but I couldn't find anything about the Iraq Study Group today. Here, they spent nine months, interviewed a couple of hundred 'experts', delayed their report because it would 'affect' the election and it seems that the only aspect of the report that our leaders are talking about is whether or not to increase the number of our troops there. Hell, it worked in Baghdad. Didn't it? It's much quieter there since we sent in 17,000 troops this past summer.
One emphasis of the report was the need for national reconciliation on the part of the Iraqis. Will the Shiites, who have been under the control of the Sunnis and others for hundreds of years, now be willing to truly share the power that they finally have after so long being the underdog? It's unlikely.
Will Syria and Iran be willing to talk about helping resolve the issues in Iraq without wanting concessions from us? If they do sit down, will the Sunnis of Saudi Arabia and the other countries sit down with them?
Will our natural allies be willing to help after we ignored their warnings in so callous a manner?
Is a federated Iraq divided into three areas - Sunni, Shiite and Kurd - with some sharing of the oil wealth really an impossible goal?
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