Partisan politics dictates war moves

The escalation surge is a political, not a military decision according to the White House:

CNN reports “President Bush is expected to announce his new Iraq strategy in an address to the nation early next week.” According to the BBC, “The speech will reveal a plan to send more US troops to Iraq.”

Last night on NBC News, Jim Miklaszewski reported that the new strategy will be announced next Tuesday, and that an administration official “admitted to us today that this surge option is more of a political decision than a military one.”

So, what else is new? This president has never made any decision for reasons other than partisan gain.