So Bush's surge totaled 4500, but he ordered the Obama surge too?

Obama had already been elected when the article you linked was written. He had been briefed by the military and they were gearing up for his plans, which he had promised all during the campaign, to do a troop surge in Afghanistan. Now knock it off. You are trying to re-write recent history and its pathetic.

Bush had SEVEN YEARS and he left a gigantic pile of toxic shit there for the new Administration to deal with. How you can sit there and defend that is mind boggling! Obama's tackling it now in the only way we can possibly win it. Are you going to give him 7 years to get it right? I'm not!

If you see Pakistani government forces moving into Waziristan, don't be surprised if NATO forces enter from the Afghan side as well. It is widely recognized there will be no end to the war if western Pakistan isn't dealt with.

I predict US forces fighting in Waziristan within a year.