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I guess the recommendations aren't far enough from what the adminstration has been saying all along to bring out the Bush bashers.
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Reading the 79 recommendations, the only big split with the admin. is on including Iran and Syria in the diplomatic process, and the admin softened on that stance pre-elections.
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already been commented on. Three basic objectives outlined in the Plan have been fiercely opposed so far by Bush and the rest of the neo-cons. So why the glee?
1. Re-start the dialogue between Palestinians (currently ruled by "terrorist Hamas") and Israel, with the aim of quickly bringing about statehood for the former.
2. Engage Syria and Iran in diplomacy ("international conference") for stabilisation.
3. Set a phased timeline for leaving Iraq, linked to "stronger performance" objectives for the local government.
Hah. I'll be watching how this is spinned into outer space.
Mickey Braussch