[Congressional Record Volume 152, Number 125 (Friday, September 29, 2006)]
[Senate]
[Page S10523]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                  NATIONAL INTELLIGENCE ESTIMATE--IRAQ

  Mr. KENNEDY. Mr. President, to bring to the attention of the Senate, 
during the consideration of the DOD appropriations, I offered an 
amendment with my colleague Senator Reid about an NIE for Iraq. We have 
not had an NIE--National Intelligence Estimate--just for Iraq. The one 
that has been printed in the newspapers, or the reports in the 
newspapers have been an NIE about global terrorism, of which Iraq was a 
part, but we have not had an NIE on Iraq in the last 2\1/2\ years. This 
was accepted in the conference report.
  Yesterday I sent a letter to Mr. Negroponte, with Senator 
Rockefeller, Senator Levin, Senator Biden, Senator Reid, and Senator 
Reed, urging him to move forward. It outlines the areas to be covered 
in the assessment. I had that letter printed in the Record.
  I yield the floor.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The Senator from Texas.
  Mrs. HUTCHISON. Mr. President, we have four unanimous consent 
requests that I think have been cleared. I also want to reserve time 
for Senator Leahy and Senator Cornyn, after the unanimous consent 
request, to say whatever they wish to say.

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