U.S. Central Commander Gen. David Petraeus gestures during a television interview in the briefing room at the White House in Washington, Wednesday, Nov. 11, 2009. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
Officials hoped to begin venting smoke and noxious fumes from a…
A government official says a Pakistani doctor who helped the …
Updated: Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009, 3:27 PM EST
Published : Wednesday, 11 Nov 2009, 2:57 PM EST
WASHINGTON (AP) - The commander of the U.S. Central Command says a decision is near on sending more American forces to Afghanistan.
Gen. David Petraeus spoke to CNN on Wednesday shortly before heading into a meeting with President Barack Obama and his war council about a new strategy in the 8-year-old Afghan conflict.
Petraeus said the question of an increase in troops would be discussed at the meeting. He said, "I think we are indeed nearing a decision on this very important topic."
The White House says that Obama, who leaves Thursday for an extended trip to Asia, has not made up his mind and is unlikely to announce a decision for several weeks.
WISH-TV is migrating to a more stable commenting system called DISQUS. This system is used by CNN, TIME, FOX News, numerous blogging sites and has over 75 Million registrered users. Unfortunately we can't migrate our current user accounts to this new system.
To sign up for a DISQUS account, click the DISQUS button just below and to the right and then click Login.
DISQUS lets you login with several different options, including Facebook, Google, Twitter, Yahoo or OpenID. We expect it to allow more conversation and better moderation. If you have any questions, please feel free to comment below.
A swanky party at the Lucas estate attracted celebs in the run-up to Sunday’s …
Advertisement
Email This
Print This
View Story on a Single Page