Progress report on Iraq benchmarks

The US Congress required President George W Bush to submit an interim report by 15 July, assessing the progress of the Iraqi government against 18 benchmarks.

BENCHMARKS IN IRAQ

	SATISFACTORY	NOT SATISFACTORY
Constitutional review	X
De-Ba'athification laws		X
Distribution of oil revenues		X
Independent electoral commission		X
Disarming of militias		X
Training of three key Iraqi army brigades	X
Providing Iraqi commanders with authority to pursue US troop "surge" without political interference	X
Even handed law enforcement by Iraqi forces	X
Reduce sectarian violence	X
Establish joint US-Iraqi security stations in Baghdad	X
Increase number of Iraqi security forces capable of operating independently		X
Protect rights of minority political parties	X
Allocation of $10bn in Iraqi reconstruction		X
Ensure political authorities are not undermining security forces		X
Enacting and implementing legislation on procedures to form semi-autonomous regions	X
Enacting and implementing legislation addressing amnesty	Mixed	Mixed
Ensure that the Baghdad security plan will not provide a safe haven for any outlaws, regardless of their political affiliation	X
Establishing supporting political, media, economic and services committees in Baghdad in support of the security plan	X
Source: White House interim report