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THE IRAQ STUDY GROUP WAS A OF TAXPAYER MONEY AND THE NATION'S TIME FOR SEVERAL REASONS:
THE ISG TOOK EIGHT MONTHS TO COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSIONS ANY JUNIOR POLICY ANALYST COULD HAVE DEVISED IN JUST A FEW WEEKS.
THERE WERE NO ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS OF THE ISG, JUST POLITICIANS.
FEW ISG MEMBERS HAD ANY DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF GEOPOLITICAL ISSUES OR MIDDLE EAST HISTORY.
ON THEIR TRIP TO IRAQ, ONLY ONE ISG MEMBER LEFT THE HIGHLY PROTECTED GREEN ZONE TO OBSERVE CONDITIONS FIRST-HAND.
THE ISG ASKED THE WRONG FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION. THEY ASKED, "HOW CAN WE LEAVE?" INSTEAD OF "HOW CAN WE WIN?"
THERE WAS NO MENTION OF VICTORY IN THE REPORT, WHICH ONLY SERVES TO EMBOLDEN OUR NATION'S ENEMIES.
THE ISG IS A COLOSSAL DISAPPOINTMENT. THE UNITED STATES IS ENGAGED IN A HIGH-STAKES INTERNATIONAL CHESS GAME. OUR OPPENENTS ARE GRANDMASTERS. SADLY, OUR MEDIA AND POLITICIANS, LIKE THE ISG, ARE PLAYING LIKE A-LEVEL BEGINNERS.
THE ISG TOOK EIGHT MONTHS TO COME TO THE SAME CONCLUSIONS ANY JUNIOR POLICY ANALYST COULD HAVE DEVISED IN JUST A FEW WEEKS.
THERE WERE NO ACTIVE MILITARY MEMBERS OF THE ISG, JUST POLITICIANS.
FEW ISG MEMBERS HAD ANY DEPTH OF KNOWLEDGE OF GEOPOLITICAL ISSUES OR MIDDLE EAST HISTORY.
ON THEIR TRIP TO IRAQ, ONLY ONE ISG MEMBER LEFT THE HIGHLY PROTECTED GREEN ZONE TO OBSERVE CONDITIONS FIRST-HAND.
THE ISG ASKED THE WRONG FUNDAMENTAL QUESTION. THEY ASKED, "HOW CAN WE LEAVE?" INSTEAD OF "HOW CAN WE WIN?"
THERE WAS NO MENTION OF VICTORY IN THE REPORT, WHICH ONLY SERVES TO EMBOLDEN OUR NATION'S ENEMIES.
THE ISG IS A COLOSSAL DISAPPOINTMENT. THE UNITED STATES IS ENGAGED IN A HIGH-STAKES INTERNATIONAL CHESS GAME. OUR OPPENENTS ARE GRANDMASTERS. SADLY, OUR MEDIA AND POLITICIANS, LIKE THE ISG, ARE PLAYING LIKE A-LEVEL BEGINNERS.
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