What are your thoughts on the troop increase into Afghanistan?

Mr. Hay-Might I recommend reading the following books. 'The Bear went over the Mountain' by David Glantz, 'Seven Pillars of Wisdom' by T.E. Lawrence, and 'The Wrong War' by Bing West.

From Alexander the Great, to the British, the Soviets and ourselves...nations have repeatedly underestimated and or misunderstood this region, its people, and their mindset. I'm no expert, but with the right focus, maybe we could do it with less...with the wrong focus or goals, perhaps no amount is enough.

I don't like it. We need to stop worrying about the rest of the world and focus on our own nation. No more foreign occupations, no more directly or indirectly funding "rebel" groups, and no more letting the media antagonize nations like Russia.

Here we go again!