Iraq Facts: News For The Week Of December 5th

Republican National Committee ^ | December 8, 2005

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NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 5, 2005 PDF Version     "Nearly Twice As Many Iraqi Security Forces Will Be Available To Guard [The Dec. 15 Election] As Were On Hand During Voting In January ..." (Robert Burns, "U.S. General Says Iraqis Will Have Nearly 100,000 More Troops Available For Election Security," The Associated Press, 12/2/05)   "[225,000] Members Of The Iraqi Army And Police Will Be Operating During This Month's Elections ... Compared To The 130,000 Fielded During Parliamentary Elections In January." (Robert Burns, "U.S. General Says Iraqis Will Have Nearly 100,000 More Troops Available For Election Security," The Associated Press, 12/2/05) "Iraq Has Six Basic Police Academies, And One In Jordan, That Together Produce Over 3,500 New Police Officers Every 10 Weeks." (Department Of State Website, www.state.gov, Accessed 12/7/05)		"As Iraqis Nationwide Prepare To Go To The Polls For The Third Time This Year On Dec. 15 - This Time For A New Parliament - Candidates And Political Parties Of All Stripes Are Embracing Politics ..." (Jonathan Finer, "In Iraq, Signs Of Political Evolution," The Washington Post, 12/8/05) "[Iraqi's Are] Showing Increasing Sophistication About The Electoral Process, According To Campaign Specialists, Party Officials And Candidates [In Iraq]." (Jonathan Finer, "In Iraq, Signs Of Political Evolution," The Washington Post, 12/8/05) "Evidence Of Political Evolution Is Plastered All Over Baghdad's Normally Drab Concrete Blast Walls And Hung On Lampposts At Nearly Every Major Intersection ... Television And Radio Airwaves Are Replete With Slick Advertisements ..." (Jonathan Finer, "In Iraq, Signs Of Political Evolution," The Washington Post, 12/8/05)
Tips From Iraqi Citizens Led To The Arrest Of 24 Terror Suspects On Monday In Baghdad. (United States Central Command Website, www.centcom.mil, Accessed 12/7/05)   "Over The Past Week ... 104 Weapons Caches Were Discovered During 355 Combined Operations Throughout [Iraq]." (Department Of State Website, www.state.gov, Accessed 12/7/05) Secretary Of Defense Donald Rumsfeld: "[T]he Number Of Tips That The Iraqi People ... [Provide Has] Gone From 483 A Month To 4,700 Tips Per Month." (Department Of Defense Website, www.defenselink.mil, Accessed 12/5/05)		"Primary-School Enrollment Has Jumped 20 Percent Over The Saddam Years, According To The Brookings Institution's Iraq Index." (Editorial, "On Balance," The Washington Times, 12/7/05)   "Iraq's [Gross Domestic Product] Rebounded By An Estimated 50 Percent In 2004, According To The IMF, Mostly Due To Increased Oil Revenues." (Editorial, "On Balance," The Washington Times, 12/7/05)   "Eighty-Five Percent Of Iraqis Plan To Go To The Polls To Elect A Permanent Council Of Representatives, Who Will Serve Four-Year Terms." (House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter, "Progress In Iraq Update," Press Release, 12/5/05)

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[agincourt1415]

225,000 is a strong number, and these numbers could increase faster once the Iraqi's have a core of experienced troops to train others.

Does anybody know what the next near term goal is?

Maybe 400,000 or so, with say about 10,000 American Troops in locations to support them.

[hsalaw]

"225,000 is a strong number, and these numbers could increase faster once the Iraqi's have a core of experienced troops to train others."

Sean Hannity had a military caller this afternoon who'd helped with the initial training of the Iraqi troops last year. He said they're basically training raw recruits, in which case the numbers are even more amazing. Kudos not only to our troops for their strength, but also to these Iraqis for their willingness to stand up for their country. And to all of those who bravely go out to vote!

[agincourt1415]

I heard the exact same caller, its funny, because thats the only part of his show that I heard today.

Yeah, they are not going to be as good as our troops, because our troops are coming from an over 200 year tradition, and huge recent success, nobody can match our leadership and recent combat experience.

But thats exactly what we are transfering to the Iraqi Army, and those Iraqi's are getting the best available practical training that exists, almost one on one.

And they leave the classroom and go out in the field and practice what they have learned under our troops.

Mark my words, Iraq will be able to handle the terrorists, and they will pull out the stops once they are in charge of the hunt, they won't be a nice as our troops.

The election coming this could by the last gasp for the terrorists, they got to be running on empty.

[hsalaw]

"Mark my words, Iraq will be able to handle the terrorists, and they will pull out the stops once they are in charge of the hunt, they won't be a nice as our troops."

I read an article somewhere (I don't think it was here on FR)that said when the Iraqi troops conduct a raid, there aren't many (or any) "prisoners" to bring in. I also saw the Fox special on the "other story" of Iraq, where one of their TV stations had a reality-type show on captured terrorists. Yes, they're not heavily into the PC line, and I can't say I blame them. If terrorists were in my neighborhood, I don't think I'd spend a lot of time chatting them up. One of Sean's guests was "Flipper" - don't know her real name - whose line was "guns are bad" and we should all get rid of them, and that she'd have tried to talk to that nutcase who was shot by the air marshalls and to bin Laden. What a ditz.

[agincourt1415]

Re: Flipper

That's one thing, I mean I have a bone to pick with Sean over Flipper, she adds no value to his radio show.

Why would Sean pay her 40 grand or whatever she makes to sit there and be a huge ditz.

He could be using my wife instead, and she is to the right of Limbaugh, plus she is Irish Catholic.

[hsalaw]

What!? You mean that whiney woman "Flipper" is a "regular"? I rarely listen to Hannity's show because my favorite (Rush Limbaugh) station carries a local talk host in the afternoon, but that Flipper person really ticked me off.

[agincourt1415]

She was on the show for quite a while, then my wife just updated me and said she went on to produce another show.

Sean just had her on as a guest.

What a waste of Radio Air Time.

I cannot believe anybody would hire her, she's a SUPER DITZ!