Seems we need help in Afghanistan:

U.S. Defense Secretary Robert Gates said on Wednesday he would consider sending more troops to Afghanistan where U.S. commanders say they expect the Taliban to step up attacks from Pakistani sanctuaries.

Gates, in Afghanistan to ensure commanders have the resources to counter an expected Taliban offensive in the spring, said it was very important the United States and its allies did not let the success achieved in Afghanistan slip away.

Violence in Afghanistan intensified last year to its bloodiest since U.S.-led forces overthrew the Taliban in 2001.

One thing left out of this story is that the Bush surge in Iraq takes one brigade OUT of Afghanistan.

Could the price of Bush's surge plan for Iraq be failure in Afghanistan?