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The Pentagon says we're at the end game in Iraq, but we might not be winning in Afghanistan.

I'm Lawrence O'Donnell, sitting in for Warren Olney, and this is to the point from Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most.

As General David Petraeus completes his tour of duty in Iraq, has the war reached a turning point, has the surge worked?

Will Afghanistan once again become the top priority in the Bush administration's war on terror?

What has the Pentagon learned about counterinsurgency tactics?

What works?

What doesn't?

Will the next president be offered a new set of military options for Iraq and Afghanistan?

How will General Petraeus' priorities change when he takes over Centcom with responsibility

for the entire region?

On reporter's notebook later on, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il

disappears from public view. First, here's the news.

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I'm Lawrence O'Donnell, sitting in for Warren, Allney, back with To the Point from PRI.

Today, the Secretary of Defense said we are at what he called the endgame in Iraq, but the

chairman of the Joint Chiefs said we might not be winning in Afghanistan. Will the next president be

offered a new set of military options for Iraq and Afghanistan? How will General Petraeus's

priorities change when he takes over Centcom with responsibility for the entire region. On reporter's

notebook, North Korean leader Kim Jong-il has disappeared from public view. First, this news update.

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