This may be a stupid question at this late date, but who picked this alleged "study" group?
My understanding it was Baker and Hamilton that picked the panel
It was Frank Wolf's idea for the study group
Jim Baker and Lee Hamilton. Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) suggested it purely for his own political purpose of getting re-elected to Congress.
Statement of Rep. Frank Wolf (R-VA) On the Creation of the Bi-Partisan Iraq Study Group, Which Evolved from his Idea for Fresh Eyes on the Target
http://www.house.gov/wolf/news/2006/03-15FreshEyes.html