Sen Warner:  We just completed a briefing of the Senate.  Almost three quarters of the Senate, over 70 members came for an hour and half for a very thorough, in-depth exchange first with the Joint Staff Intelligence, followed by the Secretary and the chairman. 

Mr. Secretary.

Rumsfeld:  Questions.

Q:  (inaudible) Japan has no plans to withdraw the troops from Iraq.  May I have comment on that? 

Rumsfeld:  I have not seen – you say that the Japan – the government of Japan has announced they have no plans to withdraw their troops from Iraq -- is that what you said? 

Q:  (Inaudible)

Rumsfeld:  Well, I have not seen the report but clearly that is a good – a sound position and it’s appreciated. 

Q:  Sir, will there be any significant relocation of the troops (inaudible)?

Rumsfeld:  We don’t talk about movement of troops in a country.

(Cross talk)

Rumsfeld:  When we have announcements to make, with respect to deployments or redeployments, we tend to make them after the fact.  What I have said and what General Myers said yesterday is that we are at a circumstance in the country where we were moving 115,000 in and 115,000 out.  And we made a conscious decision at the request of General Abizaid to take advantage of the fact that we had a overlap and higher number than unusual – we’re up to 135,000 right now – and that we were going to – General Abizaid was going to indicate to us which of those forces he would like to remain in-country for some period to deal with the current situation. 

Q:    Mr. Secretary, (inaudible) Iraqi security forces in (inaudible), why don’t they (inaudible)?

Rumsfeld:  Well, they’ve lost over 250 people killed in action, so the suggestion that they’re not out providing security for the country of Iraq would be a misunderstanding of the situation. 

Q:  Mr. Secretary, have you seen images today (inaudible)?

Rumsfeld:  Well, of course terrorists have been doing that type of thing for hundreds of years. 

Unknown:   Thank you very much, Mr. Secretary. 

Rumsfeld:  Thank you.

Q:  Appreciate it. 

Rumsfeld:  Good to see you.  Thank you, sir.