Iraq study group to testify on report

[maddezmom]

WASHINGTON - Praised by some and panned by others, the report of a high-level commission on ways to wind down the war in Iraq offered no startlingly new ideas but said a U.S. defeat still could be averted.

The co-chairmen of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, former secretary of state James A. Baker III and former Rep. Lee Hamilton, D-Ind., were taking their 96-page report before a Senate committee Thursday to face questions on their assessment of conditions inside Iraq as well as their recipe for stabilizing the country and beginning the withdrawal of American forces.

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http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061207/ap_on_go_pr_wh/us_iraq

Some interesting comments and analysis in the article.

[threadkillaz]

1. James "BP" Baker?

BP named political heavyweight James Baker as chairman of an independent panel to review safety lapses at the troubled oil giant

http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&lr=&q=%22james+baker%22+review+bp+panel

[maddezmom]

2. Iraq report authors say 'time running out' to act...

WASHINGTON (AFP) - The lead authors of a critical new report on US policy in Iraq warned that President George W. Bush must act quickly to prevent the crisis spinning out of control.

"Time is running out here. This is a deteriorating situation. We've got to move promptly. It's not a matter of months; it's a matter of weeks, maybe even days," former congressman Lee Hamilton cautioned on CNN television.

more:http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20061207/pl_afp/usiraqreport_061207144201