With Iraq's unity government in the process of selecting cabinet ministers, Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld arrived here this morning on an unannounced visit to meet with his senior military commanders and Iraq's new leaders.
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Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice also arrived here this afternoon, joining Rumsfeld in meetings with U.S. and Iraqi officials.Following a meeting with U.S. Ambassador to Iraq Zalmay Khalilzad and Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., commander of Multinational Force Iraq, Rice and Rumsfeld are scheduled to meet with Iraqi President Jalal Talabani, and later with Prime Minister-designate Jawad al-Maliki.
Rumsfeld and Casey met with reporters this morning after the two had spoken for about 30 minutes in Casey's office.Rumsfeld noted that despite extremists' efforts to derail the process, Iraq's political process continues to move forward after successful elections and the drafting and ratification of a constitution. "We now are moving through another important milestone - the formation of a new government, a sovereign government of Iraq, the first government that doesn't have a qualifier in front of it," he said. "It's not a transitional government. It's not an interim government. It's not a governing council. It's a government, a government of Iraq, and that's an important thing. This is a sovereign country, and they're making impressive progress."
Rumsfeld also sharply rebuked what he called "naysayers and critics" who contended that Iraqi security forces aren't up to the job that lies ahead for them. He said people in Washington, D.C., have been "trashing the Iraqi security forces" for three years. "(They have been) saying that they're not capable of this, they're not capable of that, they can't do this, they can't do that. And the fact of the matter is that what we have said, and what General Casey has just said, is the truth.
"And the truth is they have proceeded with their training and equipping," he continued. "They've gained more experience. They've provided the overwhelming portion of the security for the last two elections and for the referendum on the constitution. And they are increasing their capabilities every day, just as we predicted they would. And those naysayers and critics who constantly tried to undermine and denigrate the quality of those forces were just plain flat wrong."
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