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Iraq graduated its first class of cadets from the Department of Border Enforcement training course in Amman, Jordan on Sept. 27. U.S. Army Lt. Gen. David H. Petraeus, who heads Multinational Security Transition Command Iraq, attended the graduation event along with Col. Alaa al Ubaydi from Iraq’s DBE, and the director of the border enforcement training facility in Jordan, Kathy Friebald. In his remarks Petraeus challenged graduating cadets to take what they have learned back to Iraq with them and use it to set the example for others. They represent, he added, the beginning of a plan to secure Iraq’s borders. “In recent months, we’ve determined that more attention and resources must be given to the DBE,” Petraeus said. “We have worked with your leadership as it came up with a comprehensive plan – including a training program, an expansion of manpower, refurbishment of DBE infrastructure, and better equipment. This class is one of the elements of the larger strategy.” With more than 2,20
