The Secret Strategy
The Iraq Study Group, appointed by President Bush, is co-chaired by James A. "Jimmy" Baker III and Lee Hamilton.
That's the same James A. Baker who was Reagan's Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary, and George H.W. Bush's Secretary of State and campaign manager. Former congressman Lee Hamilton (D-IN) is reprising his 9/11 Commission role by providing the illusion of bipartisanship.
The Iraq Study Group, we are told, will recommend changes to the US Strategy in Iraq. But the group won't release its recommendations until after the election.
Reason: the group doesn't want to "play politics."
Hmm. "We have a plan to change the strategy. We'll tell you about it after the election."
(And Henry Kissinger is a frequent visitor to the Oval Office. Coincidence? Will there be secret bombings this Christmas, too? Will David Bowie join Big Crosby for an extraordinary rendition of "Little Drummer Boy?")
Excuse me. Jimmy. Lee.
In what way is not releasing the recommendations before the election in any way a less political decision than releasing them?
In a very much related story, ten more American soldiers were killed yesterday. That brings to 69 the total number of US casualties this month. That puts it on a pace to become the 3rd deadliest month in the war so far, with 2 weeks to go.
These recommendations have a chance of affecting US policy, and possibly even resulting in the US forces leaving sooner than later.
But rather than tell us now what they are, they're going to sit on them for another month or so, so as not to "play politics."
What's another month?
That's the same James A. Baker who was Reagan's Chief of Staff and Treasury Secretary, and George H.W. Bush's Secretary of State and campaign manager. Former congressman Lee Hamilton (D-IN) is reprising his 9/11 Commission role by providing the illusion of bipartisanship.
The Iraq Study Group, we are told, will recommend changes to the US Strategy in Iraq. But the group won't release its recommendations until after the election.
Reason: the group doesn't want to "play politics."
Hmm. "We have a plan to change the strategy. We'll tell you about it after the election."
(And Henry Kissinger is a frequent visitor to the Oval Office. Coincidence? Will there be secret bombings this Christmas, too? Will David Bowie join Big Crosby for an extraordinary rendition of "Little Drummer Boy?")
Excuse me. Jimmy. Lee.
In what way is not releasing the recommendations before the election in any way a less political decision than releasing them?
In a very much related story, ten more American soldiers were killed yesterday. That brings to 69 the total number of US casualties this month. That puts it on a pace to become the 3rd deadliest month in the war so far, with 2 weeks to go.
These recommendations have a chance of affecting US policy, and possibly even resulting in the US forces leaving sooner than later.
But rather than tell us now what they are, they're going to sit on them for another month or so, so as not to "play politics."
What's another month?
posted by Ish at 9:33 AM
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