** FILE ** U.S. special envoy James A. Baker III, left, gestures on the steps of the Elysee Palace in this Dec. 16, 2003, file photo. Much attention has been focused on the Iraq Study Group, a bipartisan panel led by former Secretary of State Baker III and former Indiana Rep. Lee H. Hamilton that is due to recommend new strategies for the war in Iraq. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)