President Obama explains the situation of the war in Afghanistan and the efforts that the United States has made regarding the war, but first begins by explaining the cause of the war. The fight in Afghanistan, according to Obama, begun after there was an attack of Americans by the hijacked planes, which killed 3000 people. The orator blames the Al-Qaeda group for the mess. He claims that the group was harbored by the Taliban which overtook Afghan a few years ago. The authorization of use of force against the al-Qaeda and their supporters by the Congress, after the aforementioned attack, marked the first start of a war against the enemies in Afghanistan. The attack on Al-Qaeda was supported by various people and nations around the world, and triggered changes by the United Nations Security Council and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. The latter endorsed efforts to respond to the attack on American soils, while the former invoked the commitment that an attack on one nation, would be equivalent to an attack on all nations. Obama, in his speech, seeks to defend the addition of troops in Afghanistan. The actual sending of troops in Afghanistan was after American acquired international legitimacy to attack the nation, and after the Taliban refused to hand over Osama bin Laden. The troops restored hope and drove away persistent fear which existed in the region, by scattering al Qaeda and taking power over from the Taliban. There arose a need to establish a peaceful government with assistance from the International Security Force. President Karzai Hamid took over the leadership as President. Obama explains the consequences of the war and justifies the sending of troops to Iraq, by observing that several soldiers were engaged, and the war took away diplomacy, and American resources. President Obama is right on the need to increase troops in the United States. First, because the security of the innocent people in Afghanistan is important under whichever cost because there was a need for stability of the government in Afghanistan, and the need for America to be protected as a country. President Obama makes a case for the need to increase troops in Afghanistan. He observes that there is a need to avoid the al Qaeda build-up in Pakistan, after their escape from Afghan, through the border between the two countries. The buildup of al Qaeda fighters has been blamed for the deterioration of the situation in Afghanistan. Insecurity, poor economy, corruption, and the drug trade have hampered the legitimate government established in Afghanistan. The situation turned worse after the Taliban begun to join forces with al Qaeda with the intent of overthrowing the government in Afghanistan. The Taliban was reported to have gained control of some territories in Afghan, in addition to engaging in terrorism in Pakistan. The American President is right on the strategy needed since it would destabilize the well-established Taliban and the al Qaeda movements. The decision to increase troops in Afghanistan has been opposed because of the total costs already incurred in the war. Some people have proposed the ending of the war in Afghanistan to bring an end to spending, while others have thought that Karzai’s government should, first of all, bring to end corruption and mismanagement (Reuters, 2009). Obama proposes the departure of combat brigades and the American troops from Iraq an