I spent about 20 seconds on this. It was a no brainer.
2 choices:
1. give full support, kick ass, get out.
2. Just get out now. Let the animals kill themselves.
I doubt if zerobamarhoid spent that much time, and no decision.
Let's say Obama votes "present" by giving McChrystal half of what he needs, i.e. 20,000 troops.
McChrystal revises his strategy, dividing those additional troops into two-10,000 combat teams that focus solely on decimating Taliban and al Qaeda. Max out on drones and satellites to pinpoint the location of enemy units fleeing against such overwhelming odds. Provide intel data to Pakistanis, so they can target those elements crossing into Pakistan.
Move the villagers out...fly them to Disneyworld for 2-4 week vacations, which would give our engineers time to rebuild those $hitholes they call villages. Once a kid's spent a couple of weeks at Disneyland, there's no way they'd ever sign up with the Taliban.
After a couple of battles where they're outnumbered by a minimum of 25-1, the word will get out they're marked for extinction.