthe Ciy shew Its residents there ts lion
for the fuium,
Following are highlightsfrom a report investigatingallegationsby FBI personnelof abuse of
detainees at the Guantanamo Bay facility
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Bacbmnd
There are acproximately520 detanees at GTMO.
They are high-value detaineescapturedin Afghanistan,IncludingMohammedAI-Khatani,
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believed to be an intended 9-11 hijacker.
interrogationoperations at GTMO began in January 2002.
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There have been more than 24 000 intef~oaationsof the detainees over a three-~earF%rtod
A1 me detmees taie been determ red tobe enemy combatantstnrough the Combatan1
S'atus Qetiew "nbunals whch cow uded in Marcn 2C05
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The Investlarton
In June 2004, the FBI began an Internalinvestigationtodelemine Ifany of its personnel had
. an investigation
Gen Craddock appdnted Brig Gen. Jolin Furiow as the Investigatingofficer, and later
appointed LL Gen Randall Schmidt as the senlar invesbgallnaofficer
The Findings
. Guantanamo IJTF-GTMOl
T& i&igaiion folno only three htemgatkxi acts in violation of intemgaion tecnntaues
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Summary of Flndl
When me invesYaiion team concludedthat an aliegatM had a m ,t~ men
bhether n e i n c i d k e was in compi'ance wtf> inter$ation techniques that were approved
ether at the t n e 0 t h in-iden! or snbwiuent b fre ncripnt If the action was notau!tiftnyftri,
the :eam reviewed whether disciplinaryaction had aincsriy been Tiken ard he prwnety cf that
action
. The team determinedthe following acts were never authorizedunder any Interrogation
guidance (a) two occasions where a detainee was "short shackled"to the eye-bolt on the floor
in the interrogationmom, (b) an instancewhen a duct tape was used to 'quef a detainee; (c)
and an instancewhen military interrogatorsthreatened the subject of a special interrogation
Additional Mattere
U Gen. Schmldt
'But again, to revewthat we had nine FBIaltegations, hro unsutetantated Two were substantiated Inn
were not authorized And tiere were live Substantiated However, upon investigation we found that under
broad authorities they were authorized. In mv iudament- and we looked at this vew, very carefutfy- no
torture occurred ~etentionand ~nterr~tiono~erationsacross the board, the general ?opulabon and-
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again, lookingthrough all theevidencethat we could weresafe, secure and humam
'Our enemies exdoll everifhim we do and evavlhlm w sav. Al-Zaraawl the diner dm ssM to his
followers q ~ o w . " ~ h e ~ ~ r are h t i e k k r s t d a y s i Iraq now Even
i c aliving ssergno~'oim
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announced tnat the US. s osing the war in IMaq*
Sen. John
'Well, I don=*af the M i n e s am gomg la b m n M U l k Mar@ tOdW, but I W
include the conclusionthatAR 15-6found noendenceof torture 01 inhumane treatmentatJTF Giteo
Notwithslaniiingsome of the statements that were made here and elsewhere, I think that's an important
conclusion '
Followingare highlightsof Secretary Rurnsfeld's opening remarks at a Pentagon press conference
today with Gen. Peter Pace, vice chairmanof the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
. OnJuly 21 the Departmentof Defense will provide Congress with an update on Iraq's
progress in moving toward a secure and self-supportingsociety. The report wilt assess
Iraq's status on the political, economic and security fronts
. The report is nm the single source of i n f m i o n aboiit what is going on h Iraq. Olhef
de~artmenisand aaenc es reoort on the lasts Ihev sumrv'se; some of Ih's irformationis
in the DoD report, some is not
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Terrorists have felled to derail the politicalprocess in Iraq:
The date for the national referendumon the Dennanentconstitutionremains on
schedulefor October 15 Electionsfor a new Assembly are scheduled for December
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Iraqis' confidenceIn their future Is increasing a recent poll showed the number of Iraqis
who believe their country Is heading In the light direction has men fro 52 percentIn
January to61.5 percenttoday.
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Economic Pranms
New businessregistrationshave increasedby 50 percent In the first six monthsof (Ms
year
. Cell phone and Internet usage Is up -access to both was severely restrictedunder
Saddam's repressiveregime
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Security Pronrw
Attacks on infrastructurehave decreasedsince the January etect'ons.
. The number of Iraqi Security Forces exceeds the number of Coalitiontroops by a good
margin.
Challenm
The report also offers a candid assessment of challengesthat remain for Iraq and the Coalition.
Among them:
 The extremists continueto by to foment tension, ethnic strife and even civilwar between
Sunnis and Shi'ias through murderand attackson religioussites.
. Countries such as Syria and Iran remain notably unhelpful in assisting Iraq secure its
borders from foreign invaders.
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of lhe MuninationalForm-West
'I'm optimistic about the future of this country. Isee optimkm in a number of places - h the Iraqi
Sec~rityForces and in treir emergence over the last four mantis, and their willingness and
enthi-siasmand dedicationto stepping JP to the plate I see optimism ir the faci that the peopb
have accomoisted a lot in what trim is a short nprcdof tmp, under vw d fficultcircumstances.
and they want somethingbetter he^ want prog&s"
hbj. Gen. Johnson, July 22.2005
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The period since the January 2005 elections has been one of considerableprogress hi lw:
Iraqis are Increasingly m the lead fostering a secure environmentthat is helping their
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MultinationalForce-West
The MultinationalForce-Westarea comorisesa number of different for~esbuilt around the
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. II Manne ExpeditionaryForce o or ward).
There are approximately 30,000 U S ,Azerbaijaniand BosnianCoalitionforces
There are approximately 10,000 Iraqisoldtets in different stagesof training.
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Area of Operation
The area of operatton encompasses Al Anbar, Karbalaand Najaf provinces.
The populationis approximately2 5 milion
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The MNF-west mission is to create a secuiilyenvironment that facilities the development
of the IraqiSecunty Forces and enables the growth of Iraqlself-governanceand self
reliance
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Iraql SecurityForces
The capability and competence of Iraqisoldiers is Improving.
Iraqi soldiers are playing an increasing^ importantrole in all the operationsof the
MNF-West, recentlythey have taken the lead in some smaller Operations.
. region
The I MEF (the predecessor unit) discovereda lot of police forces m Al Anbar province
were unsuitable,and there was comipbon. The Iraql governmentInstituteda rigorous
screeningprocess for recniits There is now a mapr school for the new candidatesm
Jordan and there are policeacademres in the province
Iraqi Governance
All three provinceshave elected provincialoouncis that are actively taking part In their
ComrnuniW reconstuct~m.
Many key cities have elected mayors and elected councils; more are scheduled to hold
elections In the coming months
These municipalitiesare seeking politicalsolutionsto Iheirproblems They're engaging
tire system, and they're also providingservices to their people
Religious, tribal and politicalleaders throughoutthe three provinces are urging their
followers to vote in the upcomingelections
The greater confidence that Iraqis have in the governments they have elected andin tfteif
security forces should also translate into a willingness to vote in the upcoming elections
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Iraqi Rwotfe
Citizensof the region are refusing to bow to (he insurgents'threats of retaliation.
The current governor of Al Anbar provincetook office without hesitationfollowingthe
kidnappingand death of his predecessor by insurgents
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The progress in Fallujahis a symbolof Iraqiperseverance anddetermination.
Fallujahwas the site of a significant defeat of insurgentforces in November Despite
insurgents attemptingto reenterthecity. We wll not allow that to occur
Life is returning to normal People are returningto their homes; comrnem Is starting
again, there is recunstniction, schools areopen Large portionsof the city have
electricity back Citizens have elected a city council and a mayor
Secretary Rumsfeld is traveling in southweat Asia this week to meet with U S troops and Coalition
partners Followingare highlightsof the secretary s visits to Kyrgyzstanon July 25 and Tajikistan
on July 26 The secretary is 10Iraq today
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Kyrgyzstanand Tafkstan haw teen very helpful In the won terrorism h (19 region.
SJDDO~~ aareements sucti as use of bases and overfliaht mhts have assisted U.S. mTitarv
and humanitarianefforts in Afghanistanduring operation &during Freedom,
U S supply planes fly into and out of ManasAir Fore Base at BishkekInternational
~~rport
Kyrgyzstan's defense minister said !he United States is welcome to mhnue using Manm
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AH Force Base
Gen -Maj Ismail Isakovsaid he agrees with SecretaryRumsfeld'sassessmentthat
Afghanistanstill Is not stable and, therefore, U S troops are shll needed in Kyqyzsbn.
> White in Kyrgyzstan Secretary Rumsfekl met with newly elected President Kurmanbek
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Bakivev. whose inauaurath isscheduledAua 14
iyrgyzstan's former p'esident fled country March 24 after a bloodesscoup.
Tne JJIY10 e ecnoi eared good marks from the Cmanizationfor the Secuntv and
~oopeitionof Europe (osCE), a Europeanpoll-watchv orgamton
It Is the first time tie any of the five former Soviet central Asian republicsof
Uzbekistan,Turkmenistan, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan or Kyrgyzstanhave receivedOSCE
passing grades for an election
I > The United States will centime to work with (he internationalcommunity to support
Kyrgyzstan'semergence as a democialic state and free-maitat economy.
I > The United States billcontinue to woik with Kyroyzstan's governmentto confrontviolent
extremismand global terrorism
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Afghanistan.
Narcotics traffickersfrom Afghanistan have usedlajikistanto transportillegalopiates.
The United Stales is providingnearly $14 million to bolster Tajikistan's border secunty and
counternarcoticsprograms
%- White in Tajikistan, Secretary Rumsfeld met wBi President Eraomali ShaiipovichRahmmv
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and senior Tajik officials
The meetings focused on continuing the ani-temr war. the reconstructionof Afghanistan,
border security, methodsto eradicatedrug production and trafficking in Afghanistan, and
other ways to improve political and economic security hi the central Asian region
. The decisions were made after thorough discussions with German officiate.
. The returns are part of plans for Hie 1d Infanby Divisionheadquarter's return to Fort RItey.
Kansas, in fiscal year 2006
. The 11 bases affected are Harvey Barracks In Kitzingen, KHzlngen Family Housing,
Kiingen Tramng Area, Lareon Barracks. the Schwanberg Site m Kikirgen, ^aul€nbe
Kaseme in W~erzturc.Giibelsiadt Annv Airfield Giebelsladi Denendant Youth Activity
Camp, Glebelstadt ~acticalDefense ~aiilrlyand the Breitsol ~o~munications Station in
Wuerzburg.
. Two other Army facilitieswill be returned at a later date. They are Leighton Barracks and
WueiAurg Hospital, both locatedIn Wuerzberg
. The Defense Department remains committed to basing a Stryker Brigade Team in ViW,
Germany, near 3 e Army's premier training tadity in Grafenvmehr.
> The return of the hues is one part of the Army's transformation to better fight Inth* 2lN
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century.
The transformatonof Army units s the l a p s t restructuring of tie Army since Will.
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Combat Teams1
Undo- ks new modu arstructure, the numberof Brigade Coiibat Teams in the
active Army will increase from 33 to 43. ennancing the active Anny's combat
. Dower bv 30 oercent
The Bn&e combat Teams will be categorized nto three types: Stiyker, heavy
and light. The ni-moerol soldiirs:n a Brigade Combat Team v&s between 3.500
> On Wednesday the Army announced the locations for the active component modular
.
Brigade Combat Teams.
The most significant force structure changewill be the transfer of more ban 60,000
soldiers from Germany and Korea to the UnitedStates by the endof thedecade.
. Most of the forces will come from Europe: in additionto the 1" ID returning to Fort Riley,
tne I*Armored Divsion, also based in Germany, will relocateto Fon Blss, Texas.
. The changes will provide stabilization because hey will cenlialim a division at one
bcatbn for four to five years.
Active Bngade Combat Teams Posture:
Iraq's poltical and military leaden, along with If wcurlty forces and cNinn8, i r e miking
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b
steady progrew aga nst the nsdrgency.
Tcgeme' my are deveop ng capaote forces and crwting effective provincialgovemmenb.
The Cnaicon's p.rpse m raq is ic neb the l r q i people w(r me stnJggbIN'fwirfreedom.
w he ~oaitionisircreaslnolycoordinating o
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m and teaming wftfi Iraqi Security Foicesb
continue bulding SF capacity.
Unrts of ttie irdqi 2" and 3" Infantry Division are now conducting mbuwl counterinsingnncy
operations wth MulUnatonatF o m NonhuBstbrcesdaily.
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In addition to the 3" Brioale. several battalmn-tewlIraoi unb In training will 1Ã ready b+
. on their own b, we 0Gber national referendm w lie constitution
The pide and confidence raqa w e ,n men secu-Ty forces nas wen, and ript from the Iraqi
. excellentp b secunng downtown Mosul wtiich Ihey have been doing since March
Mosul police are on the streets, actively enforcing the rule of law and increasing the confidenceof
the Iraqi public On any given day, about 600 police are in traming and each month approxxmtely
400 complete the eight week basic wurse for Iraqi police
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Political progress*
The recently elected Ninevehprovincialgovernmentis planning mcnnslTudtodand developing
. holdmn throiiahoutthe o r o m
~ e w n a~unn leadersandpornlaion are IticiiMlngly Invokml In the politicaltrainMon tialis
Ink ng place aid the IO-1 leadership of Ihekaq islamc Pany is actively engaged WI lln
provincialgovernment.
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>Â Iraaiforces am defiamtivftimdina DO to the terrorist*,
' ~ e s ~anacris
ie last week specifically targeting police, ~ o s uforcesstood
l their ground. TWy
refused to abaidon a police station damaged by a suicide bomb, am they iwça9Ãptroil
throughout the city lo deter additional Mach
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b Coalition and Iraq] forces continueto defeat IhbInsurgmcythroughoutthe provinc*.
While the numbers ebb and flow there has been a shaht decrease h the h l o f the tnsufOMKv h
.
OperdtMnsare orgc ng lo stem the flow 04dyeqnfightersinto the cfembonalÂ
Irdq and u S Forces am in the p r m s of exec~uwan operation caUod Veterans ForwR)
C enenk o l r e 3" Iran Amu D .ision and l t e 3' Aimore0 Cavalry R W m t IWB conduclK)
> Task Force Baghdad'! focus during Operation Lightning h i s been to !lgnlfteçnl
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reduce the numberof car bombs, and to dismal enemy cells.
The task force has run more man 2.500 trafficcontrolpoirtssince the cperation began;
conducted more lhan 500 raics, capbred inore man 1,700suspected irsuwnb, including
51 from foreign countries,and 70cachesof bombmaking materials,electninics,
computersand weapons.
> Coalitionand Iraqi Security Forces have been suec98tful In reducing the overall number
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of attach of illkinds in Baghdad
Pnor to conductingOperation Lightning, there à § ~14 omb per week, now
r to 21 car t
. vatrollino the streets that are talttm to Iraais and aatienna greater intelbence
Iraqis a 6 gaining more confidenceBI their secu$forcesand providingthem wthmore
> While them are mom threats, the ability of the I n e u g d 8 to conduct eintilned high-
.
Intensity ooeratlona as thev did last war has mostiv been eliminated.
- stil be spines,becauseC
~ h e i hll k enemy is adaptive, he p i s m choosewhen and
where he cond~ctsattacks there s money availaok to hire local cnmmals to fiqht and UN
borders are porous
> In addition to the Iraqi security knew galning experience and confldenct, the economic
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and political sectors of Baghdadhave Improved.
Constructionand commerce taking place around the city show its residentsthere i
for the fubm
s m
Followingare highlights from a report investigating allegationsby FBI personnelofabuse of
detainees at the Guantanamo Bay facility
Backoround
Tha InvnstlnaUon
In June 2004 the FBI beoan an internal inveslmafon to determinerf anv of its ereo on net had
observed m streatrmnt oraogressivebehavior towarddetaineesat~ u a k n a m o
Tne FBI's Insoecton D'vision ema led d93 m o n n e l who had been assnned to GTMO, aSklng
whether any had observed aqgressivetreatment They received434 totsi responses; 26
. an investination
Gen ~ i a k o c appimlea
k Bng Gen John Furiowas tie invesligatingofficer, and laler
aapntpo .i Gen Rand?! Schmidt as the senior Investigatingolteer
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Tin Findinm
The investigationteam attemptedto determine if the FBI agents' allegationshadoccurred.
. Guantanamo IJTF-GTM01
Tie nwesngationfouno oily three Menogationacts in relation of interrogaiiontechniques
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Summaw d!%dims
When the invesbgatlon teamconcluded thatanallegation had occurred, they then m l d e i w )
whether the incidencewas in comolianmwith interrocationtechnmues thatwerearmoved
e (her a1 me line of 'ne ,ncident or' s~bsequentb theb%nt. if the action was not authorized.
fre ream rpvie~re'lwhether diicto'inaw action had alreaflv been '&en and fie proDrew of that
action.
. The team determinedthe following acts were never authorized under any Interregatton
guidance- (a) two occasionswhere a detainee was "short shackled to the eye-bolt on the Boor
in the interrogatmroom, (b) an instancewhen a duct tape was used to 'qukt" a detanee, (c)
and an instancewhen military interrogatorsthreatened the subject of a special interrogation
and his family
6 The team detemlned some acts were initiallynot authorizedunderexistlngmterrogatton
guidance, but later were authorizedas an approved technique, including adjusting air
conditionersto make the detainees unwrnfortallte;movingdetainees from cell to cell -few
hours to disrupt sleep patterns and lower the ability to resist interrogation,the use of a militafy
dog growling, barking and showing his teeth at a specific detainee, the separation of a specific
detainee in an isolatonfacility
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Addlllonal Mattw.
The investigatorsalso found no evidenceof "~hosi detainees,"
Some past interrogatorsat GTMO declined to be interviewed. In the case of personnelwho are
currently in civilian status, there was extremelyBmited authority to compel cooperation. Of
particular note was former SGT Enk Saar, who has wntten a book into "activities'at GTMO He
declined to be intervieweddespite repeated requests.
Following are highlghtsofthe Senate Armed Services Committee heanng on July 13 2005, into allegations
by FBI personnel of abuse of enemy combatants at the Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, deten ion facilibes
Witnesses were Army Gen Bank J Craddock, commanderof U S Southern Comand Army Bng Gen
John T Furiow investigating officer and Air Force Lt Gen Randall M Schmldt, senior investigating officer
Mm
LL Qen. Schmlq
'But auam to review that we had nine FBI alienations two unsubstantlaled Tun were substantiatedthat
were &I dirnoTzecl And mere were fire subsiant aed However, upon nvestgation we found thaiunder
bread a x h - ties they were amonzed In my tidgment - and we looked a th s very. wo carefW - M
torlie occ-rreo Detentionand iitexqabon operations acrossme board, the geieral populaoon -and
again, looking through all the evidence that we could - were safe, secure and humane.'
'Our enenks expto l( w i n g Mdo and emytning MB <ÈAl- Zaqmime otier day ça<to hb
followers quote, The Americans are rivingtheir worst days in Iraq now Even members of Congress hftÃ
announced that the US. is losingthe war in Iraq.'
thai man~altnatyou he-d ~p the more frey know about m a t we are doing, the more bey can offset çvha
we're Trying to oo n terms of interrogation They k r m aboirt tfns neanng and 'hey aouot our resolve, and
they th nk down the road wth local nelp aid, you krow wodnding themsehes and say ¥ithey have been
basically treated in an inhumanefashion lhatthey can makea case with the American wpte.Andso they
say that the Americans do not have resolve and that basrcaffy these kmds of hearings, 1seems to me, re*
1 question whether we have fire resolve as well And Ithink ifs the m s t unfortunate statementthati would
have to make in that regari.'
. The report Is one of a series of updatesthe department provides to Congress. Them win
be a classified supplement sent with the report It Mil outlineaddiional metrics for
assessing the performance of Iraq's securityforces.
The report Is not the single source of infomationabout M a t Is going on in Iraq Other
departmentsand agenciesreport on the tasks they supovise, some of Ihis informationIs
in the DoD report, some is not.
Political P m a i t ~
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Temnsts have failed to derail the oclifcal m c e s In Ira@
The dale for the naiinal r e f e h r n on the permanintconstitutionremains on
smedite for Ocicber 15. Electionsfor a new Assernbty are schediiled for Decemtw
15
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Economic Prooms
New business registrationshave Increasedby 50 percent in the fret six m o n b of this
year.
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Cell phoneand Internet usage is up access to both was severely restrictedunder
Saddam's repressiveregime.
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Security Progress
Attacks on infrastructurehave decreasedsince the January elections.
. The number of Iraqi Securky Forces exceeds the numberof Coallon troops by a good
margin,
Challenaw
The report also offers a candid assessment of challengesthat remahfor Iraq are!the Coarkh.
Among them-
. The extremists continueto liy to foment tension, ethnic sttife and even civil war between
Sunns and Shi'ias through murder and attacks on religioussites.
. Countries such as Syria and Iran remain notably unhetofulIn assisting Iraq seam llS
borders from foreign invaders.
"I'm opflmisHcabout the future of this country Isee optimism in a n~mberof places - In the Iraqi
Sec~rilyForces and in heir emergence over the test four months, and inek w Bigness and
enthusiasmand dedicationto steppingUD to the plate, I see optimism in the facthat the people
have accomp i s h a a 01 n what rink 1s a snort perad of time. ~ndervery difficultcircumstances.
and they want something better. They want
Maj. Gen. Johnson, July22,2CQ5
.
The period since the January 2005 elections has been one of contMerable progmÈ in Iraq:
Iraqis are increasinglyin the lead fostering a secure environment that is helpmg their
.
MultinationalForce-West
The MultinationalForce-West area comprisesa number of different forces built around the
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Area of Operation
The area of operationencompasses Al Anbar, Karbalaand Najaf provinces
The populationis approximately2 5 milion
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Mtailon
The MNF-West mission Is b create a securityenvironmentthat facHltie8 the devetopinent
of the IraqiSecurity Forcesand enables tie growth of Iraqi self-governanceand self
reliance
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Iraqi Security Foren
The capability and competence of Iraqi solcfers is improwng
Iraqi soldiers are playing an increasingly importantrole in all the operationsofthe
MNF-West, recently they have taken the lead In some smalleroperations
. region
The I MEF 'the predecessor unM) d scowemda lot of palmforces in Al Anbar pfuww
were dnsultabte, and there was wmpnon. The Iraqi government instituted a ngocous
screenina crocess for recruits There is now a maiorscnoolfor the lew candidates n
Jordan &d there are police academies in the province.
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Iraqi Governance
All three provinceshave elected provincialcouncils that are actvely taking part in I M r
communities' reconstruction
Many key cities have elected mayors and elected counds, more are scheduledto hold
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elections in the coming month3
These municipalitiesare seeking politicalsolutionsto their problems They're engaging
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Iraqi Resolve
Citizens of the reaionare refuslno to bow to the insuriients' threats of retaliafofi.
The currentgovernorof AI Anbar lock office without hestaton followingIhe
.
> Kyrgyzstanand Tajdstan have been very helpful h the war on terrorism In fte region.
S~pportagreementssuch as use of bases and overflight nghts haveassistedU S military
and hJmar tadai efforts .n AfghanistanduringOperanon End~nngFreedom.
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Airport.
Kvmvzstan'sdefense minister said the UnitedStatesis welcome to continue usinn Manas
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~ iForce
r Base
Gen -Maj Ismail Isekov said he agrees with Secretary Rumsfeld's assessment that
Afghanistanstill Is not stable and, therefcia, U S Iroops are still needed in Kyrgyzstan
.
Bakiyev, whose Inauguration Is scheduledAug 14.
Kvmvzstan'sformer resident fled the country March 24 after a bloodlessWUD.
~ h e " Ã ˆ10~ el ecvon earned good marks from the Organizationfor the Sawn$ and
Comeraton of E~rooe(OSCEI. a Eurooean DO-l-watchha omailzation.
it is the first& m i ary of me five for& ~ovietceniralkian republics01
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Uzbekistan.T~rknensar, Tai 6,sian. Kazakhstan or Kmvzstan nave iacerved OSCE
passing grades for an election.
> The United Stales wll continueto work with theinternationalcommunity to support
Kyrgyzstan'semergence as a democratic state and free-marketeconomy.
> The United Stales will continueto work with Kymyzstan'sgownment to confrontviolent
extremismand global terrorism
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Afahanistan
Naxoncslramckersfrom Afgnanlstan haw ~sedTajklstan to transport illegal opiates.
The Lniied Slates a mvldno neanv $14 mlion (o bolster Talikistan's border securityand
countemancobcsprograms
> White in Tajkislan, Secretary Rumsfeld met with President E m a l l Sharipovich R a h m
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and senior Taçofficials
The meetinqsfocused on condnuing the anti-terror war, the reconstruction of Afghanistan,
horde- sec&, meltiods to eradicate drug prcducion and trafficking in Afgnanistan, and
other ways 10 improve polnical and economic security in the central Asian regon
. Two o h Army facilitieswill be returnedate later date. They are Loghton Barracks and
Wuerzburg Hospital, both located In Wueizberg
. The Defense Department remains committed to basinga Stryker Brigade Team In Vllseck,
Gemany, near the Am/s premiertraining facility In Grafenwoehr
> The return of the h s e a h one pert of the Amy% tranafonnationto better fight In thà 21"
century.
The transformationof Army units is the l w t restmcturhgof the Army since WWII
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Combat Teams).
Under this new modular structure, the number of Brigade CombatTeam in the
active Army wiil increasefrom 33 to 43. enhancingthe active Army's combat
.power by 30 percent
The Brigade Combat Teams will be categorizedInto three types. Stryker, heavy
and liaht The number of soldiersm a Brmade Combat Team varies between 3.500
> On Wednesday DM Army announcedthe location for the active component modulu
.
Brigade Combat Teams.
The most signfiant force siructure change will be the transfer of moretian 50,000
soldiers from Germany and Korea to the United Slates by the end of the decade.
Most of Ihe forces wl come from Europe; In addition to tna I* 10 returningto Fort Riby.
the l a Armored Division, also based .n Germany, mil relocateto Fon Brss, Texas.
Actve Brigade Combat Teams Posture:
(Mmstty of Defense)
.. One mechanized division with one brigade headquarters and two battalions.
Three battalions undergoingtraining.
Continueto add 1,000 to 1,400 remits evay month.
. plannedforce of 135,000.
Continue to tram 1,500 police offcera every eight weeks in Joidan and another 1.mfrom
a 10-weekclass in Baahdad.
Since January, the r o l i iave grown by ne* 16.000 police officers, 1.300 special police,
1.810 border d c e , 600 niqhwaq wtrol,2,400 rnemhereof Die pubk order battalions and
4,000 Facility ProtectionService.
Training is high quality, involvinginternational trainersin both Jordan and Iraq, and Iran
Instructors are playing an increasinglylarger role
. and stab1Bry TO h e mu&, and allowing their fellow 1 4 , sto see tiem in acton
- - capat4 lies are Increasg itw pressureon the
- nq- nirrbens and orowlnq
The forces qroÃ
. insurgency
Last week Coalitionand Iraqi forces averagednearly 40 battalion-sizedoperationsa day in
Iraq
Reconstruction
.. Reconstructionin Falluiah Is an exarnote ofthe oroaress taking dace across the country.
The Fallujah City Coiicl and FaBu'an ~econstructionComml~eeare working alocgside
with h e U.S Annv Corn of Ena neers 10 return Hie ciws s e w s to the level they mi
prior to ~ ~ e r a l j o n ~ l -In~~ovember
ajr 2004.
. Since Febmarv more than $20 million has been dedicatedto reconstructioneffortsin
Fallurn and another $80 million Is plannedfor the future Over lne next few months
tie CO'OSwll fmsh consmchna a beam dinic. four schools and foJr 250-DOTW
r to increasefresh water capacity by 3 million
police stat ens Projects a"e ~ n kway
gallons per day; a modem sewage sfstern ,s 80 percent complete; electricityis aWJl
83 percentof me pra-AI-Fajrlevels and shculo be bara to 100 perrant b) D ~ c ~ ~ ~ D w .
> A joint commission has been formed in Iraq to establishconditions togradually
transition security responsibility to Iraq1Security Forces.
.
Other considerationswill include'
The capacity of local governments to exercisecivil authority and provide basic
services, and
. forces
The transition of security to Iraqi Security Forces and the reducedpresence of C08lition
forces will be visible to the Iraq people.
. The commission will meet every other week A waking group win meettwiceWeekly to
assist In the process
. The goal of the operation is to intenlid and disrdpt terrotists and foreign terrorists'
presencein the Haditha, Haqlimyah and Baiwanah areas
Approximately800 U S Marines am) sabre and 180 Iraqi Security Force and Iraqi Special
Operations Fore soldiers are involved in the operation
At the requestof the Russian Navy, the U S. Navy Is sending a team oftechniciansand
two "Super Smrplos,' remotely operated submersiblevehicles capableof cutting ow-inch-
thick steel.
The 30 personreland Super Scorphs will be Down from San Dlego today atnart a US.
Air Force G5 to Petrooavo vsk. RJSSS,and then uansoorted bv fuck to be emcafked oft
a Russianship before makinga descent to the strandedsubmersible.
. In addtian, one deep dime 8000.a remotely operated v 8 h i i , will be sent franAndrew
Air Force Base on a C-17 and two manned atmoschericd i q systemhard suits wik be
sent from New Orleans, also on military transport
> The vast majority of Iraqis are rejectingwould-be terroristo and their cau8e at each
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ODDOrtunItv.
' Iraq s are voting in elections, panic pattng in drafting their country's permanent constitution
and Iiiiixi UD in the tens of !housands to defend thercombv.as .Dart of 'he iraai S e c W
Forces
At some point these terroristsshould see their cause is a desperate one.
They cant hold their ground for long,
> Polltlcai,economk and security progressIn Iraq will create an environment thatwill
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allow Iraqisto put down the Insurgencyover time.
As each of these sectors develops, the effectivenessof the insurgencywill diminish.
Iraqis are makmg progressthrough thew am efforts, and with support from the COdkNI
and the internationalcommunity
. ... ...
IncreasinalvCoalitbn forces are tuminq over responsibilitiesto the Iraqis. A Ural step
in the traisition Is Iraqi forces providngbr their own fuel and food. In five major
h'a'ning bases across tne country Iraqisare now contracfng for lhevown service
one indicator that the lnsugencydoesn't haw a popular backing is the number of UpÂ
to a nationalhotline, whkh have Increased consistently since the Janualy etectkms.
> Enemiesof Iraq understand that the constitution could become one of the not
powerfulweapons deployed against the terrorists.
These enemies are determinedto stop the constitutional processthrough terror and
intmidatmn
Violence in Iraqcould increase before the Oct 15 constitutionalreferendum and the Dec.
15 elections, as it did beforethe January 2005 elections
> The only way the Ineurgentocan win Is by convincing Imqk, Amerlcins a n d m mrt d
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the world the fight In Iraq n not worth It
Cca ilioi forces have me w Ioower to take the fdht to the enemv. and US. soldters.
sailors, airmen and Marines in Iraq ovenrtielmin&see the benefits of Operation Iraqi
Freedom.
Following are highlightsfrom an Aug. 11 press briefing in Baghdadby Army Maj. Gen. Rick Lynch, a Multt-
Natlonal Force.lrq (MNF.1) depuv cMmfofsIaff.
'I do want to make the point again that we don't sco,from the porapecbwofthe force, an insurgencythafa
growing and expanding.And indicators are that they're not dong that" Maj. Gen Lynch
.
9 The criteria for withdrawing forces from Iraq continueto be condHlons^nsed.
One criterion is that the politicalprocess n Iraqmust continue to mature
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Coalition and Iraqi forces continue to goon the offensive against the enemiesof Iraq.
Oceration Quick Strike has successfully concludedthis week In western Im
he ooal of fte elaht-dav, oneratiofi
r
was to interdictand disrupt terrorists and fbrelan tenWttti'
presence n me ridd tha naqlinryah and Barwanaiareas
Tri ry six su%cted tcmnss were oetaltieri n the egn'day opratm 28 mprovised bornbe
were found, Some of which had been nqwd to destroy entire bundlw; and nine car bombs
were discovered
Approximately800 U S Marlnes and saitore md 180 IraqiSecurity F w dFF I$ Special
Operations Force soldiers were involved inthe operation
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Iraqiforcesarecontinuingto developandcomeon-line.
1,000 students beganthe Baghdad Police Coleae this week.
A class of 1,500 students began the policebasic course at .bndan InternationalPoliceTiaMig
. Center
Wore Iran 950 po t e !ti,denti graduatedIn Baghdadand repined lot W.
A class of medics In Die lac' amy graduated Ivm courses at Die ffir~ushM'Mary Training
Base
9 ReconstructionIn Iraq Is also moving forward. Including In the SadrCity section of Bagrxhd.
Seven health care projects programmedfor Sadr City are ongoing includingconstructionon a ffl