President Barack Obama during a joint news conference with Prime Minister Manmohan Singh of India at the White House on Tuesday. Luke Sharrett/The New York TimesObama To Unveil His Afghan Strategy Tuesday At West Point -- L.A. Times
The president is expected to announce that the U.S. will send more troops to Afghanistan. He also is likely to offer a plan for eventually withdrawing U.S. forces.
Reporting from Washington - President Obama will roll out his new strategy for the Afghanistan war during a televised speech Tuesday at 8 p.m. Eastern time from the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, the White House said.
Obama, who has presided over at least nine meetings of his senior advisers devoted to the war, is expected to announce higher troop levels for Afghanistan while also detailing a plan for ultimately withdrawing U.S. forces and handing over security responsibilities to the Afghan government.
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