Gates: More Troops

All Obama is saying is give peace a chance escalate the war in Afghanistan.

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Defense Secretary Robert Gates announced Monday that the size of the Army is being increased temporarily by 22,000 soldiers to help meet the needs of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and other missions around the world.

...Gates noted that while progress in Iraq will lead to a reduction in the number of troops there, more troops are needed in Afghanistan because of the worsening violence in that conflict. He said the persistent pace of operations in the two wars over several years has meant a steady increase in the number of troops who are wounded, stressed or otherwise unable to deploy with their units.

You mean Obama's apology tour and outreach efforts haven't made our enemies love us?

I thought the silver-tongued Obama could do with a speech what President Bush could never do.

Guess not.

I suppose the anti-war activists are loudly speaking out against this expansion of the army. They must be protesting Obama's broken promises.



Then there's this:

July becomes deadliest month for US in Afghanistan

Four Americans were killed Monday when a roadside bomb exploded in eastern Afghanistan, NATO said, making July the deadliest month for U.S. troops in this war.

A NATO statement did not give nationalities, but U.S. spokesman Lt. Robert Carr confirmed that all four were Americans. The deaths bring to 55 the number of international service members killed in July, also the deadliest month for NATO forces.

At least 30 U.S. troops have died this month — two more than the toll for June 2008, which had been the deadliest month for the American force in Afghanistan.

...Last year there were only about 30,000 U.S. troops in the country at this time. Today there is double that, and many more U.S. aircraft.

I don't see much coverage on Obama's war in Afghanistan at all.

I wonder why.