What Would the Iraq Study Group Implementation Act Do?
This bill (S. 1545/H.R. 2574) includes the following points: • affirms that the ISG recommendations must be implemented as a comprehensive package in order for them to succeed; • calls for the U.S. to make clear that it does not seek to establish permanent military bases in Iraq and does not seek to control Iraqs oil resources; • stresses the central need to carry out the ISGs New Diplomatic Offensive to deal with the problems of Iraq and of the region, including the need to engage directly with Iran and Syria, and build an Iraq Support Group composed of neighboring states and others; • envisions an early transition of the U.S. military role from combat to training and states, as the ISG report did, that barring unexpected developments in the security situation most U.S. combat troops could be redeployed from Iraq by the first quarter of 2008 except those needed for force protection, training, counterterrorism, and special operations; • conditions continued U.S. political, military and
