Iraq Study Group: "Withdraw From Combat"
Iraq panel recommends U.S. focus on Iraqi troop training
Wed Dec 6, 2006 9:07am ET
By Arshad Mohammed and Steve Holland
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Iraq Study Group recommended on Wednesday that U.S. forces withdraw from combat over the next year and focus on training Iraqis, offering President Bush the outlines of an exit strategy from the unpopular war.
The panel, which said there was no "magic formula" for resolving the Iraq conflict, also urged direct U.S. engagement with Syria and Iran on stabilizing Iraq, White House spokesman Tony Snow said.
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