President Barack Obama meets on Afghanistan with the Joint Chiefs of Staff in the White House Situation Room on Friday, Oct. 30, 2009. (Pete Souza / White House Photo)Obama Asks Military For Options On Afghanistan -- L.A. Times
The president meets with the Joint Chiefs about troop levels in Afghanistan and the state of their branches.
Washington - President Obama has asked the Pentagon's top generals to provide him with more options for troop levels in Afghanistan, two U.S. officials said late Friday, with one adding that some of the alternatives would allow Obama to send fewer new troops than the 40,000 reportedly requested by his top commander.
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