Contents

I Assessment

A. Assessment of the Current Situation in Iraq 1. Security

B. Consequences of Continued Decline in Iraq

C. Some Alternative Courses in Iraq

II The Way Forward A New Approach

B. The Internal Approach: Helping Iraqis Help Themselves

James A. Baker, III, and
Lee H. Hamilton, Co-Chairs

Lawrence S. Eagleburger,
Vernon E. Jordan, Jr., Edwin Meese III,
Sandra Day O'Connor, Leon E. Panetta,
William J. Perry, Charles S. Robb,
Alan K. Simpson