MISSÃO NÃO CUMPRIDA

A bipartisan commission warned Wednesday that "the situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating," and handed President George W. Bush both a rebuke of his current strategy and a detailed blueprint for a fundamentally different approach...

JÁ ANTES DE “REBENTAR” O ISG (IRAQ STUDY GROUP –NÃO CONFUNDIR COM IVG- EUFEMISMO PARA ABORTO...! ) SE ADVINHAVA UMA CONCLUSÃO TREMENDA PARA OS “UNILATERALISTAS” DA CASA BRANCA:

La política exterior est condenada al fracaso -así como cualquier acción en Irak- si no éstá sostenida por el consenso

O QUE SALVA ISTO TUDO É QUE O NOVO SEC. DA DEFESA DA SUPER POTêNCIA É EX-MEBRO DO ISG:

Robert Gates, indicado pelo presidente George W. Bush para ser o próximo secretário de Defesa americano, afirmou que os EUA estão perdendo a guerra do Iraque e devem mudar de estratégia

ENTRETANTO PARA OS QUE ANDAM DE CABEÇA NO AR... MAS QUEREM MANTER A CABEÇA NO DEVIDO LUGAR AQUI ESTÁ UMA PASSAGEM FRESCA DAS CONCLUSÕES:

The United States should immediately launch a new diplomatic offensive to build an international consensus for stability in Iraq and the region. This diplomatic effort should include every country that has an interest in avoiding a chaotic Iraq, including all of Iraq’s neighbors. Iraq’s neighbors and key states in and outside the region should form a support group to reinforce security and national reconciliation within Iraq, neither of which Iraq can achieve on its own

O SR. BUSH AINDA NÃO ENGOLIU ESTA DESGRAÇA

HOJE SAIU-LHE ESTA PERÓLA:

Not all of us around the table agree with every idea, but we do agree that it shows that bipartisan consensus on important issues is possible. It's really important for the American people to know that there are people of goodwill here in town willing to set aside politics and focus on the security of this country and the peace of the world.

PELOS VISTOS A "DOUTRINA BUSH" AINDA NÃO DIGERIU ESTA MISSÃO COMO "NÃO CUMPRIDA"!!!!!!!

EIS A LISTA DAS RECOMENDAÇÕES INDIGESTAS COM CUMPRIMENTOS
GASTRONÓMICOS DO NY TIMES:

The United States should:

(QUANTO AO RETIRAR DAS TROPAS):

· Announce a plan for American forces to begin pulling back, whether the Iraqis are ready or not, to signal to the Iraqis that Washington would not prop up the Iraqi government with military forces endlessly.

· Gradually pull back the 15 American combat brigades now in Iraq, starting next year and ending by the first quarter of 2008. Afterward, American combat forces could be deployed “only in units embedded with Iraqi forces.” While numbers are still approximate, phased withdrawal of combat troops over the next year would leave 70,000 to 80,000 American troops in the country, compared with about 150,000 now, for a long time to come.

· Special operations forces would remain to battle Al Qaeda in Iraq.

· Link American withdrawal to the performance of the Iraqi military, leaving open the possibility that American troops would stay longer if the Iraqi government takes on the militias, but threatening accelerated withdrawal if the Iraqi government fails to act decisively and control the violence.

· Significantly increase the number of American military personnel supporting and embedded with Iraqi troops. As this proceeds, United States combat forces can begin leaving Iraq.

(NO CAMPO DIPLOMÁTICO) :

· Begin a new diplomatic offensive to build an international consensus for stability in Iraq and the region. The effort should include every country that has an interest in avoiding a chaotic Iraq, including all of Iraq’s neighbors.

· Try to engage Iran and Syria constructively, using incentives and disincentives.

· Renew commitment to a comprehensive Arab-Israeli peace process, including President Bush’s commitment to a two-state solution for Israel and Palestine.

QUEREM MAIS ?? LEIAM TUDO …..PELA PENA IMPIEDOSA DO BRILHANTE JORNALISTA DAVID E. SANGER :A bipartisan commission warned Wednesday that "the situation in Iraq is grave and deteriorating....