Leaked Details From Obama’s Afghanistan Speech

Tuesday, 01 December 2009 | by Pat's Picks

The Washington Post leads this morning with leaked details from President Obama’s speech on Afghanistan, which he will deliver tonight. The president will send 34,000 additional troops to the region says the Post, putting the total US presence at just over 100,000.  Despite the troop increase, tonight’s speech will focus on outlining an exit strategy, “centered on measures to strengthen the Afghan government so that its security forces can begin taking control of their own country.”