Republican National Committee Release - Ir Aqfacts120805

NEWS FOR THE WEEK OF DECEMBER 5, 2005

"Nearly Twice As Many Iraqi Security Forces Will Be Available To Guard [The Dec. 15 Election] As Were On Hand During Voting In January …" (Robert Burns, "U.S. General Says Iraqis Will Have Nearly 100,000 More Troops Available For Election Security," The Associated Press, 12/2/05)

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"[225,000] Members Of The Iraqi Army And Police Will Be Operating During This Month's Elections … Compared To The 130,000 Fielded During Parliamentary Elections In January." (Robert Burns, "U.S. General Says Iraqis Will Have Nearly 100,000 More Troops Available For Election Security," The Associated Press, 12/2/05)

"As Iraqis Nationwide Prepare To Go To The Polls For The Third Time This Year On Dec. 15 - This Time For A New Parliament - Candidates And Political Parties Of All Stripes Are Embracing Politics …" (Jonathan Finer, "In Iraq, Signs Of Political Evolution," The Washington Post, 12/8/05)

"[Iraqi's Are] Showing Increasing Sophistication About The Electoral Process, According To Campaign Specialists, Party Officials And Candidates [In Iraq]." (Jonathan Finer, "In Iraq, Signs Of Political Evolution," The Washington Post, 12/8/05)

"Iraq Has Six Basic Police Academies, And One In Jordan, That Together Produce Over 3,500 New Police Officers Every 10 Weeks." (Department Of State Website,

"Evidence Of Political Evolution Is Plastered All Over Baghdad's Normally Drab Concrete Blast Walls And Hung On Lampposts At Nearly Every Major Intersection … Television And Radio Airwaves Are Replete With Slick Advertisements ..." (Jonathan Finer, "In Iraq, Signs Of Political

www.state.gov, Accessed 12/7/05)

Evolution," The Washington Post, 12/8/05)

Tips From Iraqi Citizens Led To The Arrest Of 24 Terror Suspects On Monday In Baghdad. (United States Central Command Website, www.centcom.mil, Accessed 12/7/05)

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"Over The Past Week … 104 Weapons Caches Were Discovered During 355 Combined Operations Throughout [Iraq]." (Department Of State Website, www.state.gov, Accessed 12/7/05)

Secretary Of Defense Donald Rumsfeld: "[T]he Number Of Tips That The Iraqi People … [Provide Has] Gone From 483 A Month To 4,700 Tips Per Month." (Department Of Defense Website, www.defenselink.mil, Accessed 12/5/05)

"Primary-School Enrollment Has Jumped 20 Percent Over The Saddam Years, According To The Brookings Institution's Iraq Index." (Editorial, "On Balance," The Washington Times, 12/7/05) "Iraq's [Gross Domestic Product] Rebounded By An Estimated 50 Percent In 2004, According To The IMF, Mostly Due To Increased Oil Revenues." (Editorial, "On Balance," The Washington Times, 12/7/05)

"Eighty-Five Percent Of Iraqis Plan To Go To The Polls To Elect A Permanent Council Of Representatives, Who Will Serve FourYear Terms." (House Armed Services Committee Chairman Duncan Hunter, "Progress In Iraq Update," Press Release, 12/5/05)

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