Bringing the surge back into the discussion

A third-party group is expanding its attacks on Barack Obama and the war on terror to Colorado and Ohio.

Vets for Freedom, made up of veterans from the war on terror who back the troop surge, will announce Tuesday it is expanding its reach into Ohio and Colorado with an ad attacking Barack Obama's legislative record on the war.

The ad has run in California — a state where there was little to be gained electorally — but is likely to matter more in Ohio and Colorado, where the presidential election could well be decided. VFF says the new buy is $500,000 split between the two states.

— Stephen Dinan, national political correspondent, The Washington Times