But presumably the point of a study is to determine whether it's appropriate to make the recommendation here, or perhaps an amended recommendation, or, conceivably, no recommendation at all. Wouldn't it make sense to make an amendment that reflects the possibility that the study would produce a result, other than simply endorsing this? That is the point of the study. It is not necessarily to find a different conclusion, but to leave open the potential for a different conclusion.
On November 25th, 2010. See this statement in context.