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Date: NSC on Iraq by SVTC
AUG 2 5 2010 Wednesday, May 12,2004

(President, Powell, Wolfowitz, Pace, Miscik, Rice, Card, Cheney, Miller,

Hadley, Gonzales, Libby, Armitage, Feith, Sharp, Bremer & Blackwill (both
by SVTC»

Pace: [Gave military briefing. I

President: Why are causalities from IEDs going down?

Pace: Tactics, Techniques & Procedures (TTPs) are improving.

Ahizaid will check with Rumsfeld before action is taken against. I)
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Wolfowitz: There are demonstrations by Shia against Sadr.

Presidcnt: In Fallujah it would be important to find someone who was dancing

over the US bodies and show that justicc is being done.

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President: If Sadr is brought to trial by Iraqis, what will bc the reaction in Sadr
City'?

Bremcr: It will help. Brin ing services to Sadr City would be good. Ir we usc /
violence we'll have trouble. ;r"" I. t./ ( la)
Cheney: Should we push Sadr issue to conclusion now and not let him have time
10 ITcover t1"om recent setbacks.

Pace: Our forces think things are moving in the right direction now and should be
allowed 10 rlln their coursc.

Bremer: Update on political process. Daily contact with Brahimi. lie's asked for
our ideCls on people for the government.

Hc'll have lirsl ellt of government \vithin next 10 days.

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President: Make sure Brahimi gets plenty of protection. Really important he's not
harmed. -to'lciy
President: an Iraqi leader to say to US: Thanks for your sacrifice.
don't expect but he should be grateful for what we've done. We want
American peoplc to support our mission.

The Iraqi should want the job. We should see it in his body languagc.

Must have courage---bc willing to take the heat.

Some in U.S. says Iraqi can't be free so we should find a tough general and
put him in charge and let him torture people to achieve stability. But that's not my
policy. We need someone courageous enough to stand up.

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Wolfowitz: Sanchez and Petraeus are high on the current Minister of Interior. I
This argucs for keeping him given our interest in continuity in the Ministry.

President: I agree with that. I heard that at the Pentagon Monday. Work with
Brahimi on this.

Bremer: .We'll talk again with Brahimi.

Regarding Sadr we've said that he must present himself to Iraqi justice and
disband his militia.

President: Tell me about reconstruction.

HrellllT: Some big contractors have come back.

Insurgents arc going after the infrastructure. Has hurt oil exports and
electrical grid.

Wollowitl.: Flag controversy is not good.

Bremer: Iraqi Governing Council did it on their own. I said they don't helve the
authority to change the flag.

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Pn.:sidcnt: Blairos idea: bring new Iraqi PM to UN when wcOre dehating the
UNSeR. Should be done before June.

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Powell: I recognize the need. But this is a big deal. We need to think ahout
consultation process. Will affect

Pn:sident: What's the alternative?

Pace: There arc some. but they're not as good.

Powcll: People will argue that we're in trouble in Iraq so we're pulling troops out
of other theaters.

Cheney:
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President: Sounds like option is right but we must get notification right.

Powill: Let Deputics Committee work the notification plan.

Rice: We need the trigger date.

Pace: May 23 rJ is notification date.

Pn:sidt'llt: Put this announcement in a package with announcement of extra

capability

Stryker and other items.

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