How about the widely-known fact that the majority of the Democratic Party is lobbying against a substantial troop increase? That seems like a pretty clear example of a partisan atmosphere. In fact, if partisanship was not involved in the decision-making process, President Obama would have accepted General Stanley McChrystal's assessment back in August and September; you know...the man that really knows what it takes to reverse America's most horrific blunder since Vietnam.

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