The fact remains that Postal would have had no problem with George in a break. The reason it didn't work is not because it would have tired him out but because T-Mobile wouldn't let it happen. Could they have kept trying? Sure. But you have to give up sometime.
Strategic editing? On my part? I quoted it exactly as cycling news.com did. Word for word. Lance in an interview yesterday also said that they tried to get George in a break.
The real questions is why T-Mobile would care. They know as well as we do that George will drop like a stone when things get steep.