4/21/2003

In Iraq, “On April 21, 2003, his first day in Baghdad, [Office for Reconstruction and Humanitarian Assistance leader] LTG [Lieutenant General] [Jay] Garner also set up an interim Iraqi advisory group (the Senior Leadership Council) made up of key Sunnis, Shiites, and Kurds. His idea was to put a local face on the occupation government–and it was a good idea.”

 – Ricardo S. Sanchez with Donald T. Phillips, Wiser in Battle, Page 172