Defense analysts and reporters commenting on the bipartisan Iraq Study Group report—to be publicly released Wednesday—say it offers something for both Democrats and Republicans. For Democrats, there is the proposal to pull out combat units by 2008; while for the Administration, there is a caveat that would hinge any withdrawal on conditions not time.
An important U.S. Air Force E-3 Sentry AWACS command and control plane was among the aircraft damaged in a March 27 Iranian missile and drone attack on Prince Sultan Air Base, Saudi Arabia, people familiar with the matter told Air & Space Forces Magazine.