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Here is a video report on the request by top U.S. Commander in Afghanistan - Gen. Stanley McChrystal - for a "surge" of troops in Afghanistan. This report says the request made to President Obama is for "tens of thousands" of additonal troops. Other reports are saying it is in the 30,000-40,000 range. We currently have 62,000 troops in Afghanistan, with another 6,000 to be there by year's end. Such a "surge" would put U.S. Forces over the 100,000 mark in Afghanistan. The report says Obama has signaled he will be very slow in making a decision, largely because many...

Here is video of Barack Obama in January 2007 clearly saying that the "Surge Strategy" would make no difference on the ground in Iraq. In the video, that statement is juxtaposed against his Political guru - David Axelrod - saying in late May 2008 that Obama always knew an increase in troops in Iraq would lead to a reduction in violence there. That is now Obama's talking point on the subject, but it is clearly not true . . . (see video)