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Families with ties to U.S. effort in Afghanistan speak
Quick ReadPresident Obama is expected to address the nation Tuesday night on the situation in Afghanistan. Americans with deep, personal stakes in his decision will listen very closely.
Photo credit: Newsday/Photo by James Carbone | Tajua Wiwczar, of Flanders, who's volunteered to return to Afghanistan in February. (November 25, 2009)
Photos: The war at home for the families of soldiers
President Barack Obama has spent weeks listening to his top advisers about what course America should take in the 8-year-old war in Afghanistan. Some of his critics say he has taken too long. Others say he appropriately spent time discussing a number of potential options, none of which are perfect.
In a real sense, some have argued, there are two options - stay in the country, fight and try...
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