Obama has been pretty consistent in proclaiming the importance of Afghanistan.

I suspect that he will follow through on this line of thinking; it is a likely win if handled properly, and would be an excellent start on his 2012 campaign. That would take away the “soft on security” argument from the Republicans. And with the surge having been so successful in Iraq, he can shift resources without endangering the gains in Iraq. And he’s too smart not to realize that.