Who's idea was the Iraq Study Group?

[NNN0LHI]

Anyone know? I don't.

What was its actual purpose?

Who hired them?

Who paid them?

After the big last push here that doesn't work is the Iraq Study Groups recommendations Bush's way of as gracefully as possible leaving Iraq?

Don

[BurtWorm]

1. The official story is it was Rep. Frank Wolf of VA

who was afraid Iraq was a trap Republicans had fallen into and weren't going to be able to get out of unless drastic measures were taken.

PS: http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/11/20/AR2006112001210.html

[fooj]

2. IMO, it was Poppy.

[madokie]

3. and he is more worried about his legacy than jrs

[fooj]

8. Exactly.

[Virginia Dare]

4. If you find out, let us know, because I've wondered

the same thing. It's a big mystery.

[bluedog]

5. Rep. Frank Wolf☼ (R-Va.). congress funded $1 million

Iraq Study Group

The Good Earmark
Here's a transparency debate for everyone to have: The Iraq Study Group was created by an earmark inserted into a spending bill by Rep. Frank Wolf☼ (R-Va.). Why did he choose the secretive earmarking process to create this important panel?

“The fact is that there were members of Congress who would have opposed it,” Mr. Wolf said. “Should I have allowed that to stop me from doing what was in the best interest of the country?”


http://www.sunlightfoundation.com/taxonomy/term/595








ISG Quick Stats

Ten public servants—five Democrats, five Republicans—made up the ISG.

The ISG's budget was $1 million, approved by Congress

Three organizations joined USIP in facilitating the ISG.

44 people served in four Expert Working Groups to advise the ISG.

The Iraq Study Group spent 4 days in Iraq in August/September
.
There were 9 plenary meetings of the ISG.

The Iraq Study Group consulted with 136 people in and out of government before September 19, and 170 people total as it prepared its report.

Members of the Iraq Study Group were not paid in any way for their work.

http://www.usip.org/isg/

[spanone]

6. Here's link....should answer some ?'s

http://www.usip.org/isg/fact_sheet.html

[Virginia Dare]

7. That's the official cover story for it...

I wonder what the real story is?