After months of dithering Obama finally decided on an Afghan policy that would more or less mirror the surge in Iraq, one that he opposed and was successful anyway. In doing so he chose the plan laid out by his own general, McChrystal, that had the least chance for success.
So how did he do compared to Bush's surge?
Timeline of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bush's surge got going in Feb 2007 to enormous Congressional opposition from Democrats, who voted against it but funded it anyway. By Nov evidence of its success was begining to emerge and we know what's happened since.
Obama's surge was announced in Feb 2010. Here it is November 2010, the same time period, and all evidence is the surge has failed miserably, with the Taliban stronger than ever and Karzai probably negotiatng with them for a power sharing arrangement ahead of the US withdrawal in July.
Note that Obama also had full congressional endorsement, notwithstanding some anti war leftist kooks.
Obama launches Afghanistan surge | The Australian
So how did he do compared to Bush's surge?
Timeline of the Iraq War troop surge of 2007 - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Bush's surge got going in Feb 2007 to enormous Congressional opposition from Democrats, who voted against it but funded it anyway. By Nov evidence of its success was begining to emerge and we know what's happened since.
Obama's surge was announced in Feb 2010. Here it is November 2010, the same time period, and all evidence is the surge has failed miserably, with the Taliban stronger than ever and Karzai probably negotiatng with them for a power sharing arrangement ahead of the US withdrawal in July.
Note that Obama also had full congressional endorsement, notwithstanding some anti war leftist kooks.
Obama launches Afghanistan surge | The Australian