Panel: Bush's Iraq policy 'not working'
Ah, more good news. The sooner we get our troops back home the better. Now let's see if Bush will listen. He hasn't in the past so why should he now?
Panel: Bush's Iraq policy 'not working'
WASHINGTON - President Bush's policy in Iraq "is not working," a high-level commission said Wednesday in a blunt, bleak assessment that called for an urgent diplomatic attempt to stabilize the country and allow withdrawal of most U.S. combat troops by early 2008.
After nearly four years of war and the deaths of more than 2,900 U.S. troops — including 10 during the day Wednesday — the situation is "grave and deteriorating," the bipartisan panel said. It also warned, "The ability of the United States to influence events within Iraq is diminishing."
It recommended the U.S. reduce political, military or economic support for Iraq if the government in Baghdad cannot make substantial progress toward providing for its own security.
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