Wed Nov 11, 12:41 PM ET

Marines in the 3rd Battalion, 10th Marine Regiment, prepare to deploy to Afghanistan in support of Operation Enduring Freedom November 3,at Camp Lejeune, North Carolina. Most Americans oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan, as President Barack Obama nears a decision on whether to ramp up US engagement in the eight-year war, a poll suggested on Wednesday. (AFP/Getty Images/File/Logan Mock-Bunting)

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