Follow BeltwayBlips on TwitterGeneral: 'Surge' may not work in Afghanistan
Published 8/8/2008 at CNN.com - Politics
A troop "surge" is credited with stemming violence in Iraq, but could a similar strategy work in Afghanistan? A top U.S. military commander isn't counting on it.
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