Obama Expected to Announce Afghanistan Decision Wednesday
Set your TiVos: The White House announced Monday that the president will deliver an Afghanistan speech Wednesday. Obama's advisers have been debating how many of the more than 100,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan to bring home, with the military's top brass pushing to keep most there indefinitely.
Set your TiVos: The White House announced Monday that the president will deliver an Afghanistan speech Wednesday. Obama’s advisers have been debating how many of the more than 100,000 U.S. troops in Afghanistan to bring home, with the military’s top brass pushing to keep most there indefinitely.
The president is expected to share his big decision — which, rumor has it, he may not have made yet — during that speech. — PZS
Wait, before you go…Los Angeles Times:
The president is expected to announce his decision on the level of troop withdrawals, though it was unclear whether a final determination had been made. White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said at his daily briefing Monday that the president was “reviewing all of the options” and “is still in the process of finalizing” the size and scope of any proposed drawdown.
The venue for Obama’s Wednesday speech was not disclosed. On Thursday, the president will visit Ft. Drum in New York, which is home to the 10th Mountain Division that has been heavily involved in the fighting in Afghanistan and Iraq. Carney would not say whether the visit was tied to his announcement.
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