This, from McClatchy , is exceptionally worrying: WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Robert Gates has given the new U.S. commander in Afghanistan 60 days to conduct another review of the American strategy there, the fifth since President Barack Obama took office less than five months ago. The Defense Department announced Monday that Gates has ordered the new U.S. military commander in Afghanistan, Army Gen. Stanley McChrystal, and his deputy, Lt. Gen. David Rodriguez, to submit a review of the U.S. strategy within 60 days of their arrival in Afghanistan. OK, you say, they're still fumbling around--nothing new here, except for the WHY the're still fumbling around: The need to review a strategy that hasn't been implemented yet is being driven by U.S. domestic politics , as well as by developments on the ground. The first five months of this year have seen a 59 percent increase in insurgent attacks in Afghanistan, a 62 percent increase in coalition deaths and a 64 percent incre...