(27 Jul 2005) SHOTLIST
Unidentified Location, Iraq
1. US Secretary of Defence Donald Rumsfeld entering live-fire demonstration building
2. Major Dean Frank showing Rumsfeld equipment and training gear
3. Rumsfeld watching Iraqi Special Forces demonstration of raid training
4. Various of Iraqi Special Forces firing weapons in simulated raid on building
5. Explosions and gunfire at targets
6. Rumsfeld speaking with Iraqi officers
7. Pan from Iraqi officer to Rumsfeld
Balal, Iraq Camp Anaconda
8. Wide of hall with Rumsfeld entering
9. Troops applauding
10. Cutaway Rumsfeld on stage
11. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence:
"The mission of the multinational coalition in Iraq - the mission that you are leading here - is to help create an environment where the democratically elected Iraqi government and the Iraqi security forces can contain and ultimately defeat the insurgents."
12. Troops clapping
13. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence:
"I just met with the leaders who are in the process of trying to pull together the diverse elements that are in this country to fashion a constitution - something they have no experience doing - a piece of paper that will help protect each of the various elements from each other, and they have great confidence that they will succeed by August 15."
14. Cutaway Rumsfeld
15. SOUNDBITE (English) Donald Rumsfeld, US Secretary of Defence:
"But as in the past when the Iraqi people have approached a major milestone along this difficult path towards democracy and self-governance the attacks from the terrorists have increased. And I suspect that we very well may see that between now and October 15th when the new constitution is scheduled to be voted on and then the elections to be held, I believe, on December 15th later this year."
16. Cutaway of Rumsfeld at pod
STORYLINE:
US Secretary of State Donald Rumsfeld warned American soldiers in Iraq to expect an increase in suicide bombings and attacks by insurgents ahead of the adoption of an Iraqi constitution in October.
Rumsfeld made his comments to US troops based in Balal, Iraq during a surprise visit to the country.
Rumsfeld told the gathered soldiers that they have a hard road ahead, but will remain in Iraq to complete their mission to help stabilise and train Iraqi security forces.
The American Defence Chief also got a firsthand look at the training of Iraqi security forces by watching a demonstration by a group of Iraqi special forces soldiers using live ammunition at a training range run by American troops.
Earlier at a joint news conference with Rumsfeld, Prime Minister Ibrahim al-Jaafari said the time had arrived to plan a coordinated transition from American to Iraqi military control throughout the country.
General George Casey, the top American commander in Iraq, said that he believed a US troop withdrawal could begin by spring 2006 if progress continues on the political front and if the insurgency does not expand.
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