WASHINGTON, Oct. 16 (UPI) -- A U.S. policy panel is poised to tell the Bush administration its policy for Iraq isn't working and needs change, The Los Angeles Times reports.
The 10-member commission headed by former Secretary of State James Baker is scheduled to issue its recommendations next spring but last week Baker warned the White House about his findings.
"There'll probably be some things in our report that the administration might not like," Baker said.
Another panel participant was more specific about the report in an interview with the Times.
"It's not going to be 'stay the course,'" the participant told the Times. "The bottom line is, (current U.S. policy) isn't working. There's got to be another way."
The source said among alternatives being discussed were the phased reduction of U.S. troops and encouraging neighboring Iran and Syria into a joint effort to stop the sectarian fighting.
For his part, U.S. President George Bush has hinted at frustration over progress in Iraq.
"My attitude is: Don't do what you're doing if it's not working -- change," Bush said at a news recent conference.
