Iraq Study Group Report? Who Cares?

Hey folks,

Just really quick. Just because I was asked. "Why did you not comment on the Iraq Study Group Report. You said, "As far as politics go today, nothing really new or unpredictable. No agreement between world powers on Nuclear Sanctions on Iran because of Russia and China. Gates WILL be sworn in as Defense Secretary. We are not leaving Iraq until the job is done." but you left out the most important news of the day. The Report. You have nothing to say about it?"

Not really. But I DID comment on it. I said, as this person pointed out, nothing new or predictable. There isn’t. I’ve been telling you folks for a while, that the Left want to cut run and surrender, they want us to ask "Little Hitler" for help. That Bush will NOT leave until the job is done. Now that they put it in writing, it’s "the most important news of the day?"

First, the report means NOTHING. It’s not legislation. President Bush could throw the whole thing in the garbage, where it most likely belongs, and continue on the way he feels best. He has a choice to make between listening to this group, and listening to those actually on the ground fighting the war. I bet you anything , he will listen to those who KNOW what they are talking about.

I do not even find it interesting how the Mass Media Drones are reporting this report. Here is just ONE example of the complete idiocy,

USA Today-"Bush, Blair meet Thursday at White House to chart new directions in Iraq"

"WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush faces urgent pressure to find a fresh strategy in Iraq as a new defense secretary heads to the Pentagon and a scathing bipartisan commission report says his war policies have failed and that "time is running out."

The Iraq Study Group's report said the situation in Iraq was "grave and deteriorating" after nearly four years of bloodshed and more than 2,900 American deaths. The report gave weight to the president's talks on Thursday with British Prime Minister Tony Blair, his closest ally in the unpopular war.

Bush, possibly with counsel from Blair, could embrace some or all 79 of the Iraq Study Group's recommendations. The president also could ignore them and chart his own new course based on internal reviews being done at the Pentagon, State Department and the White House."

A "scathing bipartisan commission report says his war policies have failed and that "time is running out."" "the situation in Iraq was "grave and deteriorating"" "in the unpopular war." "Bush, possibly with counsel from Blair, could embrace some or all 79 of the Iraq Study Group's recommendations" That’s just the first three paragraphs. You get the point.

Bush has already come out and said. We will not leave until the job is done. We will NOT ask "Little Hitler" for help while he is still trying to build nuclear weapons and is still threatening Israel. He is STILL the Commander and Chief. Period.

I do love this question from reporter, Jonathan Karl, yesterday to Lee H. Hamilton, former member of Congress. He asked,

"I understand you went to Iraq once. With the exception of Senator Robb, none of you made it out of the green zone. Why should he give your recommendations any more weight than what he's hearing from his commanders on the ground in Iraq?"

After around 15 seconds of stunned silence, Hamilton answered,

"The members of the Iraq study group are, I think, public servants of a distinguished record. We don't pretend now, we did not pretend at the start to have expertise. We've put in a very intensive period of time. We recognize that our report is only one. There will be many recommendations. But the report will stand on its own and will be acceptable or rejected on its own, and will at least be a beginning of a consensus. Because without that consensus in the country we do not think ultimately you can succeed in Iraq."

THEY are not the experts? Really? They are not those that know what’s best on the ground? Look folks, it’s really simple. This report is not worth the paper it is written on. It’s the same old stuff. So I’ll let the mass media drones and the Liberals have fun with it. All in all, it really means NOTHING. Here at the OPN, we’ll move on to other things.
Peter