Defense analysts and reporters commenting on the bipartisan Iraq Study Group report—to be publicly released Wednesday—say it offers something for both Democrats and Republicans. For Democrats, there is the proposal to pull out combat units by 2008; while for the Administration, there is a caveat that would hinge any withdrawal on conditions not time.
An F-16 pilot was awarded a Silver Star for a harrowing mission in which he dodged multiple surface-to-air missiles during the opening weeks of the operation against the Houthis in Yemen earlier this year.



