Obama weighs options in Afghanistan

Afghan President Hamid Karzai will face his main rival in a runoff election on Nov. 7. The runoff is intended to resolve a disputed first round that plunged Afghanistan into political uncertainty.

The election has complicated President Barack Obama's decision on whether to send thousands more U.S. troops to Afghanistan.

Guests

• Steven Simon: Adjunct Senior Fellow for Middle Eastern Studies, Council on Foreign Relations. Adjunct Professor of Middle East Security Studies, Georgetown University. Formerly a senior analyst on the Middle East and terrorism at Rand Corporation.
• Jonathan Landay: National security and intelligence correspondent, McClatchy Newspapers. Landay has been reporting on Afghanistan and Pakistan since 1985.

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Resources

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