Obama makes spy-worthy secret trip to Afghanistan for Memorial Day

President Obama made an unannounced visit to Afghanistan in time for Memorial Day, and the way he did so sounds like something befitting of a secret agent.

Obama is expected to address troops stationed overseas to mark the holiday, days before he is to lay out a new vision for a broader American foreign policy. --Jon Terbush

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