Study authors defend Iraq strategy plan

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Study authors defend Iraq strategy plan

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WASHINGTON - Leaders of a bipartisan panel on Iraq defended their call for a new war strategy Sunday, saying it embraces President Bush's goal of an Iraq government that can defend and sustain itself.


In the Sunday talk shows, former GOP Secretary of State James A. Baker III and former Democratic Rep. Lee Hamilton said their recommendations for a more robust regional diplomacy was the best approach to promote peace and stability in the region.

"We're not going to win this war militarily; we're going to win it politically," Baker said. "There must be a political reconciliation among the warring factions in Iraq or we're going to continue to have major league problems."

"It's no answer to say just because it's tough we don't do it," Baker said.
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