Today the NY sun published a story titled "Baker's Panel Rules out Iraq Victory". The results are, quite frankly, nothing short of devastating:
WASHINGTON -- A commission formed to assess the Iraq war and recommend a new course has ruled out the prospect of victory for America, according to draft policy options shared with The New York Sun by commission officials.
Currently, the 10-member commission -- headed by a secretary of state for President George H.W. Bush, James Baker -- is considering two option papers, "Stability First" and "Redeploy and Contain," both of which rule out any prospect of making Iraq a stable democracy in the near term.
The commission report notes how at this point in the war we basically have a choice between two different options. The first option: Make nice with the insurgents, stay in Iraq, and hope for the best. The second: Get the fuck out of Iraq ASAP. Follow me below the flip for more...
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