F.O.P. pledges to help train Iraqi law enforcement, describes the work in Baghdad as "Well Begun"Chuck Canterbury, National President of the Fraternal Order of Police, arrived in Iraq today as part of a U.S. delegation headed by Department of Labor Secretary Elaine L. Chao, to travel to help evaluate the law enforcement training program in place in Baghdad. He reported that he was very impressed with the progress made by the United States in training Iraqi law enforcement officers.Secretary Chao invited Canterbury and Jim Pasco, the Executive Director of the National Fraternal Order of Police, to assess the progress of the training of Iraqi law enforcement officers. "I am certain that the skill, courage and commitment of the Fraternal Order of Police will be as valuable to the Iraqi people as it is to the American people," said Secretary Chao. "The F.O.P. is demonstrating its commitment to help win the war on terror both at home and abroad."I can tell you that I am very impressed with the speed of the progress being made and the quality of the training modules that are being delivered," Canterbury said. "The feedback I have to give to the men and women engaged in training the civilian force has been overwhelmingly positive."As a result of his visit, he pledged to have the F.O.P. send a delegation of its members to the region to assist in delivering and evaluating the training the Iraqis are receiving. "We're going to assemble a group of F.O.P. members who have expertise in delivering law enforcement training and get them over here to help," he said.The Fraternal Order of Police is the largest law enforcement labor organization in the United States, with more than 310,000 members."This is not an easy task," Canterbury said. "The mission here is to create a police force from the ground up. Under the previous regime, there was no law enforcement, just thugs armed by a dictator that we now have in custody. Now, instead of bringing terror, they will defend the peace and protect the public; instead of committing injustice, they will be sworn to see justice served. It's a long and difficult process, but it is well begun."