iraq study group

The Baker commission is out today, which won't tell us much. That is my prediction, anyway. It's important to keep in mind who is in charge of this thing. Baker was the bastard who helped the supreme court appoint bush in the first place. The reason he is helping now is to protect his own legacy, first, and that of Bush I, second.

Shrub doesn't want to leave Iraq right now, and I think the Baker's group will only provide some cover and distraction for the next year or two. It's a setup to get the democrats arguing with the repug's about whether there is any point staying in Iraq.

It's all unnecessary because we could easily implement Murtha's redeployment option and still have an Iraq that is diplomatically/ politically handled.

Bottom line, don't forget that Baker is a ne0-con himself and that he has stakes in a Libertarian Iraq (which is a neo-con's dream).