The Iraq Study Group meets with the U.S. Senate leadership a

UNITED STATES - DECEMBER 06: The Iraq Study Group meets with the U.S. Senate leadership at the U.S. Capitol, December 6, 2006 in Washington, D.C. Sitting from left to right are Senator John Warner, Senator Richard Lugar, Leon E. Panetta, Edwin Meese III, William J. Perry, Sandra Day O'Connor, Lee H. Hamilton, Majority Leader Bill Frist, Senator Harry Reid, James Baker, III, Charles S. Robb, Alan K. Simpson and Vernon E. Jordan Jr. The U.S. should aim to withdraw most of its combat forces from Iraq by the first quarter of 2008, engage Iran and Syria diplomatically and begin a new push for peace between Israelis and Palestinians, the group recommended. (Photo by Dennis Brack/Bloomberg via Getty Images)