More Troops to Afghanistan

With the news that 17,000 more troops are being sent to Afghanistan, President Obama faces his first real foreign policy dilemma. That dilemma being, that the war therein will most likely get worse before it gets better. We will need to put a large effort there so as to avoid a loss. The Democratic Party, most likely won't be happy about it, and there's always been something I've wondered about. That being, that Democrats and assorted liberals railed against the Iraq war and the casualties incurred therein, but are they willing to accept such casualties in Afghanistan, the war Iraq was a distraction from?

President Obama's first test in foreign policy will be, will he able to stand up to the pressure that will inevitably come and stick it out for the greater good.