U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman (I-Conn.), left, walks with Sen. John McCain, second left, after arriving from Helmand province to the airport in Kabul, Afghanistan, on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. (AP Photo/Musadeq Sadeq)From Yahoo News/AP:
KABUL, Afghanistan – Sen. John McCain said Sunday that the situation in Afghanistan will get more difficult before it gets easier — "just like the surge in Iraq was" — as the U.S. prepares to pour thousands more troops into the country, including on the doorsteps of Kabul.
The former Republican presidential candidate, who is to report back to President-elect Barack Obama, visited the southern province of Helmand, where he said NATO forces are at a stalemate with insurgents. Though Helmand has for years been the responsibility of British forces, McCain said the U.S. will focus more on the region — the heartland of the Taliban movement and a center for opium poppy production.
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My Comment: Sen. McCain's report to President-elect Obama can be summarized in one sentence. "Conditions are bad .... getting worse".