Iraq Study Group: Baker & Co.'s Burden
Pity the poor Iraq Study Group. Never has so much been expected from so few: They began toiling in relative obscurity–as much as these wise men are able. They include a couple of former secretaries of state (James Baker, Lawrence Eagleburger), a former White House chief of staff (Leon Panetta), a former presidential best friend (Vernon Jordan), and a former Supreme Court justice (Sandra Day O'Connor). Quite a group. And, as one member told me, "The expectations of our group are far beyond what we anticipated."
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Gloria Borger, a contributing editor at U.S.News & World Report, writes the magazine's On Politics column. Borger is also the national political correspondent for CBS and a regular panelist on the PBS public affairs program, Washington Week in Review. Borger is a 1974 graduate of Colgate University in Hamilton, N.Y., and is now a member of the university's board of trustees.