More Troops to Afghanistan

Flickr photo by user Army.mil used under a Creative Commons license. Rick Barton was interviewed by World Focus today on the announced deployment of 17,000 additional troops to Afghanistan.  He commented that the troops are intended to reverse the negative trendlines, attempting to use this year to stabilize the country in preparation for major gains in 2010. He also questioned Pakistan's ability to control the militant groups operating in the country, stating "Pakistan needs outside help but they do not know how to ask for it" and the international community doesn't know what to provide. The show airs on PBS stations at various times around the country, including at 5:30pm ET tonight on WETA in Washington, DC.  Video will be available on the website.