Bush rejects most dramatic Iraq options
By ANNE GEARAN, AP Diplomatic Writer 11 minutes ago
WASHINGTON -
President Bush has taken the most dramatic options off the table as he tries to change direction in
Iraq, leaving him with a list of modest military and diplomatic moves to announce in the new year.
Bush probably will ignore the boldest suggestions from a bipartisan commission that studied U.S. options in Iraq, adopting some of the group's lesser prescriptions alongside those drafted by his civilian and military advisers.
The White House National Security Council has compiled recommendations from several agencies as the administration's internal reassessment of Iraq policy nears an end. Bush plans to address the nation in early January, two months after heavy Republican losses in congressional elections.
A look at some of the president's options:
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