WASHINGTON - MARCH 19: Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War stage a mock sniper shooting of one of their fellow soldiers in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs March 19, 2007 in Washington, DC. About 14 Iraq war veterans marked the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war by conducting mock patrols past the Department of Veterans Affairs, the White House, the US Capitol and a memorial vigil at Arlington National Cemetery. Getty Images logo Getty Images 33 months ago

WASHINGTON - MARCH 19: Members of Iraq Veterans Against the War stage a mock sniper shooting of one of their fellow soldiers in front of the Department of Veterans Affairs March 19, 2007 in Washington, DC. About 14 Iraq war veterans marked the fourth anniversary of the start of the Iraq war by conducting mock patrols past the Department of Veterans Affairs, the White House, the US Capitol and a memorial vigil at Arlington National Cemetery.

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  14. U.S. Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi shakes hands with Senator John McCain as she leaves the White House after a meeting between Congressional leadership and President Barack Obama on Afghanistan and Pakistan in Washington, October 6, 2009.
  15. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, D-CA, speaks to reporters as Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-NV, looks on in front of the West Wing after a meeting on Afghanistan and Pakistan with US President Barack Obama October 6, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC. Obama Tuesday sat down with senior lawmakers driving a raging debate on US Afghan strategy, as he works towards a decision on whether to send thousands more troops to war. Democratic and Republican leaders plus top members of key congressional committees met the president at the White House touting sharply conflicting visions of the next steps in the unpopular eight-year US military operation. Obama is methodically working through an internal policy review after US commander General Stanley McChrystal warned the war could be lost within a year without more troops, and reportedly asked for 40,000 more men.
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