Iraq Study Group Draft Urges An Aggressive Regional Diplomatic Initiative Including Direct Talks With Iran, Syria...


First Posted: 11-26-06 10:55 PM   |   Updated: 03-28-08 02:44 AM

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The New York Times:

A draft report on strategies for Iraq, which will be debated here by a bipartisan commission beginning Monday, urges an aggressive regional diplomatic initiative that includes direct talks with Iran and Syria but sets no timetables for a military withdrawal, according to officials who have seen all or parts of the document.

While the diplomatic strategy appears likely to be accepted, with some amendments, by the 10-member Iraq Study Group, members of the commission and outsiders involved in its work said they expected a potentially divisive debate about timetables for beginning an American withdrawal.

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