U.S. Plan for Iraq’s Future
Ambassador Bremer's Report to Congress
Before I begin, I want to pay tribute to the men and women of our armed services. Leading a coalition, our armed forces delivered a military victory without precedent. In roughly three weeks, they liberated a country larger than Germany and Italy combined. And they did so with forces smaller than the Army of the Potomac. I know that you and all Americans hate waking up to hear a newscast that begins, "Last night another American solider was killed in Iraq ." My day starts eight hours ahead of yours. I am among the first to know of those deaths,…