They're the ones who refuse to give The Surge a chance to achieve success.
"Show me just what Mohammed brought that was new, and there you will find things only evil and inhuman, such as his command to spread by the sword the faith he preached." - Manuel II Palelologus
It's that either/or crap that says to most readers, "Hey, we can't go all out, when do we get to shop?, it's just to hard, let's get rid of that Iraq nuisance once and for all."
It's the CFR, Goldie, the New World Order, don't worry, I'm Biddle, I'm smarter than you, don't worry about Iraq, go shopping, me and the CFR braintrust will take care of everything.