More Troops or Failure in Afghanistan = General McChrystal

BBC News: Reports on a clear message that the US Commander in Afghanistan has sent to the Obama Administration, more troops or failure in Afghanistan. As noted yesterday President Obama it seems is getting wobbly about Afghanistan, the revolt of the Liberal base to the idea that the US should send tens of thousands of more soldiers to Afghanistan has affected the Oval Office. What is interesting is the nature of the leak to the Washington Post, it either came from the Defence Department, someone wants to place pressure on the President to send more troops, does recall Vietnam all over again, and as the New York Times stated Obama's does not want to be another Lyndon Johnson, he does not want his domestic agenda destroyed by a War, in the case of LBJ it was Vietnam, in the case of Obama it could be Afghanistan. Or the leak could have come from the CIA, as noted in previous posts, Eric Holder the Attorney General of the United States, a close friend of President Obama has launched an investigation in the torture practices of the CIA. It can be postulated that this could be the CIA getting its own back on the Obama White House. Lets recall that the CIA leaked against Bush 43 with great effect, the leaks didn't help Bush 43 with the Congress or the public. At the end of the day President Obama does not have the leisure of taking his time over Afghanistan, health reform is important but the security of US soldiers take precedent, thus Afghanistan if Obama is not careful could become his Vietnam and Iraq.