Friday October 13, 2006
A spat of recent news stories on Iraq have made it more clear than ever that we can no longer adhere to the current Republican Administration’s ‘stay the course’ policy in that war torn nation.
The New York Sun reported yesterday that a bipartisan 10-member commission has ruled out the prospect for victory in Iraq and will propose redeployment:
A commission formed to assess the Iraq war and recommend a new course has ruled out the prospect of victory for America, according to draft policy options shared with The New York Sun by commission officials.Meanwhile, also on yesterday Sir Richard Dannatt, the head of the British Army – America’s most important ally in Iraq – told the British press that the presence of British armed forces in Iraq “exacerbates the security problems” and that they should “get out some time soon”
Currently, the 10-member commission — headed by a secretary of state for President George H.W. Bush, James Baker — is considering two option papers, “Stability First” and “Redeploy and Contain,” both of which rule out any prospect of making Iraq a stable democracy in the near term.