Surge a failure, Democrats tell general« Thread Started on Sept 13, 2007, 6:46am » --------------------------------------------------------------------------------Surge a failure, Democrats tell general11/09/2007 18h01©AFP - Tim Sloanread at source> http://www.afp.com/english/news/stories ... WASHINGTON (AFP) - Anti-war Senate Democrats bluntly told Iraq commander General David Petraeus Tuesday his troop surge strategy was an abject failure in its prime objective -- forging an Iraqi political settlement.Several Senate Republicans also expressed unease with US war policy, as the general and US ambassador to Baghdad Ryan Crocker endured a roasting on a second day of high-stakes testimony to Congress.