Honestly, what was the point of the ISG? Who commissioned the study?

spanone

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Sat Dec-09-06 10:40 AM
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Honestly, what was the point of the ISG? Who commissioned the study?

Edited on Sat Dec-09-06 10:50 AM by spanone

What did it cost? I wonder what kind of money Baker/Hamilton and company made off of this futile mission?

Since it was 'non-binding' it was pointless from the beginning. imho

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annabanana

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Sat Dec-09-06 10:42 AM
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1. It was supposed to embarras the idiot son back into line....

It never had a chance. B*sh must be compelled to stop. It looks like removal from office by any means possible is America's only choice.

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in_cog_ni_to

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Sat Dec-09-06 10:46 AM
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2. I think POPPY called his best friend to "fix this mess" and

the psycho isn't gonna let POPPY tell HIM what to do. He's gonna "move forward and stay the course" come hell or high water!

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spanone

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Sat Dec-09-06 10:48 AM
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3. Congress will have NO choice but to STOP FUNDING TH E WAR.

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napi21

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Sat Dec-09-06 10:54 AM
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4. So, tell me what happens tothe troops who are deployed when

Congress defunds the war? I want Congress to STOP Shrub, but I still want the troops to get paid, get medical care and food and shelter...such as it may be.

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spanone

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Sat Dec-09-06 10:57 AM
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5. They will have to come home. That's what stopped VietNam war.

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Toots

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Sat Dec-09-06 11:10 AM
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7. I believe military payroll and supplies comes under Defense funding

What they can stop is the supplemental funding strictly for Iraq. So far over a hundred and fifty billion for this year. This money goes mostly to Contractors and ultimately back into Republican coffers. It should be easy to put the squeeze on...but will they??

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Freedom_from_Chains

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Sat Dec-09-06 11:03 AM
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6. Yeah, dad put it together to try and give his son a graceful

exit and maybe keep him from being criminally charged. But you're right, this whole thing has been about being a better man than daddy and winning mommy's affection which provides a hugh incentive for Jr. to do just the opposite of the report. In the final analysis this mental case is going to have to be removed from power if we have any hopes of saving the nation.

See my post at: http://www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=132x3009028

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spanone

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Sat Dec-09-06 11:10 AM
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8. Something I just learned...Congress commissioned this study group.

Edited on Sat Dec-09-06 11:13 AM by spanone

...as bush* said, interesting.

Then they stood by as the president pissed on it.

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orwell

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Sat Dec-09-06 12:04 PM
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9. The Point was...

...to distract people.

It looks like it worked...

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HereSince1628

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Sat Dec-09-06 12:27 PM
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10. The point was to give a shelter to Dems and Republicans

so neither would need to make a harder choice than saying "We support the recommendations of the Baker-Hamilton commission.

And with that relief in sight no one challenged that under the radar the Royal House of Saud stacked the leadership and the membership in the commission to produce recommendations that it favored.

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