U.S. President Barack Obama speaks to cadets at the U.S. Military Academy in West Point, New York, December 1, 2009. Obama said on Tuesday he is sending 30,000 more U.S. troops to Afghanistan by next summer to speed the battle against the Taliban and plans to start bringing some home in 18 months. REUTERS/Jim Young (UNITED STATES POLITICS MILITARY CONFLICT IMAGES OF THE DAY)
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