Obama is talking a lot about Afghanistan these days. He seems to want to have a surge in Afghanistan similar to the one he opposed in Iraq (and refuses to admit has succeeded). But, the situation in Afghanistan is far different now than that Iraq two years ago. Afghanistan is larger than Iraq in area, and the political situation is not similar. Obama is scary becasue he thinks he understands the situation better than the commanders in the field. History clearly shows that micromanaging a war from Washington is a bad idea, but that appears to be Obama's plan. Apparently he thinks he is a lot smarter about war than the military.