Wed Nov 11, 7:12 PM ET

U.S. President Barack Obama and first lady Michelle Obama (R) walk to Marine One in Washington, November 10, 2009. Obama wants to make clear to the Afghan government the U.S. military commitment there is not open-ended, a U.S. official said on Wednesday after the president convened his war council for a strategy review. REUTERS/Jason Reed

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