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Section[ Appendix - The 8 Strategic Pillars  

Title[ Pillar 2 - Transition Iraq to Security Self-Reliance

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       

Strategic Pillar Two

Transition Iraq to Security Self-Reliance

STRATEGIC OBJECTIVE:  The Government of Iraq provides for the internal security of Iraq, monitors

and controls its borders, successfully defends against terrorists and other security threats.

Status:  Iraqi security forces, both military and police, are growing in capability through regular and

challenging training.  They are gaining operational experience to bring the fight directly to the enemies of

democracy in Iraq.  As Iraqi units become more capable, they are moving from fighting alongside

Coalition forces, to taking the lead in operations against the enemy.  As more units gain experience and

grow more capable, Iraqis will take the lead in the bulk of operations, and Coalition forces will

increasingly focus on specialized missions, such as killing or capturing Zarqawi and his henchmen.

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

-   Helping  to  train  and  equip  the  Iraqi  Security  Forces,  military,  and  police,  so  they  can combat terrorist and other enemy activity and maintain a secure environment in Iraq

-   Assisting  in  the  development  of  Iraq's  security  ministries  to  control,  manage,  and  sustain the Iraqi security forces and assume greater responsibility for the security of the state

-   Increasing the Iraqi government's capability to protect its key economic infrastructure, control its

borders, and deny entry to foreign fighters and violent extremists

-   Improving the Iraqi government's intelligence capability to augment security force efforts and to

protect national interests

"The principal task of our military is to find and defeat the terrorists, and that is why we are on the offense.

And as we pursue the terrorists, our military is helping to train Iraqi security forces so that

they can defend their people and fight the enemy on their own."

-President George W. Bush, June 28, 2005

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