I don't see this new plan of 0bama's working in Afghanistan.  He sworeup and down that we'd be out of Iraq within 16 months (May 2010) afterhe took office.  He said in his speech at West Point, "We will removeour combat brigades from Iraq by the end of next summer, and all of ourtroops by the end of 2011."  I learned this trick that I can count myfingers on my right hand, and raise one finger on my left hand when Icount all five fingers on my right, and each finger on my left is worth5.  With that count, I have three fingers up on my left hand and fourfingers up on my right, tallying 19 months AFTER May 2010.

At the same time, though, we're suppose to be pulling out ofAfghanistan after the successful destruction of all terrorism and buildup of a professional, dependable Afghanistan Security Force.  To steala line from The Miz..."Really? Really?  Really?"  Just a few days ago, I heard from a friend who iscurrently in Iraq, and he stated that his unit had just been hit by anIED, or commonly known as a roadside bomb.  I'm almost sure that thatwasn't a fluke or the only IED in the last few weeks.  Also, now thatthe insurgents have an IED in which there is no armor that can protectfrom it, and it isn't difficult to assemble.  Will 30,000 more troopsmake it possible to have all the routes in Afghanistan under 24/7security?  Uh, no.

Here are some quick facts from Wikipedia:

Iraq
Area:  169,234 sq mi
Population:  31,234,000

Afghanistan
Area:  251,772 sq mi
Population:  28,150,000

With 82,538 more square miles to cover and less troops than we had inIraq, is it really feasible to achieve the same goal?  Not to mention agood portion of our forces are dealing with the stress of multipledeployments?  Each year, the suicide rate has increased since weinvaded Afghanistan, as stated in the Washington Post:

"As of Nov. 16, 140 soldiers on active duty and 71 soldiers not onactive duty were suspected to have committed suicide. "We are almostcertainly going to end the year higher than last year," which was alsoa record for Army suicides, Chiarelli said at a Pentagon newsconference."

The article also states that since the army's big push on suicideprevention in March, suicides went down.  That is one thing the armyhas begun throwing down the soldiers' throats a lot more, and it lookslike it has begun to work.  The article also explains that the army ishundreds short of mental professionals and offers face to face as wellas webcam counseling.  A webcam?  Really?  Really?  Really?  Is thatreally the best we can give to our soldiers?  Oh yeah, it is, becausewe just extended unemployment benefits.

I just don't see how 0bama's plan will work with the results he's looking to accomplish.  Way too much politics involved...