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AscoalitionforcesmovetoclearinsurgentstrongholdslikeDiyalaProvince,northofBaghdad,aspartofthenew10-dayoldoffensive,theplanisfor
(1)__________forcestotakeoverandmaintainsecurityinthoseareas.Butashenearstheendofayear-longassignmentrunningtrainingprogramsfortheIraqiArmyandpolice,BrigadierGeneralDanaPittard
(2)__________thiswarningonMonday.
DANAPITTARD:
Itwilltaketime,andwe’vereallygottobecareful.
GeneralPittard,whowasanoperationalcommanderinDiyalatwoyearsago,sayshewassaddenedduringavisitthe(3)_______capitalBaquba,earlyMonday,whenhesawmanyofthedevelopmentprojectsheworkedonlyinginshambles.Hesaysthathappened,andtheprovincebecameaninsurgentstrongholdagain,because(4)________commandersmovedtooquicklytowithdrawtheirownforcesatthebeginningoflastyearandhandedsecurityresponsibilitytothenewandunpreparedIraqiforces.Theresult,hesaid,isnearly10,000U.S.troopsarebackintheprovince,workingwiththeIraqiArmyto(5)_______control.
Thelessonlearnedis,donotmoveourforcestructuredowntooquickly.Donotdrawdowntooquicklywhenwethinkthereisaglimmerofsuccess.Itwilltaketime.ItwilltaketimefortheIraqisecurityforcestobeabletotakeoverfromourforces.
Still,GeneralPittardsaystheIraqiforceswill(6)__________beabletotakecontrol,iftheyaregiventhetimetodeveloptheskills,leadershipandlogisticalinfrastructuretheyneed.Hesaysthatcouldtake“acoupleofyears”insomeareaslikeDiyala.ButhesaysinmanypartsofthecountryIraqiforcesshouldbeabletotake(7)__________bynextspring,asamoreseniorAmericangeneralindicatedlastweek.
Oh,itisrealisticinmanyareasinIraq.ButinDiyalaProvince,thewayitisrightnowitwilltakesometime.Itwilltakeacoalitionforcepresencethere,partneredwiththefifthIraqiArmydivisionandtheIraqipolicetoprovidelastingstabilitysothattheprovincialgovernmentcanthentakecontrol.
GeneralPittardnoted,inparticular,progressintheIraqiNationalPolice,whichwasheavilyinfiltratedbymilitiaelements.Hesaysanewnationalcommander(8)__________severalkeyofficers,andentireunitsweretakenoutoftheirstationsforamonth-longretrainingprogram.ThegeneralsaystheIraqiArmyisalsoimproving,andhasshownawillingnesstofightthatwasnotalwayspresentinthepast.Thearmyhashadmoretrainingthanthepoliceforce,butGeneralPittardsayseventhearmyneeds“years”tobuildits(9)__________andleadership.EvennextspringislongerthanmanyAmericansandmembersofcongresswanttowaitbeforestartingto(10)__________someofthe155,000U.S.troopsinIraq.ThecongressisdemandingaprogressreportonthenewIraqsecurityplanbySeptember,andmanymemberswantaU.S.troopwithdrawaltobeginshortlyafterward.GeneralPittardappealedforpatience.AlPessin,VOANews,atthePentagon.
NewsItem20
Nearly600candidatesarecompetingforthe88electedseatsinEgypt’supperhouseofparliament,knownastheShuraCouncil.Forthefirsttime
(1)___________banned,buttolerated,oppositiongroup,theMuslimBrotherhood,isfielding
(2)____________fortheShuraCouncilelections.Thegroup,whichhasbeenbannedsince1954,runscandidatesasindependents.Hundredsofmembersofthegroup,includingacandidate,havebeenarrestedinagovernmentcrackdownsincethe(3)______________thegroupwouldcontest19seats.
DeputyGuideoftheMuslimBrotherhood,MohamedHabib,saysthegroupdoesnotknowhowmanyofitsmembersarebeingheld.“Wecannotdeterminethenumberofdetainees,becauseitis(4)__________increasingandchangingfromonesecondtoanother,”Habibsaid.Helistsaseriesofchargesagainstthegovernmentrangingfrommassarreststoclosingpollingstationsandfabricatingvotes.
ShuraroughlytranslatesintoEnglishas“consultative”.Thepowersofthecouncilaremuchmorelimitedthanthelowerhouseofparliament,calledthePeople’sAssembly.TheMuslimBrotherhoodwon(5)_________20percentofthePeople’sAssemblyinthelastroundofparliamentaryelections.AttheManshiyatAl-Qanaterpollingstation,MuslimBrotherhoodcandidateSa’idSalehcomplainedofintimidationand(6)__________bythepolicesinceheannouncedhiscandidacy.Thishighlightstheimportanceoftheelectionhesays.“Ourcauseisreform.Weareworkingforreformandagainstcorruption,”hesaid.“Corruptioniswidespreadandweneedtoworkonendingit.”
TheSawasiyaHumanRightsCenterhaselectionmonitorsinmostofEgypt’sgovernorates,AbdelMoneimAbdelMaksoudtheheadofthecenter,saysheisreceivingnumerousreportsof(7)__________.“Mostoftheviolations,”hesays,“areoccurringintheareasthathaveMuslimBrotherhoodcandidates.”(8)___________fromhisgroupsaythatrulingpartysupporterswerebeingbusedin,voterswerebeingintimidated,andballotboxeswerebeingstuffed.Thegovernmentdeniedtheclaims.AspokesmanfortheMinistryoftheInteriorsaidtheelectionsarebeingmonitoredbyacommitteethatincludesmediaexperts,(9)_____________ofthecandidates,andnon-governmentalorganizations.Thegovernmentalsoregistered400correspondents,whohadfullaccesstoeverypollingstationinEgypt.
CandidateSa’idSaleh’sdaughter,MariamSa’id,saysshewitnessedballotboxtampering.“Iwasherewhenitopenedateighto’clock,”shesaid.“Iwentintovoteandtheboxwasglass.Laterwhenmyauntcametothesamestationtheboxwaswooden.”Violencewasreportedatseveral(10)__________stationsacrossEgypt.Atleastonepersonhasbeenkilledandthreeothersseriouslywoundedinclashesbetweensupportersofarulingpartycandidateandanindependent.AccordingtotheSawasiyaCenter,voterturnoutisextremelylowinmostareas.Earlyestimatessuggestthatthenationalaveragewillnot(11)___________sevenpercent.CacheSeelforVOANews,Qanater.
NewsItem21
SenatorPeteDomenici’scommentstoreportersinAlbuquerque,NewMexicoaresignificantbecausehehadlongbeenasupporterofPresidentBush’sIraqpolicy.Henowfeelsdifferently.
PETEDOMENICI:
IamunwillingtocontinueourcurrentstrategywhentheIraqigovernmentfailstoadvancetheinterestsoftheIraqipeople,orevenmakemodestprogresstowardself-sufficiency.
Domenicijoinstwootherkey
(1)_______whohaveurgedtheBushadministrationtotakeanewdirectioninIraqinrecentweeks.SenatorRichardLugarof
(2)_______,thetopRepublicanontheSenateForeignRelationsCommittee,andSenatorGeorgeVoinovichof(3)________saytheUnitedStatesshouldreduceitsmilitarypresenceinIraqandbolsterdiplomaticefforts.U.S.strategyinIraqisexpectedtobethefocusofSenatedebatenextweek,whenlawmakersconsideradefense(4)_________bill.SenateDemocraticleadersplantoforcevotesonproposalstolimitspendingonthewarandsetatimelineforwithdrawingmosttroopsbynextyear.Domenicisayshewouldopposean(5)________troopwithdrawalfromIraqandacutoffoffundsforthetroops.Instead,heexpressedsupportfortheapproachproposedbytheIraqstudygroup.That(6)________groupcalledfortheU.S.missiontotransitionfromcombattosupportingIraqisecurityforces.AttheWhiteHouse,spokesmanTonyFrattoplayeddownthe(7)________ofDomenici’scomments,sayingtheywerepartofathoughtfuldiscussionaboutIraqpolicy.HenotedthatDomenici,LugarandVoinovichallopposedimmediatetroopwithdrawalsandcut-offsinfundingforthetroops.
FrattosaiditistoosoontogaugeprogressoftheU.S.troopsurge.HesaidSeptemberwouldbethe(8)__________time,whenGeneralDavidPetraeus,thetopU.S.commanderinIraq,istodeliverareporttoCongress.ButSenatorDomenicisuggestedthatthepatienceoftheAmericanpeopleisrunningout.HesaidarecentphonecallfromafatherwholostasoninIraq(9)__________himthatthetimehadcomeforhimtospeakout.
Onefathersaid,“Yes,youwererightSenator.Mysonwantedtobeinthatwar,hewantedtofight.ButnowIamspeakingforme,hisfather,”saidhe.“Iamaskingyouifyoucoulddoalittleextra,alittlemore,yousee,ifyoucan’tgetthetroopsback.”
ThecallsforanewdirectioninIraqbyDomenici,LugarandVoinovichcould(10)__________otherRepublicanstobreakpartyranks.LawmakerswillbereturningtoWashingtonnextweekafterspendingaweekwiththeirconstituents,andlisteningtotheirconcernsaboutthewar.SomelawmakerstraveledtoIraqthispastweektogetafirst-handlookatthesituation.AmongthemwasthetopRepublicanontheSenateArmedServicesCommittee,SenatorJohnWarnerof(11)__________,whohassignaledhisownconcernaboutthecourseofthewar.ThetopDemocratintheSenate,MajorityLeaderHarryReidofNevada,iscallingonRepublicans,asheputit,nottojustsaytherightthingsonIraq,buttovotetherightwaytobringaresponsibleendtothewar.IntheHouseofRepresentatives,lawmakersareexpectedtoconsiderameasurethatwouldrequirethe(12)__________ofU.S.troopstobecompletedbyApril2008.
NewsItem22
ChangingAmericanimmigrationlawisthepresident’sbiggestlegislativegoaloftheyear.ThemajorobstaclesofarhasbeenfellowRepublicanswhoopposebipartisanlegislationbecausetheysayitamountstoamnestyforimmigrantswhohaveenteredthecountry
(1)__________.Withdebateonthemeasuresettoresumeinthecomingweek,PresidentBushusedhisSaturdayradioaddresstoagaindefendthedeal,sayingitdoesnot
(2)_________illegalim
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