[cardinal4]

It certain explains why they talked to more "Journalists" and columnists in DC then Iraqis in Baghdad in compiling the report

Or the military for that matter. Have you ever noticed that the military is never consulted in these circuses..?

[Carolinamom]

Among those consulted by Baker's group were Leslie Gelb, Thomas Ricks, and Ken Pollack.

I googled their bios and found that Gelb worked in the State and Defense departments in the 60's and authored a book entitled THE IRONY OF VIETNAM.

Ricks is a Washington Post reporter covering the Pentagon and is a Pulitzer winner who has covered the military in the Middle East...so far, okay...but he also authored a book on the "fragile moral fiber that binds our armed forces".

Pollard is w/the Brookings Institute, a ME expert, and is pro-Iraqi war.

I don't know why George Will, Bill Kristol, or Sandy Berger...much less Anthony Lake or Thomas Friedman had credentials for a consultation.

[Txsleuth]

The military wasn't consulted...but, SANDY BURGLER was!!!


But, good news---Clifford May was consulted, and he told Pres. Bush at a Christmas party the other night, that if HE were the POTUS, he would throw the ISG report in the trash!!! LOL