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Tuesday, December 12, 2006
The Confusion of Disaster - A local response to the Iraq Study Group
Despite their best intentions, it remains to be seen whether a new Iraq policy will emerge now that the Democrats are in control of Congress. Democrats themselves aren’t clear on what to do. The long awaited Iraq Study Group’s report is headed for the discount table at Barnes & Noble, its major contribution being to publicly acknowledge what most people in America already know - that we are losing the war. And, its prescriptions, like calling for training more Iraqi troops are more of what we have already heard. Remember, “We will stand down when they stand up”? The reality is that there is no functioning central Iraq government or even an idea to stand up for.

While politicians in Washington dither, fuss and fume about what to do next, American soldiers and marines continue to die in Iraq. Senators obsequiously congratulated the new Defense Secretary for his candor, but acknowledgement of reality is a long way from having a new policy. The real

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