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Michael O'Hanlon and Kenneth Pollack weren’t the only ones on that trip to Iraq there were others like Anthony Cordesman, but he came back with a completely different view that didn’t serve the administration’s propaganda blitz - so he’s not to be taken seriously.
The “unserious” Cordesman:
“It is scarcely surprising that my perceptions of a recent trip to Iraq are different from that of two of my traveling companions and those of several other recent think tank travelers to the country.
From my perspective, the US now has only uncertain, high risk options in Iraq. It cannot dictate Iraq’s future, only influence it, and this presents serious problems at a time when the Iraqi political process has failed to move forward in reaching either a new consensus or some form of peaceful coexistence.”
Nothing to see here, just move along. It’s time to look for someone “we know who is serious or honest enough to talk to regardless of what their politics may be.”
http://www.talkingpointsmemo.com/horsesmouth/2007/08/breaking_iraq_t.php
