This episode focuses on the decision-making strategies that President
Bush used in December of 2006 before choosing to commit the troop
surge.  Things discussed include: the release of the Iraq Study Group
Report, the 2006 midterm elections, Bush's meeting with Generals Keane
and Downing, and Bush's relationship with General Petraeus and
Secretary Gates.  At the end of the episode is a recap on the success
of the troop surge, as well as an analysis of President Bush's
leadership during December 2006 and January 2007.



For more background information on Iraq, listen to: Iraq Study Group
Report Assessment, Iraq Study Group Report Recommendations, Invading
Iraq, Occupying Iraq, Iraq's Environment, and Medal of Honor in Iraq.