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Where were the "experts"?
Reader comment on item: James Baker's Terrible Iraq Report
Submitted by Joel (United States), Dec 16, 2006 at 19:41
With the release of the Baker Report, it is interesting to note that of the 10 members of the committee who produced this naive view of Iraq and the Middle East, only ONE actually took the trouble to even go to Iraq to see what was going on (Charles Robb - the only one with any military experience as well). The other nine members came up with their "solutions" to all the problems in Iraq drinking coffee in a conference room somewhere in D.C. Should any of us be surprised with the results?
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| Bush the "conservative" [213 words] | freeman | Jun 17, 2007 12:10 | 98867 | ||
| Baker has the view? [41 words] | Robert G. Deardorff | Jan 28, 2007 19:18 | 74884 | ||
| Bush Administration Experts? [74 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Malachy | Jan 17, 2007 09:11 | 73272 | ||
| Two Choices; Stay or Leave [94 words] | Jersey Guy | Jan 10, 2007 00:23 | 72239 | ||
| Just when I thought it couldn't be done any dumber. [15 words] | Reality Check | Dec 21, 2006 21:10 | 70189 | ||
| BAKER'S OBJECTIVITY, TAKE II [38 words] | orange yonason | Dec 20, 2006 22:55 | 70109 | ||
| Joel Rosenberg political thriller-chiller novels [177 words] | Lucy Chambers | Dec 20, 2006 18:31 | 70098 | ||
| Bush war [74 words] | G.Vishvas | Dec 20, 2006 10:21 | 70076 | ||
| RANDOM SPECULATIONS ON THE... [115 words] | orange yonason | Dec 19, 2006 23:41 | 70055 | ||
| CAN MISTER BAKER SAY, "CONFLICT OF INTEREST"? [116 words] | orange yonason | Dec 19, 2006 23:20 | 70054 | ||
| The prepaid ISG drivel [117 words] | A. Ramy | Dec 19, 2006 21:11 | 70048 | ||
| Marriage and Divorce Iraqi style [275 words] | Jay | Dec 19, 2006 01:47 | 69940 | ||
| It's still about FREEDOM - its presence or absence [161 words] | Jay Conne | Dec 18, 2006 16:34 | 69903 | ||
| Brain Damage [23 words] | Miriam | Dec 18, 2006 15:08 | 69889 | ||
| Iraq Study Group and the Arab-Israeli Conflict [113 words] | Isaac Moubazbaz | Dec 18, 2006 14:51 | 69883 | ||
| Just desserts for this shameful hustle. [471 words] | mariana | Dec 17, 2006 16:25 | 69792 | ||
 Where were the "experts"? [93 words] | Joel | Dec 16, 2006 19:41 | 69713 | ||
 I don't know... [114 words] | Frank Shipley | Dec 16, 2006 23:08 | 69713 | ||
| To be expected [136 words] | John Giannasca | Dec 14, 2006 18:59 | 69568 | ||
| US Iraq Study Report [603 words] | Stephen E hughes | Dec 14, 2006 12:42 | 69527 | ||
| But What If [23 words] | Richard Wittrup | Dec 14, 2006 11:26 | 69524 | ||
| Richard Wittrup: There must be a paradigm shift in thinking [67 words] | gellin and infidellin | Dec 16, 2006 17:58 | 69524 | ||
| Islam is the problem [158 words] | Romesh Chander | Dec 16, 2006 21:14 | 69524 | ||
| Al Qaeda training 'English brothers' in Pakistan : Our best Non NATO Ally Pakistan is training Terrorists to murder innocent Americans [675 words] | Proud Californian | Dec 18, 2006 23:02 | 69524 | ||
| Bush - Go For It!!!!!! [60 words] | NirGui | Dec 20, 2006 10:35 | 69524 | ||
| 1 | The Archeology of The Middle East [694 words] | Gellin and Infidellin | Dec 20, 2006 17:51 | 69524 | |
| Islam is problem [191 words] | Imdad Ali | Mar 16, 2007 02:10 | 69524 | ||
| All Christians , Jews , Catholics , Hindus , Sikhs , Orthodox , Buddhists , Parsees , Bahais ,etc must send e-mail to US President Bush to take out Iran Nuclear facilities [77 words] | Ayodhya | Dec 14, 2006 10:56 | 69521 | ||
| Dumbest request [152 words] | Romesh Chander | Dec 15, 2006 13:50 | 69521 | ||
| Romesh Chander ! Stop US bashing [139 words] | Tholia | Dec 16, 2006 03:59 | 69521 | ||
| I agree - Bush should not bomb Iran's nuclear sites [74 words] | jim.e | Dec 16, 2006 19:18 | 69521 | ||
| US is the last bastion of defense! [153 words] | Syed Kasim | Dec 17, 2006 22:25 | 69521 | ||
| Get real! [135 words] | Noah Wilk | Dec 21, 2006 21:00 | 69521 | ||
| Amen, Jim! [313 words] | Noah Wilk | Dec 21, 2006 21:11 | 69521 | ||
| blue-ribbon commissions should be analytic, not political [743 words] | Stuart Fagin | Dec 13, 2006 23:48 | 69479 | ||
| A war you say? Yes, it's Civil War, Stupid! [93 words] | Martin Kessler | Dec 13, 2006 22:58 | 69471 | ||
| Why End the Muslim on Muslim Fighting, be it Baghdad or Gaza City? [206 words] | Jeff Burke | Dec 17, 2006 21:44 | 69471 | ||
| Baker's Other Forgotten Major Failure [61 words] | Douglas Boggs | Dec 13, 2006 21:52 | 69467 | ||
| James "Big Oil" Baker Report [173 words] | John R. Peacher | Dec 13, 2006 18:15 | 69442 | ||
| The slippery oil [46 words] | Martin Kessler | Dec 18, 2006 02:49 | 69442 | ||
| Let's just hope and pray ... [10 words] | Josh G | Dec 13, 2006 16:34 | 69417 | ||
| ERROR! [19 words] | Mickey Oberman | Dec 13, 2006 16:32 | 69416 | ||
| Don't forget ... [3 words] | Josh G | Dec 14, 2006 03:36 | 69416 | ||
| Baker and Carter [66 words] | Gary Cantor | Dec 13, 2006 15:36 | 69407 | ||
| People Mr Baker is advising to negotiate with ? [195 words] | AlexanderZ | Dec 13, 2006 12:28 | 69391 | ||
| suggestions for America's Policy with respect to the Iraq war [18 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | R. LaGamba | Dec 13, 2006 08:29 | 69379 | ||
| Unfortunately, many foreign-policy failures since Truman [133 words] | Sadhasiv | Dec 13, 2006 08:15 | 69378 | ||
| US failure based on denial of Iraq's sectarian facts on the ground [378 words] | Michael Green | Dec 13, 2006 05:48 | 69370 | ||
| Paying for it - in more ways than one [111 words] | David W. Lincoln | Dec 13, 2006 05:47 | 69369 | ||
| Mr. Bush, reject it as a whole [57 words] | Vic Coffey | Dec 13, 2006 05:36 | 69368 | ||
| If it sounds like Saudi ploy... [23 words] | Michael Green | Dec 13, 2006 03:33 | 69362 | ||
| COULD WORK [88 words] | JOHN MANITTA | Dec 13, 2006 02:38 | 69355 | ||
| While we're stuck in Iraq, look at jihadi progress--according to Douglas Farah--a nice summary. [96 words] | MelM | Dec 13, 2006 02:03 | 69352 | ||
| James Baker's Terrible Iraq Report [27 words] | Ben | Dec 13, 2006 01:57 | 69351 | ||
| Our vision is dangerously stuck in Iraq trying to avoid a catastrophic failure. [330 words] | MelM | Dec 13, 2006 01:12 | 69347 | ||
| The Baker's team [15 words] | steven L | Dec 13, 2006 00:27 | 69345 | ||
| Is Baker aware what iranian president said today? [41 words] | Hari Iyer | Dec 12, 2006 23:42 | 69343 | ||
| No Nothing Iraq Study Report [150 words] | andria spindel | Dec 12, 2006 23:17 | 69342 | ||
| The Edelman PR Connection [252 words] | Alan M. Kaplan | Dec 12, 2006 21:57 | 69335 | ||
| How do we do it? [17 words] | gellin and infidellin | Dec 12, 2006 21:54 | 69334 | ||
| Language, culture and the intelligence failure [324 words] | James Archibald | Dec 12, 2006 21:54 | 69333 | ||
| Your 12/5 article, "Moderate Islam May Be Key To Winning War on Terror" [38 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | Richard Shulman | Dec 12, 2006 21:27 | 69331 | ||
| How can we trust "Moderate Muslims"...for anything? [349 words] | RPaine | Dec 19, 2006 19:25 | 69331 | ||
| The Incredible Shrinking Baker [84 words] | Peter J. Herz | Dec 12, 2006 20:18 | 69326 | ||
| Best I've read so far... my anger went down a notch, thanks! [189 words] | Kay Scott | Dec 12, 2006 20:06 | 69323 | ||
| 1 | Baker's Law Firm represents the Arabs [36 words] | Dave | Dec 12, 2006 17:41 | 69308 | |
| Yes, Dave, Baker is the lawyer for the Saudis against American citizens! [49 words] | Kay Scott | Dec 13, 2006 16:56 | 69308 | ||
| 1/2 withdrawal [35 words] | John Jasnoch | Dec 19, 2006 12:06 | 69308 | ||
| "SALAD, ANYONE" [109 words] | MARTIN KESSLER | Dec 12, 2006 17:40 | 69306 | ||
| I'm in total agreement... [89 words] | Rick House | Dec 12, 2006 16:16 | 69293 | ||
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| In 1840 Alexis deTocqueville agreed with your premise [207 words] | rICH | Dec 19, 2006 11:47 | 69291 | ||
| Whose Fight is This? [218 words] | Ben Perry | Dec 12, 2006 15:56 | 69290 | ||
| Daniel P. is dead on [125 words] | M. Benjamin | Dec 12, 2006 23:59 | 69290 | ||
| Only solution to this crisis [240 words] | Temple | Dec 14, 2006 10:52 | 69290 | ||
| Step up [39 words] | wolfgang | Dec 14, 2006 11:24 | 69290 | ||
| Benjamin solution [115 words] | Syed Kasim | Dec 17, 2006 22:46 | 69290 | ||
| Bell Curve of Intelligence [71 words] | LDC | Dec 12, 2006 15:48 | 69289 | ||
| Let Me Join the Warmonger Parade [306 words] | Blackspeare | Dec 12, 2006 14:53 | 69284 | ||
| James A. Borat, DC permanent feature. [237 words] | Pavel | Dec 12, 2006 22:28 | 69284 | ||
| Secure the Kurds, Let the Rest Fight It Out [444 words] | Joe | Dec 12, 2006 14:53 | 69283 | ||
| important and relevant history [11 words] | Phyllis Strauss | Dec 12, 2006 14:51 | 69282 | ||
| Baker&Botts (with Hamilton) [104 words] | Alan | Dec 12, 2006 14:31 | 69279 | ||
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| Response to Daniel Pipes' article [26 words] | mendel | Dec 12, 2006 13:26 | 69271 | ||
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| Dangerous Islam [153 words] | Dmytro | Jan 28, 2009 07:44 | 69271 | ||
| Baker Report and Bush War Plan [232 words] | James Welsh | Dec 12, 2006 13:06 | 69270 | ||
| Israel....alone. [105 words] | Potatoe | Dec 12, 2006 13:01 | 69269 | ||
| The majority of Muslims [136 words] | Jeff | Dec 13, 2006 02:10 | 69269 | ||
| Baker Commission Iraq Report [341 words] | MPicow | Dec 12, 2006 13:00 | 69268 | ||
| The gist of the Report [99 words] | Yuval Brandstetter MD | Dec 12, 2006 12:49 | 69267 | ||
| Another disappointment.....Titles over substance [178 words] | No Dhimmi | Dec 12, 2006 12:01 | 69263 | ||
| Priceless [449 words] | Pat | Dec 12, 2006 11:51 | 69261 | ||
| ISG Report [53 words] | Gary Rosen | Dec 12, 2006 11:13 | 69259 | ||
| time to name names [98 words] w/response from Daniel Pipes | cvt | Dec 12, 2006 10:50 | 69257 | ||
| ISG [69 words] | Donald W. Bales | Dec 12, 2006 10:25 | 69255 | ||
| Who is to lead the Arab World-The Sunis or the Sheites [123 words] | David Goshen | Dec 12, 2006 10:25 | 69254 | ||
| Civil War in Islam !!! [377 words] | Romesh Chander | Dec 12, 2006 09:56 | 69251 | ||
| Romesh - I agree with you.. No sudh thing as moderate Islam or moderate Muslim [82 words] | Jaladhi | Dec 12, 2006 15:46 | 69251 | ||
| Romesh Chander Truer words have never been said [51 words] | gellin and infidellin | Dec 13, 2006 20:06 | 69251 | ||
| The west is the problem [52 words] | Syed Kasim | Dec 17, 2006 23:02 | 69251 | ||
| Syed Kasim back to the madrassa [70 words] | gellin and infidellin | Dec 18, 2006 10:34 | 69251 | ||
| IGNORANCE IS THE CAUSE OF SO MUCH HATRED IN THE WORLD [160 words] | GERARDO LARREA FRENCH | Dec 22, 2006 00:52 | 69251 | ||
| It's time to leave daddy's friends and find your own, George! [71 words] | Abu Nudnik | Dec 12, 2006 09:55 | 69250 | ||
| Bunch of Know-Nothing clowns on center stage? [150 words] | Jaladhi | Dec 12, 2006 09:28 | 69247 | ||
| You are too kind [16 words] | jim.e | Dec 12, 2006 09:24 | 69246 | ||
| The Baker Report [33 words] | Mildred Mallek | Dec 12, 2006 09:05 | 69243 | ||
| ISG Membership [42 words] | Julia | Dec 13, 2006 07:05 | 69243 | ||
| Other Know-nothing figures and Baker report is nothing but a way out [192 words] | Harrak | Dec 12, 2006 08:44 | 69241 | ||
| New Lipstick on a Very Old Piq. In this case, the old pig is James Baker III [195 words] | Jeff Burke | Dec 12, 2006 07:42 | 69234 | ||
| A suggestion that was never made by any bi-partisan group [274 words] | rick | Dec 12, 2006 16:55 | 69234 | ||
| You forgot one [56 words] | Sadhasiv | Dec 13, 2006 14:00 | 69234 | ||
| Handball is played every day just not with the right people [156 words] | Rick | Dec 13, 2006 18:59 | 69234 |
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