Iraq Army and Police: Ready in 2009

U.S. General: Iraqi Forces To Be Fully Ready In ’09
(Washington Post)…Ann Scott Tyson and Dan Eggen, July 10, 2008, Pg. 1

Iraq’s army and police will be fully manned and operational by mid-2009, possibly as early as April, the top U.S. general in charge of building Iraqi security forces said yesterday, signaling the prospect that Iraqi forces could assume primary combat responsibilities in the country while U.S. troops shift to a supporting role.