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For Immediate ReleaseOffice of the Press SecretaryJanuary 10, 2007
**Fact Sheet: The New Way Forward in Iraq**
  White House News  En Español
     Highlights of the Iraq Strategy Review (PDF)     Background Briefing by Senior Administration Officials     In Focus: Renewal in Iraq
**The   President's New Iraq Strategy Is Rooted In Six   Fundamental   Elements:******- Let the Iraqis lead;        Help Iraqis protect the population;       Isolate extremists;       
- Create space for political progress;        Diversify political and economic efforts; and       Situate   the strategy in a regional   approach.
- Iraq  Could Not Be   Graver – The War On Terror Cannot Be Won If We Fail In Iraq.   Our enemies throughout the Middle East are   trying to defeat us in Iraq.  If we step back now, the problems in   Iraq will become more lethal, and   make our troops fight an uglier battle than we are seeing   today.

**Key Elements Of The New Approach:   Security**

**Iraqi:**
-  Publicly acknowledge all parties are responsible for quelling sectarian   violence. 
- Work with additional Coalition help to regain control of the capital and   protect the Iraqi population.
- Deliver necessary Iraqi forces for Baghdad and protect those forces from political   interference.
- Commit to intensify efforts to build balanced security forces throughout   the nation that provide security even-handedly for all   Iraqis.
- Plan and fund eventual demobilization program for   militias.

**Coalition:**
- Agree that helping Iraqis to provide population security is necessary to   enable accelerated transition and political   progress.
-  Provide additional military and civilian resources to accomplish this   mission.
- Increase efforts to support tribes willing to help Iraqis fight Al Qaeda   in Anbar.
- Accelerate and expand the embed program while minimizing risk to   participants. 

**Both Coalition   And Iraqi:**
- Continue counter-terror operations against Al Qaeda and insurgent   organizations.
- Take more vigorous action against death squad   networks.
- Accelerate transition to Iraqi responsibility and increase Iraqi   ownership.
- Increase Iraqi security force capacity – both size and effectiveness –   from 10 to 13 Army divisions, 36 to 41 Army Brigades, and 112 to 132 Army   Battalions.       - Establish a National Operations Center, National Counterterrorism Force,   and National Strike Force. 
  - Reform the Ministry of Interior to increase transparency and   accountability and transform the National   Police. 

**Key   Elements Of The New Approach: Political**

**Iraqi:**
- The   Government of Iraq commits to:       - Reform its cabinet to provide even-handed service   delivery. 
  - Act   on promised reconciliation initiatives (oil law, de-Baathification law,   Provincial elections).  
  - Give Coalition and ISF authority to pursue ALL   extremists. 
- All   Iraqi leaders support reconciliation.
- Moderate coalition emerges as strong base of support for unity   government.

**Coalition:**
- Support political moderates so they can take on the   extremists.       - Build and sustain strategic partnerships with moderate Shi'a, Sunnis, and   Kurds. 
- Support the national compact and key elements of reconciliation with   Iraqis in the lead.
- Diversify U.S. efforts   to foster political accommodation outside Baghdad (more flexibility for local commanders   and civilian leaders).       - Expand and increase the flexibility of the Provincial Reconstruction Team   (PRT) footprint. 
  - Focus U.S. political,   security, and economic resources at local level to open space for moderates,   with initial priority to Baghdad and   Anbar. 

**Both Coalition   And Iraqi:**
- Partnership between Prime Minister Maliki, Iraqi moderates, and the   United   States where all parties are clear on   expectations and responsibilities.
- Strengthen the rule of law and combat   corruption.
- Build on security gains to foster local and national political   accommodations.
- Make Iraqi institutions even-handed, serving all of Iraq's   communities on an impartial basis.

**Key   Elements Of The New Approach: Economic**

**Iraqi:**
- Deliver economic resources and provide essential services to all areas   and communities.
- Enact hydrocarbons law to promote investment, national unity, and   reconciliation.
- Capitalize and execute jobs-producing   programs.
- Match U.S. efforts to create jobs with   longer term sustainable Iraqi programs.
- Focus more economic effort on relatively secure areas as a magnet for   employment and growth.

**Coalition:**
- Refocus efforts to help Iraqis build capacity in areas vital to success   of the government (e.g. budget execution, key   ministries).
- Decentralize efforts to build Iraqi capacities outside the Green   Zone.       - Double the number of PRTs and civilians serving outside the Green   Zone. 
  - Establish PRT-capability within maneuver Brigade Combat Teams   (BCTs). 
- Greater integration of economic strategy with military   effort.       - Joint civil-military plans devised by PRT and   BCT. 
  - Remove legal and bureaucratic barriers to maximize cooperation and   flexibility. 

**Key   Elements Of The New Approach: Regional**

**Iraqi:**
- Vigorously engage Arab states.
- Take the lead in establishing a regional forum to give support and help   from the neighborhood.
- Counter negative foreign activity in Iraq.
- Increase efforts to counter PKK (Kurdistan Workers'   Party).

**Coalition:**
- Intensify efforts to counter Iranian and Syrian influence inside   Iraq.
-  Increase military presence in the region.
- Strengthen defense ties with partner states in the   region.
- Encourage Arab state support to Government of   Iraq.
- Continue efforts to help manage relations between Iraq and Turkey.
- Continue to seek the region's full support in the War on   Terror.

**Both Coalition And Iraqi:**
-  Focus on the International Compact.
- Retain active U.N. engagement in Iraq – particularly for election   support and constitutional review. 

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