The U.S. keeps "squeezing the balloon". Zero and the Administration (civil) went for what seemed like an easy win in Afghanistan. Relieved pressure on Iraq, increased pressure in A-stan.
Right now there are a bunch of unqualified 20-somethings in the White House, with ipods in their ears trying to play "Jeopardy" with the troop-levels as they currently are and find out what to revise the mission to.
This, of-course will be followed by a multi-city campaign tour selling the "new" vision as the best thing ever.