Obama's Afghan War Not Working

It's your war now, Mr. President.

Here's what I don't get about Gen. Stanley McChrystal's review of our standing in Afghanistan: President Barack Obama sent more troops earlier this year to secure the election. But that election appears to have failed, according to McChrystal's harsh assessment. Shouldn't that be a lesson for not sending more troops? And yet, as military types often tend to do, McChrystal is asking for more resources.

Already, Obama's first objective for adding troops is not working. Why should we expect more troops for other purposes to do any better?

Obama has a knack for knowing when to pull the plug on losing propositions. This could be one of them, Mr. President. More drones and fewer troops might best achieve your narrowed goal of thwarting terrorists in Afghanistan.

~ From CQ's Craig Crawford