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Assessment of U.S. Policy in Iraq -- Not Good
Iraq Report Details Political Hurdles and Future Options
By Robin Wright
A new assessment of U.S. policy in Iraq by the same experts who advised the original Iraq Study Group concludes that political progress is "so slow, halting and superficial" and political fragmentation "so pronounced" that the United States is no closer to being able to leave Iraq than it was a year ago.
The experts were reassembled by the U.S. Institute of Peace, which convened the congressionally mandated Iraq Study Group, a high-level panel that assessed U.S. policy in Iraq and offered recommendations in 2006. The new report predicts that lasting political development could take five to 10 years of "full, unconditional commitment" to Iraq, but also cautions that future progress may not be worth the "massive" human and financial costs to the United States......
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Once you poke that arm into the Bee Hive, it's almost impossible to pull it back out without letting loose a swarm of angry bees.
By Robin Wright
A new assessment of U.S. policy in Iraq by the same experts who advised the original Iraq Study Group concludes that political progress is "so slow, halting and superficial" and political fragmentation "so pronounced" that the United States is no closer to being able to leave Iraq than it was a year ago.
The experts were reassembled by the U.S. Institute of Peace, which convened the congressionally mandated Iraq Study Group, a high-level panel that assessed U.S. policy in Iraq and offered recommendations in 2006. The new report predicts that lasting political development could take five to 10 years of "full, unconditional commitment" to Iraq, but also cautions that future progress may not be worth the "massive" human and financial costs to the United States......
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Once you poke that arm into the Bee Hive, it's almost impossible to pull it back out without letting loose a swarm of angry bees.
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not that I don't agree with your ending statement, but wouldn't sen. mccain and the other hawks use the statement of 5 to 10 years of "full, unconditional committment to iraq" as something that they could use against those who wish to end the war? by saying "we want iraq to be political stable and safe from violence. we want iraq to be stable so much so, that we are willing to do what it takes to make sure it happens. 5 to 10 years of united states military support is a small price to pay to spread democracy in the middle east"?
i guess i'm just wondering if there are multiple ways to read this.
April 7, 2008 10:36 AM | Reply | Permalink
And Obama could use those 5 years (actually almost 7 if you use his plan of 16mo) as proof it's time to GET OUT.
He COULD claim Victory.
April 7, 2008 11:35 AM | Reply | Permalink