And The Ants Go Marching

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The United States Military is upsizing yet again by adding an additional 22,000 Army soldiers to the armed forces. With our troops slowly executing the exit strategy from Iraq it's no surprise that we are preparing for another battle away from home once again in Afghanistan. What's mind blowing to me is the fact that this is where we should have been all along! Now after bloody years in Iraq its as if we are finally going after our September 11, 2001 attackers. The U.S. Army is now approximately 547,000 soldiers strong and ready. Defense Secretary Robert Gates expects 68,000 U.S. Soldiers to be stationed in Afghanistan by the end of this year alone

As for the Iraqi brigades trained to secure the country's streets after our departure, we can only hope that their training has been sufficient to control the historical bloodshed. We've been in the middle of a holy war that has raged for centuries. Can it really be stopped or will we soon be back yet again for another round in this region of the Middle East and others?

Personally I think we are once again at the mercy of the man in the Oval Office. George W. Bush and his father had their agendas of the Iron Fist, pride and glory. As excellent a diplomat as our new Commander in Chief may be, he is about to launch his wartime legacy anew in Afghanistan. The outcome is yet to unravel. It's only a matter of time before the the body counts come home and Mr. Obama is forced to show his bravado. I see the hourglass running out of sand. What do you see?