New Iraq Report: Surge Definitely 'NOT WORTH IT'! (WAPO)

[kpete]

Iraq Report Details Political Hurdles and Future Options

By Robin Wright
Washington Post Staff Writer
Sunday, April 6, 2008; Page A21

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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The report, obtained by The Washington Post, is due for release today.

more at:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/04/05/AR2008040502119.html?hpid=topnews

[gateley]

1. That seemed to be the general consensus

in last week's SFRC Iraq hearings, too. But we didn't need this report to know that, did we. Wonder what McCain's reaction will be.

[nichomachus]

3. McCain's reaction

Remember that -- as David Letterman said -- we're talking about an old guy who is confused by the automatic doors at the supermarket.

[seemslikeadream]

2. Well then we'll just have to go to Iran

[DB1]

4. Sometimes you just want to yell " NO SHIT DICK TRACY!"...........

Or something much more realistic like: (read with gasps for air as needed please)
" Would you please quit catapulting the propaganda...Iraq was a bad move maybe?.... hack.... hack ....I can hardly breathe ... your supreme court judges belong at a beauty contest... the kind that judges the beauty of destroying habeas corpus and little things like that.....under this shit of...cough... high gas prices.... and...cough.... economic prosperity.... and nice food prices.. and the food quality? what can I say?.... wheeze...unmatched...except in China..... and thank God there is no....cough...wheeze...hack...inflation. thanks... W.... gasp.......you have been the best compassionate conservative anti-liberal/society prez ever...sorry just had a spot of green vile sputum hacked up.. caught my v v v v voice.. .wish we could have had a beer......gotta go now....don't mind my box car eyes.

[samsingh]

5. so bush?