Key recommendations
Undertake a "diplomatic offensive" in the region that engages Iran and Syria.
Withdraw nearly all American combat troops by early 2008.
Shift the primary US mission from combat to support by increasing the number of US advisers embedded with Iraqi Army units from 4,000 to 20,000.
Pressure the Iraqi government to take more responsibility and threaten to reduce US military, political, and diplomatic support if it fails to do so. 