Episode
Frontline: Obama's War
Overview
Can U.S. forces succeed in a land long known as the "graveyard of empires?"
Details
- Series
- Frontline
- Season
- Season 27
- Episode
- Episode 13
- Air date
- 2009-10-13
Episode context
Obama's War is Episode 13 in Season 27 of Frontline. It aired on 2009-10-13.
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