The chairmen of the Iraq Study Group on Sunday defended their report against critics as a “responsible way” forward, while President George W. Bush prepares to unveil his new strategy later this month. Bush has shied away from embracing the major recommendations of the report, which call for accelerating training of Iraqi forces and pulling back U.S. combat troops by early 2008, and including neighbors Iran and Syria in a regional dialogue aimed at stabilizing the country. Full Story