December 6, 2006
Iraq Study Group Report
The Iraq Study Group Report was created by American politicians, mandated by the U.S. Congress, led by James Baker and Lee Hamilton. The report was released on December 6, 2006. This was a crucial assessment on the state of the Iraq War as of December 6. It’s task was to examine and outline problems in Iraq, how they relate to each other, and to suggest how best to fix the problems stated. The report saw the state of the Iraq was as “grave and deteriorating.” This document also states, “The Iraqi government should accelerate assuming responsibility for Iraqi security by increasing the number and quality of Iraqi Army brigades. While this process is under way, and to facilitate it, the United States should significantly increase the number of U.S. military personnel, including combat troops, imbedded in and supporting Iraqi Army units. As these actions proceed, U.S. combat forces could begin to move out of Iraq.” However, it does not give an explicit date for a complete removal of troops. While this report saw the state of the Iraq War at that time negatively, it does say that the U.S. needs to stay in Iraq until the country is stable. This report was significant as it officially and professionally assessed the war, and it suggested ways to fix the problems it found; very different to the other informal assessment that the media had been making. This report was even read by President Bush, who said, “A lot of reports in Washington are never read by anybody. To show you how important this one is, I read it.”
Iraq Study Group Report
The Iraq Study Group Report was created by American politicians, mandated by the U.S. Congress, led by James Baker and Lee Hamilton. The report was released on December 6, 2006. This was a crucial assessment on the state of the Iraq War as of December 6. It’s task was to examine and outline problems in Iraq, how they relate to each other, and to suggest how best to fix the problems stated. The report saw the state of the Iraq was as “grave and deteriorating.” This document also states, “The Iraqi government should accelerate assuming responsibility for Iraqi security by increasing the number and quality of Iraqi Army brigades. While this process is under way, and to facilitate it, the United States should significantly increase the number of U.S. military personnel, including combat troops, imbedded in and supporting Iraqi Army units. As these actions proceed, U.S. combat forces could begin to move out of Iraq.” However, it does not give an explicit date for a complete removal of troops. While this report saw the state of the Iraq War at that time negatively, it does say that the U.S. needs to stay in Iraq until the country is stable. This report was significant as it officially and professionally assessed the war, and it suggested ways to fix the problems it found; very different to the other informal assessment that the media had been making. This report was even read by President Bush, who said, “A lot of reports in Washington are never read by anybody. To show you how important this one is, I read it.”