US think tank (Council on Foreign Relations) urges retreat from Iraq

Monday, February 12, 2007

US think tank urges retreat from Iraq
Says situation beyond repair

BAGHDAD: An independent think tank warned Friday that the situation in Iraq was beyond repair and urged that US forces should be pulled out whatever the result of the current “surge” of troops into Baghdad.

A report from Washington’s Council on Foreign Relations concluded that a US military victory was impossible in Iraq, where “amateurish” post-invasion rule by American officials had seen Iraq collapse into civil war.

The respected institute’s stark assessment comes at a time of collapsing public support for the war in the United States and mounting opposition to President George W. Bush’s strategy within Congress. “The United States has already achieved all that it is likely to achieve in Iraq... Staying in Iraq can only drive up the price of those gains in blood, treasure and strategic position,” wrote Steven Simon, author of the report.

“The time has come to acknowledge that the United States must fundamentally recast its commitment to Iraq. It must do so without any illusions that there are unexplored or magic fixes, whether diplomatic or military,” he warned.

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http://www.thenews.com.pk/daily_detail.asp?id=42244

Bush* used the CFR as a prop and tried to wrap himself in the CFR's credibility.
Their option is significant, but he will probably ignore them like everyone else.

Bush* is dead set on seeing this misguided mission through all the way the bitter end.

just another focus group. P.S. Note to Congress, Please stop this mad nitwit would-be emperor of the world. He's not right in the head you know.

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