The war was declared over - the end of major combat operations - in May 2003. Release procedures got under way immediately; reducing the population from 8,000 to just over 300, of course, requires fewer military police soldiers.

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I had 16 other prisons that I needed to pay attention to, and we did....

I had 16 other prisons that I needed to pay attention to, and we did....

After they killed Uday and Qusay, the focus centered on Saddam: Find him, kill him,...

After they killed Uday and Qusay, the focus centered on Saddam: Find him, kill him,...

I joined the 800th MP Brigade when they were already deployed.

I joined the 800th MP Brigade when they were already deployed.

The day after the prison was transferred to the military intelligence command, they had an...

The day after the prison was transferred to the military intelligence command, they had an...

In November, they transferred control of Abu Ghraib to the military intelligence command completely; it...

In November, they transferred control of Abu Ghraib to the military intelligence command completely; it...

I was ordered not to go out to Abu Ghraib after dark early on, because...

I was ordered not to go out to Abu Ghraib after dark early on, because...

Shortly after we arrived in Baghdad, we had another conversation with the ambassador. He said...

Shortly after we arrived in Baghdad, we had another conversation with the ambassador. He said...

The mission statement was ordered, and it sent the 800th MP Brigade, effective the first...

The mission statement was ordered, and it sent the 800th MP Brigade, effective the first...

That policy was abandoned very quickly, and the military police were tagged with the responsibility...

That policy was abandoned very quickly, and the military police were tagged with the responsibility...

It's hard to be happy when you are facing 120 to 140 degree temperatures and...

It's hard to be happy when you are facing 120 to 140 degree temperatures and...

I knew how many MPs I had assigned to the brigade, how many military prison...

I knew how many MPs I had assigned to the brigade, how many military prison...

At that time, about July 5, we had no Iraqi corrections officers working for us....

At that time, about July 5, we had no Iraqi corrections officers working for us....

If they conducted a raid in this room, you'd all be policed up. They'd take...

If they conducted a raid in this room, you'd all be policed up. They'd take...

The vast majority of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, even after interrogation, had no further intel...

The vast majority of prisoners at Abu Ghraib, even after interrogation, had no further intel...

And shortly after that, when I try to get access to those soldiers, to ask...

And shortly after that, when I try to get access to those soldiers, to ask...

There was a military police brigade with over 3,400 soldiers getting ready to go home...

There was a military police brigade with over 3,400 soldiers getting ready to go home...

I thought that that mission and the mission of taking care of those soldiers were...

I thought that that mission and the mission of taking care of those soldiers were...

They transfer the prison, and all of a sudden all this money cuts loose, all...

They transfer the prison, and all of a sudden all this money cuts loose, all...

If you are charged with this responsibility of enhancing interrogations, or using soldiers to enhance...

If you are charged with this responsibility of enhancing interrogations, or using soldiers to enhance...

Military police know what to do, they know the Geneva Conventions, and their objective is...

Military police know what to do, they know the Geneva Conventions, and their objective is...