Iraq Study Group Reports,
Demands Urgent Change
The Iraq Study Group - headed by James Baker - has reported today and called for a new approach and urgent action to stop 'a slide towards chaos'. The report reflects the view that the Americans cannot win the war themselves and that only the Iraqis can win it - though only with American help.
Among the findings of the group is the conclusion that the current US strategy of staying the course is no longer viable.
The report also says US forces should train Iraqis and be withdrawn from combat. And it urges talks with Iran and Syria, which the US has so far rejected.
Instead, the approach must be a "diplomatic offensive" with U.S. combat brigades pulled out by early 2008.
Said Lee Hamilton: "The current approach is not working and the ability of the United States to influence events is diminishing...Our ship of state has hit rough waters. It must now chart a new way forward."
Among the findings of the group is the conclusion that the current US strategy of staying the course is no longer viable.
The report also says US forces should train Iraqis and be withdrawn from combat. And it urges talks with Iran and Syria, which the US has so far rejected.
Instead, the approach must be a "diplomatic offensive" with U.S. combat brigades pulled out by early 2008.
Said Lee Hamilton: "The current approach is not working and the ability of the United States to influence events is diminishing...Our ship of state has hit rough waters. It must now chart a new way forward."
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