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— [H.A.S.C. No. 108-28] Y 4.AR 5/2 A: 1 2003-2004/28 Operations and Reconstruction E OPERATIONS AND RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN IRAQ COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION HEARINGS HELD JANUARY APRIL MAY JUNE JULY 28, 21, 7, 21, 16, 17, 22, 7, SEPTEMBER 8, 9, 9, 2004 * "y wj m ' MT ftDPrrji POGIiMENTS mi JAN s 1 I I •—— -- ; BOr^"ON PUBLIC LIBRARY GOVERNMENl DOCUMENTS DEPT. [H.A.S.C. No. 108-28] OPERATIONS AND RECONSTRUCTION EFFORTS IN IRAQ COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES ONE HUNDRED EIGHTH CONGRESS SECOND SESSION HEARINGS HELD JANUARY APRIL MAY JUNE JULY 28, 21, 7, 21, 16, 17, 22, 7, SEPTEMBER 8, 9, 9, 2004 U.S. GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 20-129 WASHINGTON 2006 : For sale by the Superintendent ofDocuments, U.S. Government Printing Office Internet: bookstore.gpo.gov Phone: toll free (866) 512-1800; DC area (202) 512-1800 Fax: (202) 512-2250 Mail: Stop SSOP, Washington, DC 20402-0001 HOUSE COMMITTEE ON ARMED SERVICES One Hundred Eighth Congress DUNCAN HUNTER, California. Chairman CURT WELDON, Pennsylvania IKE SKELTON, Missouri JOEL HEFLEY, Colorado JOHN SPRATT, South Carolina JIM SAXTON, New Jersey SOLOMON P. ORTIZ, Texas JOHN M. McHUGH, New York LANE EVANS, Illinois TERRY EVERETT, Alabama GENE TAYLOR, Mississippi ROSCOE G. BARTLETT, Maryland NEIL ABERCROMBIE, Hawaii HOWARD P. "BUCK" McKEON, California MARTY MEEHAN, Massachusetts MAC THORNBERRY, Texas SILVESTRE REYES. Texas JOHN N. HOSTETTLER, Indiana VIC SNYDER, Arkansas WALTER B. JONES, North Carolina JIM TURNER, Texas JIM RYUN, Kansas ADAM SMITH, Washington JIM GIBBONS, Nevada LORETTA SANCHEZ, California ROBIN HAYES, North Carolina MIKE McINTYRE, North Carolina HEATHER WILSON, New Mexico CIRO D. RODRIGUEZ, Texas KEN CALVERT, California ELLEN O. TAUSCHER, California ROB SIMMONS, Connecticut ROBERT A. BRADY, Pennsylvania JO ANN DAVIS, Virginia BARON P. HILL, Indiana ED SCHROCK, Virginia JOHN B. LARSON, Connecticut W. TODD AKIN, Missouri SUSAN A. DAVIS, California J. RANDY FORBES, Virginia JAMES R. LANGEVIN. Rhode Island JEFF MILLER, Florida STEVE ISRAEL, New York JOE WILSON, South Carolina RICK LARSEN, Washington FRANK A. LoBIONDO, New Jersey JIM COOPER, Tennessee TOM COLE, Oklahoma JIM MARSHALL, Georgia JEB BRADLEY, New Hampshire KENDRICK B. MEEK, Florida ROB BISHOP, Utah MADELEINE Z. BORDALLO, Guam MICHAEL TURNER, Ohio RODNEY ALEXANDER, Louisianai JOHN KLINE, Minnesota TIM RYAN, Ohio CANDICE S. MILLER, Michigan CHARLES W. STENHOLM, Texas2 PHIL GINGREY, Georgia MIKE ROGERS, Alabama TRENT FRANKS, Arizona Robert S. Rangel, StaffDirector Eric R. Sterner, Professional StaffMember Justin Bernier, StaffAssistant 1Mr. Alexander left the Committee on Aug. 9, 2004. 2Mr. Stenholm was assigned to the Committee on Sept. 8, 2004. (H) CONTENTS CHRONOLOGICAL LIST OF HEARINGS 2004 Page Hearings: Wednesday, January 28, 2004, The Operation Iraqi Freedom Force Rotation Plan 1 Wednesday, April 21, 2004, Iraq's Transition to Sovereignty 71 Friday, May 7, 2004, The Ongoing Investigation into the Abuse of Prisoners Within the Central Command Area ofResponsibility 285 Friday, May 21, 2004, Conduct and Support of Operation Iraqi Freedom 363 Wednesday, June 16, 2004, Status of U.S. Forces in Iraq After June 30, 2004 435 Thursday, June 17, 2004, Training of Iraqi Security Forces 535 Tuesday, June 22, 2004, Progress in Iraq 585 Wednesday, July 7, 2004, Army and Marine Corps Troop Rotations for Oper- ation Iraqi Freedom 3 and Operation Enduring Freedom 6 and the Mobili- zation ofthe Individual Ready Reserve 701 Wednesday, September 8, 2004, The Performance of U.S. Military Servicemembers in Iraq and Afghanistan 819 Thursday, September 9, 2004, The Final Report of the Independent Panel to Review Department of Defense Detention Operations 883 Thursday, September 9, 2004, Investigation of Military Intelligence Activities at Abu Ghraib Prison Facility 955 Appendixes: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 43 Wednesday, April 21, 2004 183 Friday, May 7, 2004 341 Friday, May 21, 2004 419 Wednesday, June 16, 2004 487 Thursday, June 17, 2004 573 Tuesday, June 22, 2004 647 Wednesday, July 7, 2004 765 Wednesday, September 8, 2004 867 Thursday, September 9, 2004 923 Thursday, September 9, 2004 1001 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2004 THE OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM FORCE ROTATION PLAN STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Saxton, Hon. Jim, a Representative from New Jersey 1 Skelton, Hon. Ike, a Representative from Missouri, Ranking Member, Com- mittee on Armed Services 2 WITNESSES Cartwright, Lt. Gen. James E., Director for Force Structure, Resources, and Assessment, J-8 Joint Staff, U.S. Marine Corps 6 Hagee, Gen. Michael W., Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps 6 (III) IV Page Schoomaker, Gen. Peter J., Chiefof Staff, U.S. Army 8 Schwartz, Lt. Gen. Norton A., Director for Operations, J-3 Joint Staff, U.S. Air Force 3 APPENDIX Prepared Statements: W Hagee, Gen. Michael 60 Saxton, Hon. Jim 47 Schoomaker, Gen. Peter J 55 Skelton, Hon. Ike 52 Documents Submitted for the Record: [There were no Documents submitted.] Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record: Mr. Calvert 70 Ms. Sanchez 68 Ms. Tauscher 67 Mr. Taylor 67 WEDNESDAY, APRIL 21, 2004 IRAQ'S TRANSITION TO SOVEREIGNTY STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Hunter, Hon. Duncan, a Representative from California, Chairman, Commit- tee on Armed Services 71 Skelton, Hon. Ike, a Representative from Missouri, Ranking Member, Com- mittee on Armed Services 72 WITNESSES Baram, Dr. Amatzia, Senior Fellow, United States Institute ofPeace 157 Grossman, Hon. Marc, Under Secretary ofState for Political Affairs 85 Keane, Gen. John, USA (Ret.), Former Vice ChiefofStaff, U.S. Army 155 Myers, Gen. Richard B., Chairman, Joint Chiefs ofStaff, U.S. Air Force 90 Wolfowitz, Hon. Paul, Deputy Secretary ofDefense 75 Yaphe, Dr. Judith S., Senior Fellow, National Defense University 160 APPENDIX Prepared Statements: Grossman, Hon. Marc 221 Hunter, Hon. Duncan 187 Skelton, Hon. Ike 193 Wolfowitz, Hon. Paul 198 Documents Submitted for the Record: Iraq: The Road Ahead submitted by Dr. Judith S. Yaphe 235 Iraqi Polls Bring Secular Success submitted by Jonathan Steele 256 Special Envoy Brahimi's Statement of April 14 submitted by Hon. Marc Grossman 258 The Iraqi Shi'i Community Between Sistani, Muqtada, the IGC and the CPA presented by Dr. Amatzia Baram 246 Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record: Ms. Davis ofCalifornia 283 Mr. Hunter 281 Mr. Langevin 284 Ms. Sanchez 283 Dr. Snyder 281 V — Page Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record Continued Mr. Spratt 281 FRroAY, MAY 2004 7, THE ONGOING INVESTIGATION INTO THE ABUSE OF PRISONERS WITHIN THE CENTRAL COMMAND AREA OF RESPONSIBILITY STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Hunter, Hon. Duncan, a Representative from California, Chairman, Commit- tee on Armed Services 285 Skelton, Hon. Ike, a Representative from Missouri, Ranking Member, Com- mittee on Armed Services 287 WITNESSES Brownlee, Hon. Les, Acting Secretary ofthe Army 295 Myers, Gen. Richard B., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Air Force 291 Rumsfeld, Hon. Donald H., Secretary ofDefense 289 Schoomaker, Gen. Peter J., Chiefof Staff, U.S. Army 296 APPENDIX Prepared Statements: Hunter, Hon. Duncan 345 Rumsfeld, Hon. Donald H 355 Skelton, Hon. Ike 350 Documents Submitted for the Record: [There were no Documents submitted.] Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record: [There were no Questions submitted.] FRIDAY, MAY 21, 2004 CONDUCT AND SUPPORT OF OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Hunter, Hon. Duncan, a Representative from California, Chairman, Commit- tee on Armed Services 363 Skelton, Hon. Ike, a Representative from Missouri, Ranking Member, Com- mittee on Armed Services 364 WITNESSES Hagee, Gen. Michael W., Commandant, U.S. Marine Corps 368 Myers, Gen. Richard B., Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Air Force 365 Schoomaker, Gen. Peter J., ChiefofStaff, U.S. Army 367 APPENDIX Prepared Statements: Hunter, Hon. Duncan 423 Skelton, Hon. Ike 426 Documents Submitted for the Record: [There were no Documents submitted.] Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record: Mr. Calvert 432 Mr. Reyes 431 Mr. Ryan ofOhio 433 Mr. Skelton 431 Dr. Snyder 432 VI — Page Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record Continued Mr. Taylor 431 WEDIVESDAY, JUNE 16, 2004 STATUS OF U.S. FORCES IN IRAQ AFTER JUNE 30, 2004 STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Hunter, Hon. Duncan, a Representative from California, Chairman, Commit- tee on Ai'med Services 435 Skelton, Hon. Ike, a Representative from Missouri, Ranking Member, Com- mittee on Armed Services 436 WITNESSES Ricciardone, Hon. Francis J., Coordinator for Iraq Transition, U.S. Depart- ment ofState 440 Rodman, Hon. Peter W., Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs 438 Sharp, Lt. Gren. Walter L., Director, Strategic Plans and Policy, the Joint Staff 439 APPENDIX Prepared Statements: Hunter, Hon. Duncan 491 Ricciardone, Hon. Francis J 510 W Rodman, Hon. Peter 498 Sharp, Lt. Gen. Walter L 507 Skelton, Hon. Ike 495 Documents Submitted for the Record: Security Council, Resolution 1546 ^2004) 519 Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record: Mr. Ryan of Ohio 533 Ms. Tauscher 533 Mr. Taylor 533 THURSDAY, JUNE 17, 2004 TRAINING OF IRAQI SECURITY FORCES STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Hunter, Hon. Duncan, a Representative from California, Chairman, Commit- tee on Armed Services 535 Skelton. Hon. Ike, a Representative from Missouri, Ranking Member, Com- mittee on Armed Sei^vices 536 WITNESSES Petraeus, Lt. Gen. David H., [DeHvered Via Teleconference], Chief, Office of Security Transition 537 APPENDIX Prepared Statements: Hunter, Hon. Duncan 577 Skelton. Hon. Ike 581 VII Page Documents Submitted for the Record: [There were no Documents submitted.] Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record: [There were no Questions submitted.] TUESDAY, JUNE 22, 2004 PROGRESS IN IRAQ STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Hunter, Hon. Duncan, a Representative from CaUfornia, Chairman, Commit- tee on Armed Services 585 Skelton, Hon. Ike, a Representative from Missouri, Ranking Member, Com- mittee on Armed Services 587 WITNESSES Pace, Gen. Peter, Vice Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff 594 Wolfowitz, Hon. Paul, Deputy Secretary ofDefense 589 ...:.r. APPENDIX Prepared Statements: Hunter, Hon. Duncan 651 Skelton, Hon. Ike 656 Wolfowitz, Hon. Paul 662 Documents Submitted for the Record: An Article from the New York Times, dated June 20, 2004 689 Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record: Mr. Calvert 699 Ms. Davis ofCalifornia 700 Mr. Israel 700 Mr. Larsen 700 Mr. Skelton 695 Mr. Spratt 695 WEDNESDAY, JULY 2004 7, ARMY AND MARINE CORPS TROOP ROTATIONS FOR OPERATION IRAQI FREEDOM 3 AND OPERATION ENDURING FREEDOM 6 AND THE MOBILIZATION OF THE INDIVIDUAL READY RESERVE STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Hunter, Hon. Duncan, a Representative from California, Chairman, Commit- tee on Armed Services 701 Skelton, Hon. Ike, a Representative from Missouri, Ranking Member, Com- mittee on Armed Services 703 WITNESSES Chu, Hon. David S.C, Under Secretary ofDefense (PersonnelandReadiness) 706 Cody, Gen. Richard A., Vice Chiefof Staff, U.S. Army . 710 Huly, Lt. Gen. Jan C, Deputy Commandant Plans, Policies and Operations, U.S. Marine Corps 710 Schwartz, Lt. Gen. Norton A., Director of Operations (J-3), Joint Chiefs of Staff, U.S. Air Force 707 APPENDIX Prepared Statements: Chu, Hon. David S.C 779 Cody, Gen. Richard A 787 VIII — Page Prepared Statements Continued Huly, Lt. Gen. Jan C 794 Hunter, Hon. Duncan 769 Skelton, Hon. Ike 774 Documents Submitted for the Record: OIF 2-OIF 3 US Force Disposition 803 Ground Troop Rotation Plan 804 OIF 3 & OEF VI Force Flow 806 Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record: Mr. Israel 817 Mr. Meehan 809 Mr. Rodriguez 810 Ms. Sanchez 810 Mr. Skelton 809 Mr. Taylor 810 WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2004 THE PERFORMANCE OF U.S. MILITARY SERVICEMEMBERS IN IRAQ AND AFGHANISTAN STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Hefley, Hon. Joel, a Representative from Colorado 819 Hunter, Hon. Duncan, a Representative from California, Chairman, Commit- tee on Armed Services 866 Skelton, Hon. Ike, a Representative from Missouri, Ranking Member, Com- mittee on Armed Services 820 WITNESSES Costello, Capt. Patrick, Former ADA, 101st Airborne Division, U.S. Army 830 Linnington, Col. Michael, Former Brigade Commander, 101st Airborne Divi- sion, U.S. Army 822 McCoy, Lt. Col. Bryan, P., Former Commander, Third Battalion, Fourth Ma- rine Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps 824 Savage, Capt. Morgan, Former Company Commander, Third Battalion, Fourth Marine Regiment, U.S. Marine Corps 828 Springman, Lt. Col. Jeffery, A., Former Commander, 3-29 Field Artillery Battalion, Fourth Infantry Division, U.S. Army 827 APPENDIX Prepared Statements: Hunter, Hon. Duncan 871 Miller, Hon. Jeff, a Representative from Florida 881 Skelton, Hon. Ike 877 Documents Submitted for the Record: [There were no Documents submitted.] Questions and Answers Submitted for the Record: [There were no Questions submitted.] TinJRSDAY, SEPTEMBER 2004 9, THE FINAL REPORT OF THE INDEPENDENT PANEL TO REVIEW DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DETENTION OPERATIONS STATEMENTS PRESENTED BY MEMBERS OF CONGRESS Hunter, Hon. Duncan, a Representative from California, Chairman, Commit- tee on Armed Services 883 Skelton, Hon. Ike, a Representative from Missouri, Ranking Member, Com- mittee on Armed Services 884