Why is Obama repating Bush's Iraq mistakes...in Afghanistan?
http://www.tnr.com/article/world/fiasco

Politics is rearing its ugly head at the expense of the troops serving in Afghanistan. General Stanley McChrystal, commander of all forces in Afghanistan has submitted his assessment for achieving victory in Afghanistan. Unfortunately, political expedience is again dictating U.S. policy, just like it did during the Iraq War and during Vietnam. All of us agree that we need to change strategy in Afghanistan, but we disagree on what that course is. More troops are needed and the right kind of strategy needs to be imposed to achieve victory. A strong civil military operation strategy that incorporates the integration of NATO and US forces to achieve a common strategy would go a long way. First more US forces are needed and if Gen McChrystal articulates how his strategy would work then let the debate begin, but let’s not play politics with the lives of our troops.