US soldiers patrol jointly with Canadian soldiers and the Afghan National Army in Kandahar's province Arghandab Valley on August 10, 2010. (YURI CORTEZ/AFP/Getty)
First Lieutenant Russell Galeti was one of 30,000 U.S. troops deployed to Afghanistan as part of the surge ordered by President Obama. Galeti returned home from his tour last week. We speak to the lieutenant and his wife, Mary Galeti, about the war as seen from the ground and whether the current strategy appears to be working. They describe the conditions in Afghanistan and say that it's way too soon for troops to leave as there's still a lot of work to be done.
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