Wednesday, November 5, 2008

Obama Faces Daunting Wartime Transition

President-elect Senator Barack Obama waves to the crowd as he arrives on stage during his election night rally in Chicago, November 4, 2008.REUTERS/John Gress

From Reuters:

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - President-elect Barack Obama will quickly face big decisions on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan as the United States undergoes its first wartime change of administration since the Vietnam era.

The commander-in-chief of the world's only military superpower will also have to grapple with other major national security issues, such as Iran's nuclear program and militancy and instability in nuclear-armed Pakistan.

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