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Is the selection of James Baker III by Brad Miller and David Price a wise choice?

Submitted by Ronald Bodkin on Tue, 12/26/2006 - 1:06pm.

On December 11, Reps. David Price and Brad Miller circulated a letter addressed to President Bush, urging the president to expand efforts toward regional diplomacy “to promote stability in Iraq and prevent a broader regional conflict.”1

In this letter they urge the president to “to immediately name Secretary (James) Baker and Representative Hamilton as dual Special Envoys to the region”

Is James Baker III really at the top their list, of people best suited to promote diplomacy in the region? Aside from jumping on the bandwagon of media frenzy surrounding the recent Iraq Study Group report, (it’s easy to rally around anyone who criticizes the administration’s conduct in the war these days) Baker seems like an odd choice for these particular North Carolina Representatives.

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