Rumsfeld: Iraq Must Grow Own Govt. System
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KIRKUK, Iraq - After listening to two U.S. Army officers describe recent progress in battling the insurgency and stabilizing northern Iraq, Defense Secretary Donald H...
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In Iraq on Friday, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld witnessed a wide variety of special forces, commando, police and regular military units that are learning how to take over the fight against the resilient insurgency.
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The top American general in Iraq said   on Wednesday he foresaw Iraq assuming control of its own   security within 12 to 18 months with "very little" support from   U.S.-led forces.
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ELEANOR HALL: The United States Defence Secretary, Donald Rumsfeld, has said today that he expects US forces to remain in Iraq for at least another four years.
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U.S. and foreign officials say it is increasingly clear that more armed forces will be needed in Iraq over coming months to secure the nation's first democratic elections, to protect against the possibility of an insurgent offensive during Ramadan.
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Security cannot be truly established in Iraq ( news - web sites ) until the country's own police, armed forces and other security organisations are firmly in place, Iraqi deputy prime minister Barham Salih ...
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Prime Minister Tony Blair said that British soldiers must "stay the course" in Iraq until Iraqis themselves establish democracy with their own security forces.
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Iraq will be ready to take over security from U.S. forces "any time" they decide to withdraw, although its police and army still need more training, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said in remarks over the weekend.
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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki told lawmakers Monday that Iraqi forces were not ready to take over security from the U.S. military across the country.
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Iraq&#39;s elections should be nationwide, a top Bush administration official said on Friday, clashing publicly with Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld&#39;s suggestion that voting
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Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld flew  into Iraq on Friday and warned it would take time to build  Iraqi security forces capable of crushing the country's bloody  insurgency.
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President Bush has asked Defense  Secretary Donald Rumsfeld to stay on in Bush's second term to  keep running the Iraq war and adapting the U.S. military to  face post-Cold War threats like terrorism, a senior Bush  administration official said on Friday.
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Defending himself against allegations that he was uncaring about the suffering of soldiers in Iraq, Pentagon chief Donald Rumsfeld made an unusual personal statement Wednesday about his concern for endangered troops.
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The new U.S. military commander in Iraq said on Saturday that American and Iraqi security forces had to stabilize the country in what he called a high-stakes battle, or it would be doomed to more violence.
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WASHINGTON - Iraq does not have to be perfectly peaceful before the United States can withdraw its troops, US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Friday.
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The U.S. strategy in Iraq, Marine Col. T.X. Hammes observed in a recent interview, is a three-step process. "Clear out the insurgents, build up the Iraqi security forces, and then develop and install local governments in preparation for national elections," said Hammes.
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POIANA BRASOV, Romania, Oct 12  - US Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld said Tuesday that Iraqi security forces needed equipment as well as training and anything NATO allies could do to support them would helpful.