Why are so many of our soldiers dying in Afghanistan?  Is it the wrong military strategy, low troop level, or other issues.  In my opinion, it is a combination of factors.

One day after an attack in Afghanistan killed eight American soldiers, President Obama's national security adviser downplayed both the importance of U.S. troop levels and the possibility of a Taliban return to power.  National security adviser James L. Jones suggested that Gen. McChrystal's call for more troops must be tempered by diplomatic considerations as the president weighs how to deal with the 8-year-old war.

"Well, I think the end is much more complex than just about adding 'X' number of troops. Afghanistan is a country that's quite large and that swallows up a lot of people," the retired Marine general said on CNN's "State of the Union."  "It would be, I think, unfortunate if we let the discussion just be about troop strength. There is a minimum level that you have to have, but there's, unfortunately, no ceiling to it," he reiterated in a separate appearance on CBS' "Face the Nation."  He also said political progress was essential and criticized the Afghan government of President Hamid Karzai as making insufficient progress.

The reasons for more dangerous attacks are below:

1.  Lack of good government policies from the Afghan government and Karzai
2.  Increase of Iran's involvement with money, equipment, supplies, and personnel
3.  Increased and coordinated efforts by the terrorists to attack in Afghanistan
4.  Lack of US military strategy due to limited resources
5.  Lack of US military support from the administration
6.  Lack of security and economic development with government graft in Afghanistan

The US cannot leave Afghanistan as we did before.  We must stay and help the country in its efforts toward Democracy and stability.  Afghanistan has always been a violent and uncontrolled country and its citizens must help with its effots to move into the modern world.  We have to support Afghanistan due to our national security interests.