REPORT IS OUT, DEMS LOVE IT

Democrats couldn’t wait to call it a rebuke of Bush (CNN). And plan “extensive” action. (Washington Times) From Dean Barnett: For a real indication of this report’s terminal lack of seriousness, check out the Group’s blithe ignorance regarding Iran’s malevolent intentions. “It is clear to the Iraq Study Group members that all of Iraq’s neighbors are anxious about the situation in Iraq,” opines the commission. “They favor a unified Iraq that is strong enough to maintain its territorial integrity, but not so powerful as to threaten its neighbors.” Gosh, when did Iran become so altruistic and so unconcerned with its own interests? Last I heard, the mad Mullahs and their certifiable front-man were hell-bent on establishing a regional caliphate to be quickly followed by global domination (Townhall). From Bill Bennett: The entire report is contemptuous of the military, spoken of as pawns on a chess table, barriers, observers, buffers, and trainers. Never as what they are trained to be: the greatest warriors in the world. Would it have been too much to ask that one general, or even one outspoken believer in the mission from the get-go, be on this commission. (NRO) From a politician in Iraq: "It is a report to solve American problems, and not to solve Iraq's problems." (Washington Post) The entire report. (USA Today)