Rumsfeld has until July 11 to produce Iraq benchmarks

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Rumsfeld has until July 11 to produce Iraq benchmarks

By DAVID S. BRODER
Washington Post columnist

Last update: July 03, 2005


President Bush is facing a legal deadline to deliver what he has been most resistant to providing: a set of specific benchmarks for measuring progress toward military and political stability in Iraq.

Under a little-noticed provision of the defense spending bill passed by Congress in May, Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld has until July 11 to send Capitol Hill a "comprehensive set of performance indicators and measures of stability and security" two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein.

If and when it comes in, it could do much more than the president's Tuesday night speech at Fort Bragg to provide a factual basis for judging how close we may be toward reaching our goals in Iraq.

In that address, Bush once again demolished a straw man, denouncing any talk of a deadline for withdrawal of U.S. and coalition forces and any timetable for phasing them out. While public support for a pullout has grown, almost no one in Congress is advocating such a step.


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http://www.news-journalonline.com/NewsJournalOnline/Opinion/Editorials/03OpOPN32070305.htm

[The Backlash Cometh]

1. May I suggest the title of the report?

"Day One: Quagmire"

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How can we gauge progress in war in Iraq?
Norwich Bulletin, CT - Jul 10, 2005
... It's up to the president to set out criteria, standards, benchmarks by which ... in Iraq is in its "last throes." Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld said it ...

Benchmarks: Iraq quieter, but not by much
World Peace Herald, DC - Jul 8, 2005
WASHINGTON -- In the week before Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was required to report to Congress on a "comprehensive set of performance indicators and ...

Answers on Iraq on way?
Cincinnati Post, OH - Jul 7, 2005
... he has been most resistant to providing: a set of specific benchmarks for measuring ... bill passed by Congress in May, Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld has until ...

West County letters
Ventura County Star (subscription), CA - Jul 7, 2005
... In February 2003, just before we invaded Iraq, Rumsfeld was asked how long ... Defense Department; it needs an exit strategy with measurable benchmarks; it needs ...

Measuring progress in Iraq
Indianapolis Star, IN - Jul 6, 2005
... he has been most resistant to providing: a set of specific benchmarks for measuring ... bill passed by Congress in May, Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld has until ...

Recent editorials from New Jersey newspapers
philly.com, PA - Jul 5, 2005
... Other benchmarks might include goals for infrastructure development, health care delivery ... But Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld and a senior military official ...

The measure of a war
Buffalo News, NY - Jul 4, 2005
... he has been most resistant to providing: a set of specific benchmarks for measuring ... bill passed by Congress in May, Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld has until ...

When will Americans' patience run out?
Toledo Blade, OH - Jul 4, 2005
... insurgency is in its last throes, whereas Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld says it ... he should have done is to point out some tangible benchmarks of progress ...

DAVID BRODER: Iraq needs a firm set of measurements
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, MS - Jul 3, 2005
... he has been most resistant to providing: a set of specific benchmarks for measuring ... bill passed by Congress in May, Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld has until ...

Nation merits a better plan for Iraq war
The Coloradoan, CO - Jul 3, 2005
By offering no benchmarks, glossing reality, Bush fails us. ... Or how about Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld's assertion that the insurgency could last up to 12 ...


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3. Benchmarks: Iraq quieter, but not by much

Benchmarks: Iraq quieter, but not by much
By Martin Sieff
UPI Senior News Analyst
Published July 8, 2005


WASHINGTON -- In the week before Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld was required to report to Congress on a "comprehensive set of performance indicators and measures of stability and security" in Iraq, casualties figures told of a significant improvement compared with the dark days of April through June.

However, the insurgency still showed lots of life around the California-sized country of 25 million people.

Thursday was a mixed day for U.S. forces in Iraq, with one soldier killed and three others injured by an improvised explosive device, or IED, near Balad, north of Baghdad. And insurgents continued to show their ability to disrupt basic utilities and services by blasting water pipes serving Baghdad, the third significant damage to the city's water supply in three weeks.

Insurgents also displayed their ability to strike with apparent impunity even in the relatively more peaceful Shiite majority south of the country. The body of Karim Khamass, a professor of Arabic at Basra University, was discovered Thursday a day after he was kidnapped.


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http://www.wpherald.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20050708-042919-7465r

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4. DEFENSE SECRETARY DON RUMSFELD FAILS TO GIVE WAR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

DEFENSE SECRETARY DON RUMSFELD FAILS TO GIVE WAR PERFORMANCE INDICATORS

Under the provisions of the defense bill, Rumsfeld
was supposed to give performance numbers

WASHINGTON POST -- President Bush is facing an early legal deadline to deliver what he has been most resistant to providing: a set of specific benchmarks for measuring progress toward military and political stability in Iraq.

Two weeks ago, David Broder pointed out that the Bush administration would soon face a congressionally mandated make-or-break moment regarding its Iraq policy: "Under a little-noticed provision of the defense spending bill passed by Congress in May, Secretary of Defense Don Rumsfeld has until July 11 to send Capitol Hill a 'comprehensive set of performance indicators and measures of stability and security' two years after the fall of Saddam Hussein." The deadline came and went Monday without a peep from DoD.


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http://www.phxnews.com/fullstory.php?article=23144

[soup]

5. Thank you for the update.

I've been wondering and your post will save me from spending more search time.

Now what - Nobody cares? They receive a late notice reminding them they've missed the deadline, please disregard if it's already been sent?

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Interesting note:

Using 'July 11 to produce Iraq benchmarks' as the search phrase on Google, this thread is on page 1 of the results.

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[muriel_volestrangler]

6. Shouldn't Congress be doing something about this?

Like stopping Rumsfeld's pay until he comes up with the figures? Or seizing his assets to help pay for the Iraq invasion?

[indepat]

7. Enough to make one wonder if Rummy is incompetent or just stonewalling

[Demeter]

8. NO Need To Choose--He's Both!

[Karenina]

9. And considers himself

UNACCOUNTABLE to Congress!