The decision follows concern that the provisions put in place by Major General Anthony Cucolo, commander of US forces in north Iraq, could lead to some soldiers being court-martialed.
“In the normal course of standing up United States Forces-Iraq (USF-I), a review of all existing orders and policies of several commands has been underway,” First Lieutenant Elizabeth Feste said in an e-mail. “The updated USF-I policy does not include a pregnancy provision. All requests by subordinate units to impose further restrictions of activities will require approval of the USF-I Commander,” he said.
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