Isn't technology amazing?

[lizbud]

And how much did we pay for this load of ..............

I t would be a really nice idea, there's only one problem........Iran and Syria, whose compliance would be required to get any piece of this to work, aren't exactly our friends, never have been, and never will be.

Since the study group was composed of retired or non serving officials.
I don't think it cost us anything.They were asked to serve and they did.

LH, if you only talk to your friends, you will never know the whole truth
about any issue. That's part of the problem right now, Bush only wants to
hear from people who agree with him.

[Lady's Human]

The problem with asking Iran and Syria for assistance is simple. Iran (and Syria by proxy) have no interest in a stable Iraq. They both have a great desire to see Iraq fail as a state, so Iran can take another step in the re-creation of the Persian Empire. The failure of Iraq coupled with an Iranian power grab would also result in Iran's ability to attack Israel directly, as it would give Iran a direct assault path into Israel.

[lizbud]

The problem with asking Iran and Syria for assistance is simple. Iran (and Syria by proxy) have no interest in a stable Iraq. They both have a great desire to see Iraq fail as a state, so Iran can take another step in the re-creation of the Persian Empire. The failure of Iraq coupled with an Iranian power grab would also result in Iran's ability to attack Israel directly, as it would give Iran a direct assault path into Israel.

The USA is not asking for assistance in the traditional sense of the word.
Both countries would be invited to send representatives to meetings of all
other countries involved in the area. Also Iran & Syria are not the best of
buddies that you would think they are.

[Lady's Human]

Liz, they may not be best buds, but Iran and Syria both back Hezbollah, Syria allows hezbollah territory to train in, Iran gives hezbollah money and arms.

They would both love to see Israel eliminated from the map.

They are both sending money and arms to the insurgency in Iraq, and want nothing to do with a stable Iraq. Asking for their assistance in solving the problem is pointless, as neither has an interest in a solution.