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Lee Hamilton: No follow-up on the Iraq Study Group mandate |
Hamilton said he wants the study group to issue its recommendations after the election to spare its work from becoming overly politicized.
That timing might give Democrats as well as Republicans concern about a second investigation. Either Obama or Clinton would find it more difficult to begin an immediate withdrawal of U.S. forces if the group concludes there has been much progress since 2006.
Wolf said in an interview that he believed a second investigation would validate the Bush administration’s claims that the situation in Iraq has improved dramatically. He also said that he has pressed for the group to publish its findings well before the election, which could help diminish voters’ desire to see the withdrawal of U.S. forces. That would help the likely Republican nominee, McCain, who supports maintaining a strong troop presence.
“They would validate there’s been tremendous improvement,” said Wolf, predicting what the study group would conclude.
Al Eisele contributed to this report.
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