Iraq War troop surge

We talk with best-selling historians Philipp Blom and Jay Winik about what future generations will remember when they look back on the end of the century’s first decade.

President Obama will continue to consult with his war advisers this week about how best to move forward in Afghanistan. One question he’s reportedly been asking is, ‘who is our adversary in Afghanistan?’

President Obama is sending 17,000 troops to Afghanistan. This deployment will double the number of American combat brigades in Afghanistan at a time when tensions between the U.S. and Afghanistan are weakening.

Former insurgent tribal groups (‘The Awakening’) were once paid for their allegiance to the U.S., but starting today U.S. forces are going to stop paying these groups. The Iraqi army will hand out their pay packets instead. Will the alliance hold?

Anchor Lisa Mullins speaks with the US Ambassador to Iraq, Ryan Crocker, about the current state of life in Iraq.