Bipartisan Study Group Releases Its Plan for Iraq
Interviews
Compromise Required With the Iraq Study Group()
December 7, 2006 Alan Simpson and William Perry were members of the Iraq Study Group and helped write the panel's report. Perry served as Bill Clinton's secretary of defense and Republican Simpson served in the Senate from 1979 to 1997. The two tell Deborah Amos about the compromises reached to write the report.
Iraq
Iraqi Reactions Mixed to Study Group Report()
December 7, 2006 Iraqi politicians are offering mixed reactions to the Iraq Study Group's recommendations. Some regard it as a plan for fixing America's problems rather than those of Iraq.
Middle East
Iraq Report's Push for Middle East Talks Draws Fire()
December 7, 2006 The Iraq Study Group is recommending that the Bush administration launch a diplomatic offensive in the Middle East that would encompass both Iraq's neighbors and the larger issue of the Arab-Israeli conflict. It's a suggestion that many are ready to reject.
Iraq
Iraq Study Group: U.S. Policy 'Not Working'()
December 6, 2006 The Iraq Study Group concludes that the current policy in Iraq is "not working," and that the situation there is "grave and deteriorating." The bipartisan panel recommends involving Syria and Iran in negotiations over Iraq's future.
Interviews
The Iraq Study Group's Baker and Hamilton()
December 6, 2006 Melissa Block talks with the co-chairs of the Iraq Study Group: James A. Baker III, former secretary of state; and Lee H. Hamilton, former congressman. Congress formed the Iraq Study Group to give an independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq, the surrounding region, and consequences for U.S. interests.
Politics
Iraq Report Well Received in Washington()
December 6, 2006 Reaction to the recommendations of the bipartisan Iraq Study Group was generally positive in Washington, D.C., Wednesday. Congressional leaders praised the commission's blunt assessment of the shortcomings of current U.S. policy on Iraq. President Bush promised to "take every proposal very seriously." Read a sampling of reactions.
Analysis
The Iraq Report: Mission, Milestones, Diplomacy()
December 6, 2006 It's impossible to read the Iraq Study Group report as anything other than a clear rebuke of the Bush administration's strategy in Iraq. Irony abounds, since Bush family friend James Baker is the man helping deliver the news that U.S. policy in Iraq has failed.
Politics
Iraq Study Group Delivers Report to the President()
December 6, 2006 President Bush receives the report of the Iraq Study Group on U.S. strategy in Iraq. The bipartisan commission spent more than nine months interviewing dozens of experts, and analyzing possible strategies to help stabilize Iraq.
Iraq
Excerpts from the Iraq Study Group's Report()
December 6, 2006 Read excerpts from portions of the Iraq Study Group report, which was released Wednesday.
Iraq Study Group Report: Executive Summary()
December 6, 2006 Read the executive summary of the Iraq Study Group's report outlining recommendations for dealing with the situation in Iraq. The bipartisan commission's report was released Wednesday.
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