John Brummett - Letting George surge for now

Why couldn’t Democrats simply pull the plug? They didn’t have enough votes.

Some in their party saw things this way: The surge was already happening and the president was executing it under authority Democrats granted him. Democrats had no choice - militarily or politically - but to pay for what was taking place. Otherwise they’d be susceptible to charges of betraying brave troops or losing a war. But this surge almost certainly will be rendered a demonstrable failure within months, at which time the Democrats would have no choice again - this time to pull the plug on a clear and epic failure attributable not remotely to them, but totally to the blunders of the other side.