No "blue ribbon" committees in Washington are to diffuse responsibility and concentrate power. Nothing has changed. POTUS has the power and needs peace at home to wage war in Iraq.
The President is a class act politician and knows the above.
A year ago I might have agreed with you...but every human has their breaking point...I fear GW may have met his.
i'm not sure what you mean.
do you know who appointed the"iraq study group"?
was it the administration? or congress?
or did the group just set itself up?
the key to understanding the role of this group is finding out who set it up.
my guess is that the admin is already negotiating with both iran and syria, and that this report is designed to provide the cover for when the news leaks out.