NOTE: Iraq is made up of 18 provinces.  Diyala is the province highlighted in light green on the map of Iraq. 

1. Who is Hassan Jassaam?

2. a) What main problem does 1st Lt. Christopher Motter have with the Iraqi police? Give an example.
b) Overall, what problem do U.S. officers have with Iraqi police forces?

3. a) What positive news has come out of Diyala recently?
b) What dangers still exist in Diyala?

4. What equipment problems do Iraqi police officers have?

5. How have the Iraqi police forces improved since the beginning of the war, according to Col. Burt Thompson?

6. What are U.S. officers like Lt. Motter doing to improve the police skills of the Iraqis?

7. 1st Lt. David Jarzab says that the police station in the small town of Sufait is corrupt. Lt. Motter even assumes that the police in Khalis are infiltrated by insurgents.
a) Do you think that every Iraqi police officer/station is corrupt or infiltrated by insurgents?
b) How can the U.S. military solve the problem of corrupt officers/stations?
c) What do you think of the job our military is doing in this area of training and transitioning control to Iraqis?