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Signaling he's decided on new troop levels for the Afghanistan war, President Barack Obama says he intends to "finish the job" on his watch and destroy terrorist networks in the region. More
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Headlines

Google Documents Iraqi Museum Treasures
Obama: American Public Will Be 'Extremely Supportive' Of His Decision On Afghanistan
Iraq Elections Face Delay
Bomb In Water Truck Kills 3 In Afghanistan
Bomb Kills 6 Family Members In Eastern Afghanistan
British Panel Begins Inquiry On Iraq War
Military Experiment Seeks To Predict PTSD
A Bad Month In Afghanistan Rippled Across The US
Afghan Road Builder's Dream Thwarted By Violence
Iraq Working For Release Of Americans Held In Iran
Iraqi Refugees Move To Mich. Despite Poor Economy
Iraq's Oct. Oil Exports Drop Due To Attacks
Alleged Iraq Bombers Offer Confessions
Report: Leaked UK Documents Detail Iraq War Chaos
Iraq PM Ramps Up Attacks On Baathists Before Vote
Karzai Vows To Take Over War On Terror
Marines, Corpsman To Be Removed In Iraqi Death
Clinton: Afghan Election Needs To Yield 'Results'
Germany To Extend Afghanistan Mission Another Year
Afghan Official Said To Take Bribe For Copper Deal
Iraq Vote Faces Likely Delay
EU Officials Question Afghan Gov't Competence
Afghan Capital Readies For Karzai Inauguration
Troops Hone Artillery Skills To Cut Afghan Deaths
Iraq's Sunni VP Rejects Parts Of Election Law
FIFA Warns Iraq To Stop Meddling In Soccer
Lingering Effects Of Baghdad Blasts On Iraqis
Schwarzenegger Drops In On US Troops In Iraq
US: Iraq Needs To Do More To Help Refugees Return
Militants Attack Police In South Afghanistan
Afghan Forces Get 2 C-27 Military Support Planes
Britain Investigating Fresh Iraq Abuse Claims
Obama Said To Want Revised Afghanistan Options
Petraeus: Decision Near On Troops To Afghanistan
White House: Obama Eyeing 4 Afghan Choices
Report: Blackwater OK'd $1M Plan To Pay Off Iraqis
Iraq PM Warns Of Threat In Run-Up To January Vote
Military Contractors Sued Over Iraq 'Burn Pits'
Afghans On Hold, Awaiting Karzai, Obama Decisions

Obama's Plans

Military officials and others expect President Barack Obama to settle on a middle-ground option that would deploy an eventual 32,000 to 35,000 U.S. forces to Afghanistan. More


Breakdown Of Obama's Plan For Afghanistan

Gen. Ray Odierno

Gen. Ray Odierno
He rousted Saddam Hussein from his spider hole and made the troop surge work. Now Gen. Ray Odierno is in the midst of his toughest task yet. More


Gen. Ray Odierno and Col. Steve Russell in Iraq in 2004
Gen. Ray Odierno's military career spans more than 30 years, including serving as the architect of the "surge" in Iraq. More

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This interactive offers important context for the complex U.S. mission in Afghanistan with a closer look at the nation's people, geography, economy and the Taliban. More


War, Iraq
Learn more about the U.S. war in Iraq in this interactive presentation. More


A U.S. Marine from the 3rd Battalion, 4th Marine Regiment conducts a patrol in Husaybah, Iraq, Nov. 3, 2006.
Where's Tikrit? Where's the oil? Use this interactive map to find out. More