Memo
Published May 4, 2007
Updated May 4, 2007
An Independent Assessment of the President's Surge
By:
SUMMARY
A new idea for holding the President accountable on Iraq.
This short memo offers an idea for congressional action on the next round of the Iraq supplemental spending bill – appoint an independent commission to study the success or failure of the surge in September and report back to Congress.
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