David Gergen actually said...

Well constitutionally he does have the power as Commander-in-Chief to keep the troops there. But if only a dozen or so Republican senators... actually support a troop surge and Democrats almost uniformly against it... that means his support in the congress will lead to all sorts of ways to clip his wings.

Context

Gergen outlines the political consequences for President Bush regarding troop surge support in Congress.

12/31/2006

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