IRAQ STUDY GROUP REPORT (VIDEO)

Iraq Study Group Press Conference to Release Report, FULL STREAMING VIDEO. The Iraq Study Group will hold a press conference to release its report. The group's study is seen as the first major bipartisan effort to rethink military and political options in Iraq. The panel is headed by former Secretary of State James Baker & former Rep. Lee Hamilton (D-IN)12/6/2006: WASHINGTON, DC: 45 min

(editors note study group server may be swamped, if so try backup server) Download the report, PDF - 1.3MB. C-SPAN SERVER, In light of the importance of Iraq to United States interests and the future of the region, there is urgent need for a bipartisan, forward-looking assessment of the situation in Iraq.

At the urging of Congress, the United States Institute of Peace is facilitating the bipartisan Iraq Study Group, led by co-chairs James A. Baker, III, former secretary of state and honorary chairman of the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University, and Lee H. Hamilton, former congressman and director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars. The Iraq Study Group will conduct a forward-looking, independent assessment of the current and prospective situation on the ground in Iraq, its impact on the surrounding region, and consequences for U.S. interests.

The United States Institute of Peace is facilitating the group with the support of the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the Center for the Study of the Presidency (CSP), and the James A. Baker III Institute for Public Policy at Rice University.

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