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| City of Austin, TX Supports Local Gov'ts in Iraq |
| 2007-07-06 |
| IRONHORSE BRIGADE WORKS WITH CITY OF AUSTIN TO HELP LOCAL IRAQI GOVERNMENT In order to help Iraqi local governments move to self-sufficiency, the 1st "Ironhorse" Brigade Combat Team, 1st Cavalary Division is utilizing expertise from the Austin, Texas city manager's office to examine concepts of governance from the standpoint of a real, working local government model that may be applied to reconstruction efforts for local Iraqi governments. In a partnership which originally began prior to Operation Iraqi Freedom II, the brigade is taking advantage of a program formed by both the 1st Cavalry Division and the 4th Infantry Division to receive feedback and advice on how local governments operate through examples from the City of Austin. The 1st BCT holds meetings and shares information with officials from Austin's city manager's office, to include city manager Toby Hammett Futrell, through video teleconferencing and conference calls. "They (the Iraqis) have their own system and we are working within that system with Austin leveraging their experience and processes. There are things inherent in government concepts that just work," he said, explaining that there are models in place within the realm of civics that are essential to the running of any government. "They can take the models and mold and adapt them to their own culture, and it doesn't have to be modeled after the American government." |
| Posted by:Bobby |
| #1 Maybe they were supporting the local government in Baqubah - the pre-surge one. |
| Posted by: Glenmore 2007-07-06 09:09 |