Visits To Iraq and Afghanistan Deliver Strong Boost to Obama's Image

U.S. Army Gen. David H. Petraeus (R), commander of the Multi-National Force in Iraq, speaks with presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama during an aerial tour in Baghdad, Iraq. (Lorie Jewell/U.S. Army/Getty Images)

Presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Barack Obama meets with Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki in Baghdad, Iraq. Last week Obama toured the war zones in Afghanistan to make evaluations and he plans to meet with the U.S. commander in Iraq, Gen. David Petraeus. (Thaier al-Sudani/Pool/Getty Images)