It was just in December of 2006 that they released their report on the situation in Iraq and gave policy recommendations. It seems to have completely been ignored by war supporters and anti-war supporters. Is anyone in politics still talking about this, or trying to get more attention on the report?
I'm not endorsing or denouncing this report, I was just wondering.
2007-02-19 09:11:26 · 9 answers · asked by Take it from Toby 7 in Politics & Government ➔ Military
The report is one of those things that the authors hope everybody forgets about.
It made a big splash - up until the point where people began questioning it. (For example their advice to have Iran get 'more involved' in Iraq.)
What it boiled down to is just about every recommendation was either 1) something that we are already doing; 2) something that was already tried and didn't work; or 3) completely inane.
How much credence would you put in a report that recommends that a country that is responsible for much of the violence there 'get more involved?'
2007-02-19 09:21:00 · answer #1 · answered by MikeGolf 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
They(the bush administration) implemented like 90% of there suggestions. When that did nothing to help the problem the loud anti-president people stopped talking about it. Because if they talked about it they would have to admit that the panel was wrong not just the president, and there entire goal is to use the pres as a scape goat.
Most the people who are saying the loudest we should not have gone to war are the same ones who voted for the bill that sent us to war. A good example is Hillary Clinton she said the other day that she was opposed to war back in 2002, but if you look she gave one of the main speeches in support of going to war back when congress voted on the bill.
Basically it all comes down to flashy posturing and the belief that people are to dumb to realize the actually situation. A belief that is firmly founded.
2007-02-19 17:17:33 · answer #2 · answered by thatoneguy 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Cable news certainly talks about it on a daily basis. People like Keith Olbermann and Bill O'Reilly love to talk about it. It isn't in the print media as much, except in commentary pieces and editorials. It comes up in cable news when they bring on their "experts" to talk about the issues of the day.
In general though, I would imagine it's sitting next to the commode in the Oval Office... for reading, but for wiping.
2007-02-19 17:16:31 · answer #3 · answered by Tom 2 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Their report failed. They got an F for a final grade.
2007-02-19 17:20:43 · answer #4 · answered by Kevin A 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Presently in the Oval Office's waste can.
2007-02-19 17:37:54 · answer #5 · answered by furrryyy 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It got deployed.
2007-02-19 17:26:01 · answer #6 · answered by d 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Mr. Bush rejected THE WHOLE THING.... I hear he used it for kindling.
2007-02-19 17:47:29 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Bush through it in the trash , along with everything else
2007-02-19 17:18:28 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 3⤋
They've probably been silenced.
Yeah, that was a joke.
2007-02-19 17:13:56 · answer #9 · answered by Groovy 6 · 1⤊ 3⤋