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==Study Group Results Released December 6, 2006==The 142-page report—"The Iraq Study Group Report. The Way Forward, A New Approach" authored by co-chairs James A. Baker, III, and Lee H. Hamilton—was presented to President [[George W. Bush]] and [[Congress]], as well as made available to the public, on Wednesday, December 6, 2006. The report can be [http://www.usip.org/isg/iraq_study_group_report/report/1206/index.html downloaded] from the website of the [[United States Institute of Peace]], "which has been coordinating the 10-Hamilton Commission member commission’s activities over the last eight months. The institute’s Web site is www.usip.org." [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/12/03/world/middleeast/03cnd-study.html] '''Also see:'''<br>*[http://download.npr.org/anon.npr-www/documents/2006/dec/isg_full.pdf "The Iraq Study Group Report"], Vintage Books, A Division of Random House, Inc., New York, December 2006. (pdf link provided by [[NPR]]). *[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6586565 Iraq Study Group Report: Executive Summary] provided December 6, 2006, by NPR. *[http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/12/06/news/web.1206trans.php A transcript of the press conference with the Iraq Study Group], December 6, 2006, provided by the ''International Herald Tribune''. *The [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/12/06/AR2006120600519.html "Text of Letter From Iraq Panel Co-Chairs"] posted by the Associated Press (''Washington Post''), December 6, 2006. *[http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=6587217 "Reaction to the Iraq Study Group's Report,"] NPR, December 6, 2006. *[http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1965742,00.html "The report at a glance"] provided December 6, 2006, by the ''Guardian Unlimited'' (UK)'s James Sturcke. *Excerpts of the Report can be found [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2006/12/06/national/w054601S11.DTL&type=politics here] and [http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/1151AP_US_Iraq_Excerpts.html here], provided by the Associated Press. *Leaked information from the report is [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/6212918.stm here], provided by the BBC. ==Findings from the Report=====Bush's War Policies Have Failed===President [[George W. Bush]]'s "war policies have failed in almost every regard" and the Study Group "warned of dwindling chances to change course before crisis turns to chaos," Anne Gearan [http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2705949 wrote] December 7, 2006, for the Associated Press. ===Violence in Iraq is Underreported===The [[Bush administration]] "routinely has underreported the level of violence in Iraq in order to disguise its policy failings," Jonathan S. Landay [http://www.realcities.com/mld/krwashington/news/columnists/jonathan_s_landay/16179553.htm?source=rss&channel=krwashington_jonathan_s_landay reported] December 7, 2006, for McClatchy Newspapers. "The bipartisan group called on the [[Pentagon]] and the director of the U.S. [[intelligence community]] to immediately institute a new reporting system that provides 'a more accurate picture of events on the ground'." ===U.S. Should Privatize Iraqi Oil Industry===The United States should "assist in privatizing Iraq's national [[oil industry]], opening Iraq to private foreign oil and energy companies, providing direct technical assistance for the 'drafting' of a new national oil law for Iraq, and assuring that all of Iraq's oil revenues accrue to the central government," Antonia Juhasz [http://www.alternet.org/story/45190 reported] December 7, 2006, in ''AlterNet''. ===Civilians Could Be Ordered to Serve in Iraq===The Bush administration "must make sure that it has sufficient civilian personnel in Iraq -- if necessary, by ordering some employees to serve there," Tom Shoop [http://govexec.com/story_page.cfm?articleid=35621&dcn=todaysnews reported] December 6, 2006, for ''GovExec.com''. "'The nature of the mission in Iraq is unfamiliar and dangerous, and the United States has had great difficulty filling civilian assignments in Iraq with sufficient numbers of properly trained personnel at the appropriate rank,' wrote members of the Iraq Study Group, ... For example, panel members said, the United States still has 'far too few Arab language-proficient' officials in the country. "To address the problem, the group recommended that the secretaries of State and Defense and the Director of National Intelligence put the 'highest possible priority' on language and cultural training for military personnel and civilian employees about to be assigned to Iraq. And, the report said, if not enough of the latter group volunteer to go to the country, 'civilian agencies must fill those positions with directed assignments'," Shoop wrote. ==Quick Media Takes upon Report's Release==*The Iraq Study Group recommends that Bush "threaten to reduce economic and military support for Iraq's Government if it fails to meet benchmarks intended to improve security in the country. ... Among other things, ... the report urged Mr Bush to aggressively tackle the Israeli-Palestinian dispute to reduce broader regional tensions fuelling the Iraq conflict."—Peter Baker and Dafna Linzer, ''Washington Post'', December 6, 2006. [http://www.smh.com.au/news/world/iraq-group-tells-bush-to-change-the-course/2006/12/06/1165081020359.html] *"Some of the recommendations conflict with President George W. Bush's past stances on dealing with Iraq, including bringing Iraq's neighbors into talks about ways quell the sectarian violence that has claimed thousands of Iraqi lives."—Brendan Murray, Bloomberg, December 6, 2006. [http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=at1KEG8q7LbQ&refer=home] *"U.S. troops should begin withdrawing from combat and Washington should launch a diplomatic and political push to halt a 'grave and deteriorating' crisis in Iraq."—Arshad Mohammed and Steve Holland, Reuters, December 6, 2006. [http://today.reuters.co.uk/news/articlenews.aspx?type=topNews&storyID=2006-12-06T151041Z_01_L05545989_RTRUKOC_0_UK-IRAQ-1.xml] *The report "warns of the 'consequences of continued decline', spokesman [[Tony Snow]] said. ... It stops short of a firm timetable for a US troop pullout and urges talks with Iran and Syria on their neighbour."—BBC, December 6, 2006. [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/americas/6214078.stm] *"'There is no magic formula.'" The report recommends "new and enhanced diplomacy ... so the United States can 'begin to move its combat forces' out of the country responsibly."—Anne Plummer Flaherty, Associated Press/ABC News, December 6, 2006. [http://www.abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=2704067] ==Anticipated Study Group Recommendations==
The draft report on "strategies for Iraq" will be debated by the Iraq Study Group on Monday, December 4, 2006. The report "urges an aggressive regional diplomatic initiative that includes direct talks with Iran and Syria but sets no timetables for a military withdrawal, according to officials who have seen all or parts of the document." [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/27/world/middleeast/27policy.html]
*[[William J. Perry]], secretary of defense under Clinton
*[[Charles Robb]], former Democrat senator from Virginia
*[[Alan K. Simpson]], former Republican senator from Wyoming ===Working Groups===See lists of [http://www.usip.org/isg/working_groups.html Iraq Study Group] Working Groups' members.
===Think Tanks===
*[[United States Institute of Peace]]
==External Links=====Profiles===*[http://www.usip.org/isg/index.html Iraq Study Group] Website, hosted by United States Institute of Peace.*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_Study_Group Iraq Study Group] in the ''Wikipedia''.*[http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Nov14/0,4670,IraqCommissionMembers,00.html Members of the Iraq Study Group], Associated Press (Fox News), November 14, 2006. ===Articles & Commentary=======March 2006====*Ted Barrett, [http://www.cnn.com/2006/POLITICS/03/15/iraq.study/ "Congress forms panel to study Iraq war. Panel to recommend Iraq policy to Congress, White House,"] CNN, March 15, 2006.*Gail Russell Chaddock, [http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0321/p01s01-uspo.html "Congress eyes own window on Iraq war. Lawmakers create blue-ribbon panel to give it independent reviews of progress in Iraq,"] ''Christian Science Monitor'', March 21, 2006.*David Isenberg, [http://atimes.com/atimes/Middle_East/HC23Ak01.html "Mixed welcome for new Iraq Study Group,"] ''Asia Times'', March 23, 2006. ====April 2006====*[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/04/20060407-4.html News Release: "Statement on the Formation of the Iraq Study Group (ISG),"] White House, April 7, 2006.*Ambika Behal, [http://www.spacewar.com/reports/Iraq_Study_Group_Kicks_Off.html "Iraq Study Group Kicks Off,"] UPI (Spacewar.com), April 13, 2006.*Gail Russell Chaddock, [http://www.csmonitor.com/2006/0417/p01s04-usfp.html "New voices weigh in on Iraq. As doubts rise over the war's handling, the Iraq Study Group aims to be a fresh influence,"] ''Christian Science Monitor'', April 17, 2006. ====June 2006====*[http://www.whitehouse.gov/news/releases/2006/06/20060614-3.html News Release: "President Meets with Iraq Study Group,"] The Roosevelt Room, June 14, 2006. ====August 2006====*[http://releases.usnewswire.com/GetRelease.asp?id=70182 News Release: "Democratic Leaders Lay Out a Road Map for Iraq; Reid, Durbin Call for New Direction in U.S. Iraq Policy,"] U.S. Newswire, August 2, 2006.*Edward Luce and Demetri Sevastopulo, [http://msnbc.msn.com/id/14274962/ "Republicans set to exploit opposition 'weakness',"] ''Financial Times'' (MSNBC), August 10, 2006.*J.D. Mulane, [http://www.phillyburbs.com/pb-dyn/news/219-08132006-697324.html "Fitzpatrick’s dance on the war,"] ''Bucks County Courier Times'' (PhillyBurbs.com), August 13, 2006: [[Mike Fitzpatrick]] (R-PA): "Did Congress pause in World War II to create the 'Nazis are Kicking Our [Butts] in North Africa Study Group?'" *Mara Lee, [http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/11356 "Lee Hamilton: paragon of outstanding public service,"] Scripps Howard News Service, August 18, 2006. ====September 2006====*Robert Dreyfuss, [http://www.washingtonmonthly.com/features/2006/0609.dreyfuss.html "A Higher Power. James Baker puts Bush's Iraq policy into rehab,"] ''Washington Monthly'', September 2006. Cross-posted at [http://www.truthout.org/docs_2006/printer_080806O.shtml ''truthout.org''].*[http://www.depauw.edu/news/index.asp?id=18096 "Iraq Study Group, with Two DePauw Alumni as Members, Working Toward Recommendations,"] DePauw University, September 18, 2006.*Pauline Jelinek, [http://www.foxnews.com/wires/2006Sep19/0,4670,USIraqCriticism,00.html "Group Says Iraq Needs to Prove Itself,"] Associated Press ([[Fox News]]), September 19, 2006.*Meredith Buel, [http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-09-19-voa82.cfm "Iraq Study Group: Next 3 Months Critical for Country's Future,"] [[Voice of America]] News, September 19, 2006.*Eric Pfeiffer, [http://washingtontimes.com/national/20060919-115526-2119r.htm "Study group presses Iraq to act,"] ''Washington Times'', September 20, 2006.*Edward Epstein, [http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/chronicle/archive/2006/09/20/MNGOAL8RES1.DTL&type=politics "Time running out for Iraqis, study group leaders warn,"] ''San Francisco Chronicle'', September 20, 2006.*Dana Milbank, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/09/19/AR2006091901341.html "This Just In: The Iraq Study Group Has Nothing to Report,"] ''Washington Post'', September 20, 2006.*Deborah Block, [http://www.voanews.com/english/NewsAnalysis/2006-09-22-voa23.cfm "US Special Commission says Next Three Months are Critical in Iraq,"] [[Voice of America]] News, September 22, 2006.*Cal Thomas, [http://blogs.usatoday.com/oped/2006/09/a_way_out_of_th.html "A way out of the Iraq mess? Democrats Resources and Republicans have come together with the goal of figuring out a plan of action. The real test, though, will be whether anyone in Washington will listen,"] ''Common Ground'' Blog/''USA TODAY'', September 27, 2006. ====October 2006====*[[Richard A. Clarke]], [http://www.iht.com/articles/2006/10/02/opinion/edclarke.php "Blinded by hindsight,"] ''New York Times''/''International Herald Tribune'', October 2, 2006.*Sarah Baxter, [http://www.timesonline.co.uk/article/0,,2089-2393750,00.html "America ponders cutting Iraq in three,"] ''The Sunday Times Online'' (UK), October 8, 2006.*David E. Sanger, [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/10/08/washington/09bakercnd.html?hp&ex=1160366400&en=d190e97c69c4cae0&ei=5094&partner=homepage "Baker Sees Iraq Panel Departing From Bush Strategy,"] ''New York Times'', October 8, 2006.*[[Juan Cole]], [http://www.juancole.com/2006/10/blunkett-blames-cheney-rumsfeld-baker.html "Blunkett Blames Cheney, Rumsfeld. Baker Commission to accept 3-region Solution?"] ''Informed Comment'', October 8, 2006.*Sean-Paul Kelley, [http://agonist.org/sean_paul_kelley/20061009/be_aware_democrats "Be Aware Democrats"] and [http://agonist.org/sean_paul_kelley/20061009/baker_commission "Baker Commission, Isn't It Obvious?"] ''The Agonist'', October 9, 2006.*[http://www.pbs.org/newshour/bb/middle_east/july-dec06/iraq_10-12.html Transcript: "Iraq Study Group Offers Recommendations for U.S. Policy,"] [[PBS]] ''Online NewsHour'', October 12, 2006: "The chairmen of the Iraq Study Group, Republican James Baker and Democrat Lee Hamilton, discuss their assessment of the situation on the ground, its impact on the surrounding region and consequences for U.S. interests." *Faiz Shakir, [http://thinkprogress.org/2006/10/12/iraq-baker/ "Report: Iraq Study Group Will Rule Out Victory In Iraq, Propose Redeployment,"] ''Think Progress'', October 12, 2006.*Doyle McManus, [http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-planb16oct16,0,4775251.story?coll=la-home-headlines "Panel to Seek Change on Iraq. A commission backed by Bush has agreed that 'stay the course' is not working, its leader says. A phased withdrawal is one option on the table,"] ''Los Angeles Times'', October 16, 2006.*James Petras, [http://www.dissidentvoice.org/Oct06/Petras31.htm "Texas vs. Tel Aviv: US Policy in the Middle,"], ''DissidentVoice'', October 31, 2006. Discussion of the elite foreign policy dissension, and how foreign policy is determined. ====November 2006====*Glenn Kessler and Thomas E. Ricks, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/08/AR2006110802517.html "Stage Set for Iraq Policy Shift. Both Parties May Seek Cover in Recommendations of Study Group,"] ''Washington Post'', November 9, 2006.*[http://www.alertnet.org/thenews/newsdesk/N10277240.htm "Eagleburger to join U.S. Iraq study group,"] Reuters, November 10, 2006.*Michael Abramowitz and Thomas E. Ricks, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/11/AR2006111100996.html "Panel May Have Few Good Options to Offer. Bipartisan Group's Plan Expected in Dec.,"] ''Washington Post'', November 12, 2006.*Walter Isaacson, [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,1558325,00.html "The Return of the Realists,"] ''TIME'' Magazine, November 12, 2006.*Michael Kinsley, [http://www.slate.com/id/2153592/?nav=tap3 "Bake Me a Cake, Baker Man. Why the Baker commission won't fix Iraq,"] ''Slate'', November 13, 2006.*[[Raymond McGovern]], [http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2006/11/13/no_exit_strategy.php "No Exit Strategy,"] ''TomPaine.com'', November 13, 2006; [http://www.buzzflash.com/Related SourceWatch articles/contributors/558 "Don't Look for Much From the 'Bipartisan' Iraq Study Group,"] ''BuzzFlash'', November 14, 2006.*[http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/11/14/iraq/main2180014.shtml "Blair Pushes For Broad Mideast Strategy. British PM Tells Iraq Study Group That End To Israel-Palestinian Conflict Necessary For Iraq Peace,"] CBS News/Associated Press, November 14, 2006.*Christopher Dickey, [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/15716203/site/newsweek/ "Terrorist Hold ’Em. As the United States tries to bluff its way out of Iraq, Washington has to get even more serious about policing terrorism at home,"] ''Newsweek'', November 14, 2006.*[http://www.abcnews.go.com/GMA/Politics/story?id=2651903&page=1 "Battle of the Bushes. Is Bush Sr. Trying to His Son's Presidential Legacy? Columnist Maureen Dowd Weighs In,"] ABC News, November 14, 2006; Dowd also posted at [http://welcome-to-pottersville.blogspot.com/2006/11/maureen-dowd-pouring-chardonnay.html "Pouring Chardonnay Diplomacy,"] ''Welcome to Pottersville'' Blogspot, November 15, 2006.*Jim Kouri, [http://www.renewamerica.us/columns/kouri/061114 "Gen. Pace's alternative to the Iraq Study Group,"] [[RenewAmerica]], November 14, 2006.*Trudy Rubin, [http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/opinion/oped/bal-op.rubin14nov14,0,238246.story?coll=bal-oped-headlines "Bush's last resort: dad's deal makers,"] ''The Baltimore Sun'', November 14, 2006.*Robin Wright, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/14/AR2006111401095.html?nav=hcmodule "Bush Initiates Iraq Policy Review Separate From Baker Group's,"] ''Washington Post'', November 15, 2006.*Peter Ignatius, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/14/AR2006111401228.html "Baker Ex Machina,"] ''Washington Post'', November 15, 2006.*Steve Soto, [http://www.theleftcoaster.com/archives/009227.php "Abizaid Snuffs McCain And Withdrawal Talk At The Same Time,"] ''The Left Coaster'', November 15, 2006.*Tom Engelhardt, [http://www.alternet.org/story/44511 "Will Papa Bush's Old Pals Prolong the Iraq Occupation?"] TomDispatch.com (''AlterNet''), November 22, 2006.*Paul William Roberts, [http://www.atlanticfreepress.com/content/view/259/ "Decline and Fall - America in Retreat,"] ''Atlantic Free Press'', November 24, 2006.*[http://thinkprogress.org/2006/11/26/brzezinski-baker/ "Brzezinski: The Baker Commission ‘Will Offer Some Procrastination Ideas For Dealing With The Crisis’,"] ''Think Progress'', November 26, 2006.*Glenn Greenwald, [http://glenngreenwald.blogspot.com/2006/11/centrist-position-on-war-in-iraq.html "The 'centrist' position on the war in Iraq,"] ''Unclaimed Territory'', November 26, 2006. *David E. Sanger, [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/27/world/middleeast/27policy.html?ex=1322283600&en=5de67a4e38d5fcc1&ei=5088&partner=rssnyt&emc=rss "Panel to Weigh Overture by U.S. to Iran and Syria,"] ''New York Times'', November 27, 2006.*Robin Wright and Thomas E. Ricks, [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/27/AR2006112701398.html?nav=hcmodule "Civil War in Iraq Near, Annan Says. Study Group Begins Two-Day Meeting,"] ''Washington Post'', November 28, 2006.*[[John Aravosis]], [http://americablog.blogspot.com/2006/11/open-thread_30.html Open Thread], ''AMERICAblog'', November 29, 2006.*David E. Sanger and David S. Cloud, [http://www.nytimes.com/2006/11/30/world/middleeast/30policy.html?_r=1&ei=5094&en=1b8f934bb873891b&hp=&ex=1164862800&partner=homepage&pagewanted=print&oref=slogin "Iraq Panel to Recommend Pullback of Combat Troops,"] ''New York Times'', November 30, 2006.*[[Dan Froomkin]], [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/linkset/2005/04/11/LI2005041100879.html "Bush v. Baker,"] ''Washington Post'', November 30, 2006. ==Related SourceWatch Resources==
*[[adapting to win]]
*[[Bush administration talking points on Iraq]]
*[[war in Iraq]]
*[[war propaganda]]
*[[Wayne White]] (Group Four: Strategic Environment)
*[[White House Iraq Group]]
===[[Iraq Study Group/External Links|External articles]]===
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