Envoy: Rumsfeld memo part of Iraq review

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The U.S. ambassador to Iraq said Sunday a classified memo that Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld sent to the White House shortly before he resigned was part of the administration's broad effort to assess progress in Iraq.

The report and recommendations of the Iraq Study Group, which are to be released on Wednesday, have encouraged policymakers to consider what adjustments are needed in Iraq policy.

"It's a good thing. It's energizing to review and adjust and the secretary of defense was offering his own ideas. Others in the administration have also sent their ideas for consideration," U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad said.

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The ambassador spoke on "Late Edition" on CNN.

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