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Section[ Appendix - The 8 Strategic Pillars

Title[ Pillar 1 - Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgency

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

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Strategic Pillar One

Defeat the Terrorists and Neutralize the Insurgency

STRATEGIC  OBJECTIVE:  Iraq  is  not  a  source  of  terrorists  or  terrorist  resources,  and  neither

terrorists, Saddamists, nor rejectionists are able to prevent Iraq's political and economic progress.   They

cannot  stop  the  Iraqi  government's  development  of  a  constitutional  representative  democracy,  the

provision  of  essential  services,  a  market  economy  that  provides  goods,  services,  and  employment  for

Iraqis, or the free flow of information and ideas.

Status:  Increasingly capable Iraqi security forces are working with Coalition forces to disrupt enemy

operations by preventing the establishment of enemy safe havens in Iraq and by providing enhanced

protection of key infrastructure.  They are disrupting enemy movements across borders and are applying

pressure to stop the use of Syrian territory to facilitate terrorist activities in Iraq.  As the Iraqi government

establishes its authority, it generates - with international assistance - programs and projects to benefit the

Iraqi people and isolate violent extremists from the population.  As security improves, the United States

will work with Iraqi authorities to strengthen provincial governments, especially through the use of

project funding.

The United States is helping Iraq achieve this objective by pursuing the following lines of action:

-   Staying on the offensive by aiding the Iraqi government to eliminate enemy safe havens and hunt

down members of terrorist cells and key enemy leaders

-   Facilitating the establishment of effective local governance and security elements to ensure post-

conflict stability and security

-   Assisting Iraqi authorities to suppress foreign fighter infiltration and denying terrorists freedom

of movement

-   Working with the Iraqi government to disrupt enemy financial networks

-   Helping the Iraqis to harden, build redundancy, and protect critical infrastructure

"To be sure, the terrorists and insurgents are out to shake our will.  But they will not succeed.  The Iraqi

people, enabled by the military and civilian members of the coalition, will succeed."

-General George Casey, Commander, US Forces in Iraq, June 2005

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