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Iraq

bySVTCWednesday,

May

12,2004Note

taker:

Feith

 President,

Powell,Wolfowitz,Pace,Miscik,Rice,

Card,

Cheney,

Miller,Hadley,Gonzales,Libby,Armitage,Feith,

Sharp,Bremer

 

Blackwill bothby

SVTC»

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President:

Why

arecausalitiesfromIEDsgoingdown?

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Tactics,Techniques

 

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Fallujah

it

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US

bodiesandshowthatjusticc

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beingdone.

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brought

to

trial

by

Iraqis,whatwill

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Sadr

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President:MakesureBrahimigetsplenty

of

protection.Reallyimportanthe snotharmed.

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President:

an

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toUS

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he

shouldbegratefulforwhat

we ve

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it

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hisbodylanguagc.Musthavecourage bcwillingtotaketheheat.Some

in

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befreesoweshouldfindatoughgeneralandputhim

in

chargeandlethimtorturepeopletoachievestability.Butthat snot

my

policy.Weneedsomeonecourageousenoughtostandup.

Ou s

Wolfowitz:SanchezandPetraeusarehighonthecurrentMinister

of

Interior.

 

Thisargucsforkeepinghimgivenourinterest

in

continuity

in

theMinistry.President:Iagreewiththat.IheardthatatthePentagonMonday.WorkwithBrahimionthis.Bremer:.We lltalkagainwithBrahimi.RegardingSadr

we ve

saidthathemustpresenthimselftoIraqijusticeanddisbandhismilitia.President:Tellmeaboutreconstruction.HrellllT:Somebigcontractorshavecomeback.Insurgentsarcgoingaftertheinfrastructure.Hashurtoilexportsandelectricalgrid.Wollowitl.:Flagcontroversy

is

notgood.Bremer:IraqiGoverningCouncildid

it

ontheirown.Isaidtheydon t

helve

theauthoritytochangetheflag.

 

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