Monday, May 07, 2007

ANOTHER "SURGE" ORIGINS STORY

(Via BuzzFlash)
It's getting harder to tell who really was behind The Surge. First it was Maliki, then, at least in wingnut world, it was Gen. Petraeus and now it seems there's a third choice.

Bush Aide to Leave No. 2 National Security Post

By Peter Baker
Washington Post Staff Writer
Saturday, May 5, 2007; Page A09

Deputy national security adviser J.D. Crouch II, who helped spearhead the recent policy review that led President Bush to send more U.S. troops to Iraq, announced yesterday that he will step down early next month,... And it was his interagency group meeting at the White House complex for many weeks last winter that resulted in the ongoing troop buildup in Iraq, which has become the defining decision of the year for Bush.

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