The junior leader training program was developed and named Troop Leader Development when it was published in 1974.
He went out of his way to compliment a handful of countries that, like the United States, have contributed troops and civilian development teams.
But everyone understands that Mr. Obama as president will ask European allies for a larger commitment of troops, money and development workers.
More troops, training and development -- that's what real experts have advocated since day one, and that's the only thing that will turn this blunder around.
When President Obama calls for more troops and more development in Afghanistan, who will say we should "mind our own business" and end our "imperialist" adventure?
In return, Mr. Obama, who is scheduled to make his first presidential trip to Europe for a NATO summit in April, is expected to ask European allies for more troops and more development aid.
At the outset of the Civil War, neither the Union nor the Confederacy had a centralized military intelligence department — and yet the need for information on enemy troop movements, political developments and even simple things like geography was immediate.
In another development, troops loyal to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki were deployed to strategic locations in Baghdad overnight, after he appeared on state TV criticising the president.
For his part, President Bush called the Israeli troop pullback "a positive development" and added, "I appreciate Prime Minister Sharon's decision," which Secretary Powell had demanded earlier in the week.
France, Italy and Germany all want to send troops -- a significant development in particular for the Germans, who have not deployed soldiers beyond Europe since World War II.
