the big mystery about Baker's report has already hit the press ... they apparently wanted to hold this until after the midterms ... one of the two options Baker is presenting is the withdrawal of US troops to bases OUTSIDE Iraq ... the other option is trying to involve Iran and Syria in some kind of regional negotiation ... we've been hearing flavors of this from some Democrats for more than a year ...
politically, this is NOT the message bush wants to send before the election ... or is it? maybe this "leak" was carefully orchestrated ... maybe a less strident stance on Iraq will help bush's image with the voters and consequently help republicans who are desperately trying to hold off a massive Democratic tide in November ...
the pathetic reality is that we have little or no bargaining power in Iraq with the Iranians, the Syrians, or any of the Iraqi factions either ... what bush wants is to finalize oil deals to guarantee almost all of Iraq's future oil production to Big Oil ... there is no way bush will willingly leave without that guarantee and the Iraqis are not going to give him what he wants ... so they'll talk about a new direction and they'll talk about regional dialog and they'll talk about be open to the possibility of moving the troops "back a bit" ... it's all talk ... bush isn't going anywhere until the puppet dances to his tune ... and the puppets are not likely to do that given what's being demanded of them ...
the politics may get a bit more interesting for the next month or so; nothing good will happen in Iraq ... nothing ... those of you still clinging to hope that negotiations might yield something useful need to understand that you are by necessity accepting the premise that bush is seeking the same goals you are ... he isn't ... he is not seeking peace ... he is not seeking a stable Iraqi government; in fact, he may be about to topple the current one ... he is not seeking democracy or anything else for the Iraqi people ... plain and simple, this is about oil and greed ...
Baker's plan may be sincere but i doubt it ... the Democrats and their leave in 6 months, leave in a year plans may also be sincere ... but bush is there for oil whether we like it or not ... and as long as that is the price demanded, there cannot be peace ... we need to renounce all claims to Iraqi oil and we need to get the hell out of there ... in seeking any form of progress in Iraq, you are casting your lot with bush ... his motives are evil and corrupt ...
source:
http://www.guardian.co.uk/Iraq/Story/0,,1924927,00.html?=rssBush confidant prepares way for radical shift by US on Iraq
· Talks with Iran and Syria seen as way to end chaos
· Report leaked before crucial November polls A radical change in US policy over Iraq after the November elections appeared increasingly likely yesterday after reports that a bipartisan commission headed by a Bush family confidant will recommend an approach to Iran and Syria for help or a withdrawal to bases outside Iraq.
The Iraq Study Group is chaired by James Baker, who was the first President Bush's secretary of state. It is not due to deliver its findings until after the congressional elections on November 7 because of their potentially explosive political impact, but the panel's proceedings have been leaked to the press. <skip>
He made it clear he believed there should be approaches to Iraq's neighbours, including those the White House has accused of fomenting the insurgency. "I believe in talking to your enemies," he said. "Neither the Syrians nor the Iranians want a chaotic Iraq ... so maybe there is some potential for getting something other than opposition from those countries." <skip>
The second has been called "Redeploy and Contain", pulling US troops back to bases outside Iraq and conducting military operations from there in support of Iraqi government forces. <skip>
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