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Barack Obama met with Hamid Karzai, and Asif ali Zardari today at the White House in an attempt to shore up a commitment by Afghanistan, and Pakistan to fight the war on terror together, as the Taliban is just a mere 60-miles from Islamabad the capitol of Pakistan. Thousands were forced to flee the region in what promises to be a deadly showdown. The meeting occurred as Secretary Of State: Hillary Clinton apologized for the deaths of dozens of local Afghan citizens that were killed by a stray U.S. missile strike on Monday. This incident continues to fuel anti-American sentiment in the region. The stress increases daily as multiple problematic scenarios escalate including increased violence in Iraq, just as Obama is shifting his focus to Afghanistan with a commitment of 20-thousand fresh troops. All this at a time when the issues of Iran and Israel are of utmost importance. There is no doubt that President Obama has undertaken the weight of the world upon his shoulders. No sitting president has dealt with this volume of critical issues here and abroad all at once, and his decisions made this year should all be ones for the history books.