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I read the entire "proposal" in two sittings, from front to back. I honestly couldn't believe some of things I was reading. We could put forth a much better proposal, in about a tenth of the time. The blatant hypocrisy and outright wishful thinking of these so called "academics" is glaringly obvious to anyone with even an ounce of reasoning power. Bank on this though, it will be touted in January by the new Dem Congress left and right, without anyone there even reading it. It will be the new "buzz word". I mean, come on, we're supoose to depend on the despotic regimes of Iran and Syria to help in the building process of a Democratic state. Right. new "Land for peace" deals in Israel? yeah, that's worked well in the past (not). I have a headache.

We could put forth a much better proposal, in about a tenth of the time.

Here's what I propose. Why not gather a group of Freepers that have experience from a military, political, organizational and execution perspective and do just that. You will need to have 2 or 3 people from each discipline to make it work and to cover all the bases so there is no room for disagreement.

My guess is you won't find something that is going to be 100% effective or have the good members of Free Republic be in harmony with your outcomes.

The Iraq mess is a very complex situation. We can't stay forever, which it looks like me may, and we can't just walk away.

There are portions of the Iraq Study Group report that I find hard to agree with too. But clearly our current and past strategies haven't worked in a critical region in Iraq, and being led by the best and brightest. Why pick on this group. I don't see anything in their report that would necessarily make the wheels fall off more than they already are.

Mega Dittos. Thank you for having the courage to wade thru the whole thing. I gave up after the first 12 pages. I felt sick to my stomach realizing THIS is the best our Govt could come up with. Next time I suggest they simply hire 10 guys with Infantry badges. Not only would it be a whole lot cheaper, it would also be 100% smarter.