to aid the prime minister in revitalizing iraq's economy, we will send additional experts to help the iraqi government develop an economic framework that will promote job creation and opportunity for all iraqis. we will also help the prime minister increase oil and electricity production by working together on ways to protect key infrastructure from attacks, and to quickly restore oil and electricity production when attacks do occur.
finally, america will help the prime minister engage the international community in iraq's success. we will encourage other nations to fulfill the monetary pledges they have already made to help the new iraqi government succeed. we will also support the prime minister's efforts to forge a new international compact. under this compact, iraq will take a series of steps in the political, economic, and security areas, and in return, the international community will provide iraq with more robust political and economic support.
during my trip, i was impressed with the prime minister, the team he has assembled, and the plan he has set for his government. i appreciate his determination, and the determination of his cabinet, to make his agenda work. i told them that the future of iraq is in their hands. and i told them that america is a nation that keeps its word, and america will stand with them as we work toward our shared goal: a free iraq that can govern itself, sustain itself, and defend itself. by seizing this moment of opportunity, we will defeat our common enemies and build a lasting democracy in the heart of the middle east, and that will make americans, iraqis, and the world more secure.
i traveled to baghdad to personally show our nation's commitment to a free iraq, because it is vital for the iraqi people to know with certainty that america