Feingold On ISG Report

Contrary to the usual talking heads from the MSM spewing their up-beat and ass-kissing reviews of the Iran Study Group report, it was quite refreshing to once again see the man I wish would be the next Presidential nominee, Senator Russ Feingold (D-Wisc) sum up the report in one sentence. “The fact is, this commission was composed apparently entirely of people who did not have the judgment to oppose this Iraq war in the first place....” Just that one-liner is quite telling, and also quite damning of the report IMO, available for download in pdf format Here. Yet another telling point from the report is quoted in via The Washington Post verifying what we have all known for years. This administration has done nothing but lie and cover up about the real conditions in Iraq. In addition, there is significant underreporting of the violence in Iraq. The standard for recording attacks acts as a filter to keep events out of reports and databases. A murder of an Iraqi is not necessarily counted as an attack. If we cannot determine the source of a sectarian attack, that assault does not make it into the database. A roadside bomb or a rocket or mortar attack that doesn’t hurt U.S. personnel doesn’t count. For example, on one day in July 2006 there were 93 attacks or significant acts of violence reported. Yet a careful review of the reports for that single day brought to light 1,100 acts of violence. Good policy is difficult to make when information is systematically collected in a way that minimizes its discrepancy with policy goals. Read on..... This goes right along with King George's policy of NEVER talking with enemies. Unfortunately this lame brained policy of isolationism toward Iran and Syria has increased the violence level and the death toll three-fold because nothing has or will be done, unless and until an open dialogue is begun by a REAL diplomat and by that I mean NOT Condilizalot. Mark my words, history will judge this imposter President and his administration as the most failed presidency in the history of the United States.