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I don't believe that Junior will listen to reason, why would he start now? I'm not being ironic, I don't believe he is temperamentally capable of changing his actions based on the advice of others. He has said that he would keep on even if only Laura and Barney were with him. He doesn't know how to let go of this tiger without appearing to be what he would consider weak and he'll only grab its tail all the more tightly. I honestly believe we have a man who is so deep into an inferiority complex (thanks, Mom!) that he only way he can look at himself in the mirror is to construct a self-myth of the strong, far-seeing leader who is beset by a cowardly public. He'll show us!
What I think he will most likely do is have the White House staff work at contorting the 79 recommendations until they find an interpretation that meets his plans, or more accurately whims - as we all know that there's nothing about post-war Iraq that's been planned. Then he'll go right on ahead and do what he damn well pleases, claiming that it's what the ISG recommended.
Sonny is not a person to bend. He will truly cut of our noses to spite his face (you don't think he'd cut off his own, do you?). To do otherwise would be to admit that he made a mistake, which is far worse than mere defeat.
