Thread: Iraq/Dinar News. 09/05 to 01/14/07

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We all look forward to your positive postings...a BIG thanks!

Iraq set to boost security forces: Rumsfeld - Yahoo! News



Iraq set to boost security forces: Rumsfeld

By Andrew Gray
21 minutes ago



WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said on Tuesday Iraq was expected to build up its security force beyond the goal of 325,000, as high levels of violence persist in the country.

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With training of Iraqi security forces crucial to U.S. hopes of reducing its own troops in Iraq, Rumsfeld said he had received recommendations to boost the size and speed up training of the forces from Iraq's government and Gen. George Casey, the top U.S. commander in the country.

"I'm very comfortable with the increases they've proposed and the accelerations in achievement of some of their targets that they've proposed... and I understand that the Iraqi government is," Rumsfeld told reporters at the Pentagon.

"Now it's simply a matter of our pressing forward and getting our portion of the funding from the Congress and working to see that it's executed."

Rumsfeld declined to specify the size of the increase. A CBS television report on Monday said Casey had recommended an increase of up to 100,000 members of the security forces.

U.S. forces aim to train and equip 325,000 Iraqi soldiers and police officers by around the end of the year. So far they have processed more than 312,000 -- around 181,000 police and 132,000 soldiers, according to the U.S. military.

Analysts, however, have questioned whether the new Iraqi forces are sufficiently trained and disciplined to be effective. They have expressed particular concern about infiltration of the police by Shi'ite militia members.

U.S. commanders in Iraq have said violence in recent weeks, blamed mainly on insurgents, Islamist militants and sectarian militias, is as high as at any time since the U.S.-led invasion in 2003 toppled Saddam Hussein.

October has been the deadliest month for U.S. forces in Iraq for nearly two years, with 103 deaths. More than 2,800 U.S. troops and at least tens of thousands of Iraqis have died since the invasion. U.S. forces in Iraq stand at around 150,000, the highest level this year

Rumsfeld declined to say if the move to increase the Iraqi forces was a reaction to a more challenging security environment. He said he expected the Iraqi government to announce the changes.

He also said he doubted more U.S. military trainers would need to go to Iraq to train the additional forces.

"These people are pushing people through pretty fast," he said.

GR that is the best, most easily understood explanation of a document, that I originally found totally incoherent, that I have seen in a long time. Now it makes much more sense. Plus it sounds like a system that will be around for a long time to come regardless of what the law says. Wish we had it here in N.America. Any way my point is that I think there are a lot of people out here in Dinar Land that would PAY for such on the spot info. Does any body out there know of anybody that provides this service. This site needs somebody fluent in Arabic that can decifer all these confusing translations. " I'd Pay a Dollar(or more) For That!! Just my take on things. Any help appreciated>

Originally Posted by motomachi

PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ

US Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Treasury Robert Kimmit, after a short into and a speech, Ole Bob has some neat things to say!

A must hear, but his speech is in English so all the American can understand okay, but those living outside the lower forty eight will need some assistance! Ha ha, just joking!!

The sweet lady had brought this up earlier and I was napping after being beat up by work!

Sorry, I just passed out!

Just listened and found it very encouraging...especially liked when he was evasive, to me it sounds like he's being secretive about something....hmmmmm

I do not believe it, this guy speaks the King's English very well! Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ibrahim Ahmed Saleh on the news conference tab on the site below: just slide the arrow after the video starts! (Third speaker down on the "News Conference" tab!)

Listening to it now, he brings up the Security & Reconciliation Plan, a time table, FIL, hydro-carbon law, "OIL", and he made a statement saying that they want to be a "donar" nation soon!

I like the way this gentlemen speaks and his manners! Not just an "empty" wordy type person!

Question and Answewr period, really good! If he gets a question in Arabic, he answers in Arabic! Too bad!

Originally Posted by motomachi

PREPARATORY MEETING FOR THE INTERNATIONAL COMPACT WITH IRAQ

US Deputy Secretary of the Department of the Treasury Robert Kimmit, after a short into and a speech, Ole Bob has some neat things to say!

A must hear, but his speech is in English so all the American can understand okay, but those living outside the lower forty eight will need some assistance! Ha ha, just joking!!

The sweet lady had brought this up earlier and I was napping after being beat up by work!

Sorry, I just passed out!

So with what we know about today's events, does everyone still think we are very close.....like next 3-4 days?

Originally Posted by motomachi

I do not believe it, this guy speaks the King's English very well! Iraqi Deputy Prime Minister Ibrahim Ahmed Saleh on the news conference tab on the site below: just slide the arrow after the video starts! (Third speaker down on the "News Conference" tab!)

Listening to it now, he brings up the Security & Reconciliation Plan, a time table, FIL, hydro-carbon law, "OIL", and he made a statement saying that they want to be a "donar" nation soon!

I like the way this gentlemen speaks and his manners! Not just an "empty" wordy type person!

Question and Answewr period, really good! If he gets a question in Arabic, he answers in Arabic! Too bad!

I agree, heard him on Newsnight here in England last week, very articulate, good manners, liked him must say.

Originally Posted by Amanda

So with what we know about today's events, does everyone still think we are very close.....like next 3-4 days?

3 or 4 days....ANY TIME NOW.....COME ON LET'S REVAL-O-WEEN THIS THING....excellent speech....we are here folks. Everything else is just formalities...at least that is what I got from it.

Wow, 'major event in the next 6 weeks that will launch the Compact'.......

Wonder.........

Originally Posted by CharmedPiper

3 or 4 days....ANY TIME NOW.....COME ON LET'S REVAL-O-WEEN THIS THING....excellent speech....we are here folks. Everything else is just formalities...at least that is what I got from it.

I have been watching this site all day...and I am lost. Why are we thinking any moment...what was specifically said in the speech to make everyone so happy?