More than just a troop surge required

Following the announcement of an increase in troop levels in Afghanistan I found the following two links of relevance and interest.

First we have the Army Times report on the general inability to find suitably fit and intelligent individuals. Here.

"They’re too fat, too sickly, too dumb, have too many kids, or have copped to using illegal drugs."

Second we have Wired's take on the issue. Here.

Then we have a You Tube video which gets around one of the issues they face... here.