Obama: Afghan decision after Thanksgiving
, msnbc.com and news services
expected to deploy 32,000 to 35,000 additional troops
Updated 49 minutes ago
WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama said Tuesday that he plans Thurs announce his decision must be Whether Thurs commit tens of thousands of new U.S. forces to the stalemated war in Afghanistan "on Thanksgiving."
In comments at a press conference with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who added that his intention is to "finish the job" in Afghanistan but that the Afghan people "ultimately have to provide for their own security."
Military officials and others expect Obama Thurs Settle is a middle-ground option that would deploy an Eventual 32.000 Thurs 35.000 U.S. forces to the 8-year-old conflict. That figure has been rough Stood as the Most Likely option since before Obama's last large war council meeting earlier this month, when their military planners tasked with rearranging the timing and makeup of some of the deployments.
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