Iraq Commission Will Urge Diplomacy with Syria and IRAN!
Just a short while ago, W (worst ever) kept talking about the axis of evil and the need to bring democracy to the middle east. Now it seems that bringing democracy to the middle east will have to take a back seat to diplomatic efforts with IRAN and Syria according to a draft report from the bi-partisan commission on Iraq War strategy. In just the past few days, Cheney visited with the Saudia Arabian princes and W (worst ever) is scheduled to visit Jordan this week and confer with Iraqi prime minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki.
The New York Times today discusses the draft commission report in an article about the current efforts to dis-entangle ourselves from the Iraq situation. A draft report on strategies for Iraq, which will be debated here by a bipartisan commission beginning Monday, urges an aggressive regional diplomatic initiative that includes direct talks with Iran and Syria but sets no timetables for a military withdrawal, according to officials who have seen all or parts of the document.
Kofi Annan, head of the United Nations, sees the U.S. as “trapped” in Iraq according to the BBC. Kofi Annan said the timing of a US withdrawal must be “optimal” so as not to create even greater chaos in Iraq. He also urged Syria and Iran to assist efforts to stabilise their neighbour.
In more news guaranteed to cheer up W (worst ever), Italy and Poland confirmed their complete withdrawal of troops in the next few months. Britain, our great ally, announced it is reducing troop strenght down to 7,000 also in the next few months. Seems as if the coalition is dieting this year.