December 7, 2006
In this special Web-only feature, Stephen Biddle, Larry Diamond, James Dobbins, and Leslie Gelb analyze the report of the Iraq Study Group and debate what should be done in Iraq.
Stephen Biddle "The Iraq Study Group's report contains some useful ideas and worthwhile recommendations. But on the whole, it offers the political groundwork for a complete withdrawal more than it offers a sustainable solution to the conflict." . . .
Larry Diamond "Iraq is a crisis that affects not just the region but the entire world. The quest for a solution must not simply be regionalized; it must be globalized." . . .
James Dobbins "Those looking to the ISG for bold new ideas on how to rescue Iraq from full-scale civil war will be disappointed. Those who hoped it would apply realism, pragmatism, and common sense to the terrible dilemmas facing U.S. and Iraqi political leaders will be content." . . .
Leslie Gelb "The ISG report is good bipartisan politics, a courageous analysis of the bleak situation in Iraq, and a compendium of useful policy steps. But it leaves the United States without an overall strategy." . . .
"The Iraq Study Group's report contains some useful ideas and worthwhile recommendations. But on the whole, it offers the political groundwork for a complete withdrawal more than it offers a sustainable solution to the conflict." . . .
"Iraq is a crisis that affects not just the region but the entire world. The quest for a solution must not simply be regionalized; it must be globalized." . . .
"Those looking to the ISG for bold new ideas on how to rescue Iraq from full-scale civil war will be disappointed. Those who hoped it would apply realism, pragmatism, and common sense to the terrible dilemmas facing U.S. and Iraqi political leaders will be content." . . .
"The ISG report is good bipartisan politics, a courageous analysis of the bleak situation in Iraq, and a compendium of useful policy steps. But it leaves the United States without an overall strategy." . . .