Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice yesterday rejected a bipartisan panel's recommendation that the United States seek the help of Syria and Iran in Iraq, saying the "compensation" required by any deal might be too high. She argued that neither country should need incentives to foster stability in Iraq. Full Story »
Posted by Melva Hackney
This story is valuable stenography only in that it transcribes the Bush administrations intrangigence towards the results of the 2006 election, towards the "revolt of the generals," increasing calls by enlisted to change policy, and even the opprobrium heaped on US policy by retiring UN leader Kofi Annan. It communicates that the adminstration will need even bigger demonstrations of public disapproval, such as a tax strike, work slowdowns, and massive public demonstrations. The author has a great future as an executive secretary.
The story is good journalism. One deficiency is that it leaves out the fact that the central recommendation of the ISG was diplomacy, and that the administration, with Rice's comments, has now rejected that recommendation.
This is plain and simple reporting on what an old Stanford buddy has to say about the mess she has helped get us into. Surely more thorough than the other 3 versions I read online this evening.
The important clues in this story are that Iran Cooperated with Afghanistan and that the Oil wealth of Iran has blossomed under the current Mid East Conditions. A classic example of having to read the story within the story.
Retrieving Comments
