Turkey's President Abdullah Gul (C) and his counterparts Pakistan's Asif Ali Zardari (R) and Afghanistan's Hamid Karzai (L) pose for the media after their news conference in Istanbul, December 5, 2008. Pakistan President Zardari and Afghanistan's Karzai met in Istanbul during a summit organised by Turkish leaders President Gul and PM Erdogan in Istanbul on Friday. REUTERS/Osman Orsal (TURKEY)From Yahoo News/AP:
WASHINGTON – The military is beginning a big building effort in Afghanistan to house the roughly 20,000 additional troops who are expected to begin pouring in early next year, a top military officer said Friday.
Maj. Gen. Michael Tucker, deputy commander for operations for U.S. forces in Afghanistan, told Pentagon reporters that military leaders are anticipating a "very active winter" of insurgency attacks.
And while he provided few details, he said there is a "very huge building campaign that has already begun. We're pushing dirt as we speak to prepare for the arrival of these forces."
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My Comment: I predict that this is going to be the first of many surges into Afghanistan. 20,000 additional soldiers is not going to cut it.