Here's Fred Barnes with the inside story: How Bush Decided on the Surge.
[W]hen the Pentagon said one or two more Army brigades would suffice, the White House consulted General David Petraeus, whose selection as the new commander in Iraq had yet to be made public. Petraeus said he'd need a minimum of five and that's what he got. "I decided to go robust," Bush said. A senior adviser added: "If you're going to be a bear, be a grizzly."For an unpopular president facing a Democratic Congress ferociously opposed to the war in Iraq, it was a risky and defiant decision.
Very interesting how little support the Commander-in-Chief had from his generals.
Posted by Alan at January 27, 2008 08:57 AM