The retired "statesmen" Baker, Hamilton, O'Connor, have come out with their "recommendations for the Iraq war.
I've heard some of the recommendations and have not read any of the report myself but I don't need to to form the following opinions.
Why was there no military representation on the committee?
Second, apparently, a key piece of report is to encourage more diplomacy with Iran, Syria, et al. When will these duffuses ever come to the realization that diplomacy only works when the opposition knows there is a price to be paid if a resolution cannot be reached.
Iran and North Korea both know that the US will never invade their respective countries so what is their motivation to alter the status quo?
When we pull out of Iraq with our tail between our legs, the middle east leadership will all be fully aware that we will never go back in there to protect our national interest.
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