When historians write the story of this administration decades from now, I suspect material like this is going to come in very handy.
Although the president was publicly polite, few of the key Baker-Hamilton recommendations appealed to the administration, which intensified its own deliberations over a new “way forward” in Iraq. How to look distinctive from the study group became a recurring theme.As described by participants in the administration review, some staff members on the National Security Council became enamored of the idea of sending more troops to Iraq in part because it was not a key feature of Baker-Hamilton.
First he wanted to prove he wasn't like his father. Then he wanted to prove he wasn't like Clinton. Now he doesn't want to be the ISG. Being oppositional is fine when your 13 and tying to decide what color to dye your hair. But President of the United States? Seriously?
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