AN "EPIC COLLAPSE"Still surginghttp://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17971410/Coming on the heels of a controversial “surge” of 21,000 U.S. troops that has stretched the Army thin, the Defense Department is preparing to send an additional 12,000 National Guard combat forces to Iraq and Afghanistan, defense officials told NBC News on Thursday. . . .They’re tuning out Bush nowhttp://