Related by context. Frequent words. (Click for all words.) 50 troop surge 49 Gen. Petraeus 48 Afghanistan 47 resurgent Taliban 47 troops 47 troop reinforcements 46 Petreaus 45 troop levels 45 Gen Petraeus 45 troop escalation 45 Petraeus 45 resurgent Taliban militants 44 troop buildup 44 Speech #/#/# 43 Iraq 43 troop drawdown 42 counterinsurgency 42 combat brigades 42 counterinsurgency strategy 42 counter insurgency 41 Afghan 41 David Petraeus 41 stubborn insurgency 41 insurgents 41 counterinsurgency warfare 41 embolden terrorists 40 jihadists 40 Military Deaths 40 counterterrorism 40 Gen. Josef Blotz 40 Taliban strongholds 40 Gen McChrystal 40 Aghanistan 40 Afghans 40 troop withdrawals 40 jihadis 40 AfPak 40 Taliban insurgency 40 Gen. Stanley McChrystal 40 militant sanctuaries 39 FACTBOX Security 39 al Qaida 39 Islamist extremists 39 terror 39 McChrystal 39 commanders 39 forces 39 Michael O'Hanlon 39 al Queda 39 Taleban insurgents 39 insurgent strongholds 38 al Qaeda 38 troop withdrawal timetable 38 General Stanley McChrystal 38 Obama 38 Al Qaeda 38 counterterror 38 insurgency 38 Af Pak 38 precipitous withdrawal 38 writer Rahim Faiez 38 Korengal 38 Islamist extremism 38 Gen. McChrystal 38 counterterrorist 38 Afganistan 38 insurgent 38 Transition Command 38 terrorism 38 Islamic radicals 38 Taliban 38 Islamic extremism 38 troop 37 Krepinevich 37 western Anbar province 37 Taliban stronghold 37 troop rotations 37 Islamic radicalism 37 LIASSON 37 RUSSERT 37 counterinsurgency tactics 37 NATO 37 Admiral Mullen 37 Islamist militancy 37 US backed 37 troop deployments 37 troop reductions 37 Marine battalions 37 war 37 Pentagon 37 President Barack Obama 37 Taleban fighters 37 extremists 36 WashPost 36 restive Anbar province 36 Gen. Tommy Franks 36 wartorn 36 Senator Bayh 36 terrorists 36 troop deployment 36 Democratically controlled Congress