Gen. Says Iraq liberation Act is "The Law of the Land".

• Author: Book, Elizabeth G.
• Position: Paul T. Mikolashek - Brief Article

The Iraq Liberation Act "is the law of the land," said Lt. Gen. Paul T. Mikolashek, commander of the Third U.S. Army Forces Central Command, which has jurisdiction over the Persian Gulf.

The act, which in 1998 provided $97 million for military assistance and training to the Iraqi National Congress, was earmarked for the U.S. military to assist Iraqi nationals in overthrowing Saddam Hussein's regime. Now that the funding has made its way to the Army, Mikolashek said that there have been changes in the region. He spoke at a recent gathering of defense reporters in Washington, D.C.

On any given day, Mikolashek has 3,000 soldiers forward deployed on the ground in Saudi Arabia, pre-positioned to defend...