The difference is, Obama will more actively engage the Iraqi government regarding troop withdrawals from Iraq. Fighting within Afghanistan will be more concentrated with a more focused president.

Furthermore, it is the fault of the U.S. government that Al Qaeda grew so strong in Afghanistan. Had they assisted in the rebuilding of the country, built schools, attempted to build some sort of infrastructure so that the country could compete in the 20th century. Al Qaeda would have never grown there.

We are great at tearing a country down but horrible at rebuilding it and doing so in a responsible manner so that a conquered country is our friend and not our foe.

The best way to win in Iraq is to give the people of Iraq back their country. For example, give them electricity 24hrs a day, give them fresh running water and open schools. If we had done these things in the beginning, the Iraqi people would have run all of their enemies out of Iraq. But as long as we have tanks in the middle of their streets and men with guns running in their homes with no power or fresh water, we will never be welcome there. It is funny that America is starting to show the same signs of a failing infrastructure.