Comments on: If We’re Not Going to “Stay the Course” … http://blog.psaonline.org/2006/10/25/if-were-not-going-to-stay-the-course/ Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:49:22 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Across the Aisle » Impatience to Comment on the Iraq Study Group http://blog.psaonline.org/2006/10/25/if-were-not-going-to-stay-the-course/comment-page-1/#comment-3904 Across the Aisle » Impatience to Comment on the Iraq Study Group Fri, 01 Dec 2006 21:46:21 +0000 http://blog.psaonline.org/2006/10/25/if-were-not-going-to-stay-the-course/#comment-3904 [...] I initially suspected that the Iraq Study Group report would be different. I wrote a couple of weeks ago that it would be more like the 9/11 Commission’s report: hard for politicians not to rush, all-too-fast, to do whatever the commission recommends. And that may still turn out to be right: everyone will see an advantage in doing what the small group of experts says, because if it doesn’t work out, then they can always shift the blame for the bad outcome away from themselves. And besides, no one really has any good ideas for achieving all of America’s goals in Iraq, so no one will have a strong, public case to make for an alternative vision of what to do next. [...] [...] I initially suspected that the Iraq Study Group report would be different. I wrote a couple of weeks ago that it would be more like the 9/11 Commission’s report: hard for politicians not to rush, all-too-fast, to do whatever the commission recommends. And that may still turn out to be right: everyone will see an advantage in doing what the small group of experts says, because if it doesn’t work out, then they can always shift the blame for the bad outcome away from themselves. And besides, no one really has any good ideas for achieving all of America’s goals in Iraq, so no one will have a strong, public case to make for an alternative vision of what to do next. [...]

]]> By: Eugene Gholz http://blog.psaonline.org/2006/10/25/if-were-not-going-to-stay-the-course/comment-page-1/#comment-2045 Eugene Gholz Wed, 01 Nov 2006 02:41:20 +0000 http://blog.psaonline.org/2006/10/25/if-were-not-going-to-stay-the-course/#comment-2045 Ben, You know, I knew that, but I was careless. I apologize most humbly to the Hon. Mr. Hamilton -- and of course the commission has a co-chair to maintain its bipartisanship, which is part of its claim to credibility. That's the whole point! Ben,

You know, I knew that, but I was careless. I apologize most humbly to the Hon. Mr. Hamilton — and of course the commission has a co-chair to maintain its bipartisanship, which is part of its claim to credibility. That’s the whole point!

]]> By: Benjamin Rhodes http://blog.psaonline.org/2006/10/25/if-were-not-going-to-stay-the-course/comment-page-1/#comment-2043 Benjamin Rhodes Wed, 01 Nov 2006 01:58:34 +0000 http://blog.psaonline.org/2006/10/25/if-were-not-going-to-stay-the-course/#comment-2043 Eugene - Just a correction/addition: the Iraq Study Group is co-chaired by James Baker and Lee Hamilton. Given my work for the group, I can't comment further, but wanted to flag that. There's a misperception out there that Baker is the sole Chair. It's actually a bipartisan, 5-5, co-chaired group. Eugene – Just a correction/addition: the Iraq Study Group is co-chaired by James Baker and Lee Hamilton. Given my work for the group, I can’t comment further, but wanted to flag that. There’s a misperception out there that Baker is the sole Chair. It’s actually a bipartisan, 5-5, co-chaired group.

]]> By: » Just More Evidence That the World Is Deeply Screwed Up http://blog.psaonline.org/2006/10/25/if-were-not-going-to-stay-the-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1821 » Just More Evidence That the World Is Deeply Screwed Up Thu, 26 Oct 2006 14:59:33 +0000 http://blog.psaonline.org/2006/10/25/if-were-not-going-to-stay-the-course/#comment-1821 [...] Meanwhile, Bush is going to stop saying the words “stay the course” in respect to his plans for Iraq. [...] [...] Meanwhile, Bush is going to stop saying the words “stay the course” in respect to his plans for Iraq. [...]

]]> By: No More Mr. Nice Guy! http://blog.psaonline.org/2006/10/25/if-were-not-going-to-stay-the-course/comment-page-1/#comment-1813 No More Mr. Nice Guy! Thu, 26 Oct 2006 06:04:05 +0000 http://blog.psaonline.org/2006/10/25/if-were-not-going-to-stay-the-course/#comment-1813 <strong>Horses' asses for courses</strong> A horse is a horse of course of course And no-one can talk to a horse's ass Especially when the horse's ass... Horses’ asses for courses

A horse is a horse of course of course And no-one can talk to a horse’s ass Especially when the horse’s ass…

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