in a confidtial brieng obtained by "the wasngton post" genel stanley mhrystal says flure to gainhe initiative and reverse insurgents' moment numb the near term, xt 12 moths, while afghanistan secuty capacity matures, risks a outcome where defeating th insurgency i no longer possible. the u.s.eployment in afghanistahas already doubled this year and will riseto 68,000 by year end but calls for even moreill prove even more deeply unpopar with the ameran people. >> i think it's important that we match strategy to resources. what i'm also notoing to d is pu theresource questio before the strategy question. fore i'm satisfied that we've got the right stategy, i'm not going to be sending someyoung man or woman over there beyond wh we already he. >>eporter: a deeply flawed presidential election are hobbling sport for the missn as it stands n let alonean expansion. mcchrystal warns the real challenge is changg the way it's sn by afghans. unless it moves from killing insurgents to precting the afghan citizens. mcchryst says we can defeat ourself. >>. now, to ity were th was nation day of mourning for s