[goldstategop]

I think they want to escape blame but share in the credit. Congress could cut off funding if things went awry.

[Jim Noble]

>>I think they want to escape blame but share in the credit. Congress could cut off funding if things went awry<<

If by "they" you mean Congress you are exactly correct.

And, as a practical matter, they cannot cut off funding to our troops when they ar engaged in combat.