It's Not Going To Be "Stay The Course"

How's Bush going to spin this. Pappa Bush sends in his own people to get this crap under control. Panel to Seek Change on Iraq A commission backed by Bush has agreed that 'stay the course' is not working, its leader says. A phased withdrawal is one option on the table. By Doyle McManus, Times Staff Writer October 16, 2006 WASHINGTON — A commission backed by President Bush that is exploring U.S. options in Iraq intends to propose significant changes in the administration's strategy by early next year, members say. Two options under consideration would represent reversals of U.S. policy: withdrawing American troops in phases, and bringing neighboring Iran and Syria into a joint effort to stop the fighting. While it weighs alternatives, the 10-member commission headed by former Secretary of State James A. Baker III has agreed on one principle. "It's not going to be 'stay the course,' " one participant said. "The bottom line is, [current U.S. policy] isn't working…. There's got to be another way." If the panel recommends overhauling Bush's approach to Iraq, it could give a boost not only to critics of current policy but also to officials in the administration who have argued for broad changes. "There'll probably be some things in our report that the administration might not like," Baker said in a television interview last week. LA Times