Wash Post Monday Front Page: Iraq Study Group Report Gets Second Life

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/20/AR2007052001406.html?hpid=topnews

Second Life for Study Group
Iraq Woes Lead To a Reappraisal

By Michael Abramowitz
Washington Post Staff Writer
Monday, May 21, 2007; Page A01

After an initially tepid reception from policymakers, the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group are getting a second look from the White House and Congress, as officials continue to scour for bipartisan solutions to salvage the American engagement in Iraq.

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Sen. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.), who is one of the sponsors, said he is looking to the study group's ideas as a way of ensuring a long-term American commitment to Iraq, albeit with a smaller troop presence. "My sense among Republican senators is we know very well that the current course is not a sustainable course over a longer period of time," he said. "If we drift into September, may not be able to find a bipartisan basis to support a long-term limited interest in Iraq."

Rep. Frank R. Wolf (R-Va.), who helped create the Baker-Hamilton commission, called the recommendations a "gift to the administration" and said they offer "a road map to success." Rep. Michael McCaul (R-Tex.), another mainstream Republican, said he thought the proposals were "gaining more support in the Congress because the situation in Iraq is not going as well as we had hoped."

Officials in Washington "don't know what to do," said Hamilton, a Democrat. "They don't have a framework. They are looking. They are searching. Something has to follow the surge -- they are interested in our proposals as a framework for policy."

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1. Poppy is taking over

Bill is helping.

That's the Cliff Notes version.

It's the only possible reason I can conceive of regarding this regurgitation of Baker-Hamilton.