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Press Briefing by Tony Snow 12/12/06 (Topic: ISG Report)
— Tuesday, December 12, 2006 — Q Okay. Secondly, there have been a number of references here about the Baker-Hamilton commission. To what extent is this delay in the expected announcement an effort to put some distance between the release of, and the reaction to that? MR. SNOW: It has nothing to do with it, period. Nothing. I think the expectation in Washington on Baker-Hamilton is that this becomes the pivot on which everything turns. And again, as I pointed out, the pivot on which everything turns are the unfolding realities in Iraq and how you deal with them. And the President certainly appreciates the contributions of the Baker-Hamilton commission. But these deliberations, in many ways, have been going on for quite a while, and we're taking a look at a lot of stuff. Q It seems almost like Baker-Hamilton doesn't factor in at all. Every time you're asked -- MR. SNOW: Well, these -- Q -- let me finish the question, please. If every time you're asked, were the contents of Baker-Hamilton discussed, I believe each time you've said, no. MR. SNOW: Right. Q You seem to be distancing from that. MR. SNOW: I'm not distancing from it. We are aware of the recommendations. And I have -- a number of these things have, at various junctures, been considered and may or may not be reflected in the final product. What I'm saying is, nobody said, okay, Baker-Hamilton, let's open up to page 40; ah-hah, they accepted our goals, high five, everybody. None of that stuff has happened. Q Has everyone involved in these meetings read the full report? MR. SNOW: I don't know. I have. I'm assuming -- but I don't know. Q Has the President? MR. SNOW: Yes, absolutely. White House Press Corps | Press Briefing | Tony Snow | News Media | Bush Administration | Iraq
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