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Progress report on Iraq benchmarks COPIED POST


The US Congress required President George W Bush to submit an interim report by 15 July, assessing the progress of the Iraqi government against 18 benchmarks.
BENCHMARKS IN IRAQ

1. Constitutional review [satisfactory]
2. De-Ba'athification laws [unsatisfactory]
3. Distribution of oil revenues - HCL/RSL [unsatisfactory]
4. Independent electoral commission [unsatisfactory]
5. Disarming of militias [unsatisfactory]
6. Training of three key Iraqi army brigades [satisfactory]
7. Providing Iraqi commanders with authority to pursue US troop "surge" without political interference [satisfactory]
8. Even handed law enforcement by Iraqi forces [satisfactory]
9. Reduce sectarian violence [satisfactory]
10. Establish joint US-Iraqi security stations in Baghdad [satisfactory]
11. Increase number of Iraqi security forces capable of operating independently [unsatisfactory]
12. Protect rights of minority political parties [satisfactory]
13. Allocation of $10bn in Iraqi reconstruction [unsatisfactory]
14. Ensure political authorities are not undermining security forces [unsatisfactory]
15. Enacting and implementing legislation on procedures to form semi-autonomous regions [satisfactory]
16. Enacting and implementing legislation addressing amnesty [Mixed]
17. Ensure that the Baghdad security plan will not provide a safe haven for any outlaws, regardless of their political affiliation [satisfactory]
18. Establishing supporting political, media, economic and services committees in Baghdad in support of the security plan [satisfactory]

Source: White House interim report</I> http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6294694.stm

Here's the more detailed review from July '07. It stands to reason that we'll get another one over the summer.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/nsc/iraq/2...markReport.pdf