Among other things, the report recommended:
Immediately launching a diplomatic offensive “to build an international consensus for stability in Iraq and the region,” including “all of Iraq’s neighbours.”
An effort to engage Iran and Syria “constructively.”
The Iraqi government should increase the number and quality of its army brigades.
The US should significantly increase the number of military personnel embedded with or supporting Iraqi units.
The US could move most combat troops out of Iraq by early 2008, leaving a smaller force to focus on rapid-reaction operations.
-JOHN O’NEIL & BRIAN KNOWLTON
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