The bipartisan Iraq Study Group publicly released its report as promised Wednesday, and the bottom line is: “There is no magic formula to solve the problems of Iraq. However, there are actions that can be taken to improve the situation.” In its 160-page report, the ISG calls the situation “grave and deteriorating” says there must be “new and enhanced diplomatic and political efforts in Iraq and the region … and a change in the primary mission of US forces in Iraq.”
Air Force Secretary Frank Kendall doesn’t see great value in trying to break the Sentinel ICBM program off as a separate budget item the way the Navy has with its ballistic-missile submarine program, saying such a move wouldn’t create any new money for the Air Force to spend on other…