“The success of the surge of American troops in Iraq is putting pressure anew on the Pentagon to build a surge plan to counter a resurgent Taliban in Afghanistan. But experts warn that it will take more than just additional troops to turn things around there. … Presidential hopefuls Barack Obama and John McCain have in the past week voiced support for an Afghanistan surge, with Senator Obama, who just visited the country, calling the requirements there ‘precarious and urgent.’ But a surge for Afghanistan, analysts say, must also recognize that the insurgency there — as well as the NATO command structure — is not like that in Iraq.” (07/24/08)