Opinion (David Broder): The Great Divide Over Iraq

The Iraq Study Group

On the 65th anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor, the pieces moved into place for a foreign policy and national security debate as consequential as any this nation and its allies have faced since the start of World War II.

The Iraq Study Group -- 10 senior statesmen, equally divided between the political parties -- threw down the challenge in a unanimous report that showed no signs of being compromised or softened in the interests of bipartisan comity. This was not a happy-talk report.

The next day, President Bush and British Prime Minister Tony Blair, heirs to the roles of Roosevelt and Churchill, responded in equally forceful tones -- and the debate was on.

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