FINE DAY! Today is a fine one.
Despite all the snow and ice pushing a cold hand into the mid west and northeastern states; yet another costly forest fire on the loose in California and that industrial explosion in downtown in Milwaukee...yes, in spite of all that, and more negative news from around the world, I see today as a special one largely because of the much-awaited report of the special Study Group placed before President George Bush this morning.
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I wonder how many American citizens realize what a tremendous task it must have been to have gathered together such a group of concerned, capable and willing leaders in such confused times as we have know in recent months. It was delayed until after the turmoil of the elections. It is readily understandable that such that a group could not have been formed under election-time conditions when divisions were the mood rather creative work toward common intents.
Our president and our media personnel now have, in-hand, the book setting forth the Study Groups recommendations and suggestions. They propose a total of seventy-nine plans whereby they feel the troubles in the entire Arabic community of nations might be mitigated. For the first time, we are seriously looking at the total situation rather than a small fragment of the overall problems found in Iraq.
We have already heard some hasty judgments concerning how certain suggested steps might work, and President George Bush, at this morning's gathering with the Study Group said his administration would cooperate in every possible way to implement positive action in making good suggestion into realities.
That which come into being because of today's report will set the pattern for our lives for generations to come. That's your life and mine. So, pay attention as the plans are set forth and discussed.
Andrew McCaskey amccsr@adelphia. Net 12-06-06 [c321wds]
