Obama Orders Escalation of His War in Afghanistan, not a Surge. Reid and Pelosi Whine

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• Description : This is Obama's war now. He just bo...(more)ught it with his escalation of it. He can't blame that on Bush. Well he could, but he would be wrong if he did. Surge vs. escalation. I will now explain the difference between a surge and an escalation. A surge like President Bush did in the Iraq war was a temporary thing; it could not be sustained, that is why it was called a surge, "to move in or like a wave, rising up and subsiding and sweeping forward or back". Our military was not going to be able to maintain the surge past a certain time, whether or not we were winning or losing. This was a last ditch effort to win the war, and it worked. Now an escalation like President Obama is doing in the Afghanistan war is an entirely different thing. Obama has no plan on withdrawing these new troops; therefore it cannot be considered a surge. These new troops are being sent there to augment the force that is already there in order to fight the war more effectively, and to win it. Then, and only then, would these added troops, along with the rest of our troops, be sent home. End of debate, I am right, and anyone who disagrees with me is wrong. Obama has escalated the war in Afghanistan, and I agree with his actions. jbranstetter04 Obama: 'America's War' in Afghanistan Will Not be Open-Ended WASHINGTON -- The U.S. presence in Afghanistan will not "be an open-ended commitment of infinite resources, President Obama said in an interview aired Sunday. Obama said security is tenuous in that nation in part because of neglect in the last U.S. administration. He said he inherited the war and tried to suggest that it was not his war now that he has announce a new strategy for bringing stability to Afghanistan. "I think it's America's war. And it's the same war that we initiated after 9/11 as a consequence of those attacks," Obama told CBS' "Face the Nation" on Friday, the day he announced his new plan. "The focus over the last seven years I think has been lost. ... Unless we get a handle on it now, we're gonna be in trouble." Obama said the situation in Afghanistan is not as bad as when the Taliban ruled and Al Qaeda operated with impunity, but it has deteriorated over the past few years. "This is gonna be hard," Obama said. "I'm under no illusions. If it was easy, it would have already been completed." On Friday, Obama set new benchmarks and ordered 4,000 more troops to the war zone as well as hundreds of civilians and increased aid. The plan does not include an exit timeline. Obama said he won't assume that more troops will result in an improved situation. Defense Secretary Robert Gates, in an interview on "FOX News Sunday," said the short-term objectives for U.S. forces in Afghanistan have narrowed under Obama's new strategy even as a flourishing democracy in Afghanistan remains a long-term goal. "I think what we need to focus on and focus our efforts is making headway and reversing the Taliban's momentum and strengthening the Afghan army and police, and really going after Al Qaeda, as the president said," Gates said. Al Qaeda terrorists are still a serious threat and retain the ability to plan attacks against the United States even though they have been inhibited over the past several years, Gates said. He added that the president hasn't put a timeline on Afghanistan though the mission won't be unlimited. "He clearly understands that this is a very tough fight and that we're in it until we're successful, that Al Qaeda is no longer a threat to the United States, and that -- and that we are in no danger of either Afghanistan or the western part of Pakistan being a base for Al Qaeda," Gates said. "By the same token, I think he's been clear -- and frankly, it was my view in our discussions -- that we don't want to just pursue -- settle on this strategy and then pursue it blindly and open-endedly," he added. http://www.foxnews.com/politics/first100days/2009/03/29/gates-reversing-taliban-gains-key-success-afghanistan/ (less)