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Afghan Decision Could Shape Obama-Military Ties

Oct. 2, 2009
President Obama met Friday with Gen. Stanley McChrystal, the top U.S. commander in Afghanistan, for the first time since McChrystal's report on the worsening situation in the country. The meeting comes as Obama is considering whether or not to approve a huge troop buildup. His decision could...
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Report: Obama rethinking Afghan strategy

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A U.S. Air Force B-52 flies over the Vietnam Veterans Memorial during commemoration of 50th anniversary of the war on May 28, 2012 in Washington, DC. President Barack Obama is at the base of the wall left center. More than 58,000 names of the servicemen who were killed or missing in the war are engraved on The Wall. The B-52 bomber was used extensively during the Vietnam War. UPI/Pat Benic