30,000 Troop Afghanistan Strategy

I didn't catch Obama's speech the other night about the deployment of 30,000 more troops to Afghanistan, but after skimming a few articles about the new strategy I feel somewhat confident in the plan. I will discuss this topic in more detail in the future once the plan begins to unravel, but for now I will say that it is about time we take a more extreme "hands-on" approach to this war. It is unfortunate that it requires more troops, and consequently more death, but that is part of the conundrum that is war. This war was bound to drag on forever with the approach W. was taking, and finally we have decided to be more vigilant on the ground in ensuring the security of Taliban-controlled areas. Hopefully the Afghan security forces will be convinced of our fortitude and will keep their allegiances with "freeing" their people and not be swayed by the psychological power of extremism the Taliban holds over much of Afghanistan's populace. Hopefully. Thoughts?