More of this tripe about how any decision other than escalating the troop commitment and the war in Afghanistan is a failure of courage or a disaster or 'caving in to the terrorists' or whatever. What drivel and what tripe! President Obama had already increased the U.S. troop presence by 20,000 soldiers prior to receiving the very sobering and stark assessment of the war situation their by our new commanding general in Afghanistan, Gen. McCrystal. His report, which I have read, states among other things that having a viable, reliable Afghani government to partner with is absolutely essential. That any counter-insurgency strategy will require the Afghanis to step up and win, and is not something which American troops can win for them......Well, the election in August in which there was wide spread corruption, by the Karzai government, certainly raises legitimate questions as to whether or not the U.S. has a viable partner in Afghanistan in the current national government. Re-thinking our strategy and yes, perhaps, deciding to NOT send more of our soldiers is a viable option. Make no mistake, whether we send 40,000 soldiers or 400,000 unless the Afghani National Government is viewed as legitimate by their citizens and unless they can win their war, further investment by the U.S. in building in Nation in Afghanistan would be fruitless. General McCrystal has provided an honest and frank assessment of the situation there, the first that we American citizens have had in years. Let's not ignore it, let's not fail to reconsider our policy, just because a bunch of 'pencil neck', 'cocktail swilling', 'chicken hawks' want to go, "All In".