Deputy Under Secretary of Defense for Business Transformation and Director of the Task Force to Improve Business and Stability Operations in Iraq Paul Brinkley (left) calls for a reporter's question during a joint press conference with Iraq's Minister of Industry and Minerals Fawzi Hariri in the Pentagon on Sept. 4, 2007. The two men discussed the progress being made revitalizing Iraq's economy, by opening factories, modernizing equipment and manufacturing, and the role being played by government and private sector influences.