...So let’s win in pursuit of victory, and everything else will sort itself out
i.e. There is no substitute for victory
Seems tome that GWB is making the same mistake Lyndon Johnson did. Creeping incrementalism. The way to defeat a guerrilla insurgency is not though small percentage increases but an overwhelming force that crushes the enemies will to fight.
20,000 additional troops is a gesture not a stategy. By our own tactical doctrine we need 300-350 K troops on the ground to win.